WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field program competed in two meets this weekend with the Dalton Ebanks Invitational in Fairfax, Virginia and the South Florida Invitational in Tampa, Florida on April 5-6.

Held on the campus of George Mason University, the Dalton Ebanks Invitational saw the Hoyas compete in 14 events, while Georgetown competed in four events at the South Florida Invitational on the campus of the University of South Florida.

ON THE RECORD
"USF provided an opportunity for a small group to take advantage of good weather. I think that was achieved in particular in the 200m. Josh ran a windy 20.76 - his second weekend in a row under 21. I think he'll get a big performance at the distance in the coming weeks. Kudos to Freshman Abbie Huey running a PB 24.08 and the fastest 200m run by a Hoya in quite some time. Looking forward to the group getting back to work and preparing for bigger things to come later this season." - Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Alton McKenzie

"I thought overall the team competed very well at George Mason. The weather was not conducive to fast times but the effort was there. The whole team was in a big training phase coming off of indoors so they ran on tired legs this weekend. Once they rest up a little they will run very fast soon." - Assistant Coach Brandon Bonsey

"It was a solid two nights of team racing. The wind and cold really suppressed the absolute performances Friday night but the intensity, competitiveness and teamwork were all on display. Conditions were a bit more favorable Saturday night and the group responded with some quicker times or solid openers after time away from competing. Lots of work to do but lots of lessons and good indicators to take forward." - Assistant Coach Mitchell Baker

ABOUT THE DALTON EBANKS INVITATIONAL

• Georgetown topped the field in the men's 1,500m. Parker Stokes came in first with a time of 3:43.16. Joining him in second place was Lucas Guerra (3:43.410), while teammates Peter Herold (3:45.34) and Owen Johnson (3.48.23) took third and fourth, respectively.
• Sean Laidlaw also finished in sixth place in the 1500m with a time of 3:51.78. Rounding out the Hoyas in the field of 81, Jantz Tostenson took 30th with a time of ??4:02.14.
• Justema Barrett took first place in the women's 3,000m steeplechase with a 10:51.78 finish. Alli Cryster joined her on the podium in third with a time of 11:10.52.
• Caroline Cummings took sixth in the steeplechase with 11:30.67.
• The Hoyas also swept the podium in the women's 800m, with Melissa Riggins taking first (2:07.11), Chloe Gonzalez taking second (2:09.63) and Sierra Dinneen taking third (2:13.11).
• DeAnna Martin in sixth (2:16.32), Alexandra Stout in 13th (2:18.30) and Finley McGee in 17th (2:19.69) rounded out the Hoyas in the women's 800m. Stout and Finley took first place in their respective heats.
• Abel Teffra took second place in the men's 800m with a time of 1:50.64. Ryan Mulrooney joined him on the podium with a 1:51.37 finish for third place.
• Camden Gilmore rounded out the Hoyas among the top five of the 800m with 1:52.20 for fifth place. Matthew Griffin also came in 16th with a time of 1:55.13.
• Tinoda Matsatsa took third in the men's 400m with a 48.88 finish.
• Also in the men's 400m, Jabril El-Amin took eighth (49.38), Gabriele Angiono took 11th (49.78) and Tim McInerney took 16th (50.48). Daniel McCarthy finished in 36th with a time of 52.84.
• Piper Rodgers and Jadah Fitzgerald took fourth and fifth place, respectively, in the women's 200m with finishes of 24.95 and 25.03, respectively.
• Fitzgerald also took fifth place in the women's 100m dash with a 12.07 finish.

• Julia Trethaway took fourth in the women's 1,500m with a time of 4:47.34.
• A pair of Hoyas tallied top-10 finishes in the men's long jump, with Christian Dohler taking ninth (6.64m) and Christopher Pitt taking 10th place (6.53m) overall. They are joined by teammate Robert Terrell Jr. who took 14th place with 6.37m.
• Alexis Emery came in sixth in the women's triple jump with 11.10m.
• Mackenzie O'Connor came in 20th place, recording a mark of 4.82m in the women's long jump. She is joined by teammate Emery, who came in 22nd with 4.81m.
• El-Amin ran 22.90 in the men's 200m for 28th place. Micah McKenzie finished in 58th with a time of 24.21.
• O'Connor took 19th in the women's 100m hurdles with a 16.23 finish.

• Noah Toole took 16th in the men's 100, recording a time of 11.15. Pitt took 24th with a time of 11.26.

ABOUT THE SOUTH FLORIDA INVITATIONAL

• Joshua Paige took fifth place in the men's 200m, running a blazing 20.76 (+3.7).
• Nicholas Givan took eighth place in the men's 400m hurdles with a time of 52.91. Joining him was teammate Sean Hewitt in 14th with a 54.75 finish.

• Kaira Brown took 10th in the women's 400m with a time of 55.18.

• Abbie Huey ran 24.08 for eighth place in the women's 200m. Huey's time was the best finish by a Hoya in the event since 2014, and it ranks seventh in Georgetown's program records. Teammate Rebecca Ochan also ran 24.39 for 13th place.

UP NEXT
The Hoyas are back in action next weekend at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California, on April 11-13.