Complete Results
LOUISVILLE, KY - The Iona College men's cross country team finished fifth overall at the 2015 NCAA Division Championship held at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. It was the Gaels 13th Top 10 finish at the national championship in the last 14 years and their highest finish since a second place performance in 2008.
Sophomore Gilbert Kirui was the Maroon & Gold's top performer, crossing the line in 20th place with a time of 30:11.3. Kirui finished the 10,000-meter event with a time of 30:11.3. By virtue of his finish, he becomes Iona's 16th cross country All-American as the program has earned the honor 22 times since 1988.
Sophomore Chartt Miller was 43rd in 30:30.1. Junior Kieran Clements placed 58th (30:39.7), senior Michael O'Dowd was 62nd (30:41.1) and freshman Liam Dee placed 110th (31:02.4) to round out the Gaels scorers.
Oregon junior Edward Cheserek was the individual champion winning his third straight NCAA meet in 28:45.8. Iona's regional rival Syracuse was the team champion with 82 points. Colorado was nine points behind the Orange. Stamford and Oregon finished third and fourth. Following the Gaels in the Top 10 were Arkansas, Louisville, Washington, Michigan and Georgetown.
2016 NCAA Division I Championship
Lousiville, KY - E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park
Nov. 21, 2015 - 10k
Iona Finishers
Pl.) Name YR Time
20.) Gilbert Kirui SO 30:11.3
43.) Chartt Miller SO 30:30.1
58.) Kieran Clements JR 30:39.7
62.) Mike O'Dowd SR 30:41.1
110.) Liam Dee FR 31:02.4
152.) Brandon Allen SO 31:28.5
209.) Johannes Motschmann SO 32:11.9
Top 20 Finishers
Pl.) Name YR School Time
1.) Edward Cheserek JR Oregon 28:45.8
2.) Patrick Tiernan JR Villanova 29:11.1
3.) Pierce Murphy SR Colorado 29:37.0
4.) Justyn Knight SO Syracuse 29:46.1
5.) Jonathan Green SO Georgetown 29:49.5
6.) Jim Rosa SR Stanford 29:52.7
7.) Sean McGorty JR Stanford 29:53.4
8.) Colin Bennie SO Syracuse 29:55.9
9.) Martin Hehir SR Syracuse 29:59.5
10.) Marc Scott SO Tulsa 30:02.6
11.) Jonah Koech FR UTEP 30:04.4
12.) Erik Peterson SR Butler 30:05.0
13.) Jefferson Abbey JR Colorado St. 30:05.3
14.) Thomas Awad SR Penn 30:06.1
15.) Anthony Rotich SR UTEP 30:06.6
16.) Jacob Burcham JR Oklahoma 30:06.7
17.) Grant Fisher FR Stanford 30:07.9
18.) Ernest Kibet SR Louisville 30:09.4
19.) Jerrell Mock SO Colorado St. 30:10.3
20.) Gilbert Kirui SO Iona College 30:11.3
Team Scores
Rk.) Team Score
1.) Syracuse 82
2.) Colorado 91
3.) Stanford 151
4.) Oregon 183
5.) Iona College 231
6.) Arkansas 244
7.) Louisville 331
8.) Washington 345
9.) Michigan 348
10.) Georgetown 352
11.) UTEP 354
12.) BYU 406
13.) Furman 423
14.) UCLA 429
15.) Oklahoma 432
16.) Boise State 435
17.) Eastern Kentucky 446
18.) Oklahoma State 450
19.) Minnesota 464
20.) Tulsa 468
21.) Southern Utah 477
22.) Virginia 480
23.) California 524
24.) Penn 526
25.) Michigan State 543
26.) Washington St. 547
27.) Virginia Tech 581
28.) NC State 596
29.) Florida State 598
30.) Mississippi 607
31.) Texas 833
Iona's Cross Country All-Americans
Gilbert Kirui (2015)
Daniel Clorley (2013)
Mitch Goose (2011, 2012)
Leonard Korir (2010, 2011)
Ryan Sheridan (2009)
Alexander Soderberg (2009)
Mohamed Khadraoui (2006, 2007, 2008)
Andrew Ledwith (2008)
Abraham Ng'etich (2007)
Richard Kiplagat (2002, 2003, 2005)
Harbert Okuti (2005)
Joe McAllister (2003)
Mark Smyth (2003)
Vinny Mulvey (1999)
Ricardo Santos (1998)
Sean McGuirk (1988)
Iona Team Finishes At NCAA Championship
2015 5th
2014 8th
2013 6th
2012 29th
2011 9th
2010 8th
2009 8th
2008 2nd
2007 2nd
2006 3rd
2005 4th
2004 7th
2003 4th
2002 10th
2001 DNC*
2000 15th
1999 9th
1998 23rd
1997 13th
1993 19th
1985 19th
1982 18th
*-Did not compete, three top competitors were red-shirted