WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field team will be at split site events this weekend. GU will compete in the Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University while also competing in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational hosted by Liberty University.
MEET COVERAGE
ABOUT THE GEORGETOWN WOMEN
- In November, the Georgetown women's distance program placed 10th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma where Maggie Donahue and Grace Jensen both earned All-America honors.
- In the team's last outing, Andrea Claeson finished sixth in the mile with a time of 4:36.51 which is seventh fastest in school history and 20th fastest in the NCAA currently. Claeson earned BIG EAST Women's Track Athlete of the week for her performance at the Terrier Classic.
- Eni Akinniyi finished fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.55m.
- Maya Drayton grabbed a second palce finish in the 400m event with a time of 55.62.
- Individual event runners are listed below.
ABOUT THE GEORGETOWN MEN
- Earlier this season, Matthew Payamps broke a school record in the 1000m event with a time of 2:20.41 which broke James DeRienzo's 44-year-old record of 2:20.69.
- In the team's last outing, four Hoyas ran sub four-minute miles with Matt Rizzo leading the way with a time of 3:56.20. GU teammates Abel Teffra (3:57.76), Camden Gilmore (3:58.45) and Lucas Guerra (3:58.94) joined Rizzo in running sub four-minute miles for the Hoyas.
- Parker Stokes finished second in the 1000m event with a time of 2:23.35. Owen Johnson (2:24.40) and Mateo Althouse (2:24.59) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
- Joshua Paige won the 200m event with a blazing time of 21.28 and Hoya teammate Kadari Mitchell finished fifth with a time of 21.89.
- Individual event runners are listed below.
Valentine Invitational Schedule
Friday 2/10
11:23 a.m. - Women's 800 –
Angeline Caamano,
Katy-Ann McDonald,
Melissa Riggins
4:00 p.m. - Women's Mile –
Andrea Claeson,
Grace Jensen,
Pippa Nuttall
6:35 p.m. - Women's 3000 –
Chloe Gonzalez,
Pippa Nuttall,
Chloe Scrimgeour
Saturday 2/11
11:25 a.m. - Men's 800 -
Ethan Delgado,
Matthew Griffin,
Tim McInerney,
Nicholas Medeiros, Matt Payamps,
Theo Woods
12:55 p.m. - Men's 400 –
Ethan Delgado,
Matthew Griffin,
Tim McInerney,
Joshua Peron,
Theo Woods
2:50 p.m. - Men's 200 –
Nicholas Medeiros,
Joshua Peron
4:35 p.m. - Men's Mile –
Mateo Althouse,
Owen Johnson,
Matt Rizzo,
Parker Stokes,
Abel Teffra
7:10 p.m. - Men's 3000 –
Camden Gilmore,
Lucas Guerra,
Sean Laidlaw,
Jantz Tostenson
8:30 p.m. - Men's 5000 –
Marlon Belden,
Rusty Kujdych
Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational Schedule
Friday 2/10
2:00 p.m. - Women's Long Jump –
Eni Akinniyi,
Alexis Emery,
Mackenzie O'Connor,
Chloe Williams
2:00 p.m. - Men's 60 Prelims –
Kadari Mitchell,
Joshua Paige,
Christopher Pitt,
Andrew Robinson
2:20 p.m. - Women's 60 Prelims – Maya Daryton,
Mackenzie O'Connor,
Chloe Williams
2:45 p.m. - Men's 60 Hurdles Prelims -
Malachi Quarles
3:00 p.m. - Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims –
Mackenzie O'Connor,
Grace Smiechowski
6:30 p.m. - Men's Long Jump –
Christopher Pitt,
Noah Toole
6:35 p.m. - Men's 400 –
Jabril El-Amin,
Nicholas Givan,
Sean Hewitt,
Aaron Lindsey
7:05 p.m. - Women's 400 –
KC Ashiogwu,
Jadah Fitzgerald,
Rebecca Ochan,
Grace Smiechowski
7:55 p.m. - Women's 800 –
Renee Newton
Saturday 2/11
10:30 a.m. - Women's Triple Jump –
Eni Akinniyi,
Alexis Emery
11:40 a.m. - Men's 300 –
Kadari Mitchell,
Andrew Robinson
12:15 p.m. - Men's 60 Finals –
Kadari Mitchell,
Joshua Paige,
Christopher Pitt,
Andrew Robinson
12:20 p.m. - Women's 60 Finals – Maya Daryton,
Mackenzie O'Connor,
Chloe Williams
12:30 p.m. - Men's 60 Hurdles Finals –
Malachi Quarles
12:35 p.m. - Women's 60 Hurdles Finals –
Mackenzie O'Connor,
Grace Smiechowski
2:10 p.m. - Men's 200 –
Jabril El-Amin,
Nicholas Givan,
Aaron Lindsey,
Kadari Mitchell,
Joshua Paige,
Malachi Quarles,
Andrew Robinson
2:25 p.m. - Women's 200 –
KC Ashiogwu,
Maya Drayton,
Jadah Fitzgerald,
Rebecca Ochan,
Chloe Williams
3:15 PM- Men's 4x400 (TBD)
3:35 PM- Women's 4x400 (TBD)
UP NEXT
The Blue & Gray will be back in action next weekend in South Bend, Indiana at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
