BOSTON, MA - The Iona University men's indoor track and field team brought five competitors on Friday to the 2025 Eagle Elite meet hosted by Boston College at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston, Massachusetts. Serving as a final tune up in the regular season before the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, several Gaels pushed their limits in the distance events. Among them was
Tadhg Donnelly, who set a personal best 3000-meter time, and
Bradley Giblin, who ran the quickest indoor mile in the MAAC this season.
MEN'S 3,000-METER RUN
Tadhg Donnelly led the way for the Gaels in the 3000-meter run, besting his previous personal best time by 10 seconds as he crossed the line first with a time of 8:06.12. The time stands as the second-fastest time in the three kilometer event in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference this season, behind Gael teammate
Matt Rankin who set a time of 8:04.00 at the Dr. Sander Scorcher event in January.
Scott Fagan (5th, 8:18.59) also competed in the event.
MEN'S Mile RUN
Bradley Giblin finished first in the mile event second heat, and seventh overall with a 4:00.31, less than a second away from a personal best. The time stands as the fastest mile by any MAAC indoor athlete this season, and means that five different Gaels now hold the top five mile times in the conference this season. Iona filled out the top 3 places in the second heat with
Tristan Coles (8th, 4:03.62) and
Matt Rankin (9th, 4:03.86) crossing the line.
IONA PERFORMERS
Mile: Bradley Giblin, 7th, 4:00.31,
Tristan Coles, 8th, 4:03.62,
Matt Rankin, 9th, 4:03.86;
3k: Tadhg Donnelly, 1st, 8:06.12,
Scott Fagan, 5th, 8:18.59
UP NEXT
The Gaels travel in full force to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships next Saturday at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York, New York.
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