WOTF: Emmanuel Reclaims Women's Outdoor Track And Field Title; First Since 2023
STANDISH, Maine - Emmanuel scored 211 points across two days at the 2026 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship as the Saints collected their third conference title this weekend.
Emmanuel had nine first-place finishers across the two-day meet, displaying versatility both on the track and the field.
Host Saint Joseph's (Maine) finished right behind as the runner-up with 198 points as the Monks collected four first-place finishes and strong podium finishes throughtout the weekend.
Colby-Sawyer finished third with 86 points with five event victories on the weekend while Lasell finished fourth with 59 points and an individual event victory along with a couple of podium finishes.
Regis had a fifth-place finish with an event victory in the process while Simmons rounded out the field with 40 points and a relay victory.
All the individual champions, along with the other two medalists in each event (teams in relays) were named to the GNAC All-Conference Team.
All-Conference Medalists (In Order of Finish)
Women's Discus: Isabelle LaPlume (Colby-Sawyer), Lauren MacDonald (Colby-Sawyer), Ellie Leech (SJC)
Women's Javelin: Ava Fisher (Emmanuel), Ellie Leech (SJC), Elyza Mitchell (Colby-Sawyer)
Women's Long Jump: Alexis Cowan (SJC), Ella Labrie (SJC), Kayoni Jordan (Lasell)
Women's High Jump: Kason Huynh (Emmanuel), Zoe Kirk (Regis), Olivea Miller (SJC)
Women's 4x800 Relay: Emmanuel (Kendall Newton, Sydney Gonzalez, Molly Hough, Aida Davis), SJC (Amber Pendleton, Alexia Young, Cheri Willems, Bella Koepsell), Colby-Sawyer (Jacklyn Anderson, Leah O'Neill, Maisy Hill, Payton Dugan)
Women's 10K Run: Adriana Nadeau (Colby-Sawyer), Meghan Cyr (SJC), Julia Kurthy (Emmanuel)
Women's 100 Hurdles Finals: Zoe Kirk (Regis), Audrey Bilodeau (SJC), Donna Gauvin (Emmanuel)
Women's 100m Dash: Alisha Gomes (Emmanuel), Kayoni Jordan (Lasell), Isatu Fofanah (Simmons)
Women's Hammer Throw: Teddy Pollack (Colby-Sawyer), Ava Fisher (Emmanuel), Madison Reilly (Emmanuel)
Women's Pole Vault: Julianna Huckans (Lasell), Grace Micron (Regis), Sydney Post (Lasell)
Women's Triple Jump: Ella Labrie (SJC), Olivia Bean (SJC), Sophia Anderson (Regis)
Women's 3k meter steeplechase: Leah O'Neill (Colby-Sawyer), Molly Hough (Emmanuel), Julia Kurthy (Emmanuel)
Women's 4 X 100 meter relay: Simmons (Isatu Fofanah, Talya Mendez-DeGraw, Carolyn Dorman, Jayla James), Emmanuel (Donna Gauvin, Eliana Jackson, Olivia Costa, Alisha Gomes), SJC (Ava Smart, Audrey Bilodeau, Ellie Leech, Olivea Miller)
Women's 1500 meter run: Kendall Newton (Emmanuel), Bella Koepsell (Emmanuel), Sydney Gonzalez (Emmanuel)
Women's 100 meter hurdles: Zoe Kirk (Regis), Audrey Biloeau (SJC), Donna Gauvin (Emmanuel)
Women's 400 meter run: Ava Smart (SJC), Olivia Costa (Emmanuel), Amber Pendleton (SJC)
Women's 100 meter dash: Alisha Gomez (Emmanuel), Kayoing Jordan (Lasell), Isatu Fofanah (Simmons)
Women's 800 meter run: Aida Davis (Emmanuel), Bella Koepsell (SJC), Katherine Kohtala (Lasell)
Women's 400 meter Hurdles: Olivia Costa (Emmanuel), Audrey Bilodeau (SJC), Eliana Jackson (Emmanuel)
Women's 200 meter dash: Alisha Gomes (Emmanuel), Talya Mendez-DeGraw (Simmons), Aleyo Amasa-Titus (Regis)
Women's 5000 meter run: Adriana Nadeau (Colby-Sawyer), Kendall Newton (Emmanuel), Leah O'Neill (Colby-Sawyer)
Women's 4 X 400 meter relay: Emmanuel (Aida Davis, Sofia Rowen, Olivia Costa, Alisha Gomes), SJC (Ava Smart, Bella Koepsell, Amber Pendleton, Audrey Bilodeau), Regis (Olivya Bush, Hannah Griffin, Julia Benvegnu, Aleyo Amasa-Titus)
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