George Washington University Athletics
Track and Cross Country Announce 2024 Incoming Class
6/24/2024 1:44:00 PM | Men's Track/Cross Country, Women's Track/Cross Country
WASHINGTON – Head coach Terry Weir and the George Washington track and cross country teams announced the addition of 19 newcomers ahead of the 2024-25 school year. The class includes 11 women's runners and eight men's runners across both the cross country and track programs. On the women's side, nine of the 11 are first-year students, while two arrive at GW through the transfer portal. Seven of GW's men's runners come to Foggy Bottom as first-years, while the Revolutionaries add one transfer student.
"We are very excited to add such a strong and diverse group to our program," Weir said. "This class really adds depth across all our event areas. As a staff, we're really looking forward to seeing how this class contributes to the future success of our men's and women's programs."
Megan Churchill
Tallahassee, FL / Flagler College
Track/Cross Country / Distance / 5'6"
Prior to GW (Flagler):
Owns PR's of 17:29 in the 5K and 21:38 in the 6K… Two-Time Peach Belt Conference Champion… Recorded six All-Conference honors during her collegiate career… Qualified for the 2023 Cross Country NCAA Division II Nationals… Finished second in the 5000m at the 2023 Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Championships.
Danielle Dyer
Bowie, MD / Elon University
Track / Sprints / 5'3"
Prior to GW (Elon):
Owns PR's of 8.07 in the 60m and 26.22 in the 200m… Three-time CAA Outdoor Champion with Elon in 2021, 2022 and 2023… Part of Elon's team title at the 2022 CAA Indoor Championships.
Rylan Priest
West Hartford, CT / Hall High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'3"
High School Accolades:
Nine-time All-Conference honoree with Hall High School in track and cross country… Earned All-New England Track Team and All-State Track Team honors on three separate occasions… Named the CT Scholar Athlete Award Winner for Hall High School… Set eight program records in various events at Hall… Tallied high School PR's of 57.0 (400m), 2:14.5 (800m) and 5:12 (mile).
Amelia Ogawa
Huntingdon Valley, PA / Lower Moreland High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'0"
High School Accolades:
Finished in first place at the District One 2A Cross Country Meet in 2022 and 2023… Tallied a fourth-place finish at the 2023 PIAA 2A Cross Country State Championships… Part of a 4x800m relay team that finished second at the PTFCA 2024 Indoor State Championships, earning all-state honors in Pennsylvania… Also finished second in the 4x800m relay at the 2024 PIAA 3A Outdoor State Championships… Holds high school PR's of 5:06.03 (1600m), 10:56.94 (3200m) and 18:31.30 (5000m).
Claire Bohan
Rockville Centre, NY / South Side High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'6"
High School Accolades:
2023 and 2024 winner of the Section VIII Outdoor County Championships in the 1500m… Took gold in the 3000m at the 2023 Section VIII Outdoor County Championships… Also claimed first in the 3000m at the 2023 Section VIII Indoor County Championships… Holds high school PR's of 4:49 (1500m), 10:32 (3000m) and 18:27 (5K – Cross Country).
Lainey Goldstein
Fullerton, CA / Rosary Academy
Track / Sprints / 5'9"
High School Accolades:
Part of a 4x400m relay team that set the Rosary Academy school record with a 3:58… Placed third in the 2024 Trinity League Finals in the 400m… Placed second in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 D4 CIF-SS Finals… Named the Rosary Academy Courage Award Winner and Sprint Captain… Named Rosary Academy's 2023 multi-sport Athlete of the Year… Holds high school PR's of 26.47 (200m) and 59.35 (400m).
Deirdre Kenny
San Francisco, CA / Convent of the Sacred Heart
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'6"
High School Accolades:
Finished 10th in the 5K at the 2023 CIF State Cross Country Championship… Earned a silver medal in both the 2022 and 2023 California North Coast Sectionals in the 800m… Finished seventh at the 2022 and 2023 California Meet of Champions Finals in the 800m… Holds high school PR's of 2:18.84 (800m) and 18:43.8 (5K).
Olivia Clark
Newtown Square, PA / Penncrest High School
Track / Sprints / 5'5"
High School Accolades:
Part of a 4x400m relay team that earned all-state honors in 2024… Also part of a 4x200m relay team that was named all-state in 2024 as well… Earned state medals in three different events including the 4x400m relay, the 4x200m relay and the 4x100m relay… Holds high school PR's of 12.54 (100m), 25.61 (200m) and 56.3 (400m).
Alana Moore
Hempstead, NY / Hempstead High School
Track / Sprints / 5'9"
High School Accolades:
Four-time Nassau all-county honoree as a high schooler… Also earned four-straight all-conference honors for track… Holds high school PR's of 12:56 (100m), 26.50 (200m), 59.89 (400m) and 1:08.15 (400m hurdles).
Hadley Mahoney
Cape Elizabeth, ME / Cape Elizabeth High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'5"
High School Accolades:
Earned a 2021 Cross Country state championship with Cape Elizabeth High School in 2021… Earned all-state recognition four times across both cross country and track… Holds high school PR's of 2:22 (800m), 5:03 (1600m) and 17:55 (5K – Cross Country).
Keeley Aiken
Media, PA / Penncrest High School
Track / Mid-Distance / 5'5"
High School Accolades:
Earned Pennsylvania State Medalist honors in 2023 and 2024 as part of a 4x800m relay team… Also earned all-state honors with her 4x400m relay team in 2024… Earned a medal at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay… Holds high school PR's of 2:21.27 (800m) and 5:13.3 (1600m).
Yehonatan Haim
Sha'ar Efraim, Israel / University of New Mexico
Cross Country/Track / Mid-Distance/Distance / 6'1"
Prior to GW (New Mexico):
Gold medalist in the 3K at the 2019 and 2021 Israel Outdoor National Championship… 2019 gold medalist in the 3K at the International U20 Match in Pitesti, Romania… 2019 silver medalist in the 1500m at the Balkan U20 Championships… 2020 bronze medalist in the 800m at the Israel Outdoor National Championships… Finished 12th in the 2018 ISF World Cross Country Championship.
Charles Mwangi
Kapsabet, Kenya / St. Anthony Engoshura High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'6"
High School Accolades:
Holds multiple event PR's upon arriving in Foggy Bottom including: 1:54 (800m), 2:29 (1000m), 3:55 (1500m), 4:11 (mile), 8:21 (3000m), 14:42 (5K), 24:49 (8K), 29:56 (10K).
Wesley Kaukas-Quinn
Winchester, MA / Winchester High School
Track/Cross Country / Distance / 6'2"
High School Accolades:
Finished as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) champion in the two mile at the 2024 meet… Also finished runner-up in the mile at the 2024 MIAA State Championships… Holds high school PR's of 4:17.69 (mile), 9:20.3 (two mile) and 15:37 (5K – Cross Country).
Tyson Crandall
Fairview Park, OH / Fairview High School
Track / Mid-Distance / 6'3"
High School Accolades:
Indoor state champion in the 800m at the 2024 OATCCC State Meet… Finished third in the 800m at the OHSAA Track & Field State Meet… Tallied a Regional Championship in the 800m at the Division II Track Regional Championships… Hold high school PR's of 49.7 (400m), 1:53 (800m) and 4:26 (1600m).
Jimmy Gildea
Westfield, NJ / Westfield High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 6'3"
High School Accolades:
Part of a 4x800m relay team that captured the national championship at the 2024 New Balance National Championships… Finished 20th at the 2024 Nike Cross Country Nationals Northeast Regional… Four-time All-American in the 4x800m relay… Finished 17th at the NJSIAA Cross Country Meet of Champions in 2023… Captured fourth at the Bowdoin Cross Country Class in 2023… holds high school PR's of 1:56 (800m) and 15:47 (5K – Cross Country).
Blake Johnson
Bloomfield Hills, MI / Cranbrook High School
Track / Sprints / 6'2"
High School Accolades:
Two-time state Michigan state champion… Four-time All-Catholic honoree in all four years of high school… Earned All-Regional honors in 2022, 2023 and 2024… Holds high school PR's of 7.1 (60m), 22.8 (200m) and 50.6 (400m).
Aiden Williams
Audubon, NJ / Audubon High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'11"
High School Accolades:
Earned gold in the 5K at the 2023 Colonial Conference Championship… Earned 2023 First Team All-South honors in cross country… Named First Team All-County in cross country following the 2023 season… Holds high school PR's of 4:31.69 (1600m), 9:34.08 (3K Steeplechase) and 15:24.48 (5K – Cross Country).
Matt Rooney
Dover, MA / Dover-Sherborn High School
Track / Mid-Distance / 6'0"
High School Accolades:
Named the TVL League MVP in 2023… Won the 2023 Massachusetts Division Five State Championship in the 800m… New Balance National Championships outdoor qualifier in 2023… Won the Dover-Sherborn Team MVP three times… Holds high school PR's of 50.0 (400m), 1:57.42 (800m) and 2:31.9 (1000m).
"We are very excited to add such a strong and diverse group to our program," Weir said. "This class really adds depth across all our event areas. As a staff, we're really looking forward to seeing how this class contributes to the future success of our men's and women's programs."
Megan Churchill
Tallahassee, FL / Flagler College
Track/Cross Country / Distance / 5'6"
Prior to GW (Flagler):
Owns PR's of 17:29 in the 5K and 21:38 in the 6K… Two-Time Peach Belt Conference Champion… Recorded six All-Conference honors during her collegiate career… Qualified for the 2023 Cross Country NCAA Division II Nationals… Finished second in the 5000m at the 2023 Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Championships.
Danielle Dyer
Bowie, MD / Elon University
Track / Sprints / 5'3"
Prior to GW (Elon):
Owns PR's of 8.07 in the 60m and 26.22 in the 200m… Three-time CAA Outdoor Champion with Elon in 2021, 2022 and 2023… Part of Elon's team title at the 2022 CAA Indoor Championships.
Rylan Priest
West Hartford, CT / Hall High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'3"
High School Accolades:
Nine-time All-Conference honoree with Hall High School in track and cross country… Earned All-New England Track Team and All-State Track Team honors on three separate occasions… Named the CT Scholar Athlete Award Winner for Hall High School… Set eight program records in various events at Hall… Tallied high School PR's of 57.0 (400m), 2:14.5 (800m) and 5:12 (mile).
Amelia Ogawa
Huntingdon Valley, PA / Lower Moreland High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'0"
High School Accolades:
Finished in first place at the District One 2A Cross Country Meet in 2022 and 2023… Tallied a fourth-place finish at the 2023 PIAA 2A Cross Country State Championships… Part of a 4x800m relay team that finished second at the PTFCA 2024 Indoor State Championships, earning all-state honors in Pennsylvania… Also finished second in the 4x800m relay at the 2024 PIAA 3A Outdoor State Championships… Holds high school PR's of 5:06.03 (1600m), 10:56.94 (3200m) and 18:31.30 (5000m).
Claire Bohan
Rockville Centre, NY / South Side High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'6"
High School Accolades:
2023 and 2024 winner of the Section VIII Outdoor County Championships in the 1500m… Took gold in the 3000m at the 2023 Section VIII Outdoor County Championships… Also claimed first in the 3000m at the 2023 Section VIII Indoor County Championships… Holds high school PR's of 4:49 (1500m), 10:32 (3000m) and 18:27 (5K – Cross Country).
Lainey Goldstein
Fullerton, CA / Rosary Academy
Track / Sprints / 5'9"
High School Accolades:
Part of a 4x400m relay team that set the Rosary Academy school record with a 3:58… Placed third in the 2024 Trinity League Finals in the 400m… Placed second in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 D4 CIF-SS Finals… Named the Rosary Academy Courage Award Winner and Sprint Captain… Named Rosary Academy's 2023 multi-sport Athlete of the Year… Holds high school PR's of 26.47 (200m) and 59.35 (400m).
Deirdre Kenny
San Francisco, CA / Convent of the Sacred Heart
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'6"
High School Accolades:
Finished 10th in the 5K at the 2023 CIF State Cross Country Championship… Earned a silver medal in both the 2022 and 2023 California North Coast Sectionals in the 800m… Finished seventh at the 2022 and 2023 California Meet of Champions Finals in the 800m… Holds high school PR's of 2:18.84 (800m) and 18:43.8 (5K).
Olivia Clark
Newtown Square, PA / Penncrest High School
Track / Sprints / 5'5"
High School Accolades:
Part of a 4x400m relay team that earned all-state honors in 2024… Also part of a 4x200m relay team that was named all-state in 2024 as well… Earned state medals in three different events including the 4x400m relay, the 4x200m relay and the 4x100m relay… Holds high school PR's of 12.54 (100m), 25.61 (200m) and 56.3 (400m).
Alana Moore
Hempstead, NY / Hempstead High School
Track / Sprints / 5'9"
High School Accolades:
Four-time Nassau all-county honoree as a high schooler… Also earned four-straight all-conference honors for track… Holds high school PR's of 12:56 (100m), 26.50 (200m), 59.89 (400m) and 1:08.15 (400m hurdles).
Hadley Mahoney
Cape Elizabeth, ME / Cape Elizabeth High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'5"
High School Accolades:
Earned a 2021 Cross Country state championship with Cape Elizabeth High School in 2021… Earned all-state recognition four times across both cross country and track… Holds high school PR's of 2:22 (800m), 5:03 (1600m) and 17:55 (5K – Cross Country).
Keeley Aiken
Media, PA / Penncrest High School
Track / Mid-Distance / 5'5"
High School Accolades:
Earned Pennsylvania State Medalist honors in 2023 and 2024 as part of a 4x800m relay team… Also earned all-state honors with her 4x400m relay team in 2024… Earned a medal at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay… Holds high school PR's of 2:21.27 (800m) and 5:13.3 (1600m).
Yehonatan Haim
Sha'ar Efraim, Israel / University of New Mexico
Cross Country/Track / Mid-Distance/Distance / 6'1"
Prior to GW (New Mexico):
Gold medalist in the 3K at the 2019 and 2021 Israel Outdoor National Championship… 2019 gold medalist in the 3K at the International U20 Match in Pitesti, Romania… 2019 silver medalist in the 1500m at the Balkan U20 Championships… 2020 bronze medalist in the 800m at the Israel Outdoor National Championships… Finished 12th in the 2018 ISF World Cross Country Championship.
Charles Mwangi
Kapsabet, Kenya / St. Anthony Engoshura High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'6"
High School Accolades:
Holds multiple event PR's upon arriving in Foggy Bottom including: 1:54 (800m), 2:29 (1000m), 3:55 (1500m), 4:11 (mile), 8:21 (3000m), 14:42 (5K), 24:49 (8K), 29:56 (10K).
Wesley Kaukas-Quinn
Winchester, MA / Winchester High School
Track/Cross Country / Distance / 6'2"
High School Accolades:
Finished as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) champion in the two mile at the 2024 meet… Also finished runner-up in the mile at the 2024 MIAA State Championships… Holds high school PR's of 4:17.69 (mile), 9:20.3 (two mile) and 15:37 (5K – Cross Country).
Tyson Crandall
Fairview Park, OH / Fairview High School
Track / Mid-Distance / 6'3"
High School Accolades:
Indoor state champion in the 800m at the 2024 OATCCC State Meet… Finished third in the 800m at the OHSAA Track & Field State Meet… Tallied a Regional Championship in the 800m at the Division II Track Regional Championships… Hold high school PR's of 49.7 (400m), 1:53 (800m) and 4:26 (1600m).
Jimmy Gildea
Westfield, NJ / Westfield High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 6'3"
High School Accolades:
Part of a 4x800m relay team that captured the national championship at the 2024 New Balance National Championships… Finished 20th at the 2024 Nike Cross Country Nationals Northeast Regional… Four-time All-American in the 4x800m relay… Finished 17th at the NJSIAA Cross Country Meet of Champions in 2023… Captured fourth at the Bowdoin Cross Country Class in 2023… holds high school PR's of 1:56 (800m) and 15:47 (5K – Cross Country).
Blake Johnson
Bloomfield Hills, MI / Cranbrook High School
Track / Sprints / 6'2"
High School Accolades:
Two-time state Michigan state champion… Four-time All-Catholic honoree in all four years of high school… Earned All-Regional honors in 2022, 2023 and 2024… Holds high school PR's of 7.1 (60m), 22.8 (200m) and 50.6 (400m).
Aiden Williams
Audubon, NJ / Audubon High School
Track/Cross Country / Mid-Distance/Distance / 5'11"
High School Accolades:
Earned gold in the 5K at the 2023 Colonial Conference Championship… Earned 2023 First Team All-South honors in cross country… Named First Team All-County in cross country following the 2023 season… Holds high school PR's of 4:31.69 (1600m), 9:34.08 (3K Steeplechase) and 15:24.48 (5K – Cross Country).
Matt Rooney
Dover, MA / Dover-Sherborn High School
Track / Mid-Distance / 6'0"
High School Accolades:
Named the TVL League MVP in 2023… Won the 2023 Massachusetts Division Five State Championship in the 800m… New Balance National Championships outdoor qualifier in 2023… Won the Dover-Sherborn Team MVP three times… Holds high school PR's of 50.0 (400m), 1:57.42 (800m) and 2:31.9 (1000m).
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