WASHINGTON - The Georgetown women's cross country team enters the 2024 season as the No.16 team nationally in the preseason poll from the U.S Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as announced on Tuesday. They also come into the season as the No. 1 team in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The men enter the season as the No.3 team in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

NO. 16 WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (NO. 1 MID-ATLANTIC REGION) 

• The Georgetown women enter the 2024 season ranked No.16 nationally in the preseason poll. They have also earned the top spot in the Mid-Atlantic region.

• The Hoyas are one of two BIG EAST programs ranked in the preseason top 25, with the other being Providence at No.9.

•  The women's team returns as the 4-time reigning BIG EAST champions, winning their ninth title in program history last November. Chloe Scrimgeour returns as the BIG EAST individual champion, and just the sixth-ever Hoya to accomplish that feat. Scrimgeour also earned All-America honors for her NCAA Cross Country Championships performance.

• The Hoyas return All-BIG EAST First Team honorees Chloe Gonzalez and Melissa Riggins from a season ago, have added key graduate transfers in Lucy Jenks, Olivia Morganti, Fiona Max and Ruth Nerukar, and also bring in freshmen Charlotte Bell.

• Georgetown finished the 2023 season with an 18th-place showing at the NCAA championships, with Chloe Scrimgeour (8th) and Maggie Donohue (55th) among the top 100.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (NO. 3 MID-ATLANTIC REGION)

• The Georgetown men enter the 2024 season as the No.3 ranked program in the Mid-Atlantic region. The men also received votes for the USTFCCCA Preseason poll.

• The Hoyas are one of three BIG EAST programs to be ranked top 3 within their region, with the others being Butler (ranked No.2 in the Great Lakes Region) and Villanova (ranked No.2 in the Mid-Atlantic Region).

• The Hoyas finished the 2023 season placing 30th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, with both Parker Stokes and Birhanu Harriman finishing within the top 150.

• The men return a wealth of talent this season, including Abel Teffra, Birhanu Harriman and Lucas Guerra

• The Hoyas look to build off a season featuring a top 3 finish in the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships and the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships.

UP NEXT

Both teams will open the season on Friday, August 30th, in Leesburg, Virginia, at the BIG-EAST Previews, hosted by Georgetown University.