MADISON, WI - The Iona College men's cross country team finished 25th at the 2021 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational held at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. Senior
Ehab El-Sandali was the Gaels' top finisher in 36th place. The race field consisted of 24 teams that were ranked or receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA DI National Coaches' Poll.
El-Sandali completed the 8k event in 23:54.9. Sophomore
Joshua DeSouza was the Maroon & Gold's No. 2 finisher in 45th place in 24:01.4. Junior
Graham Baird (141st, 24:46.6), sophomore
Jonathan DeSouza (152nd, 24:54.8) and freshman
Matthew Rankin (168th, 25:06.4) also scored for Iona.
No. 6 Iowa State took the team title with 88 points. They were followed by No. 3 Stanford, No. 12 Tulsa, No. 11 and host Wisconsin, and No. 10 Air Force rounding out the top five. The No. 14 ranked Gaels earned a 530 team score.
The Gaels will have a squad compete tomorrow at the Princeton Invitational.
Iona Individual Results
Pl. Name Year Time
36 Ehab El-Sandali SR 23:54.9
45 Joshua DeSouza SO 24:01.4
141 Graham Baird JR 24:46.6
152 Jonathan DeSouza SO 24:54.8
168 Matt Rankin FR 25:06.4
170 Nick Soldevere FR 25:07.6
220 Campbell Lee SO 26:08.0
TEAM RESULTS
Pl. School Points
1. Iowa State 88
2. Stanford 104
3. Tulsa 160
4. Wisconsin 187
5. Air Force 225
6. Oregon 271
7. Gonzaga 273
8. Michigan 285
9. Furman 302
10. Colorado St. 318
11. Utah State 321
12. Boise State 356
13. Harvard 363
14. Washington 402
15. Minnesota 413
16. Portland 422
17. Southern Utah 439
18. North Carolina 440
19. Providence 459
20. Syracuse 475
21. Indiana 476
22. Butler 478
23. NC State 497
24. Michigan State 505
25. Iona 530
26. Umass Lowell 664
27. Purdue 686
28. Eastern Michigan 699
29. Dartmouth 824
30. South Dakota St. 835
31. Missouri 942
