WASHINGTON – Georgetown's cross country programs return to where their seasons began as they head to Mechanicsville, Virginia for the 2026 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships, presented by JEEP, on Friday, October 30 at the Pole Green Park Cross Country Course. The Hoya women take to the course aiming to extend their dominant run with a seventh straight conference championship, while the No. 11-ranked men look to capitalize on their recent leap into the national top 15 and capture their first BIG EAST crown since 2018.
 
Meet Coverage

• The BIG EAST Championships will feature a women's 6K championship race at 10 a.m. followed by the men's 8K championship race at 10:50 a.m.
• Live coverage of the races will stream on ESPN+, with live results available on GUHoyas.com, provided by Blue Ridge Timing.

 
About the No. 11 Georgetown Men

• The nationally ranked Georgetown men are seeking their 11th BIG EAST title in program history and first title since 2018.
• The No. 11 Hoyas jumped 19 spots in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll after a seventh-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on October 9. GU finished ahead of 14 ranked programs with 315 points as a trio of Hoyas finished in the top 75.
• Joseph O'Brien led the pack at Nuttycombe, finishing 24th in 23:09.9, while Birhanu Harriman clocked an 8K cross country personal best time of 23:13.3 for 29th.
• Men's 8K Lineup: Maxwell Friedrich, Van Furman, Birhanu Harriman, Conor Lott, Marshall McConville, Joseph O'Brien, Luke Ondracek, Quinn Parrish, Tommy Shaw, Daniel Winter
• The Field: No. 26 Butler, Creighton, DePaul, No. 11 Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, No. 12 Villanova, Xavier

 
About the Georgetown Women

• Georgetown's women's program is looking to claim its seventh straight BIG EAST Championship and its 12th in program history.
• The women are currently ranked eighth in the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic region.
• The Hoyas wrapped their season with an eighth-place finish at the Princeton Fall Classic. A quartet of Hoyas finished in the top 50, with Victoria Ketzler as GU's top finisher in 30th place with a time of 21:53.8.
• Women's 6K Lineup: Lauren Banovac, Charlotte Bell, Esme Campbell, Caroline Cummings, Barrett Justema, Victoria Ketzler, Liv Sherry, Tess Sherry, Audrey Suarez, Olivia Williams
• The Field: Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, No. 30 Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, Xavier