WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's track & field program heads to University Park, Pennsylvania for the second time this season to compete in the Penn State National Open this Friday and Saturday.
The Hoyas are coming off an impressive weekend that saw
Tinoda Matsatsa set a new NCAA record for the indoor 1k and
Melissa Riggins set a new school record for the women in the same event.
Live results can be found
HERE
The event will be streamed live
HERE by the BIG 10.
About the Georgetown Men
- Freshman Tinoda Matsatsa is coming off an outstanding Hokie Invitational where he set a new NCAA record for the 1000m with his 20:18.05 time. His performance earned him NCAA Runner of the Week and BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week honors. He has won all three races he's competed in this season.
- Four other Hoyas set personal bests in the 1000m at Virginia Tech: Abel Teffra took third, Matthew Payamps fourth, and Parker Stokes fifth.
- Tim McInerney has had a strong start as well, setting a new personal best of 1:19.21 to win the 600m last weekend.
- Georgetown's men's track program was ranked No. 9 in the Mid-Atlantic in a competitive 32-team region.
About the Georgetown Women
- Melissa Riggins has been the talk of the town following her performance this past weekend. She set a new school record with a 2:40.67 finish in the 1000m.
- In the 300m Rebecca Ochan continued her strong season setting a new personal best of 38.95 to finish second.
- A trio of Hoyas impressed in the 400m last weekend. Maya Drayton led the way taking second, with Kaira Brown in fourth and Grace Smiechowski in ninth.
- The women were ranked No. 11 in the Mid-Atlantic Region poll released by USTFCCCA this Monday.
Friday Events:
4:30 PM - Women's 60m Hurdles –
Grace Smiechowski
5:00 PM - Women's 60m –
Rebecca Ochan,
Piper Rodgers
5:15 PM - Men's 60m Hurdles -
Christopher Pitt,
Julian Williams
5:40 PM - Women's Mile –
Mary Hennelly,
Anya Hirschfeld,
Melissa Riggins,
Chloe Scrimgeour,
Alexandra Stout
6:00 PM - Men's Long Jump –
Christopher Pitt,
Noah Toole
6:10 PM - Men's Mile –
Lucas Guerra
7:20 PM - Women's 800m –
Angeline Caamano,
Sierra Dinneen,
DeAnna Martin,
Renee Newton
7:20 PM - Men's 800m –
Matthew Griffin,
Tinoda Matsatsa,
Tim McInerney,
Ryan Mulrooney
Saturday Events:
10:20 AM - Women's 400m – K.C. Ashiogwu, Kiara Brown,
Jadah Fitzgerald,
Finley McGee,
Emilia Puskas
10:40 AM - Men's 400m –
Jabril El-Amin,
Nicholas Givan,
Sean Hewitt
11:20 AM - Women's 600m – Sierra Dineen,
DeAnna Martin,
Renee Newton,
Victoria Vidolova
11:30 AM - Women's 1000m –
Alli Cryster,
Caroline Cummings,
Natalie McLean
11:50 AM - Women's 200m -
KC Ashiogwu,
Rebecca Ochan,
Piper Rodgers
12:15 PM - Men's 200m –
Nicholas Givan,
Julian Williams
1:45 PM - Women's Triple Jump –
Alexis Emery
1:45 PM - Women's DMR – TBD
3:05 PM - Men's 1000m – Matteo Althouse,
Owen Johnson,
Sean Laidlaw,
Jantz Tostenson
3:15 PM - Men's 3000m –
Peter Herold
3:15 PM - Women's 200m – K.C. Ashiogwu,
Maya Drayton,
Jadah Fitzgerald,
Finley McGee,
Rebecca Ochan,
Piper Rodgers
3:35 PM - Women's 3000m –
Kelsey Swenson
4:15 PM - Women's 4x400 – TBD
4:30 PM - Men's 4x400 – TBD
