Iona Claims 30th-Straight MAAC Men’s Cross Country Championship
GALLOWAY, N.J. (Mar. 5, 2021) – Iona College earned its NCAA record 30th-straight MAAC Men’s Cross Country Championship this Friday at the Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey. The Gaels were paced by Jack O’Leary, the 2020-21 Male Most Outstanding Runner, who ran a 24:28.10 over the 8K course.
Iona swept with a perfect score of 15 to take home the title. O’Leary was followed by teammates Jamie Dee (24:28.14), Ehab El-Sandali (24:28.19), Joshua DeSouza (24:36.65), and Campbell Lee (24:36.66) to round out the top five.
The 2021 MAAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year is Lachlan Wellington from Iona. Wellington finished with a time of 24:51.81 placing ninth overall.
Along with Wellington the MAAC All-Rookie team is Matt Rankin (25:36.29) of Iona, Nick Soldevere (25:52.96) of Iona, Sebastien Reed (25:59.33) of Monmouth, and Killian McNamee (26:08.99) of Siena.
Postseason competition continues on March 15 for the NCAA Division I Championship at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma with Oklahoma State University serving as host.
A list of final results can be found
here. For all up to date information on the 2020-21 MAAC Cross Country Championships, visit
maacsports.com/xc
| 2020-21 MAAC Men’s Cross Country Championship |
| Finish |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Iona |
15 |
| 2 |
Monmouth |
77 |
| 3 |
Rider |
94 |
| 4 |
Siena |
105 |
| 5 |
Manhattan |
156 |
| 6 |
Canisius |
157 |
| 7 |
Marist |
161 |
| 8 |
Quinnipiac |
234 |
| 9 |
Fairfield |
263 |
| 10 |
St. Peter’s |
316 |
| 11 |
Niagara |
NTS* |
*NTS- No Team Score
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
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) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.