NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Event: Paul Short Invitational
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA – The Iona College men’s cross country team took first place at the Paul Short Invitational. Four members of the Maroon and Gold finished in the top-10 as the Gaels led the 8,000-meter event with 34 points.
Key Notes:
Senior Kieran Clements placed second with a time of 23:38, one second behind the winner, Scott Carpenter from Georgetown.
Junior Gilbert Kirui placed third in 23:40.
Juniors Andrew Tario and Johannes Motschmann rounded out the Iona top-10 finishers, finishing seventh and tenth respectively.
Sophomore Liam Dee placed twelfth, crossing the finish line in 23:57.
Iona Results
2. Kieran Clements – 23:38
3. Gilbert Kirui – 23:40
7. Andrew Tario – 23:50
10. Johannes Motschmann – 23:55
12. Liam Dee – 23:57
23. Brandon Allen – 24:08
121. Alex Carter – 25:08
Team Scores
| Plc. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Iona | 34 |
| 2 | Georgetown | 115 |
| 3 | Adams State | 142 |
| 4 | University of Penn | 146 |
| 5 | Columbia | 167 |
| 6 | US Naval Academy | 184 |
| 7 | Dartmouth | 186 |
| 8 | Utah State | 211 |
| 9 | Cornell | 225 |
| 10 | Georgia | 228 |
| 11 | Army West Point | 384 |
| 12 | University of Florida | 401 |
| 13 | Harvard | 443 |
| 14 | Williams | 480 |
| 15 | University of Buffalo | 556 |
| 16 | La Salle | 567 |
| 17 | Stony Brook | 585 |
| 18 | Saint Josephs | 594 |
| 19 | St. Lawrence | 635 |
| 20 | Lock Haven | 678 |
| 21 | Canisius | 689 |
| 22 | Lehigh | 706 |
| 23 | University at Albany | 711 |
| 24 | Queens Gaels | 743 |
| 25 | Tufts | 748 |
| 26 | Univsersity of Massachusetts – Low | 767 |
| 27 | Temple | 775 |
| 28 | Quinnipiac | 777 |
| 29 | University of Massachusetts | 799 |
| 30 | Christopher Newport | 804 |
| 31 | George Washington | 823 |
| 32 | Saint Leo | 827 |
| 33 | East Carolina | 844 |
| 34 | Monmouth | 893 |
| 35 | Maryland Eastern Shor | 902 |
| 36 | Virginia Military Institute | 939 |
| 37 | UMBC | 966 |
| 38 | University of San Diego | 1105 |
Next Contest:
The Gaels are back in action on Friday, Oct. 7, as they return home to compete in the Metropolitan Championship. The event is slated to begin at 2:15 at Van Cortlandt Park