Palmyra graduate Abdulazeez Iyiola, a sophomore at Mount St. Mary’s, won his second conference title Sunday at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships at the Armory.
Iyiola went into the meet with a PR of 8.38 in the 60-meter hurdles but dropped it to 8.28 in the trials before running 8.24 to win the final.
Iyiola and Ian Crowley of Sacred Heart were both timed in 8.24 in the final, with Iyiola wininng by 7-1,000ths of a second after times were broken down by 1,000ths, Iyiola with 8.232 to 8.239 for Crowley.
Iyiola won his 1st conference title at the MAAC Outdoor Championships in May in Lawrenceville with a 54.12 in the intermediate hurdles. He was 2nd in the 110 highs with a PR 14.49. His 400IH of 53.39 came in April at High Point, N.C. He’s 6th all-time at the Mount in the 110 highs and 5th in the intermediates.
Iyiola’s time is No. 8 on the all-time Mount performance list. https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/mountathletics.com/documents/2025/7/2/Mens_Indoor_Top_10_Updated_2025.pdf
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 