GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Report: Week 1
The GNAC honored six student-athletes on Monday in its Week 1 report of the outdoor track & field season.
GNAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APR. 29-30
SJC ATHLETICS COMPLEX, STANDISH, MAINE
( FOR THE OPENING WEEKEND OF MARCH 25 )
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MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Dylan Flewelling, Colby-Sawyer (So., Oakland, Maine) - On Saturday, Colby-Sawyer competed at the BSU Bears Invitational where Flewelling earned a second-place finish out of 32 runners in the men's 5,000-meter run. He improved dramatically from his performance last year, where he ran a 17:02.56, to now starting the season by running the event in 15:51.67. |
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WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashleigh Kelley, Regis (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) - At the BSU Bears Invitational Saturday at Bridgewater State, Ashleigh Kelley continued to run near the front of whatever race she is entered, crossing the finish line in third place in the 1500 meter run with a time of 5:04.62, just 71/100ths of a second behind the winner and 6/10ths of a second behind the second place finisher. She also finished 10th overall in the 800 meter run in 2:40.28. Both times were tops among GNAC competitors. |
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MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashtyn Abbott, Saint Joseph's of Maine (Sr., Farmingdale, Maine) - Abbott won the High Jump with a New England qualifying jump of 1.90m, placed fifth in the Triple Jump (11.59m), and 12th in the Long Jump (5.61m) at Bridgewater State on Saturday. |
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WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Brooklyn Goff, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Jr., Biddeford, Maine) - Goff placed fifth in the 100-Meter Hurdles (17.30), sixth in the Long Jump (4.72m), and eighth in the High Jump (1.45m) at Bridgewater State on Saturday. |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Riley Stogsdill, Regis (Fr., San Diego, Calif.) - At the BSU Bears Invitational at Bridgewater State Saturday, Riley Stogsdill finished 10th overall in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:13.61 and 11th in the 200 meter dash in 24.12 seconds. He was the top finisher among GNAC competitors in the 800 meter run and second in the 200 meter dash. He also anchored the 4x100 meter relay to an overall time of 47.33 seconds, finishing second in their heat |
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Alexia Young, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Fr., Rochester, N.H.) - Making her outdoor debut, Young placed 10th overall in the 400-meter dash (1:05.41) at Bridgewater State University on Saturday |
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| WEEK | MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
MEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Dylan Flewelling, CSC | Ashtyn Abbott, SJC | Riley Stogsdill, Regis |
| WEEK | WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Ashleigh Kelley, Regis | Brooklyn Goff, SJC | Alexia Young, 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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