WASHINGTON – The Georgetown track & field team opened the 2023 Penn Relays with a quartet of performances on Thursday night. The Hoyas started the three-day meet held at historic Franklin Field on a strong note, running season and career bests in all races, with a trio as part of the renowned Distance Night.
ON THE RECORD
"Great start to our Penn Relays weekend.
Renee Newton ran a season's best 60.85 in the 400m hurdles to kick things off for the Hoyas. Freshman
Luke Ondracek made his way over a lot more barriers in the 3,000m steeplechase to run a respectable 9:14.77 in only his second effort running the event. We also had some competitive performances from seniors
Pippa Nuttall in the 5,000m and
Rusty Kujdych in the 10,000m to close out Distance night. We're looking forward to getting things going with our relays on Friday." - Director of Track & Field / Cross Country
Alton McKenzie
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Pippa Nuttall turned in a career-best 16:35.39 in the women's 5,000-meter championship on Thursday night. She crushed her previous best by more than 15 seconds.
- Rusty Kujdych clocked 30:05.46 in the men's 10,000-meter run, another career best for the Blue & Gray. He finished eighth in the event and was able to move up two spots over the last two laps of the event.
- In the women's 400-meter hurdles championships, Renee Newton clocked a season-best 1:00.85. She finished fifth in the first heat and was 21st overall. It was her first time this season breaking the 61-second barrier.
- The men's 3,000-meter steeplechase saw Luke Ondracek and Jantz Tostenson both run season bests as the duo crossed the finish line in 9:14.77 and 9:20.50, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will continue with the three-day Penn Relays held at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
