RIVERDALE, NY - Iona University women's cross country sophomore Holly Smith was the Gaels' top performer at the 2023 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship at Van Cortlandt Park Friday morning.  Smith led the Maroon & Gold to a 15th place team finish.

THE RUNDOWN

Smith finished the 6k course in 20:28.9, good for 23rd place and All-Region honors. Sophomore Tayla Gunton was the Gaels' No. 2 finisher, placing 77th with a time of 21:18.8. Freshman Claragh Keane (21:26.4) and junior Madison Klein (21:30.6) crossed within four spots of each other in 89th and 93rd place.  Iona's fifth finisher was rookie Lily Overton (21:56.1) in 125th.  Senior Susie O'Flynn (190th, 23:00.2) and junior Cosmina Spiridon (232nd, 23:54.0) also competed for the Gaels.

TEAM SCORES

Syracuse (98), Boston College (109), Providence (137), Harvard (140), and Columbia (167) represented the top five teams.  With 403 team points, the Gaels were the second MAAC team in the standings, finishing behind Quinnipiac in ninth place.

IONA PERFORMERS

Pl.	Name	Year	Time
23.)	Holly Smith	SO	20:28.9
77.)	Tayla Gunton	SO	21:18.8
89.)	Claragh Keane	FR	21:26.4
93.)	Madison Klein	JR	21:30.6
125.)	Lily Overton	FR	21:56.1
190.)	Susie O'Flynn	SR	23:00.2
232.)	Cosmina Spiridon	JR	23:54.0

TEAM SCORES

Pl.	Team	Score
1.)	Syracuse	98
2.)	Boston College	109
3.)	Providence	137
4.)	Harvard	140
5.)	Columbia	167
6.)	Connecticut	179
7.)	Dartmouth	190
8.)	Northeastern	256
9.)	Quinnipiac	260
10.)	Yale	273
11.)	Stony Brook	288
12.)	Cornell	315
13.)	Boston University	339
14.)	Army	346
15.)	Iona	403
16.)	Brown	496
17.)	UMass Lowell	498
18.)	Canisius	534
19.)	Siena	585
20.)	Maine	615
21.)	Binghamton	617
22.)	UMass	639
23.)	Buffalo	679
24.)	Albany	736
25.)	Bryant	742
26.)	Central Connecticut	787
27.)	New Hampshire	793
28.)	Vermont	797
29.)	Marist	837
30.)	Merrimack	925
31.)	Sacred Heart	938
32.)	St. John's	941
33.)	Colgate	948
34.)	Fordham	956
35.)	Hofstra	956
36.)	LIU	993
37.)	Fairfield	1091

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