GNAC Cross Country Report: Week 2
Regis senior Maggie Mann (pictured) and Norwich senior Adam Saucier took home Week 2 individual accolades on Monday afternoon.
(FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 2 - 8)
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MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Adam Saucier, Norwich (Sr. - Massena, NY.) Senior Adam Saucier led the squad with an eighth-place finish in 29:12 on the 8k course at Vermont Tech's Maple Syrup Challenge on Saturday. |
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WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Maggie Mann, Regis (Mass.) (SR. - Buzzards, Mass.) Maggie Mann led a 1-2-3 Regis finish at the Endicott Invitational, earning the individual victory and leading the Pride to a team victory Saturday. She completed the five-kilometer course with a time of 19:43, the only runner to finish in less than 20 minutes. It was just seven seconds off her collegiate 5K best time, and it was 70 seconds faster than her time in last week's event |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Curry led Johnson & Wales at its first meet of the 2019 cross country season, posting a time of 19:15.1 at the eight-team Trinity Invitational. One of two GNAC teams competing, he helped the Wildcats best conference foe USJ in addition to being the second GNAC runner to cross the finish line as an individual. |
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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Remi Parker, Norwich (Fr.) Parker led the team for the second straight week with a fifth-place finish in 21:16 on the 5k course at Saturday's Maple Syrup challenge, hosted by Vermont Tech. |
WEEK 2 HONOR ROLL
Erik Brobst, Emmanuel (Sr., Freeport, Maine) - Brobst enjoyed a strong performance at the Endicott Invitational, finishing sixth overall in a field of 84 to help Emmanuel to a fourth place team finish. The senior crossed the 8k finish line in a time of 29:39, averaging a 5:58 mile split.
Caitlin Cullen, Emmanuel (Fr., Foxboro, Mass.) - Cullen was the first rookie to cross the finish line in the women's 5k race at the Endicott Invitational, finishing 12th overall with a time of 21:33. The first year averaged a 6:56 mile split on the course and helped Emmanuel to a fourth place team finish.
JJ Pedersen, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., Milford, Conn.) - JJ Pedersen notched his second consecutive top-five finish, finishing third at the Endicott Invitational Saturday at Bradley Palmer State Park. He finished the eight-kilometer course in 29:13, his best time at that distance since the 2017 season.
GNAC CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2019)
| WEEK | MEN'S RUNNER | WOMEN'S RUNNER |
MEN'S |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Matyas Csiki-Fejer, SUF | Emily Manfra, SUF | Cole Bolduc, SUF | Marin Stamer, SUF |
| 2 | Adam Saucier, NOR | Maggie Mann, REG | Zach Curry, JWU | Remi Parker, NOR |
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