WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's track & field program concluded competition on Saturday, February 1, at the Penn State National Open in University Park, Pennsylvania, at The Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track.

"For our women, this meet was highlighted by a dominant performance from Melissa Riggins who ran 30.47 in the Mile, a time that's currently 10th fastest in the NCAA. On the Men's side Freshman Jaden Marchan broke a long standing men's 500m School Record with a PB 1:01.55. As we head into February we anticipate seeing more high level performances as the season intensifies. We're looking forward to those opportunities to compete in the coming weeks." - Head Coach Alton McKenzie

RESULTS

Georgetown Men's Results

• Men's 400m: Joshua Davenport ran a 49.01
• Men's 500m: Jaden Marchan set a new school record in the event with a time of 1:01.55 and a first-place finish to go along with it. Natanael Vigo Catala followed closely in third place with a time of 1:03.37 which ranks 13th all-time in the Georgetown record book.
• Men's 800m: Denis Gallagher ran a 1:51.37 in the event.
• Men's 1000m: James Dunne grabbed a fourth-place finish with a time of 2:22.52. Colin Kirkpatrick finished in seventh with a time of 2:24.94.
• Men's 3000m: Birhanu Harriman picked up a fourth-place finish with a time of 8:06.93 in the event.
• Men's Mile: Theo Woods completed the mile with a time of 4:03.41 to earn fifth place.

Georgetown Women's Results

• Women's 400m: Abbie Huey ran a 54.85 to take seventh place.
• Women's 1000m: Hannah Andrejczyk finished in seventh with a time of 2:56.85. Mary Grace Hegberg ran a 3:00.97 to finish in 14th.
• Women's Mile: Melissa Riggins ran a 4:30.47 in the event to grab the first-place finish. Chloe Scrimgeour was behind her with a time of 4:34.67 to take fifth.
• Women's Triple Jump: Alexis Emery jumped for a mark of 10.95m (35-11.25).