WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field team tallied 16 spots in the upcoming 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary Championships. Nine men will compete in four different events to go along with seven qualifying spots on the women's side in four events. The four-day championships begin on Wednesday, May 22 and go through Saturday, May 25 at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington.
 
GEORGETOWN AND THE NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD EAST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS

• With 16 spots in the preliminary championships, the Hoyas (9 men's spots, 7 women's spots) only trail Villanova's 17 (9 men's, 8 women's) and lead Butler (15 total, 8 men's, 7 women's), UConn (15 total, 7 men's, 8 women's), Providence (9 total, 2 men's, 7 women's) and St. John's (2 women's).
• The meet serves as a precursor to the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held June 5-8, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.
• The four-day championship will be streamed live on ESPN+ with links to each day's coverage as well as live results found on the schedule on GUHoyas.com.

 
ABOUT THE HOYA WOMEN

• On the women's side, All-American Chloe Scrimgeour is the only Hoya who will be pulling a double shift as she competes in both the 5,000m and 10,000m semifinals. She owns the fifth-fastest times in the east region in both events. In the 5,000m semis, the top five competitors from the first and second heat will advance to the finals in Eugene, Oregon as well as the next two fastest times.
• Also joining Scrimgeour in the 10,000m semis will be All-American Maggie Donahue, who enters the event with the 26th-fastest time in the region. The top 12 from the east will advance to the finals at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.
• All-American Melissa Riggins will be one of a pair of GU student-athletes competing in the women's 1,500m first round. Riggins will be joined by Chloe Gonalez with the duo entering the first round with the third- and 37th-fastest times, respectively, in the region. The top five from each heat as well as the next four times will advance to the quarterfinals.
• Mary Hennelly, a newly-minted BIG EAST champion in the steeplechase, owns the 17th-fastest time in the east and will be joined by teammate Barrett Justema (43rd) in the 3,000m steeplechase quarterfinals. The top three from each heat as well as the next three fastest times will advance to the semifinals in Eugene.

 
ABOUT THE HOYA MEN

• All-American Parker Stokes will once again take the track in the steeplechase. With the third-fastest times in the east region, he will be joined by Peter Herold (15th) in the 3,000m steeplechase quarterfinals. The top three from each heat as well as the next three fastest times will advance to the semifinals in Eugene.
• The Hoyas are fully loaded in a pair of middle distance events with a trio of GU athletes in both the 800m and 1,500m first round. All-American Abel Teffra leads the 1,500m trio with the fifth-fastest time joined by All-American Camden Gilmore (11th) and Lucas Guerra (38th). The top five from each heat as well as the next four times will advance to the quarterfinals.
• The Blue & Gray has another trio in the 800m first round. All-American Tim McInerney leads the squad with the 12th-fastest time in the east region, followed by All-American Tinoda Matsatsa (14th) and Gabriele Angiono (24th). The top three and the next six fastest times will advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.
• Nicholas Givan will compete in his first NCAA East Prelim Championship as he runs in the 400m hurdles first round. Entering with the 37th-fastest time, Givan will look for a spot in the quarterfinals with the top three from each heat plus the next six fastest times advancing.

 
2024 NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD EAST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
6:30 p.m. - Men's 1,500m First Round (Camden Gilmore; Lucas Guerra; Abel Teffra)
7:50 p.m. - Men's 800m First Round (Gabriele Angiono; Tinoda Matsatsa; Tim McInerney)
8:20 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles (Nicholas Givan)
 
Thursday, May 23, 2024
6:30 p.m. - Women's 1,500m First Round (Chloe Gonzalez; Melissa Riggins)
9:10 p.m. - Women's 10,000m Semifinals (Maggie Donahue; Chloe Scrimgeour)
 
Friday, May 24, 2024
5:15 p.m. - Men's 1,500m Quarterfinals (TBD)
5:40 p.m. - Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Quarterfinals (Peter Herold, Parker Stokes)
7:05 p.m. - Men's 800m Quarterfinals (TBD)
7:25 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals (TBD)
 
Saturday, May 25, 2024
5:15 p.m. - Women's 1,500m Quarterfinals (TBD)
5:40 p.m. - Women's 3,000m Steeplechase Quarterfinals (Mary Hennelly; Barrett Justema)
8:10 p.m. - Women's 5,000m Semifinals (Chloe Scrimgeour)