WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field program closed out competition at the 2024 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on Friday, May 10 in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
Nine Hoyas won championship titles across three events, while 10 other Hoyas recorded podium finishes.
With all events scored, the Hoya women take fourth place with 114 points. The Hoya men take fifth place with 80.
ON THE RECORD
"We're very proud of the team effort across the board by our men and women who competed on Saturday's final day of the BIG EAST Championships. Podium finishes are always the goal, but making it to a final and scoring points for the team is what Championship meets are all about. One of the highlights of the day was Melissa's performance in the 1500m, taking the win from the first gun to the finish line in a new BIG EAST meet record. Was also great seeing a veteran like
Camden Gilmore close out his BIG EAST Championship with an excellent anchor leg to claim victory in the 4x800m Relay.
With having several regional qualifiers, we're looking forward to continuing the post season; and hoping to have the season extended for as many of our men & women as possible." - Director of Track & Field / Cross Country
Alton McKenzie
ABOUT THE WOMEN
- Melissa Riggins won gold in the women's 1,500m. She ran a blazing 4:08.82 to break the championship record of 4:13.70 set by Katrina Coogan in 2015. Riggins' performance earned her third outdoor BIG EAST title of her career and another 10 points for Georgetown.
- Georgetown won the BIG EAST title in the women's 4x100m. Hoyas Jadah Fitzgerald, Rebecca Ochan, Piper Rodgers and Abbie Huey, who anchored the group, ran a 45.65 finish for gold and 10 points.
- Grace Smiechowski took silver in the women's 400m hurdles. Coming out of the final turn, she made her move to clock in at 1:00.76 for second place and eight points. Smiechowski's time was a new personal-best.
- Huey took second place in the 200m, clocking in at 23.97. Ochan joined her in fourth place with a 24.10 finish for five points. Fitzgerald also earned three points for Georgetown with a sixth-place finish (24.47).
- Georgetown took second place in the 4x800m. Riggins ran a 2:06.60 anchor leg after teammates DeAnna Martin, Angeline Caamano and Chloe Gonzalez for a total overall finish of 8:39.76.
- The Hoyas took fourth place in the women's 4x400m with a 3:45.50 race run by Renee Newton, Ochan, Smiechowski and KC Ashiogwu.
- Kaira Brown took fifth place in the women's 400m with a time of 55.54 for four points. Ashiogwu joined her with a sixth-place finish, running 55.61 for three points.
- Ochan took fourth place in the 100m, clocking in at 11.97 for five points.
- Sierran Dinneen ran the 800m in 2:09.20 for sixth place and three points for Georgetown.
- Smiechowksi grabbed another two points for the Hoyas with a 14.67 finish in the 100m hurdles, taking seventh place.
ABOUT THE MEN
- The Hoyas won the men's 4x800m BIG EAST title. Hoyas Ryan Mulrooney, Matthew Rizzo, Parker Stokes, and Camden Gilmore clocked in at 7:23.31. Stokes ran a 1:50.26 split and Gilmore ran a 1:50.79 anchor leg to secure the gold. It is the fastest conference title-winning 4x800m in Hoya history.
- Nicholas Givan took silver in the men's 400m hurdles. He made his final kick coming out of the turn to finish with a new personal-best time of 51.41 to secure eight points. Sean Hewitt joined him on the podium, taking third place with a 52.30 finish for six points.
- Christian Dohler took silver in the men's triple jump, recording a mark of 14.95.
- Tim McInerney took bronze in the 800m with a time of 1:47.06, earning six points for the Hoyas. Joining him is Matthew Payamps, who took fourth place with a mark of 1:48.79 for five points. Tinoda Matsatsa also grabbed two points for Georgetown with a seventh-place finish (1:51.41).
- Abel Teffra had a podium finish in the men's 1,500m, running a mark of ??3:40.46 for bronze. Joining him in the top five was teammate Gilmore, who ran a 3:40.52 race for fourth place. Stokes also secured two points for the Hoyas with a seventh-place finish (3:44.33).
- Georgetown took fourth place in the men's 4x400 with Hoyas Jabril El-Amin, Givan, McInerney and Matsatsa recording a 3:13.01 time.
- The Hoyas took sixth place in the men's 4x100 with Christopher Pitt, Christian Dohler, Roberto Terrell Jr. and El-Amin running 43.40 for three points for Georgetown.
BIG EAST TEAM STANDINGS
Men's: Connecticut (287.5), Villanova (162), Butler (121.5), DePaul (85.5), Georgetown (80), Marquette (54), Providence (33.5), Xavier (12), Creighton (8).
Women's: Connecticut (210.33), Villanova (141.5), DePaul (134), Georgetown (114), St. John's (110.5), Providence (63), Marquette (43.66), Butler (33), Xavier (6), Creighton (1).
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will continue the postseason with the NCAA East Preliminary Trials on May 22-24 in Lexington, Kentucky.
