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Men's XC/Track

Georgetown Cross Country Returns to Bethlehem for NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's and women's cross country teams return to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Friday to compete in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Lehigh University's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course. This marks their second race on the course this season, with the women running a 6K and the men a 10K. The No. 12 Georgetown women arrive after securing their sixth-straight BIG EAST Championship, while the men finished second at the meet.
 
Meet Coverage
  • The women's 6K championship race will start at noon, and the men's 10K championship race will begin at 1 p.m.
  • Live results for the meet can be found here.
 
About the No. 12 Georgetown Women
  • The women claimed their sixth-straight BIG EAST Championship on October 31 in Ashland, Nebraska. This win marked their 11th title in program history.
  • Melissa Riggins became the BIG EAST Women's Cross Country Individual Champion after recording a time of 19:47.6.
  • Six Hoyas received All-BIG EAST honors for their performance in the 6K championship race, and Women's Cross Country Head Coach Mitchell Baker was named BIG EAST Women's Coaching Staff of the Year.
  • The Georgetown women are now No. 12 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll.
  • Women's 6K Lineup: Charlotte Bell, Emma Bennett, Caroline Cummings, Barrett Justema, Almi Nerurkar, Melissa Riggins, Charlotte Tomkinson
  • The Field: American, St. Peter's, Monmouth, Lafayette, Maryland, Robert Morris, La Salle, No. 19 Villanova, No. 7  West Virginia, Mount St. Mary's, Navy, Duquesne, Bucknell, Delaware, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, St. Francis, Saint Joseph's University, No. 10 Penn State, Howard, Temple, Delaware State, NJIT, George Washington, Seton Hall, Rider, Loyola (Md.), Lehigh, Marshall, Princeton, UMBC, Penn
 
About the Georgetown Men
  • The Georgetown men placed second at the BIG EAST Championships as five Hoyas received All-BIG EAST honors after their performance.
  • In the latest USTFCCCA poll, Georgetown is ranked second in the Mid-Atlantic region.
  • Men's 8K Lineup: Birhanu Harriman, Alex Hillyard, Luke Johnson, Quinn Parrish, MacCallum Rowe, Tommy Shaw, Alazar Teffra
  • The Field: UMBC, Saint Francis, Delaware State, NJIT, Navy, St. Peter's, La Salle, Monmouth, Rutgers, American, Penn, Saint Joseph's University, Villanova, Robert Morris, Penn State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Duquesne, Lafayette, Pittsburgh, Loyola (Md.), Bucknell, No. 18 Princeton, Howard, Seton Hall, Temple, George Washington, Marshall, Mount St. Mary's, Lehigh, Rider
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Players Mentioned

Charlotte  Bell

Charlotte Bell

Middle Distance/Distance
Sophomore
Caroline Cummings

Caroline Cummings

Middle Distance
Junior
Barrett Justema

Barrett Justema

Middle Distance/Distance
Junior
Almi Nerurkar

Almi Nerurkar

Middle Distance/Distance
Graduate Student
Melissa Riggins

Melissa Riggins

Middle Distance
Graduate Student
Charlotte Tomkinson

Charlotte Tomkinson

Middle Distance/Distance
Graduate Student
Emma  Bennett

Emma Bennett

Middle Distance / Distance
Freshman
Birhanu Harriman

Birhanu Harriman

Distance
Junior
Quinn Parrish

Quinn Parrish

Middle Distance / Distance
Sophomore
Alazar Teffra

Alazar Teffra

Middle Distance
Junior
Luke Johnson

Luke Johnson

Distance
Graduate Student
MacCallum Rowe

MacCallum Rowe

Distance
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Charlotte  Bell

Charlotte Bell

Sophomore
Middle Distance/Distance
Caroline Cummings

Caroline Cummings

Junior
Middle Distance
Barrett Justema

Barrett Justema

Junior
Middle Distance/Distance
Almi Nerurkar

Almi Nerurkar

Graduate Student
Middle Distance/Distance
Melissa Riggins

Melissa Riggins

Graduate Student
Middle Distance
Charlotte Tomkinson

Charlotte Tomkinson

Graduate Student
Middle Distance/Distance
Emma  Bennett

Emma Bennett

Freshman
Middle Distance / Distance
Birhanu Harriman

Birhanu Harriman

Junior
Distance
Quinn Parrish

Quinn Parrish

Sophomore
Middle Distance / Distance
Alazar Teffra

Alazar Teffra

Junior
Middle Distance
Luke Johnson

Luke Johnson

Graduate Student
Distance
MacCallum Rowe

MacCallum Rowe

Graduate Student
Distance