WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the Nuttycombe Invitational against a stacked field that included 18 ranked opponents on the men's side and 15 ranked opponents on the women's side. The women finished third out of 25 teams in the Championship race, while the men finished 13th out of 24 teams in their championship race.
ON THE RECORD
"I was pleased with the Men's performance. James Dunne, Lucas Guerra and Luke Ondracek executed great races. We need to be better with our 4-7 runners. The result wasn't exactly what we wanted but it proved we have the pieces to be very good this season. I am very encouraged by this. We will go back to work and look to be better at Princeton in 3 weeks." - Men's Cross Country Head Coach Brandon Bonsey
"We leaned into our depth today as about half of the squad had some struggles. To survive that and come away with a top-three finish says something about the squad's ability to step up when needed. Riggins and Jenks were a really solid 1-2, but it was Tomkinson and Justema who showed their developing class to finish as our 3-4; their back third showed a major step in their development as racers. Most of the top teams were sitting athletes or weren't sharp, so we have our work cut out to keep getting better. The group seems hungry for that." - Women's Cross Country Head Coach Mitchell Baker
No. 15 WOMEN – (3rd, 145 points) 6,000-meters
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In a loaded field that included three top ten teams (No. 4 Oregon, No. 5 Washington, No. 10 Providence) as well as 15 of the top 30 teams, the Hoyas placed third.
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Five-time All-American Melissa Riggins led the way for the Hoyas, finishing seventh overall with a time of 20:16.1.
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Lucy Jenks was not far behind, finishing 14th with a time of 20:26.7.
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All five Georgetown point scorers finished within the top 50.
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GU Point Scorers: 7. Melissa Riggins 20:16.1 (7), Lucy Jenks 20:26.7 (14), 32. Charlotte Tomkinson 20:43.4 (32), 44. Barrett Justema 20:54.3 (44), 48. Ruth Nerurkar 20:56.7. (48)
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The Hoyas also competed in the Women's B Race later that day, where they were led by Caroline Cummings who finished 37th with a time of 22:22.6
MEN – (3rd, 342 points) – 8,000-meters
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will return to action on Friday, October 18, for the Princeton Fall Classic in Princeton, N.J..
