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Iona WXC Finishes 13th At NCAA NE Regional Championship

Written By: Talk of the Sound News

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Iona College women’s cross country team finished 13th at the 2015 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship at historic Franklin Park. Senior Tara Jameson led the Gaels in the 6k event with at 37th place finish.

Jameson completed the event in 21:43.5. Senior Melissa Hawtin was Iona’s second finisher in 65th place with a time of 22:10.4. Sophomore Rachel Garn (89th, 22:28.6) and freshmen Kristina Bozic (94th, 22:33.0) and Julia Kearley (104th, 22:38.1) were Iona’s other scorers.

Providence took first in the event with a team score of 49. Syracuse, Brown, Boston College and Yale rounded out the top five teams. The Gaels were the top MAAC finisher, besting Quinnipiac (18th), Marist (20th), Canisius (25th), Manhattan (29th), Siena (32nd), Fairfield (34th) and Niagara (38th). Monmouth, Rider, and Saint Peter’s compete in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

NCAA Northeast Regional Championship

Boston, MA – Franklin Park

Nov. 13, 2015 – 6k

Iona Competitors

Pl.) 

Name              

Yr    

Time

37.) 

Tara Jameson

SR 

21:43.5

65.) 

Melissa Hawtin  

SR 

22:10.4

89.) 

Rachel Garn  

SO 

22:28.6

94.) 

Kristina Bozic    

FR 

22:33.0

104.)

Julia Kearley  

FR 

22:38.1

136.)

Natalie Holder   

SO 

23:06.9

184.)

Orlaith Moynihan            

FR 

23:53.3

Team Results

Pl.)

School         

Points

1.) 

Providence         

49

2.) 

Syracuse           

92

3.) 

Brown             

139

4.) 

Boston College

143

5.) 

Yale              

156

6.) 

Harvard           

187

7.) 

Columbia          

204

8.) 

Dartmouth         

211

9.) 

Cornell           

218

10.)

New Hampshire    

308

11.)

Connecticut       

320

12.)

Stony Brook      

330

13.)

Iona College    

390

14.)

Albany            

422

15.)

Buffalo           

494

16.)

Northeastern      

520

17.)

Army              

520

18.)

Quinnipiac        

525

19.)

UMass             

547

20.)

Marist            

549

21.)

Fordham           

596

22.)

Holy Cross     

604

23.)

Vermont           

630

24.)

Sacred Heart     

643

25.)

Canisius          

677

26.)

Boston U.   

684

27.)

St. John’s

695

28.)

Hofstra           

733

29.)

Manhattan         

761

30.)

Cent. Connecticut

762

31.)

Binghamton        

786

32.)

Siena             

808

33.)

Bryant            

926

34.)

Fairfield        

1030

35.)

Colgate          

1083

36.)

Maine                  

1101

37.)

St. Bonaventure

1132

38.)

Niagara          

1149