Georgetown Men Claim Big East Cross Country Title
The Hoyas took the conference crown with 33 points at the Big East Championships at Pole Green Park in Virginia.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Running
Georgetown's men's cross country team won the Big East Championship with 33 points on Oct. 30, 2026, at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. The women's team finished fourth with 93 points, and Barrett Justema won the women's individual title.
Why it matters
The men's title is Georgetown's first conference championship since 2018 and its 11th Big East title overall. The results position the program for the NCAA regional meet.
All five Georgetown men's scoring runners finished in the top 10, led by Birhanu Harriman in third place at 23:09.5. Justema finished 4.7 seconds ahead of Providence's Gabby Schmidt in the women's race at 19:31.5.
The players
Georgetown University
A private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., whose cross country teams competed in the Big East Championships.
Villanova University
A Catholic university in Pennsylvania whose men's team finished second with 40 points.
The details
Georgetown's men were scored by adding the finishing places of their first five runners, with the lowest total winning. The Hoyas also placed seventh at the Nuttycombe Invitational, ahead of 14 nationally ranked programs.
Timeline
Oct. 30, 2026: Big East Championships held at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va.
Friday, Nov. 13, 2026: Georgetown competes at NCAA regionals in Bethlehem, Pa.
Season Trajectory
The Big East title gives Georgetown momentum heading into the NCAA regional round, where team scoring again determines advancement. The result also shifts the conference race as programs like Villanova and Providence chase the same qualifying spots.
Georgetown's Big East title sets up a regional meet where team scoring places the Hoyas against nationally ranked programs. Fans tracking the season can follow the Nov. 13 Bethlehem meet for qualifying results.
The takeaway
Team cross country scoring rewards consistency, since the top five finishers' places combine into the final total. Watching how a squad's fifth scorer performs can signal whether a team is positioned to win.
What happens next
Georgetown's men and women will compete at the NCAA regionals on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Hoya.
