BETHLEHEM, PA - The Iona College men's cross country team competed in the 47th Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University. The Gaels finished 17th in the College Gold 8k race and had other competitors in the open 8k event. Sophomore Donnovan Tucker finished second in the open event and freshman Matt Rankin was the Maroon & Gold's top performer in the Gold race.

Rankin finished 54th with a time of 54th 24:23.1. Other scorers in the race included freshman Nick Soldevere (66th, 24:30.3), junior Graham Baird (98th, 24:47) and freshmen Nick Hunziker (132nd, 25:02) and Peter Schulten (185th, 25:23). Rookie Nick Sinofsky (242nd, 25:44) rounded out the Gaels performers in the Gold 8k).

Tucker impressed in the open race, running an 8k time of 24:32.5, finishing two seconds behind the race winner from Princeton. Rookies TJ Harkins (89th, 26:14.9 and Dante Ubriaco (184th, 27:12.5) also competed in the race.

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Next up for Iona is the Metropolitan Championships at Van Cortlandt Park on Friday, October 8.

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