PRINCETON, NJ -Â The Iona University men's outdoor track team fielded six athletes at the Princeton Elite Invitational on Friday. Only competing in mid-to-long distance events, the Maroon & Gold showed their prowess with three top-three finishes and multiple personal best efforts.
Among the competitors were Iona's
Ollie Boltz, who finished first in his respective event, and
Duncan Robinson, who earned the fastest 1500-meter event time in the MAAC this season.
MEN'S 1500-meter run
Duncan Robinson laid out an incredible effort in the men's 1500-meter event, notching a personal best time of 3:40.94 on the way to a second place finish. Robinson's time now stands as the fastest outdoor effort by any MAAC athlete in 2025 by more than three seconds. Â
Also competing in the event was
Tristan Coles, who himself set an impressive personal best time of 3:43.35 seconds, finishing sixth in a field of 24 finishers. Coles' time is the second fastest in the MAAC this season.
MEN'S 10000-meter run
In the final event of the night at Weaver Stadium,
Ollie Boltz earned a first place finish in the 10-kilometer event. The Maroon & Gold athlete earned a sub-30 minute mark and finished almost forty seconds ahead of the closest competitor with a time of 29.41.86.Â
IONA PERFORMERS
1500: Duncan Robinson, 2nd, 3:40.94,
Tristan Coles, 6th, 3:43.35;
3kS: Peter Fogarty, 12th, 9:10.64,
Andrew Fogarty, 14th, 9:18.71;
5k: Matt Rankin, 3rd, 14:02.87;
10k:
Ollie Boltz, 1st, 29.41.86Â
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