The Iona College men’s and women’s cross country teams continue their dominance within the conference.

The men’s team earned its 22nd straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This MAAC title extends their NCAA Division I-best conference championship stretch with one point shy of a perfect score.

Senior Mitch Goose was the individual MAAC Champion, finishing the 8k course in 24:08.08. Goose’s performance was the fifth fastest time in the meet’s history at Disney. Junior Matt Gillespie was the runner-up, finishing 13 seconds behind his teammate, with a time of 24:21.12. Not to be outdone, Gillespie’s time is now the eighth fastest time in MAAC championship history in Florida.

Junior Dan Clorley finished third overall and was followed by sophomore Jake Byrne.

After Rider’s Anthony Dentino finished fifth, Iona sophomore Andrew Kowalsky, junior Chris Stogsdill, and red shirt freshman Michael O’Dowd crossed from sixth through eight, which means that Iona had seven runners in the top 10 and 11 in the top 20, as junior Jimmy Tarsnane finished 11th.

The Gaels were one point shy of a perfect 15 in first place. The Gaels topped second place Marist (80) by 64 points.

As for the women, the Gaels won their eighth consecutive MAAC title with their performance in Florida.

Senior Marion Joly-Testault was the individual MAAC winner, with a time of 21:07.98. Juniors Katie Niblock and Kirsten Stewart finished second and third. Senior newcomer Nicole Cochran was sixth overall while junior Luci McLoughlin was Iona’s fifth scorer in 14th place.

The Gaels finished with a team score of 26 points, with Marist finishing second.

The eighth straight conference title extends Iona’s MAAC record as well as the nation’s longest current title stretch.