GNAC Cross Country Report: Week 1
The GNAC is pleased to unveil its Week 1 Athletes of the Week in men's and women's cross country.
( FOR THE OPENING WEEK OF SEPT. 1 - 5 )
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MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Troy Hendricks, Saint Joseph's of Maine (Senior, Hiram, Maine) - Hendricks was the top GNAC finisher in the Charger Invitational 5K at Colby-Sawyer on Saturday. Hendricks led the Monks with a time of 17:05 to take sixth overall. |
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WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Ashleigh Kelley, Regis (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) - Kelley stayed close to the lead pack and finished in the top 10 at the season-opening Wellesley College Invitational Friday evening. In the women's five-kilometer race, Kelley finished in seventh place with a time of 19:17.5, over 30 seconds quicker than the previous best time by a Pride runner at the meet established by Molly Curtin four years ago. It is also close to 40 seconds faster than Kelley's previous best 5K collegiate time posted at the 2019 UMass Dartmouth Invitational. |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Patrick Hill, Emmanuel (Fy., Barrington, N.H.) - Hill ran well in his collegiate debut, pacing the Saints with a 5K time of 17:17 which was good for 23rd place at the Suffolk Short Run at Franklin Park which include several division I and II programs. He was the top Emmanuel finisher in the event and finished seventh among Division III racers. |
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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK India Jones, Norwich (Fr.) - Jones claimed first overall in Saturday's CSC Charger Invitational race, posting a time of 19:45.91 on the 5k course. Her finish helped the NU women finished fifth out of six teams with 125 points. |
HONOR ROLL
Samantha Carus, Colby-Sawyer (Freshman, Brownfield,Maine) - Carus came in second place at the Charger Invite. The race was the first of her Charger career and propelled Colby-Sawyer to a victory at their own event. She ran the 5K course in 20:37.
Hannah Fitzpatrick, Emmanuel (Sr., Revere, Mass.) - Fitzpatrick was the top Emmanuel finisher at the Suffolk Short Run 3K course at Franklin Park, turning in a time of 12:44 to finish 30th overall in the field that included Division I and II programs. She was the 10th D-III finisher and helped the Saints finish fourth among D-III programs.
| WEEK |
MEN'S RUNNER |
WOMEN'S RUNNER |
MEN'S ROOKIE |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Troy Hendricks, SJC | Ashleigh Kelley, REG | Patrick Hill, EMM | India Jones, NOR |
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