Track & Field Earns Three Wins, Breaks Three Records

Friday, April 16

Charlottesville, VA

George Washington University

Virginia Challenge

Kathryn Nohilly competes in the steeplechase

4/17/2021 5:44:00 PM | Men's Track/Cross Country, Women's Track/Cross Country

Nohilly, Grant and Wilkinson set new school marks

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Kathryn Nohilly set the school record in the 3000m steeplechase on Friday night at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 10:23.74 to win her heat and finish fifth overall. It's the second school record of the spring for Nohilly, who also set the mark in the 1500m last week at George Mason.

The time also shattered her previous career best by nearly 20 seconds. Peri Pavicic also PRed and posted a top-20 finish. Pat Castellano posted the sixth-fastest 1500m time in program history in his official debut for the Buff & Blue.

Women's 3000m Steeple

5. Kathryn Nohilly - 10:23.74 (School Record)
18. Peri Pavicic - 10:43.78 (PR)

Men's 1500m
27. Pat Castellano - 3:52.65 (event debut)

38. Ryan Fowkes - 4:00.00

BALTIMORE - GW performed tremendously at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational with a trifecta of victories and a pair of school records.

Miles Grant competed in all three jumps, setting a new school mark with a second-place finish of 1.90m in the high jump.

Brittany Wilkinson ran twice, setting the school record in the 400m with a third-place finish in a time of 59.85 seconds. She also picked up a win in the 1500m with a PR time of 4:44.23.

The Colonials also swept the 3000m steeplechase with Margaret Coogan and James Glockenmeier earning victories in the event. Glockenmeier blasted his previous PR by over 20 seconds to earn the win.

Men's High Jump

2. Miles Grant - 1.90m (School Record)

Men's Long Jump
3. Miles Grant - 6.40m

Men's Triple Jump
4. Miles Grant - 12.44m (event debut)

Women's 400m

3. Brittany Wilkinson - 59.85 (School Record)

Men's 800m

7. Ryan Doorhy - 1:59.93

Women's 1500m

1. Brittany Wilkinson - 4:44.23 (PR)

5. Catherine Ruffino - 4:52.15

8. Olivia Horgan - 4:59.87

10. Izzy Doran - 5:03.98

Men's 1500m

3. William Gay - 3:55.34 (event debut)
4. Pierce Kapustka - 3:56.28 (PR)
6. Kevin Conlon - 3:57.86 (PR)

Women's 3000m Steeple
1. Margaret Coogan - 10:35.60 (event debut)

Men's 3000m Steeple
1. James Glockenmeier - 9:24.40 (PR)

Men's 5000m

5. Isaiah Robyne - 15:10.41
6. Lucas Brown - 15:14.52 (PR)
7. Alex Longeway - 15:49.23 (event debut)