RALEIGH, NC – The Iona University women's outdoor track team brought a group of four distance runners to take on the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 10-kilometer event Maroon & Gold duo of Tayla Gunton and Madison Klein highlighted the Gaels' efforts with both earning personal best times. 

WOMEN'S 10,000-meter run

Tayla Gunton set an impressive personal best time of 34:53.36 for Iona's best mark in the 10-kilometer event since Sophie Murphy's sub-35-minute time in 2023. Madison Klein joined in by setting her own personal best in the event with a time of 36:02.26. The pair finished 26th, and 60th respectively. 

WOMEN'S 5,000-meter run

Muireann Duffy was the first in Maroon & Gold to cross the line in the five-kilometer event. She earned a time of 17:39.63, finishing ninth in her section and 166th overall. Senior Kate Tugman finished 11th in her section and 171st overall with a time of 17:44.62.   

IONA PERFORMERS

5k: Muireann Duffy, 166th, 17:39.63 , Kate Tugman, 171st, 17:43.62; 10k: Tayla Gunton, 26th, 34:53.56, Madison Klein, 60th, 36:02.26 

UP NEXT

The Gaels take on the Metropolitan Championships at Icahn Stadium in Randall's Island on Saturday April 5.   

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