WASHINGTON – Georgetown cross country is headed to Columbia, Missouri for the NCAA National Championships on Saturday at the University of Missouri. The Hoyas will compete in a women's 6K race and a men's 10K race at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course. The championships will feature all 30 nationally ranked cross country programs on both the women's and men's sides.
 
Meet Coverage

• The women's 6K championship race will start at 10:20 a.m. ET and the men's 10K championship race begins at 11:10 a.m. ET. 
• The championships will be broadcast live on ESPNU from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET.
• Live results for the meet can be found here and will be provided by PrimeTime Timing.

 
About the No. 10 Georgetown Women

• The Georgetown women secured an automatic bid to the championships after placing second at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals on November 14.
• Melissa Riggins was the top scorer for Georgetown at regionals, placing third overall with a time of 19:31.7. Four other Hoyas finished in the top 20, keeping the team's spread at 32 seconds.
• Following their regional performance, Charlotte Bell, Barrett Justema, Riggins, Charlotte Tomkinson and Almi Nerurkar earned All-Region honors.
• Georgetown jumped two spots to No. 10 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll released Tuesday.
• Women's 6K Lineup: Charlotte Bell, Emma Bennett, Caroline Cummings, Barrett Justema, Almi Nerurkar, Melissa Riggins, Charlotte Tomkinson

 
About the No. 30 Georgetown Men

• The Georgetown men also placed second at the Mid-Atlantic Regional, automatically qualifying them for nationals.
• Birhanu Harriman was the Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion in the men's 10K race, recording a time of 29:20.6. The win marked the first victory of his collegiate career.
• Harriman, Luke Johnson, MacCallum Rowe and Quinn Parrish earned All-Region honors after top 25 finishes at regionals.
• In the latest USTFCCCA poll, the Georgetown men re-entered the national rankings at No. 30.
• Men's 8K Lineup: Birhanu Harriman, Luke Johnson, Edwin Klanke, Quinn Parrish, MacCallum Rowe, Tommy Shaw, Alazar Teffra