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BIG EAST Cross Country Concludes 2025 Season at NCAA Championships

Georgetown women and Butler men place 14th and 16th, respectively, in the team standings

NEW YORK -- Five BIG EAST teams - three on the women's side and two for the men - as well as two individual competitors concluded their seasons at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships.  The women's six kilometer and men's 10 kilometer races were held Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Gans Creek Cross Country course in Columbia, Mo.

For the women, Georgetown led the way among all BIG EAST teams, placing 14th overall with a team score of 454.  Melissa Riggins - the 2025 BIG EAST individual champion - crossed the finish line in 50th place in a time of 19:32.0.  In the team standings, Villanova was 25th (574), while Providence was 32nd (793).  Tilly O'Connor (78th, 19:45.6) was the first finisher for the Wildcats, while the Friars' Anna Gardiner was 123rd (20:04.6).

On the men's side, Butler led the way among BIG EAST teams, finishing 16th overall with a total of 484 points.  Georgetown was 30th as a team and was led by the top male finisher among BIG EAST competitors - Birhanu Harriman - who finished 53rd overall in a time of 29:16.2.  Butler's top finisher was William Zegarski - the 2025 BIG EAST individual champion - was 66th, in a time of 29:22.0. The Villanova men had two individual competitors - Charlie Moore (120th, 29:45.8) and CJ Sullivan (126th, 29:47.1).

BIG EAST Competitors at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Women - Individual Finishers
50. Melissa Riggins, Georgetown - 19:32.0
78. Tilly O'Connor, Villanova - 19:45.6
103. Barrett Justema, Georgetown - 19:57.7
105. Charlotte Tomkinson, Georgetown - 19:58.0
122. Almi Nerurkar, Georgetown - 20:04.3
123. Anna Gardiner, Providence - 20:04.6
128. Nicole Vanasse, Villanova - 20:06.2
142. Margaret Carroll, Villanova - 20:10.9
168. Rosemary Shay, Villanova - 20:23.2
172. Charlotte Bell, Georgetown - 20:23.8
193. Amelia Arrieta, Villanova - 20:31.6
197. Cara Laverty, Providence - 20:34.3
199. Gabby Schmidt, Providence - 20:35.1
208. Kate Currie, Providence - 20:41.9
220. Zoe Mosher, Villanova - 20:49.2
235. Emily Bush, Providence, 21:04.1
238. Jane Buckley, Providence, 21:08.0
245. Caroline Cummings, Georgetown - 21:17.5
246. Emma Bennett, Georgetown - 21:19.0
248. Maeve Smith, Villanova - 21:21.5
252. Niamh O'Mahony, Providence - 21:31.5

Women - Team
14. Georgetown - 454 points
25. Villanova - 574 points
32. Providence - 793 points

Men - Individual Finishers
53. Birhanu Harriman, Georgetown - 29:16.2
66. William Zegarski, Butler - 29:22.0
83. Austin Gabay, Butler - 29:30.3
116. Jesse Hamlin, Butler - 29:44.2
120. Charlie Moore, Villanova - 29:45.8
124. MacCallum Rowe, Georgetown - 29:46.7
126. CJ Sullivan, Villanova - 29:47.1
159. Brendan Thomas, Butler - 30:01.2
165. Eli Fullerton, Butler - 30:06.2
191. Quinn Parrish, Georgetown - 30:23.6
194. Matteo Rosio, Butler - 30:24.4
213. Tommy Shaw, Georgetown - 30:36.7
220. Luke Johnson, Georgetown - 30:41.8
237. Alazar Teffra, Georgetown - 31:17.9
241. Edwin Clank, Georgetown - 31:31.7
258. Matthew Forrester, Butler - 33:18.2

Men - Team
16. Butler - 484 points
30. Georgetown - 663 points