2024 Big East XC Championship

2024 Big East XC Championship Notebook: Things to Know

2024 Big East XC Championship Notebook: Things to Know

Heading into the 2024 Big East Cross Country Championship, here are some things that you need to be on the lookout for.

Oct 31, 2024 by John Davern
2024 Big East XC Championship Notebook: Things to Know

The 2024 Big East Championship is set for November 1 at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia. Heading into Championship Friday, we're going to give you our notebook of things to know and look out for.

The Women's 6K Championship is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. EDT, with the Men's 8K Championship to follow at 10:50 a.m. EDT. The awards presentation will begin at 11:40 a.m. EDT.

Which Ranked Teams Are Competing?

There are five teams ranked in the FloTrack College XC Rankings presented by HOKA.

For the women, No. 3 Georgetown, No. 8 Providence and No. 15 Villanova will compete. On the men's side, No. 16 Villanova and No. 26 Georgetown are slated to square off. 

How Can I watch the 2024 Big East XC Championship?

The Big East Championship will be LIVE on FloTrack and FloTrack social platforms including YouTube.

Which Ranked Individuals Are Competing?

Women's FloTrack College XC Rankings Presented by HOKA:

  • #4 Chloe Scrimgeour (Georgetown)
  • #7 Kimberly May (Providence)
  • #9 Lucy Jenks (Georgetown)
  • #11 Alex Millard (Providence)
  • #14 Chloe Thomas (Connecticut)
  • #24 Melissa Riggins (Georgetown)
  • #26 Sadie Sigfstead (Villanova)
  • #38 Shannon Flockhart (Providence)
  • #55 Jenna Zydanowicz (Connecticut)
  • #58 Nicole Vanasse (Villanova)
  • #111 Charlotte Tomkinson (Georgetown)
  • #116 Almi Nerurkar (Georgetown)
  • #139 Barrett Justema (Georgetown)
  • #143 Margaret Carroll (Villanova)
  • #146 Laura Mooney (Providence)
  • #162 Fiona Max (Georgetown)
  • #169 Emily Robinson (Villanova)
  • #173 Rosemary Shay (Villanova)
  • #186 Niamh O'Mahony (Providence)
  • #187 Emma McGill (Villanova)
  • #192 Emily Bush (Providence)
  • #198 Amelia Arrieta (Villanova)
  • #207 Cara Laverty (Providence)

Men' FloTrack College XC Rankings Presented by Hoka:

  • #20 Liam Murphy (Villanova)
  • #27 William Zegarski (Butler)
  • #39 Marco Langon (Villanova)
  • #98 Austin Gabay (Butler)
  • #113 Bailey Habler (Villanova)
  • #118 Lucas Guerra (Georgetown)
  • #127 Luke Ondracek (Georgetown)
  • #130 Abel Teffra (Georgetown)
  • #140 James Dunne (Georgetown)
  • #155 Michael Morgan (Providence)
  • #196 CJ Sullivan (Villanova)
  • #205 Sean Donoghue (Villanova)
  • #207 Charlie North (Georgetown)
  • #211 Jack Coomber (Villanova)
  • #212 Birhanu Harriman (Georgetown)
  • #218 Devon Comber (Villanova)
  • #222 Derek Fearon (Georgetown)

Who Won The 2023 Big East Cross Country Championship?

On the team side in 2023, the Butler men defeated the Villanova men, 36 to 42. Georgetown and Providence scored 71 and 75 points respectively for third and fourth.

Liam Murphy (Villanova) scored the individual win. He covered the 8.53k course in 24:46, leading his teammate Haftu Strintzos in a 1-2 finish. Murphy is back to defend his Big East title this year.

On the women's side, Georgetown posted an incredible 28 points to take the victory. Providence scored 56, Villanova scored 80 and Connecticut took fourth with 89.

Chloe Scrimgeour (Georgetown) is the defending Big East champion. She ran 19:59 to beat out Kimberley May (Providence) who was second, just seven seconds back. They'll face off in yet another rematch this year.

Melissa Riggins (Georgetown) was third behind those two, while Sadie Sigfstead (Villanova) and Emma McGill (Villanova) rounded out the top five.

Last year's entire top seven finishers return to the 2024 championship.

FloTrack Is Streaming Cross Country High School State Meets All November

November is also the month of high school cross country championship meets. Check the FloTrack schedule for a list of all the state championships streaming on FloTrack

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