WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University cross country and track & field team is set to welcome 25 new student-athletes for the 2025-2026 season. This fall, the men's team will add 17 student-athletes, while the women's team will bring in eight to the Hilltop. Both squads will kick off their cross country seasons on August 29, traveling to the Trials of Miles XC Opening Night in Leesburg, Virginia.
ON THE RECORD
"Every new season brings its own challenges and growth opportunities on the journey to attaining success. This 2025-2026 season will see a large group of new Hoyas joining us on the Hilltop…ready to build on the rich legacy of Hoyas track & field/cross country. We're excited to have these new faces joining our Hoya family and we look forward to them contributing at the conference, regional and national Level." - Director of Track & Field / Cross Country Alton McKenzie
MEN'S NEWCOMERS:
Andrew Bachl- Austin Westlake- Austin, Texas
800m 1:53.70
- Finished 8th in the 800m at the 2023 TTFCA Meet of Champions
Mike Bradley-Lawrenceville School (NJ)- Boston, Mass.
60m-6.93, 100m-10.81
- 2nd in 100m at NJISSA Prep Outdoor Championships
Archie Coates- Leweston School- Somerset, United Kingdom
1500m- 3:51.42, 3000m- 8:21.61, 5000m- 14:23.28
- Finished 3rd in the 3000m at the 2024 English Schools Championships
- Finished 16th in the 2024 British Athletics Cross COuntry Challenge
Kenan Dagge- Desert Oasis- Las Vegas, Nev.
Mile- 4:10.72, 3200m- 8:50.10, 5000m- 14:27.99
- 4x Nevada State Champion
- 2x Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year
Van Furman- Tri Valley Central- Grahamsville, N.Y.
1600m- 4:11.31, Steeplechase- 9:07.94, 5000m- 14:34.38
- 3X New York State Champion
- Finished 27th at the 2024 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships
- Finished 48th at the 2024 NXN Championships
Lucian Glieser- Phillips Exeter Academy- Hanover, N.H.
800m- 1:52.90, 1000m- 2:25.92
- 2024 NEPSTA 800m Champion
- 2x New Hampshire State Champion
Jordan James- Poly Prep Country Day-Brooklyn, N.Y.
200m-21.98, 300m-34.01
- New York State Indoor Champion 300m
Luke Johnson- University of Pennsylvania- Plainsboro, N.J.
3000m- 8:00.38, 5000m- 13:41.64
- 2024 NCAA Cross Country National qualifier
- Finished 29th in the 5000m at the 2025 NCAA East Prelims
Edwin Klanke- University of Pennsylvania- Jersey City, N.J.
800m- 1:49.12, 1500m- 3:40.79
- Finished 4th in the mile at the 2025 Ivy League Indoor Championships
- Finished 21st in the 1500m at the 2025 NCAA East Prelims
Alex Lambert- Bullis School-Laurel, Md.
200m-21.88, 400m-48.05
- NBNO Indoor and Outdoor Champion 4x400m Relay 2025
Alex Pelov- Montville Township- Towaco, N.J.
800m- 1:52.18, Mile- 4:10.03
- Finished 5th in the 1600m at the 2024 New Jersey Outdoor Meet of Champions
- Finished 6th in the 800m at the 2025 New Jersey Outdoor Meet of Champions
Lucca Pizzimbono- IMG-New York City, N.Y.
60mH - 8.56 | 400mH - 54.33
- 2024 first team All-Conference
MacCallum Rowe- LaSalle University- New Plymouth, New Zealand
5000m- 13:57.31, 10000m- 28:21.64
- 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier
- 2024 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Champion
Tommy Shaw- University of Birmingham- York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
1500m- 3:41.76 3000m- 8:10.18
- Finished 5th in the 1500m at the 2025 BUCS Athletics Outdoor Championships
- Finished 11th at the 2025 BUCS Athletics Cross Country Championships
Teyi Thomas- Cobham, United Kingdom
Triple Jump - 46' 10.5
- Ranked seventh in the United Kingdom for U20 triple Jump
Pavel Vinduska- University of Tennessee- Prague, Czech Republic
1500m- 3:41.88, 3000m- 8:14.25
- 3x Czech Republic U20 Champion twice in the 1500m and once in the 3000m
- Finished 23rd at the 2024 South Region Cross Country Championships
John Wilson- Boston College HS- Newell, Mass.
Mile- 4:13.51, Two Mile- 9:08.22
- Finished 3rd in the two mile at the 2025 Massachusetts Indoor Track Meet of Champions
- Finished 4th in the mile at the 2025 Massachusetts Outdoor Track Meet of Champions
WOMEN'S NEWCOMERS:
Emma Bennett- Jesuit High School - Portland, Ore.
800m - 2:09.71, 1500m - 4:27.09, 3000m - 9:41.94
- 2023 first place at Oregon 6A State Championships over 800m and 1500m
- 2024 third place at Oregon 6A State Championships over 300m
Lillie Bogdan- Frontier High School - Hamburg, N.Y.
800m - 2:08.10, 1500m - 4:30.47, 3000m Steeple - 6:29.81, 3000m - 9:27.75
- 2025 first Place at New Balance Outdoor Nationals over 3,000m Steeple
- 2025 first Place at Nike Outdoor Nationals over 3,000m Steeple
- 2x NY State Champion over 3,000m Steeple
- 2022 Nike XC Regional Champion / National Qualifier
Tatum Cramer- Guilderland High-Schenectady, N.Y.
NY #1, US #15 (Long Jump -20' 5.5 | Triple Jump - 41' 1.5)
- 2025 New York State Outdoor Champion in the long Jump and triple Jump 2025
Ida Moczerniuk- Lafayette College- Fairfield, Conn.
60m-7.48, 100m-11.79, 200m- 24.42
- 2025 Patriot League Indoor Champion 60m and runner-up in 200m
- 2025 Patriot League Outdoor Championships 100m runner-up
Liv Sherry- Conard High School - West Hartford, Conn.
800m - 2:11.30, 1500m - 4:29.54
- 7x Top-4 Finisher at Connecticut Open Championship in 800m, 1600m, and Cross Country
- 2024 Foot Locker National cross country qualifier
Tess Sherry- Conard High School - West Hartford, Conn.
800m - 2:11.65, 1500m - 4:29.97
- Connecticut Open State Champion in 1600m
- 6x Top-4 finisher at Connecticut Open Championships in 1600m and cross country
- 2024 Foot Locker National cross qualifier
Emma Zawatski- University of Colorado / Freehold Township High School - Freehold, N.J.
800m - 2:11.13, 1500m - 4:24.81, 3000m - 9:36.30
- 5x NJ State (MOC) champion including two times for cross country
- 2x NJ State (MOC) runner-up
- 2022 Foot Locker / Champs National cross country qualifier
Olivia Williams- University of Pennsylvania / Acalanes High School - Acalanes, Calif.
1600m - 4:55.31, 3200m - 10:24.8
- 2024 18th Ivy League cross country championships
- 2x Top-5 finisher at CIF cross country championships
- 2021 and 2023 EastBay / Foot Locker National cross country qualifier
