FAIRFAX, VA & NEW HAVEN, CT - Juniors Madison Klein and Grace Sparrow represented the Iona University women's outdoor track program in two separate events in Virginia and Connecticut. Klein was runner up in the ECAC 3,000-meter Championship while Sparrow finished sixth overall in the 800-meter event at the Yale Elite Last Chance Meet.

ECAC 3,000-METER RUN

Junior Madison Klein earned silver at the ECAC Championships, posting a 9:46.20 in the 3,000-meter event. It was a personal best time for Klein either indoors or outdoors. It's also the third fastest outdoor 3k time in school history behind Kate Avery's 8:56.24 at the European Cup in 2014 and Salome Kosgei's 9:33.88 at ECAC Championships in 2005.

YALE 800-METER RUN

Junior Grace Sparrow earned sixth place honors in the 800-meter event at Yale. Her 2:12.54 was shy of her personal best time set at the MAAC Championship last weekend.

IONA PERFORMERS

3k: Madison Klein, 2nd, 9:46.20; 800: Grace Sparrow, 6th, 2:12.54

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Iona awaits bids into the NCAA East Preliminaries set for May 24-27 in Jacksonville, FL, hosted by the University of North Florida at Hodges Stadium.

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