Men's Results | Women's Results

CARMEL, IND. – The Butler men and Georgetown women posted their second straight conference titles at The BIG EAST Cross Country Championships Presented by JEEP held at the Northview Church Course in Carmel, Ind.  The Georgetown men were the runners-up and the Butler women finished second.

Butler’s Simon Bedard was the men’s individual winner with a time of 23:58.6 in muddy conditions over the 8K distance.  He finished third last spring when the last Championship was held.  Georgetown’s Maggie Donahue used a ferocious kick in the final 50 meters to win the women’s 6K in a time of 20:47.8.  She was the 2020 runner-up.

Butler’s Bedard held off Villanova’s Haftu Strintzos, who was only four-tenths of a second behind with a time of 23:59.0.  Strintzos was the defending individual champion.  Butler’s Barry Keane, last spring’s runner-up, finished third at 24:03.2. 

In a dramatic finish on the women’s side, Donahue edged Villanova’s Lydia Olivere, the 2019 BIG EAST champion.  Olivere’s time was 20:49.3.  Butler’s Angelina Ellis finished third at 20:53.8.  UConn’s Mia Nahom was fourth and Villanova’s Sadie Sigfstead was fifth, though both had an official time of 21:00.0.

The winning formula for the Butler men was placing runners first, third, fifth and ninth.  The Bulldogs had 35 points, while Georgetown finished with 49 points.  Butler had Clark Otte place fifth (24:22.7) and Jack McMahon ninth (24:35.2).  The other top-five finisher was Providence’s Marcelo Rocha, who was fourth (24:22.7), the same time as Otte.
The Georgetown women took four of the top 13 finishes, including first, sixth, 10^th and 13^th.  Sami Corman, the defending champion, was sixth with a time of 21:02.6.  Kiera Bothwell finished 10^th (21:08.8).

The Villanova men took third place with 63 points and all five runners finishing in the top 20.  In the women’s race, UConn was a close third with 70 points. 

Men’s Individual Leaders

1. Simon Bedard, Butler                   23:58.6
2. Haftu Strintzos, Villanova            23:59.0
3. Barry Keane, Butler                      24:03.2
4. Marcelo Rocha, Providence         24:22.7
5. Clark Otte, Butler                          24:22.7
6. Parker Stokes, Georgetown         24:26.5
7. Price Owens, Georgetown           24:31.1
8. Liam Back, Providence                 24:32.2
9. Jack McMahon, Butler                 24:35.2
10. Jack Jennings, Villanova               24:35.2

 
Men’s Team Leaders

1. Butler                 35
2. Georgetown      49
3. Villanova            63
4. Providence         85
5. DePaul               174
6. Marquette         178
7. Xavier                 196
8. Creighton           206
9. Seton Hall          285

Women’s Individual Leaders

1. Maggie Donahue, Georgetown   20:47.8
2. Lydia Olivere, Villanova               20:49.3
3. Angelina Ellis, Butler                     20:53.8
4. Mia Nahom, UConn                      21:00.0
5. Sadie Sigfstead, Villanova            21:00.0
6. Sami Corman, Georgetown         21:02.6
7. Chloe Thomas, UConn                 21:06.9
8. Maria Coffin, Providence             21:08.1
9. Laura Mooney, Providence         21:08.6
10. Kiera Bothwell, Georgetown       21:08.8

Women’s Team Leaders

1. Georgetown      65
2. Butler                67
3. Connecticut       70
4. Villanova            80
5. Providence         82
6. Marquette         186
7. Xavier                 216
8. DePaul               220
9. Creighton           248
10. St. John’s            289
11. Seton Hall           313