GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Report: Week 3
Be sure to check out the Week 3 top performances that were announced on Monday afternoon.
FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 4 - 10
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MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Troy Hendricks, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Sr., Hiram, Maine) - Hendricks doubled up in the 3000 Meter Steeple Chase (10:34.26) and 5000 Meter run (16:39.72) placing second in both events at the Jim Sheehan Memorial meet on Saturday. With these new marks, Hendricks now leads the GNAC rankings in both events |
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WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashleigh Kelley, Regis (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) - Kelley cruised to the win in the 1500 meter run at the Regis Spring Classic Friday. Her time of 5:02.79 was over three seconds faster than her nearest competitor. Kelley then led off the 4x400 meter relay as it was victorious with an overall time of 4:49.46 |
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MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashtyn Abbott, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Jr., Farmingdale, Maine) - Abbott leaped for first in the High Jump with a 1.88m mark (6'2" conv) and snagged seventh and tenth place finishes in the Triple Jump (11.79m) and Long Jump (5.71m) events, respectively |
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WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Elisabeth Cooke, Regis (Sr., East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Cooke made a sterling return to competition Friday at the Regis Spring Classic. Competing for the first time in over two years, the graduate student finished second in the discus throw with a mark of 30.06 meters (98' 7") and third in the hammer throw at 35.59 meters (116' 9"). Her hammer throw mark was a career personal-best and moved her into third on the GNAC performance list. She is also now atop the league performance list in the discus throw |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Chase Adams, Colby-Sawyer (Fr., Brookline, N.H.) - Adams placed second in the 400-meter hurdles in which he also collected a new personal record time of 58.71. The rookie also pr'd in the 110 hurdles in which he finished fifth in with a time of 16.54. |
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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Desiree Robinson, Emmanuel (Fr., New Haven, Conn.) - Robinson placed first in the high jump with a mark of 1.47 meters at the Regis Spring Fling meet on Friday, April 9. Robinson also grabbed a second place finish in the long jump with a leap of 4.69 meters. The CT native also ran a leg in EC's 4x100m relay team which finished second in the event with a time of 53.60 seconds to help Emmanuel score a total of 26 points on the day at the meet |
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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