BOSTON, MA - The Iona University women's indoor track team started its first day of competition at the 2025 Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday in Boston. Five runners represented the Maroon & Gold across four events, with the highlights of the day coming the in the form of an indoor 200-meter school record earned by Ava McAuliffe, and a third-place finish in the 5000-meter run final for Madison Klein.

woMEN'S 5000-METER RUN FINAL

Madison Klein raked in a podium finish in the 5000-meter event, earning third place with a time of 17:09.26. Claragh Keane followed in 6th place with a time of 17:26.85 

woMEN'S MILE RUN PRELIMINARIES

Kiera Atkinson finished 10th in the mile event preliminaries and qualified for Sunday's final with a time of 4:27.14. The time stands as the Freshman's personal best. Maddy Luscombe joined the personal best party with a time of 5:00.10, finishing 14th.  

WOMEN'S 200-METER dash PRELIMINARIES

Ava McAuliffe set a school record for the indoor 200-meter event with a time of 25.41. The previous record stood for more than half a dozen years before the Freshman set her time.

IONA PERFORMERS

200m prelims: Ava McAuliffe, 25th, 25.41 800m prelims: Katie Menard, 14th, 2:16.91 Mile prelims: Kiera Atkinson, 10th, 4:57.14Q, Maddy Luscombe, 14th, 5:00.10; 5k: Madison Klein, 3rd, 17:09.26 , Claragh Keane, 6th, 17.26.84 

UP NEXT

The Gaels are back in action at the 2025 ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships tomorrow with the women's 3000-meter event starting at 1:15 p.m. 

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