RIVERDALE, NY – Led by three top 10 finishers, the Iona University men's cross country team earned a fourth-place finish at the 30th Annual Br. John "Paddy" Doyle / Iona University Meet of Champions at Van Cortlandt Park. Junior Baptiste Cartieaux placed second overall, while freshmen Billy Coogan and Jackson Jamison finished third and sixth respectively, as the Gaels tallied 85 points in the Mick Byrne Men's Championship 5-Mile race.

IONA PERFORMERS

The Gaels were led by Cartieaux, who crossed the line in 25:04.9, just two seconds behind the individual champion. Coogan impressed with a third-place finish in 25:12.3, while Jamison also cracked the top 10, earning sixth in 25:32.3.
 
Rounding out Iona's scoring lineup were freshmen Julian Laznik-Moraghan, who crossed in 37th place in 26:53.4, and Ben Daniels, who finished 39th in 27:03.1. Fellow rookie Carter Flowers also competed and came in 58th with a time of 28:25.2.

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

Princeton's Jacob Nenow captured the individual title in 25:02.9, narrowly edging out Iona's Cartieaux by two seconds. Coogan followed in third, just ahead of Army's Gavin Hansen in fourth and Yale's Daegan Cutter in fifth. Jamison gave the Gaels three top-10 finishers with his sixth-place effort. Rounding out the top 10 were Yale senior Kenan Pala in seventh, California (Pa.)'s Jonathan Thrush in eighth, Columbia senior Edward Blaha in ninth, and Columbia sophomore Henry Koike-Sieira in 10th.

TEAM SCORES

The team race came down to the wire as Princeton and Yale shared top honors with 69 points apiece. Columbia was just behind in third with 77, while Iona claimed fourth with 85. Binghamton rounded out the top five with 94 points.

Iona Performers

Place	Athlete	Year	Time
2	Baptiste Cartieaux	Jr.	25:04.9
3	Billy Coogan	Fr.	25:12.3
6	Jackson Jamison	Fr.	25:32.3
37	Julian Laznik-Moraghan	Fr.	26:53.4
39	Ben Daniels	Fr.	27:03.1
58	Carter Flowers	Fr.	28:25.2

Top 10 PERFORMERS

Place	Athlete	Year	School	Time
1	Jacob Nenow	Jr.	Princeton	25:02.9
2	Baptiste Cartieaux	Jr.	Iona	25:04.9
3	Billy Coogan	Fr.	Iona	25:12.3
4	Gavin Hansen	Jr.	Army	25:23.1
5	Daegan Cutter	Jr.	Yale	25:26.5
6	Jackson Jamison	Fr.	Iona	25:32.3
7	Kenan Pala	Sr.	Yale	25:39.7
8	Jonathan Thrush	Sr.	California (Pa.)	25:40.2
9	Edward Blaha	Sr.	Columbia	25:42.8
10	Henry Koike-Sieira	So.	Columbia	25:43.1

Team Scores

Place	School	Score
T-1	Princeton	69
T-1	Yale	69
3	Columbia	77
4	Iona	85
5	Binghamton	94
6	Army	122
7	California (Pa.)	209
8	Lock Haven	210
9	Yeshiva	294
10	Bergen CC	313
11	Lehman	355

UP NEXT

The Gaels return to action on Saturday, September 20, traveling to Columbia, Missouri, for the 2025 Gans Creek Classic at the University of Missouri's Gans Creek XC Course, the host site of this fall's NCAA Championship.

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