NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Iona College men's cross country team jumped 10 spots to No. 8 in the Oct. 22 release of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national poll announced this morning. The Gaels bump in the poll was a result of a third place finish at the 2013 Pre-National Invitational, hosted by Indiana State University.
The Gaels finished behind current No. 1 Colorado and No. 4 Oregon and ahead of No. 11 Tulsa, No. 13 Stanford, No. 15 Princeton, No. 20 Boise State, No. 27 Oklahoma and No. 30 Southern Utah. No. 2 Oklahoma State's "B" squad also finished after Iona.
Senior Daniel Clorley was Iona's top finisher, finishing 10th overall with an 8k time of 23:41.13. Redshirt freshman Kieran Clements was 18th (23:49.26) and senior Matthew Gillespie was 21st (23:51.51) as the Gaels' Top 25 competitors.
Sophomore Ethan Heywood was Iona's fourth scorer in 36th place (24:04.77) while junior Andrew Kowalsky came in 41st (24:08.37).
Iona's next in action on Nov. 1 when they look to extend the nation's longest conference title streak at the 2013 MAAC Championship at Van Cortlandt Park. The Maroon & Gold has won 22 straight dating back to 1991.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2013 Week #5 -- October 22
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| Rank |
Institution (FPV) |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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| 1 |
Colorado (6) |
353 |
Mountain |
Pac-12 |
Mark Wetmore (19th) |
2
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona (5) |
343 |
Mountain |
Big Sky |
Eric Heins (7th) |
3
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma State (1) |
333 |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
Dave Smith (8th) |
1
|
| 4 |
Oregon |
324 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Robert Johnson (2nd) |
4
|
| 5 |
BYU |
316 |
Mountain |
West Coast |
Ed Eyestone (14th) |
5
|
| 6 |
Portland |
299 |
West |
West Coast |
Rob Conner (24th) |
7
|
| 7 |
Wisconsin |
281 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Mick Byrne (6th) |
20
|
| 8 |
Iona |
276 |
Northeast |
Metro Atlantic |
Ricardo Santos (6th) |
18
|
| 9 |
New Mexico |
253 |
Mountain |
Mountain West |
Joe Franklin (7th) |
25
|
| 10 |
Columbia |
246 |
Northeast |
Ivy |
Willy Wood (20th) |
8
|
| 11 |
Tulsa |
239 |
Midwest |
Conference USA |
Steve Gulley (12th) |
9
|
| 12 |
Arkansas |
227 |
South Central |
SEC |
Chris Bucknam (6th) |
6
|
| 13 |
Stanford |
225 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Chris Miltenberg (2nd) |
29
|
| 14 |
Syracuse |
198 |
Northeast |
ACC |
Chris Fox (9th) |
11
|
| 15 |
Princeton |
191 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Ivy |
Jason Vigilante (2nd) |
10
|
| 16 |
Michigan |
171 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Alex Gibby (4th) |
RV
|
| 17 |
Eastern Kentucky |
164 |
Southeast |
Ohio Valley |
Rick Erdmann (35th) |
16
|
| 18 |
North Carolina |
142 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Mark VanAlstyne (2nd) |
13
|
| 19 |
Providence |
129 |
Northeast |
Big East |
Ray Treacy (30th) |
17
|
| 20 |
Boise State |
127 |
West |
Mountain West |
Corey Ihmels (1st) |
19
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| 21 |
Harvard |
104 |
Northeast |
Ivy |
Jason Saretsky (8th) |
NR
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| 22 |
Colorado State |
95 |
Mountain |
Mountain West |
Art Siemers (2nd) |
15
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| 23 |
Notre Dame |
92 |
Great Lakes |
ACC |
Joe Piane (39th) |
28
|
| 24 |
Indiana |
77 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Ron Helmer (7th) |
12
|
| 25 |
Washington |
73 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Greg Metcalf (12th) |
RV
|
| 26 |
Villanova |
68 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big East |
Marcus O'Sullivan (14th) |
23
|
| 27 |
Oklahoma |
66 |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
Jim VanHootegem (1st) |
RV
|
| 28 |
Air Force |
52 |
Mountain |
Mountain West |
Juli Benson (5th) |
RV
|
| 29 |
Texas |
37 |
South Central |
Big 12 |
Mario Sategna (1st) |
14
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| 30 |
Southern Utah |
16 |
Mountain |
Big Sky |
Eric Houle (22nd) |
NR
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| Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 15, Illinois 14, Virginia 11, Florida 9, Arizona State 7, Butler 3, Duke 2, Dartmouth 1, Cal Poly 1 |
| Dropped Out: No. 21 UCLA, No. 22 Minnesota, No. 24 Georgetown, No. 26 Florida, No. 27 Dartmouth, No. 30 Arizona State |
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| (* year as effective coach of that team in men's cross country) |
