BOSTON, MA - Iona College men's indoor track & field graduate
Ehab El-Sandali led several Gaels competing in five different events this weekend at the 2022 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational at BU Track & Tennis Center. El-Sandali set a school record and world standard time in the 3,000-meter run to pace the Maroon & Gold.
3,000-METER RUN (SEEDED)
El-Sandali's time of 7:48.0 set a new school record, a massive personal best and was the 23rd fastest time in the NCAA this season. It was the fastest time in the Northeast region by nearly two seconds, and the fastest in the MAAC by more than 8.5. It was also the 365th fastest time in the world among nearly 900 times under 7:55 seconds tracked by World Athletics since the 1970s.
In the race, El-Sandali finished seventh and was the fifth collegiate finisher.
The second and third fastest times in the MAAC this season also came from Iona runners as sophomores Joshua and
Jonathan DeSouza finished back-to-back in 13th and 14th place. Both brothers earned personal best times in 7:56.58 and 7:56.83. Freshman
Tadhg Donnelly ran a 8:19.85 which is the seventh fastest time in the MAAC heading into this weekend's MAAC Championships.
All four Iona runners in the 3k event qualified for the IC4A Championships.
200-METER DASH
Senior
Kevin Fullerton and sophomore
Jadyn Tabois posted IC4A qualifying times in the 200-meter dash. Fullerton finished 18th in 21.72 while Tabois was 51st in 22.21. More than 200 runners competed in the event.
MILE RUN
Three Gaels earned IC4A qualifying times in the mile. Junior
Mael Gouyette was 32nd overall in 4:03.31. Sophomore
Nick Soldevere ran the 59th fastest time in 4:06.68 and junior
Jamie Dee was 89th in 4:10.49. There were 275 competitors in the event.
While Gouyette ran the fastest time in the MAAC this season in January on the same track, Soldevere's time ranks fourth and Dee eighth in the conference headed into the championship this weekend.
4x400-METER RELAY
The quartet of
John Conroy,
Prince Forson, Tabois and
Jordan Providence placed 20th in the 4x400-meter relay. Their time of 3:22.75 ranks fifth among MAAC schools this season.
IONA COMPETITORS
200:
Kevin Fullerton, 18th, 21.72,
Jadyn Tabois, 51st, 22.21,
Jordan Providence, 101st, 22.79,
Prince Forson, 65th, 22.40.
800:
Dante Ubriaco, 199th, 2:02.80. Mile:
Mael Gouyette, 32nd, 4:03.31,
Nick Soldevere, 59th, 4:06.68,
Jamie Dee, 89th, 4:10.49,
Nick Hunziker, 163rd, 4:18.64,
Nick Sinofsky, 219th, 4:24.47.
3k unseeded:
TJ Harkins, 82nd, 8:50.31.
3k seeded:
Ehab El-Sandali, 7th, 7:48.00,
Joshua DeSouza, 22nd, 7:56.58,
Jonathan DeSouza, 23rd, 7:56.83,
Tadhg Donnelly, 82nd, 8:19.85,
Campbell Lee, 120th, 8:33.52,
Peter Schulten, 123rd, 8:35.67.
4x400: Conroy, Forson, Tabois, Providence, 20th, 3:22.75.
UP NEXT
The Gaels return to the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City for the 2022 MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
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