GNAC Indoor Track & Field Report: Week 4

Regis and Saint Joseph's of Maine took home the six GNAC weekly awards on Monday afternoon, headlined by the Pride's Ashleigh Kelley and her 5:16.06 mile time at the Suffolk Ice Breaker Invitational.

January 16, 2023

( FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 9 - 15 )

	MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Benjamin Happenny, Regis (So., Woonsocket, R.I.) - At the Suffolk Ice Breaker Invitational Saturday at The TRACK at New Balance, Benjamin Happenny posted a time of 2:07.54 in the 800 meter run, the best time in the GNAC so far this season. He finished 17th overall among a field that included Division I schools Boston College, Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell as well as top clubs and Division III programs.
	WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashleigh Kelley, Regis (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) - At the Suffolk Ice Breaker Invitational Saturday held at The TRACK at New Balance, Ashleigh Kelley rewrote her own school record in the one mile run, cutting 7.77 seconds off the previous standard. She completed the race in 5:16.06, finishing eighth overall but second among Division III competitors and qualifying for the New England Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 24-25.
	MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Wesley Hundley, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Sr., Kennebunk, Maine) - Hundley posted an 11.11m effort and placed 17th overall in the Shot Put at the Suffolk University Ice Breaker Invitational on Saturday. His performance was the top heave among D3 athletes in the event, which featured a handful of D1 programs, and the best Shot Put effort in the GNAC so far this season
	WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Jr., Winthrop, Maine) - WilsonFalcone placed sixth, behind four D1 participants, in the Triple Jump with a 10.54m effort at the Suffolk University Ice Breaker Invitational on Saturday.
	*Abdirizak Abukar, Saint Joseph's (Maine)* (Fr., Lewiston, Maine) - Running at the Suffolk University Ice Breaker Invitational on Saturday, Abukar placed sixth (behind four D1 runners) in the 400 Meter Dash with a mark of 50.62, which is just .17 seconds from the Monks' program record and helped the SJC 4x400 Meter Relay team place fourth with a 3:37.02 time.

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

WEEK	MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE	MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE	MEN'S ROOKIE
1	Brady Mackechnie, Lasell	Justin Thuotte, Regis	Justin Thuotte, Regis
2	Brady Mackechnie, Lasell	Drew Doughty, CSC	Abdirizak Abukar, SJC
3	Harry Grayson, Regis	Aiden Charles, Regis	Harry Grayson, Regis
4	Benjamin Happenny, Regis	Wesley Hundley, SJC	Abdirizak Abukar, SJC

WEEK	WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE	WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE	WOMEN'S ROOKIE
1	Ariel Foster, Lasell	Anastazia Copeland, Regis	Ariel Foster, Lasell
2	Ashley Keleher, CSC	Sinclair Samuels, Lasell	Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC
3	Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC	Brooklyn Goff, SJC	Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC
4	Ashleigh Kelley, Regis	Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC	Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.

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