Iona’s Johnson and Nuttall Sweep MAAC Cross Country Weekly Awards
Men’s Runner of the Week
Wynn, Johnson, Iona
So., Roebuck, SC/Dorman
Wynn Johnson was Iona's top performer at the prestigious Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. Johnson placed 77th in the Men's College Gold 8K Race with a time of 24:26.1. There were a total of 372 individual runners in the race. The Gaels placed 18th as a team among 44 teams competing.
Women’s Runner of the Week
Gemma Nuttall, Iona
Sr., Katonah, NY/John Jay
Gemma Nuttall had a strong outing representing Iona with a 37th place, 20:42.7 pace effort. She raced at the 46th annual Paul Short Run Gold College 6K Race against 296 individuals.
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With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.