Nine MAAC Schools Compete in NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships

11/10/2017 2:57:18 PM

EDISON, NJ – Seven MAAC schools competed in the Northeast Regional in Buffalo, NY and two MAAC schools took part in the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Bethlehem, PA. The Iona College men earned their 17^th straight automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with their performance in Buffalo, NY this afternoon.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Women’s 6k

Monmouth finished 20^th overall as a team with 588 points while Rider finished with 742 points in 26^th place.
Monmouth Senior Allie Wilson recorded a time of 21:41.2, leading the way for the Hawks.
Rider was led by sophomore Peri Pavicic who ran a 22:17.1.

Northeast Regional Women’s 6k

Iona finished sixth overall, which was a three spot improvement from last year’s finish.
2017 MAAC Cross Country Most Outstanding Female Runner, Iona sophomore Egle Morenaite finished in seventh place with a time of 21:55.8.
Canisius junior Siobhan Quinn placed 27^th with a time of 22:32.0, Iona’s freshman Sophie Murphy and junior Julia Kearley finished 13^th and 22^nd respectively.
Morenaite, Murphy, and Kearly earned All-Region honors.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Men’s 10k

Monmouth finished 18^th overall behind the effort of junior Kyle Mueller who ran the 10k in 31:42.7.
Rider finished in 23^rd place with their top finisher senior Daniel Belay running the 10k in 32:30.5.

Northeast Regional Men’s 10k

Iona, Canisius, Marist, and Manhattan all finished within the top-20 as a team.
Iona’s Johannes Motschmann finished third with a 31:47.9 in the 10k while teammates junior Liam Dee (seventh) and senior Gilbert Kirui (ninth) also finished in the top 10.
2017 MAAC Most Outstanding Male Runner, Iona senior Andrew Tario finished 17^th with a time of 32:27.8.
Motschmann, Dee, Kirui, Tario, and Graduate Student Chartt Miller earned All-Region honors.

The 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships will take place November 18 in Lousiville, KY. For more information visit ncca.com/championships