NEW YORK, NY - Sophomore
Holly Smith's silver medal in the 5,000-meter run highlighted the opening night for the Iona University women's indoor track & field team at the 2024 MAAC Championships at the Armory Track & Field Center. Smith, junior
Madison Klein, and the distance medley relay quartet earned points for the Gaels on Saturday evening while three other Gaels qualified for Sunday's finals in their respective preliminary events.
WOMEN'S 5000-METER RUN
Smith finished second in the 5k, posting a time of 16:51.00. She was less than two seconds behind the race winner from Manhattan. She earned her second MAAC medal following a bronze in the 2020-21 cross country championship. Klein earned seventh place points with her time of 17:04.16. Freshman
Claragh Keane was ninth overall with a personal best time of 17:17.44.
WOMEN'S DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY
Freshman
McKenna Arguien (1200), sophomore
Nadine Jefremow (400), junior
Katie Menard (800), and junior
Kate Tugman (1600) earned fifth place points in the distance medley relay. The quartet finished in 12:31.70.
WOMEN'S MILE RUN PRELIMINARIES
Junior
Cosmina Spiridon and freshman
Lily Overton qualified for the mile final with their performance in the preliminary heats. Spiridon was eighth overall with a season best time of 5:07.86. Overton finished 10th in 5:10.02. Freshman
Alexa Doe (26th, 5:42.77) also represented the Gaels.
WOMEN'S 800-METER RUN PRELIMINARIES
Junior
Megan Sterbenz ran the eighth fastest 800-meter time in 2:20.22 to advance to Sunday's final. Juniors
Katie Menard (11th, 2:21.83) and
Jamie Gudyka (17th, 2:25.30) competed in the 800 for the Maroon & Gold.
IONA PERFORMERS
200 prelims:
Tonian Fullerton, 21st, 27.43;
Nadine Jefremow, 23rd, 27.68.
400 prelims:
Nadine Jefremow, 14th, 1:01.64;
Lauren Sonski, 18th, 1:03.02.
800 prelims:
Megan Sterbenz, 8th, 2:20.22;
Katie Menard, 11th, 2:21.83;
Jamie Gudyka, 17th, 2:25.30.
Mile prelim:
Cosmina Spiridon, 8th, 5:07.86;
Lily Overton, 10th, 5:10.02;
Alexa Doe, 26th, 5:42.77.
5k:
Holly Smith, 2nd, 16:51.00;
Madison Klein, 7th, 17:04.16;
Claragh Keane, 9th, 17:17.44.
Long Jump:
Tonian Fullerton, 17th, 5.04m.
DMR: M. Arguien, N. Jefremow, K. Menard, K. Tugman, 5th, 12:31.70.
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