Georgetown continued its string of early-season success at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge, where senior Elizabeth Maloy led the women’s team to a first-place finish as she won her second individual race of the season.

Maloy finished the 6,000-meter race, on the Dunbar Farms course at Eastern State Hospital, in a time of 21:34.3. Junior Melissa Grelli, meanwhile, crossed the line in third place at 21:54.3, to continue her impressive season.

“Liz and Melissa raced extremely well,” Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Ron Helmer said. “They’ve been up there in workouts and races this year.”

Juniors Maggie Infeld and Jennie Funk finished in eighth and 11th, respectively, with times of 22:18.9 and 22:32.7. Sophomore Kailin Collins closed the Hoya pack; her time of 23:06.4 was good for 20th place.

The women accumulated a total score of 43 points, well ahead of second-place Virginia Tech’s 55. Host school William and Mary finished in third with 73 points.

On the men’s side, the No. 13 Hoyas raced without some of their key runners, yet still finished in second place as a team, albeit to No. 22 William and Mary. The effort was led by sophomore Levi Miller, who finished third individually with a time of 24:03.2 over the 8,000m course.

Miller finished closely behind a duo of impressive runners: Chris Landry of William and Mary and Sean Quigley of LaSalle, who ran times of 23:51.4 and 23:55.0.

“Levi ran an impressive race, as he ran with two cross country all-Americans, and he’s only going to get better this season,” Assistant Coach Pat Henner said.

The next Hoya finishers, juniors Justin Scheid and Michael Banks, crossed the line in fifth and ninth with respective times of 24:33.0 and 24:56.5, while freshman Owen Boyle and Sandy Roberts finished in 13th and 16th with times of 25:05.1 and 25:09.8.

The men totaled 46 points, giving the Tribe a 30-point upset victory. La Salle University finished with 77, and Virginia Tech with 91.

“The most important thing is just staying healthy and using our good races today in order to prepare for the next meet,” Henner said.

The Hoyas look ahead to the NCAA Pre-National meet on Oct. 14th in Terre Haute, Ind.