TALLAHASSEE, FL - Senior Ehab El-Sandali capped his stellar cross country career with the Iona men's program with an All-America performance at the 2021 NCAA Championship. El-Sandali was one of two Gael competitors in the race and finished 25th overall with his 10,000-meter time of 29:25.3.
 
El-Sandali earned his second cross country All-America honor of the calendar year with his best-ever finish at the NCAA event. This past March, he finished 29th.
 
El-Sandali is the sixth Iona runner to earn multiple cross country All-America accolades and joined an elite group that includes Gilbert Kirui, Mitch Goose, Leonard Korir, Mohamed Khadraoui (3x), and Richard Kiplagat (3x).
 
Iona senior Edward Goddard was 104th overall crossing in 30:10.8.
 
The individual champion was BYU's Conner Mantz (28:33.1) and the team champ was Northern Arizona.
 
Iona completes the 2021 cross country campaign and embarks on its indoor track & field season beginning December 4 at the Bill Ward Invitational in Staten Island and the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.