STONY BROOK, NY - The Iona University Men's Outdoor Track & Field team kicked off its season on Saturday in Stony Brook, New York in the Stony Brook Snowflake classic. Serving as a warm up for the outdoor season ahead, the Gaels set multiple personal best across Saturday with three in the 400-meter event alone.    

MEN'S 400-METER dash

The Gaels listed their largest amount of finishers in any event at the Snowflake classic with seven in the 400-meter dash. Four finished within the top 10 out of 17 competitors: Jack Bretthauer (5th, 53.38), Evan Gralitzer (7th, 53.73), Jiles Addison (8th, 53.83), and Andrew Fogarty (10th, 54.59). Fogarty joined Caudell Cajuste (11th, 55.76) and Hunter Wilson (12th, 56.69) in collecting personal best times. Hunter MacDuff (13th, 56.90) also competed in the event. 

MEN'S Mile Run

Jack Novelli earned a fifth-place finish off a time of 4:29.26, a personal best for the Mountain Top, Pennsylvania native.  

MEN'S 110-meter Hurdles

Keith Holloway was one of only two competitors in the 110-meter hurdles event but regardless finished first with a time of 16.06. 

MEN'S 800-meter Run

Freshman Patrick Rullo competed in his first outdoor 800-meter event, collecting a time of 2:04.44 and finishing fourth 

MEN'S 4x100-meter Relay

The Maroon & Gold quartet of Edmund Lok, Joe Surozenski, Jiles Addison, and Cameron Washington finished second out of four with a time of 44.03 

IONA PERFORMERS

110h: Keith Holloway, 1st, 16.06; 400h: Keith Holloway, 2nd, 1:02.30; 400: Jack Bretthauer, 5th, 53.38, Evan Gralitzer, 7th, 53.73, Jiles Addison, 8th, 53.83, Andrew Fogarty, 10th, 54.59, Caudell Cajuste, 11th, 55.76, Hunter Wilson, 12th, 56.59, Hunter MacDuff, 13th, 56.90; 800: Patrick Rullo, 4th, 2:04.44; Mile: Jack Novelli, 5th, 4:29.26; 3k: Billy Coogan, 3rd, 8:20.98; 4x100: E. Lok, J. Surozenski, J. Addison, C. Washington, 2nd, 44.03; 4x200: 4th, 1:33.56 

UP NEXT

The Iona men's track & field team are back in action in Raleigh, North Carolina in less than two weeks as they start day one of three at the Raleigh Relays on March 27th. 

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