Nov. 11, 2006

Lock Haven, Pa. - The Georgetown University men's cross country team earned a first place finish at the 2006 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship while GU's women's team finished second at the event. With the strong performances, both the men's and women's teams, who are currently ranked No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic region's latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll, earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships next weekend in Terre Haute, Ind. The Hoya men's team collected 66 points ahead of American University's 79 points and Villanova's 91 points.

The women's squad notched 77 points, 11 points behind Princeton. La Salle (87), West Virginia (140) and Villanova (180) rounded out the top five spots.

On the men's side, the Hoyas win the Mid-Atlantic Regional for the third straight year. Junior Matt Debole (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) finished second overall with a time of 30:18.8 over the 10k course.

Freshman Levi Miller (Belfast, Maine/Belfast Area)) came in 10th overall while sophomore Justin Scheid (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXII), sophomore Michael Banks ((Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional) and senior Andre LaBoy (Danbury, Conn./Danbury) ran 17th, 18th and 19th overall. Miller finished with a time of 30:44.5. Scheid (31:04.2), Banks (31:07.8) and Laboy (31:09.0) crossed the finish line practically together.

Junior Elizabeth Maloy ((Loudonville, N.Y./The Academy of Holy Names) was the second place overall finisher with a time over 20:31.8 through the 6k course while sophomore Melissa Grilli (Cupertino, Calif./Presentation) notched a third place finish (20:37.1). Junior Maggie Infeld (University Heights, Ohio/Beaumont) and senior Hillary Bontz (Fort Collins, Colo./Columbia) rounded out the top four spots for Georgetown.