Hoyas Set to Travel to Boston for Terrier DMR Challenge

WASHINGTON- Georgetown University's track & field squads will travel to Boston University for the Terrier DMR Challenge on February 21.

GU will travel eight athletes to compete in two events.

About the Georgetown Men

Last weekend at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Tinoda Matsatsa set a new Boston University facility record in the men's 800m, posting an impressive 1:45.21 to climb to No. 3 on the NCAA all-time list.
At the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational, Abel Teffra shattered the school record in the mile and surged to seventh on the NCAA all-time list with an impressive time of 3:52.44
At the Penn State National Open, Jaden Marchan set a new school record in the 500m with a time of 1:01.55 and a first-place finish to go along with it.
At the Nittany Lion Challenge, Matsatsa broke his own NCAA Indoor Track & Field 1000m record with a time of 2:16.84 at the Nittany Lion Challenge on January 18. His previous record was almost exactly a year apart, coming on January 19, 2024, where he posted a time of 2:18.05 at the Hokie Invitational.
At the Nittany Lion Challenge, Marchan delivered a stellar performance, running a 47.11 in the men's 400m to achieve the second-fastest time in school history and a second-place finish.
At the Nittany Lion Challenge, Colin Kirkpatrick picked up a first-place finish for the Hoyas in the men's 3000m with a time of 8:09.84.

About the Georgetown Women

Last weekend at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Melissa Riggins recorded the fifth-fastest collegiate indoor mile in history, finishing in 4:24.98. Lucy Jenks also ran a 15:15.58 in the women's 5000m to place fifth and shatter the school record.
At the Penn Collegiate, Rebecca Ochan claimed victory in the 200m with a time of 23.94, the second-fastest mark in Georgetown indoor history.
At the Penn State National Open, Riggins ran a 4:30.47 in the mile to grab another first-place finish on the season.
At the Penn Opener in Philadelphia, Ochan set a new school record in the women's 300m with a time of 38.21.
At the Hokie Challenge, Chloe Scrimgeour and Lucy Jenks delivered an impressive 1-2 finish, with Scrimgeour securing first place at 9:27.02 and Jenks close behind at 9:27.25.

Friday, February 21 - Terrier DMR Challenge

7:00 PM- Men's DMR (Matsatsa, Marchan, Gabriele Angiono, Teffra)
7:15 PM- Women's DMR (Charlotte Tomkinson, Ochan, Charlotte Bell, Riggins)