MADISON, WI - The Iona University women's cross country team competed at the 2024 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer XC Course Friday afternoon. The Gaels finished fourth overall in the women's 6k B race that featured six scoring teams and several athletes from nationally ranked programs. Sophomore Claragh Keane led a trio of Maroon & Gold performers in the top 25.

IONA PERFORMERS

Keane crossed the 6k line with a time of 21:37.1. Freshman Kiera Atkinson was 22nd overall, posting a time of 21:56.1. Senior Madison Klein earned a 24th place finish in 21:59.0. Freshman Muireann Duffy (22:51.3) was Iona's No. 4 scorer in 47th place. Junior Kate Tugman (23:12.4) was fifth on the Gaels in 54th place. Sophomores McKenna Arguien (62nd, 23:57.7) and Alexa Doe (63rd, 24:00.8) also competed for Iona.

TEAM SCORES

Iona's team score of 86 was fourth overall, behind #14 Utah (40), #30 Iowa State (63) and #19 Wisconsin (67). It finished ahead of Eastern Kentucky and Oregon State.

IONA PERFORMERS

Pl.	Name	Year	Time
8.)	Claragh Keane	SO	21:37.1
22.)	Kiera Atkinson	FR	21:56.1
24.)	Madison Klein	SR	21:59.0
47.)	Muireann Duffy	FR	22:51.3
54.)	Kate Tugman	JR	23:12.4
62.)	McKenna Arguien	SO	23:57.7
63.)	Alexa Doe	SO	24:00.8

TOP 25 FINISHERS

Pl.	Name	Team	Year	Time
1.)	Molly Fitzpatrick	Boston College	JR	21:15.2
2.)	Ava Dobson	North Carolina	SR	21:19.7
3.)	Sona Kourilova	Utah	JR	21:24.8
4.)	Ashlyn Keeney	Iowa State	JR	21:27.4
5.)	Nora Gremban	Wisconsin	FR	21:29.5
6.)	Stella Kermes	Virginia	FR	21:31.6
7.)	Karin Gosek	Eastern Kentucky	SR	21:33.3
8.)	Claragh Keane	Iona	SO	21:37.1
9.)	Liv Phillips	Wisconsin	UNA	21:37.6
10.)	Ella Thorsett	Oregon	FR	21:40.5
11.)	Natalie VanOtteren	Michigan	FR	21:41.4
12.)	Kelsey Harrington	North Carolina	JR	21:41.8
13.)	Ruby Hughes	Iowa State	FR	21:43.1
14.)	Lauren Ayers	Utah	FR	21:43.6
15.)	Aspen Fulbright	Iowa State	JR	21:43.6
16.)	Brianna Rinn	Utah	SO	21:44.4
17.)	Mya Bunke	Wisconsin	JR	21:49.2
18.)	Grace Moroney	Utah	SO	21:49.3
19.)	Kylie Hartnett	Utah	JR	21:50.2
20.)	Haley Deighan	Michigan	JR	21:51.9
21.)	Maya Mor	Georgetown	UNA	21:55.5
22.)	Kiera Atkinson	Iona	FR	21:56.1
23.)	Anna Gardiner	Providence	FR	21:56.3
24.)	Madison Klein	Iona	SR	21:59.0
25.)	Ainsley Herron	Oregon State	FR	22:01.9

TEAM SCORES

Pl.	Team	Score
1.)	#14 Utah	40
2.)	#30 Iowa State	63
3.)	#19 Wisconsin	67
4.)	Iona	86
5.)	Eastern Kentucky	102
6.)	Oregon State	118

UP NEXT

The Gaels return East to compete at the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday, October 18 while and head back to Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals event. Wisconsin is the host of the 2024 NCAA Championship.

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