TERRE HAUTE, IN - The Iona College men's cross country team finished 10th overall at the 2016 NCAA Division Championship held at LaVern Gibson XC Course. It was the Gaels 14th Top 10 finish at the national championship in the last 15 years. All five scorers finished within 32 seconds of each other, the smallest spread among the first 20 teams in the standings.
Senior Kieran Clements was Iona's top finisher in 44th place, good for a 34 on the team score. He completed the 10,000-meter event in 30:30.2. Junior Chartt Millerwas 64th overall (50 team score) just over eight seconds later (30:38.4). Junior Gilbert Kirui challenged lead pack early but crossed the line in 87th place (30:47.2). Junior Johannes Motschmann crossed six spots and 2.7 seconds later. Sophomore Liam Dee was Iona's fifth scorer in 117th place (93 team score, 31:01.3).
Villanova senior Patrick Tiernan was the individual champion, edging Syracuse's Justyn Knight for the title. Oregon's Edward Cheserek was third, ending his chances at a fourth-straight individual crown. No. 1 Northern Arizona was the team champion. Stanford, Syracuse, Mississippi, Arkansas, Colorado, BYU, Wisconsin, Oregon and Iona rounded out the Top 10.
2016 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship
Terre Haute, IN - LaVern Gibson Championship XC Course
November 19, 2016 - 10k
Iona Finishers
Pl.) Name Yr. Time Tm Scre
44.) Kieran Clements Sr. 30:30.2 34
64.) Chartt Miller Jr. 30:38.4 50
87.) Gilbert Kirui Jr. 30:47.2 68
93.) Johannes Motschmann Jr. 30:49.9 74
117.) Liam Dee So. 31:01.3 93
170.) Jac Hopkins Fr. 31:23.5 140
197.) Brandon Allen Jr. 31:38.9 164
Team Scores
Rk. School Score
1.) Northern Arizona 125
2.) Stanford 158
3.) Syracuse 164
4.) Mississippi 196
5.) Arkansas 206
6.) Colorado 223
7.) BYU 247
8.) Wisconsin 256
9.) Oregon 282
10.) Iona College 319
11.) Tulsa 340
12.) Oklahoma State 363
13.) Portland 368
14.) Washington St. 370
15.) UCLA 378
16.) Iowa State 384
17.) Colorado St. 388
18.) Virginia 476
19.) Boise State 478
20.) Michigan State 504
21.) Georgetown 534
22.) NC State 543
23.) Illinois 564
24.) Providence 611
25.) Dartmouth 621
26.) Navy 622
27.) Southern Utah 629
28.) Mid. Tenn. State 697
29.) UTEP 707
30.) Texas 736
31.) California 776