Courtesy Peynado Ali Najjar leads the pack at the Duke Invitational, where the Hoyas had much success.

A handful of stunning individual performances highlighted Georgetown’s trip to the Duke Invitational last weekend, as athletes continued to amass qualifying times and break personal records.

The duo of junior Monica Hargrove and senior Jamillah Bowman once again led the Hoya women in the sprints and, in addition, stretched out beyond their standard racing distances to help the team pick up a victory in the 4 x 800m.

Bowman led off the 4 x 800m with a sparkling 2:10.4 carry, and handed off to Hargrove, who timed 2:13.0 on the second leg. Junior Rose Wetzel and senior Jill Laurendeau ran the third and fourth legs to seal the victory with a time of 8:53.99.

The following day, Bowman and Hargrove returned to their normal events with phenomenal success. Bowman ran the 400m hurdles in a personal record and NCAA Regional qualifying time of 59.16, while Hargrove also notched a personal record and earned another Regional qualification with her time of 53.66 in the 400m.

Junior Maura McCusker picked up where she left off last weekend at the Florida Relays by becoming the first collegian to cross the line of the 800m. Her time of 2:09.49 meets NCAA Regional standards, while her teammate, freshman Meghan O’Neil, narrowly missed picking up another Regional qualifying mark. O’Neil trailed McCusker in second place with a time of 2:11.92.

Georgetown was well represented in the 3,000m, where junior Treniere Clement claimed first-place with a time of 9:30.44, and junior Colleen Kelly and senior Emily Reaman followed with top-five finishes. Reaman’s time of 9:48.17 set a new personal record, and all three runners picked up ECAC qualifications.

Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Ron Helmer praised the dependability of the group, and Hargrove, Bowman and Reaman’s continual improvement.

“Consistency has been the key, and bit by bit, we’re beginning to put it together,” Helmer said.

The men’s team also received standout performances from senior Javon Broderick in the 1,500m, freshmen Courtney Jaworski and Stanley Lagrenade in the 800m, and senior George O’Loughlin in the 3,000m

Broderick was the first collegiate finisher in the 1,500m, and with his time of 3:49.68, earned a qualification for the NCAA Regional Championships. Jaworski and Lagrenade timed 1:51.69 and 1:51.87 for fifth-place and sixth-place, respectively, in the 800m. O’Loughlin was runner-up in the 3,000m with a time of 8:31.27.

“For Javon Broderick, after limited amounts of training, qualifying for Regionals was a great performance,” Associate Head Coach Andrew Valmon said. “In the middle-distances, especially the 800m, we’re continuously knocking on the door. The Regional qualifying time is 1:51.15, so those guys were close.”

Other notable efforts, according to Valmon, included Lagrenade’s 47.1 carry on the 4 x 400m relay, and the performances of junior Andrew Nolen and freshman Jared Jenkins.

Nolen timed 21.17 in the 200m, and Jenkins, a former walk-on, crossed the line of the 400m in 49.44.

This weekend the team will send select athletes to the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn., while the remainder of the team stays closer to home and competes at the Virginia Invitational.