WASHINGTON – Five Hoyas found their way to the podium as day two of the 2026 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships presented by Jeep came to a close on Friday at the Sherman Sports Complex in Storrs, Connecticut.
 
Barrett Justema etched her name into the record books in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, breaking the program record by 0.14 seconds with a time of 10:04.25 to take second place, followed by Lillie Bogdan in third. The distance squads kept rolling with a 2-3 finish from Birhanu Harriman and Luke Johnson in the men's 5,000m, and Almi Nerurkar claimed silver in the women's 5,000m.
 
"We had some fantastic performances from our Hoya men and women as we got into day two of these Championships.  Podium performances from Barrett and Lillie in Women's 3K Steeplechase (2nd and 3rd, respectively), followed by a second-place finish for Almi in the women's 5K, put valuable points on the board. On the men's side, Birhanu and Luke followed suit in the men's 5K, which certainly ended what was a strong night for the Hoyas. We have multiple finalists across several events for Saturday and look forward to more podium finishes and hopefully a few wins." - Head Coach Alton McKenzie
 
"After missing the championship season indoor it was great to see (Emma) Bennett make a controlled and poised debut by following Tomkinson, in her final Big East meet, into an auto-qualifying spot to tomorrow's final. Those championship lessons are critical to pass down to the next generation. Although her season debut in the uniform, Justema raced with patience and made the last 1,200 very interesting in the steeple. Although she came up a bit short of the win, she grabbed herself a PR and brought freshman teammate Bogdan to a PR and onto the podium with her. It was great to see four steeplers out there, a first for Georgetown at the Big East meet. Nerurkar managed a very competitive second in the 5K in a field where I thought 6-8 were good enough to be in the mix, so to see her manage a very, very slow early mile and a massive gear change was impressive and shows a lot of growth as a racer; it looked like she might climb back to the leader late but settled for a hard-fought silver." - Assistant Coach Mitchell Baker
 
"The team is off to a great start thus far. This is one of the best distance conferences in the country, so having three guys already reach the podium is a big deal. Mac, Birhanu and Luke all executed great races and scored big points for the team. We are very excited for the last day of completion as well as how this prepares us for the regional meet." - Assistant Coach Brandon Bonsey

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships Day 1 Results
 
 
Georgetown Women (6th - 18 points)
 
3,000m Steeplechase: Barrett Justema set a new program record with a time of 10:04.25, finishing as the runner-up. Lillie Bogdan followed closely behind with a time of 10:21.62, securing third place.
5,000m: Almi Nerurkar earned a podium spot, placing second with a time of 16:56.48.
100m Prelims: Ida Moczerniuk recorded a time of 11.97 to win her heat and automatically qualify for the final, while Sofia Calabretta also advanced after running a season-best time of 12.24.
800m Prelims: Charlotte Tomkinson and Emma Bennett went 1-2 in heat two, advancing to the final with times of 2:08.58 and 2:09.13.
 
Georgetown Men (5th - 30 points)
 
5,000m: The Hoyas captured a 2-3 finish from Birhanu Harriman (2nd) and Luke Johnson (3rd) with marks of 13:49.27 and 13:50.16.
400m Prelims: A trio of Hoyas won their heats and punched tickets to the final as Joshua Davenport (47.19) and Natanael Vigo Catala (47.64) clocked season bests, while Jaden Marchan advanced with a time of 47.43. Micah McKenzie posted a personal best of 48.41 in heat two.
800m Prelims: Gabriele Angiono and Nicholas Medeiros automatically qualified, going 1-2 in heat one with times of 1:49.60 and 1:50.17. In heat two, Tinoda Matsatsa cruised to a win with a mark of 1:50.58, also moving on to the final.
1,500m Prelims: Edwin Klanke (3:51.11) and Tommy Shaw (3:49.26) advanced to the 1,500m final as both finished within the top four of their heats.
400m Hurdles Prelims: Nicholas Givan won heat one with a time of 51.48 to secure his spot in the final.
100m Prelims: Michael Bradley clocked a personal best mark of 10.78 to place ninth in the field.
Long Jump: Christian Dohler took fourth with a mark of 6.66m (21-10.25).
 
 
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships Day Three | Saturday, May 16
 
11:00 a.m.- Women's Triple Jump (Tatum Cramer)
12:10 p.m.- Women's 1500 Final (Mary Grace Hegberg, Luci Lambert, Melissa Riggins)
12:20 p.m.- Men's 1500 Final (Edwin Klanke, Tommy Shaw)
1:00 p.m.- Men's Triple Jump (Christian Dohler)
1:05 p.m.- Men's 400 Final (Joshua Davenport, Jaden Marchan, Natanael Vigo Catala)
1:12 p.m.- Women's 100 Final Sofia Calabretta, Ida Moczerniuk)
1:25 p.m.- Women's 800 Final (Emma Bennett, Charlotte Tomkinson)
1:30 p.m.- Men's 800 Final (Gabriele Angiono, Tinoda Matsatsa, Nicholas Medeiros)
1:50 p.m.- Men's 400 Hurdles Final (Nicholas Givan)
2:00 p.m.- Women's 200 Final (Sofia Calabretta, Mia Coleman, Ida Moczerniuk)
2:05 p.m.- Men's 200 Final (Mike Bradley, Jordan James, Micah McKenzie)
2:10 p.m.- Women's 4x800 (TBD)
2:23 p.m.- Men's 4x800 (TBD)
2:35 p.m.- Women's 4x400 (TBD)
2:45 p.m.- Men's 4x400 (TBD)