Hoyas Welcome 24 Newcomers to The Hilltop for 2023
 
WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University Cross Country and Track + Field Team welcomes 24 new student-athletes to campus for the 2023-2024 season. The men are joined by ten new student-athletes, coming from across the globe to join the Hoyas. The women will welcome 14 new student-athletes to the Hilltop this fall. Both the Men's and the Women's squads will begin their season on September 2nd at the Spider Alumni Open in Richmond, Va.
 
ON THE RECORD
"We're excited to welcome these new faces to the Hilltop. We've added a strong group of men and women that we anticipate will be able to contribute at the Conference, Regional & National level and we look forward to having a successful 2023-2024 season with these new additions."
- Director of Track & Field / Cross Country Alton McKenzie

MEN'S NEWCOMERS:
 
Gabrielle Angiono- Battaglio C. U.S.- Turin, Italy
800m- 1:48.40, 1000- 2:23.21

• Finished third in the 800m at the 2022 Italian U20 Outdoor Championships
• Finished third in the 800m 2022 Italian U20 Indoor Championships
• Finished third in the 800m at the 2023 Italian U20 Indoor Championships

Furious Clay- Crystal Springs Uplands School- Hillsborough, Calif.
800m- 1:52.69

• Finished 11th in the 800m at the 2022 California State Championships
• Finished 11th at the 2022 California 5A State Cross Country Championships
• Finished 21st at the 2021 California 5A State Cross Country Championships

Birhanu Harriman- Lebanon High School- Lebanon, N.H.
3200m- 9:15.35

• Finished second at the 2022 New Hampshire Cross Country Meet of Champions 
• Finished second in the 3200 at the 2023 New Hampshire Outdoor Track Meet of Champions
• Finished third at the 2022 New England Cross Country Championships

Peter Herold- JSerra Catholic High School- Newport Beach, Calif. - UCLA
Steeplechase- 8:35.19, 5000m- 13:37.22

• Finished 10th in the Steeplechase at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Finished second in the Steeplechase at the 2023 Pac-12 Outdoor Championships
• Finished 16th at the 2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships

Tinoda Matsatsa- St. Andrew's Episcopal School- Boyds, Md.
800m- 1:47.61, Mile- 3:58.70

• 2023 USATF U20 800m National Champion 
• 2023 New Balance Outdoor 800m National Champion
• 2023 New Balance Indoor 800m National Champion

Micah McKenzie - Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Md.
400m- 50.8

• 2023 Maryland 4A Indoor State Champion in the 500m
• Finished second in the 500m at the 2022 Maryland 4A State Indoor Championships

Ryan Mulrooney- Rosemount High School- Rosemount, Minn
800m- 1:54.00, 1600- 4:13.98

• Finished sixth at the 2022 Minnesota 3A State Cross Country Championships
• Finished seventh in the 800m at the 2023 Minnesota 3A State Championships
• Finished ninth in the 1600m at the 2023 Minnesota 3A State Championships

Alazar Teffra- Central High School- Fresno, Calif.
1600m- 4:17.90, 3200m- 9:11.20

• Finished 18th in the 3200m at the 2023 California State Championships
• Finished 27th at the 2022 California Division 2 State Cross Country Championships

Roberto Terrell Jr.- Quince Orchard High School- Gaithersburg, Md.
110m Hurdles- 14.24, 300m Hurdles- 38.05, Long Jump- 23-0

• 2023 Maryland 4A State Champion in the 300m Hurdles
• Finished second in the Long Jump at the 2023 Maryland 4A State Championships
• Finished second in the 55 Hurdles at the Maryland 4A State Indoor Championships

Akshay Vadul- Edison High School- Edison, N.J.
Mile- 4:12.36, 2 Mile- 9:06.63

• Finished third in the 3200 at the 2023 New Jersey Indoor Meet of Champions
• Finished eighth at the 2022 New Jersey Cross Country Meet of Champions
• Finished eighth in the 1600 at the 2022 New Jersey Outdoor Meet of Champions

WOMEN'S NEWCOMERS:
 
Sally Binder- Monte Vista High School- Danville, Calif.
1600m-4:58.66, 3200m- 11:07.79

• Finished sixth in the 1600 at the CIF North Coast Section Meet of Champions
• Finished 29th at the 2021 CIF Division 2 State Cross Country Meet

Kaira Brown- Kent Place School- Somerset, N.J.- Vanderbilt University
300m- 39.45, 400m- 54.04

• 2022 NCAA Outdoor qualifier in the 4x400 relay
• Finished 15th in the 400 at the 2021 SEC Indoor Championships
• Finished 24th in the 400 at the 2021 SEC Outdoor Championships 

Alli Cryster- Hanover High School- Mechanicsville, Va.
1600m- 4:48.57, 2mile- 10:27.21, 2k Steeplechase- 6:43.86

• Finished 40th at the 2022 Nike Cross Country Nationals
• 7-Time Virginia Division 4 State Champion on the Track
• Finished seventh in the 2k Steeplechase at the 2023 New Balance Outdoor Nationals

Caroline Cummings- LaSalle Academy- Providence, R.I.
800m- 2:11.65, 1500m- 4:39.13

• Won the 1500m at the 2022 Rhode Island State Indoor Championships
• Won the 3000m at the 2022 Rhode Island State Indoor Championships
• Finished fourth in the 800m at the 2022 New England Outdoor Championships

Anya Hirschfeld- Ingraham High School- Seattle, Wash. - Dartmouth College
1500m- 4:18.75, Mile- 4:44.82

• 2023 NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier in the 1500m
• Finished fifth in the 1500 at the 2023 Ivy League Outdoor Championships
• Finished sixth in the 1000 at the 2023 Ivy League Indoor Championships

Abbie Huey- Indiana Area High School- Indiana, Pa.
100m- 11.94, 200m- 24.58, 400m- 56.60

• Finished third in the 200 at the 2023 Pennsylvania State Indoor Championships
• Finished third in the 200 at the 2022 Pennsylvania State 3A Outdoor Championships
• Finished fifth in the 200 at the  2023 Pennsylvania State Indoor Championships

Barrett Justema- Summit High School- Bend, Ore.
1500m- 4:30.69, 3200m- 10:45.52

• Won the 1500m at the 2023 Oregon 5A State Outdoor Championships
• Finished second at the 2022 Oregon 5A State Cross Country Championships
• Finished 79th at the 2022 Nike Country Country Nationals=

DeAnna Martin- Valley Stream South- Valley Stream, N.Y. - University of Kentucky
800m-2:05.25, 1000m- 2:44.87

• Finished 5th in the 800 at the 2023 SEC Indoor Championships
• Two-Time NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier in the 800
• Finished 9th in the 800 at the 2022 SED Outdoor Championships 

Natalie McLean- Pine-Richland High School- Gibsonia, Pa.
1600m- 4:50.45, 3200m- 10:14.99

• Finished 30th at the 2022 Champs National Cross Country Championships
• 2022 Pennsylvania 3A State Cross Country Champion
• Finished second in the 1600m and 3200m at the 2023 Pennsylvania 3A State Outdoor Championships 

Maya Mor- Minnetonka High School- Minnetonka, Minn.
800m- 2:14.19, 1600m- 4:51.69

• Finished sixth in the 1600m at the 2022 Minnesota 3A State Championships
• Finished seventh in the 800m at the 2022 Minnesota 3A State Championships
• Finished seventh at the 2022 Minnesota 3A State Cross Country Championships

Mia Pasha- Warren High School- Gurnee, IL
1600m- 4:58.29, 3200m- 11:00.00

• Finished sixth at the 2021 Illinois 3A State Cross Country Championships
• Finished eighth in the 1600m at the 2022 Illinois 3A State Championships

Piper Rodgers- Fairfax High School- Fairfax, VA
200m- 24.45, 400m- 55.64

• Finished fourth in the 200m at the 2022 Virginia 6A State Outdoor Championships
• Finished fourth in the 400m at the 2022 Virginia 6A State Outdoor Championships
• Finished 7th in the 300m at the 2023 Virginia 6A State Indoor Championships

Kelsey Swenson- Mountain View- Bend, OR - University of Idaho
5000m-16:08.63, 10000m- 33:21.11

• NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier in the 5000m and 10000m
• Finished 11th at the 2022 West Region Cross Country Championships
• FInished fifth at the 2022 Big Sky Cross Country Championships

Victoria Vidolova- Baruch College Campus High School- New York, N.Y.
400m-55.27, 800m- 2:10.58

• Finished 15th at the 2023 New Balance National Outdoor Championships in the 800m
• 2023 USATF NY Junior Olympic Champion in the 400m 
• 2022 USATF Youth Outdoor Champion in the 800m