WASHINGTON – The Georgetown track & field program competed at the Raleigh Relays, hosted by NC State University, with the women getting in the groove of the season and a small contingent of men opening the outdoor campaign. The three-day meet was held at the Paul Derr Track in Raleigh, North Carolina.
ON THE RECORD
"Very competitive performances here at the Raleigh Relays - highlighted by a pair of top 10 times in the GU record books by
Andrea Claeson and
Chloe Scrimgeour with the fifth and sixth best in GU history. Our women's 4x400m quartet also had an impressive showing to close out the weekend with a third-place finish in what was the fastest we've run as a team in a long time. In the field
Eni Akinniyi had a respectable showing in the triple jump and she currently has 29th in the east region.
"Our men were just getting things going so it was a season opener for a small group.
Joshua Paige was ninth overall in the 100m field and freshman Nick Givan's outdoor debut in the 400mH was 10th at the meet. The 4x400m men's squad closed out the meet for the Hoyas, placing ninth.
"We're looking forward to having a small contingent competing at the Florida Relays & Colonial Relays next weekend."
- Director of Track & Field / Cross Country
Alton McKenzie
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Opening the outdoor season on a high note, Andrea Claeson and Chloe Scrimgeour finished 10th and 11th, respectively, in the women's 5,000-meter run. Claeson clocked 15:48.65 while Scrimgeour turned in a 15:49.43 for a personal best. The duo now rank fifth and sixth on the program's all-time list.
- The top finish for the Blue & Gray on the day came in the last event on the track for the squads with the women's 4x400-meter relay squad taking third place overall and winning the second heat of the event. The quartet of Renee Newton, KC Ashiogwu, Jadah Fitzgerald and Maya Drayton clocked 3:40.62.
- In her first jump of the outdoor season, Eni Akinniyi jumped 12.38m to finish eighth overall.
- Joshua Paige clocked 10.65 in the 100-meter dash to take ninth in the nine-section event.
- In the men's 400-meter hurdles, Nick Givan clocked 53.52 to finish 10th overall.
- Closing out the three-day meet, the GU foursome of Jabril El-Amin, Paige, Joshua Peron and Givan finished ninth overall and third in their heat of the men's 4x400-meter relay. The Hoyas timed in at 3:14.77.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will split sites next weekend March 28-April 1 with contingents going to both the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida as well as the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Virginia.
