Men's and Women's Cross Country Compete of GNAC Championship

BOSTON - The Emmanuel Saints men’s and women’s cross country teams competed on a rainy Saturday afternoon in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship at Franklin Park Cross Country Trail. The women’s teams competed in a 6k race while the men ran an 8k for the championship.

Men's and Women's Cross Country Compete of GNAC Championship
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October 30, 2021

THE BASICS 

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021

Location: Franklin Park Course – Boston, Mass.

Women's Finish: 5th Place

Men's Finish: No team finish

 

THE LEAD – The Emmanuel Saints men's and women's cross country teams competed on a rainy Saturday afternoon in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship at Franklin Park Cross Country Trail. The women's teams competed in a 6k race while the men ran an 8k for the championship.

EMMANUEL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Saints junior Elizabeth Cameron (Raynham, Mass.) and senior Hannah Fitzpatrick (Revere, Mass.) earned places on the All-Conference Second Team with finishes of seventh and 11th, respectively. Cameron ran her 6k in 25:27 while Fitzpatrick completed the race in 25:44.
  • Sophomore Emma Krantz (Manchester, N.H.) turned in a 16th place time of 27:16. Junior Molly Winship (Boxford, Mass.) added a season-best finish of 29th place with a time of 29:08.
  • Sophomore Jorge Zapata (Parkland, Fla.) earned a spot on the All-Conference Second Team with his 12th place finish in the men's 8k with a time of 30:40.
  • Senior Joey Reed (Rehoboth, Mass.) turned in a time of 32:12, finishing in 26th place in the conference championship.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

  • In the individual women's race, Norwich's India Jones took first place in the women's 6k with a time of 24:01, beating the nearest competition by 24 seconds.
  • The team winner in the women's competition was Colby-Sawyer with a final score of 52 points. Three members of the Chargers were named to the All-Conference First or Second Team with their results.
  • In the men's race, the individual winner was Dylan Flewelling of Colby-Sawyer. His time of 28:04 was 17 seconds better than the second place runner.
  • Flewelling helped lead the Chargers to the men's team title with a total of 44 points. Colby-Sawyer edged out Norwich by five points for the team title.

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (WOMEN)

  • India Jones, Norwich
  • Samantha Carus, Colby-Sawyer
  • Ashleigh Kelley, Regis
  • Alice Najimy, Simmons
  • Tessa Millette, Colby-Sawyer
  • Samantha Molinari, Rivier
  • Erin Kelley, Regis

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (WOMEN)

  • Elizabeth Cameron, Emmanuel
  • Heather Hanson, Colby-Sawyer
  • Nick Beaulieu, Simmons
  • Hannah Fitzpatrick, Emmanuel
  • Julia Gorby, Norwich
  • Kelsey Kennedy, St. Joseph's (Me.)
  • Chloe O'Hara, Simmons

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (MEN)

  • Dylan Flewelling, Colby-Sawyer
  • Troy Hendricks, St. Joseph's (Me.)
  • Colby Makin, Norwich
  • Braedan Laframboise, St. Joseph's (Conn.)
  • Jacob Huberdeau, St. Joseph's (Me.)
  • Benjamin Happeny, Regis
  • Spencer McClary, Colby-Sawyer

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (MEN)

  • Haven Deschenes, Colby-Sawyer
  • Nate Palter, Norwich
  • Noah Rodgers, Norwich
  • Joshua Beeghley, Norwich
  • Jorge Zapata, Emmanuel
  • Yurly Buttrick, Dean
  • Daniel Magill, Colby-Sawyer

 

UP NEXT

  • The Saints break for two weeks before returning to racing in the NCAA Division III New England Regionals at Franklin Park on Nov. 13.