Sept. 30, 2006

Iona Meet of Champions Results

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's cross country squad earned seventh-place honors at the Iona Meet of Champions on Saturday morning. The 8K race, held in New Rochelle, NY, featured 172 runners and 20 teams. Graduate student Mike DiDio paced the Hawk harriers, earning 15th-place honors with his time of 25:15.9.

Senior co-captain Teddy Meyers took home 45th place with a time of 26:01.8. Freshman Jonathan Sclafani placed 62nd, clocking a 26:33.7. Senior co-captain Shawn Duffy ran a 26:54.8 to place 73rd. The Hawk scorers were rounded out by a trio of sophomores. Justin Heinze, Michael Howanski, and Brendan Kearney placed 83rd (27:09.2), 90th (27:28.7), and 99th (27:50.4), respectively.

The Hawks return to action on Saturday, October 14th, at the Lafayette Invitational in Easton, PA.

Iona Invitational Results
1. Iona 26
2. Brown 66
3. Boston College 93
4. Harvard 108
5. UMass-Lowell 126
6. UMass-Amherst 188
7. Saint Joseph's 207
8. Loyola College 248
9. Manhattan 296
10. Hofstra 324
11. Toledo 331
12. Robert Morris 367
13. Niagara 377
14. Fairleigh Dickinson 400
15. San Diego 420
16. Long Island 428
17. NJIT 434
18. Mercy College 532
19. Molloy College 613
20. Globe Institute 617