New Rochelle, NY - Iona College men's outdoor track senior Abraham Ng'etich and juniors Mohamed Khadraoui and Andrew Ledwith along with women's juniors Ashling Baker, and Fiona Nash will represent the Gaels this weekend in the upcoming NCAA East Regional Championships at Mike Long Track on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL this weekend.

Khadraoui, Ledwith, and Ng'etich will compete in the 5000 meter finals on Friday night. The race is the last event scheduled and will commence at approximately 9:20 pm. All three ran top 15 times in the East this outdoor season. Ng'etich is seeded fifth overall after finishing third overall at the Penn Relays with a time of 13:51.68. Khadraoui (13:54.53) and Ledwith (14:01.11) are seeded seventh and 13th respectively after also qualifying at in Philadelphia on April 24.

The top five finishers in the 5k automatically qualify for the NCAA Championship held in three weeks at Drake University in Iowa. An athlete can also qualify based on their time compared to the 5k competitors in the nation's other regions. Both Khadraoui and Ledwith have already qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 10k event.