WASHINGTON – Georgetown's cross country programs will travel to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Lehigh University's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on Friday. The No. 14 Georgetown men are coming off the BIG EAST Championships, where they captured their conference title since 2018.
Barrett Justema earned the individual title on the women's side at the conference meet, while the women placed fourth as a team.
Meet Coverage
- The meet will open with the women's 6K race at 11 a.m. followed by the men's 10K race at 12:00 p.m.
- Live results can be found here or on GUHoyas.com and will be provided by Leone Timing.
About the No. 14 Georgetown Men
- Georgetown earned its first BIG EAST title since 2018 at the BIG EAST Championships on October 30 at the Pole Green Park Cross Country Course in Mechanicsville, Virginia. All five point scorers for the Hoyas placed within the top 10, with Birhanu Harriman (3rd, 23:09.5) and Joe O'Brien (4th, 23:20.2) leading the pack. GU's scorers boasted a spread of just 33.8 seconds and scored just 33 points as a team to earn the victory.
- The Hoyas are ranked No. 14 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll.
- Harriman returns to the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course as the reigning Mid-Atlantic individual champion after topping last year's field with a time of 29:20.6. Georgetown automatically qualified for the NCAA championships for the first time since 2022 at last year's meet, finishing second to nationally ranked Princeton.
- Men's 10K Lineup: Birhanu Harriman, Conor Lott, Joseph O'Brien, Luke Ondracek, Quinn Parrish, Tommy Shaw, Daniel Winter
- The Field: American, Bucknell, Delaware State, Duquesne, FDU, George Washington, No. 14 Georgetown, La Salle, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Md., Marshall, Monmouth, NJIT, Navy, Penn, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rider, Robert Morris, Rutgers, Saint Joseph's, Seton Hall, St. Peter's, Temple, UMBC, No. 17 Villanova
About the Georgetown Women
- Justema became the seventh individual champion in program history at the conference championships with a cross country personal best time of 19:31.5. The women placed fourth as a team with 93 points as the other four point scorers for the Hoyas finished within the top 25.
- Last year, the women automatically clinched their spot in the NCAA championships for the sixth consecutive season with a runner-up finish behind West Virginia.
- Women's 6K Lineup: Lauren Banovac, Charlotte Bell, Barrett Justema, Liv Sherry, Tess Sherry, Audrey Suarez, Olivia Williams
- The Field: American, Bucknell, Delaware, Duquesne, George Washington, Georgetown, Howard, La Salle, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Md., Marshall, Maryland, Monmouth, Navy, Penn, No. 24 Penn State, Pittsburgh, No. 29 Princeton, Rider, Robert Morris, Rutgers, Saint Joseph's, Seton Hall, St. Peter's, Temple, UMBC, Villanova, No. 3 West Virginia