GNAC Cross Country Report: Week 7
SJC's Troy Hendricks and Regis' Ashleigh Kelley respectively took home their fourth and fifth weekly honors of the season after their performances at the Suffolk Invitational.
( FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 11 - 17 )
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MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Troy Hendricks, Saint Joseph's of Maine (Senior, Hiram, Maine) - Hendricks finished third with a 28:28 time in the Suffolk Invitational at Franklin Park on Saturday. The senior captain was the top GNAC finisher in the 8K race. |
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WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Ashleigh Kelley, Regis (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) - Kelley picked up her second individual victory of the season, winning the women's gold event at the Suffolk Invitational on Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston, which will be the site of the GNAC Championships in two weeks. She completed the 6K course in 24:29.3, 15 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. She held a two-second advantage at the 3.1-kilometer mark and increased upon that to win the race. |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Dylan Flewelling, Colby-Sawyer (Fr, OAKLAND, Maine) - The rookie finished 83rd in the Men's Navy race at the Suffolk Invitational with a time of 29:06.7. |
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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK India Jones, Norwich (Fr., Mont Vernon, N.H.) - At Saturday's Suffolk Invitational, India Jones claimed fifth place in the 6k race with a time of 25:55. Her finish helped the Cadets claim eighth place with 200 points |
GNAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Elizabeth Cameron, Emmanuel (Jr., Raynham, Mass.) - Cameron was the top Emmanuel finisher at the Suffolk Invite (Gold Race), placing sixth overall in a field of 106 runners. The junior clocked in at 26:00.6 in the 6k race to help the Saints finish sixth overall in the team standings.
Alice Najimy, Simmons (Sr.) - Najimy finished third at the Suffolk Invitational, finishing with a time of 25:01.5.
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| 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 |
| 2 | Jacob Huberdeau, SJC | Ashleigh Kelley, REG (2) | Patrick Hill, EMM (2) | India Jones, NOR (2) |
| 3 | David Kavanaugh, USJ | India Jones, NOR | Braeden Laframboise, USJ | India Jones, NOR (3) |
| 4 | Troy Hendricks, SJC (2) | Ashleigh Kelley, REG (3) | Patrick Hill, EMM (3) | Aly Richard, LAS |
| 5 | Patrick Hill, EMM | Ashleigh Kelley, REG (4) | Patrick Hill, EMM (4) | Julia Gorby, NOR |
| 6 | Troy Hendricks, SJC (3) | Alice Najimy, SIM | Braeden Laframboise, USJ (2) | Sarah Cain, SIM |
| 7 | Troy Hendricks, SJC (4) | Ashleigh Kelley, REG (5) | Dylan Flewelling, CSC | India Jones, NOR (4) |
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