Cross Country Runs Well At GNAC Championship; Women Finish Third

THE BASICS 

Event: Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship

Location: Standish, Maine - Saint Joseph's College

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Women's Result: 3rd Place
Men's Result: 6th Place

THE LEAD – Both the Emmanuel College men's and women's cross country programs had solid showings at the 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) championships on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Saints put together a third place team finish, finishing one spot higher than the GNAC Championship Coaches' Poll prediction while the men posted a sixth place showing, in line with where they fell in the Championship Coaches' Poll.

EMMANUEL HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior Elizabeth Cameron (Raynham, Mass.) was the top Saint in the women's race with a 6th place finish in the 6k race with a time of 25:39 to earn GNAC First Team All-Confernce honors.
• Junior Emma Krantz (Manchester, N.H.) was next with an 11th place showing at 28:05 while placed senior Mia Rowell (Candia, N.H.) was not far behind in 15th place with a time of 28:36. to earn GNAC Second Team All-Conference honors.
• On the men's side, first-year Mikel Lacroix (Cumberland, R.I.) turned in a Top-20 performance, placing 17th with a time of 31:42 in the 8k for a new PR.
• First-year Adam Von-Maszewski (Westborough, Mass.) and junior captain Kyle Antoine (Brockton, Mass.) came in together in 47th and 48th place finishes with times of 36:26, good for PR's for both.

WINNING PERFORMANCES

The Colby-Sawyer College women and Norwich University men were crowned team champions on Saturday afternoon at the 2022 GNAC Cross Country Championships, hosted on campus by Saint Joseph's College of Maine.

The Chargers women were led by senior Shannon O'Connell, who won the women's 6K with a time of 24:11.8, en route to earning GNAC Runner of the Year honors. CSC sophomore Samantha Carus finished second overall with a time of 24:28.4, followed by Regis College sisters Ashleigh Kelley and Erin Kelley in third and fourth place, respectively.

In the men's 8K, grad student Troy Hendricks from the host Monks, who was named the GNAC Man of the Year back in July, crossed the finish line first with a time of 29:42.4, followed closely behind by teammate Devin Abbott (29:44.1).

En route to the team victory, Norwich saw Matt Webster, Judson Nash, and Chance Boulware finish 3-4-5 overall, with Nash taking home GNAC Rookie of the Year accolades as the top freshman finisher on Saturday afternoon.

For the women, Regis' Madelyn Klein finished seventh overall (25:56.1) to take home the 2022 GNAC Women's Rookie of the Year Award.

Next up for GNAC competitors will be the NCAA Division III Regionals in two weeks.

2022 GNAC Women's Cross Country All-GNAC First Team
1 Shannon O'Connell SR-4 Colby-Sawyer 24:11.8 1
2 Samantha Carus SO-2 Colby-Sawyer 24:28.4 2
3 Ashleigh Kelley SR-4 Regis (Mass.) 24:40.1 3
4 Erin Kelley SR-4 Regis (Mass.) 25:18.6 4
5 Tessa Millette SO-2 Colby-Sawyer 25:34.0 5
6 Elizabeth Cameron SR-4 Emmanuel (Mass.) 25:39.4 6
7 Madelyn Klein JR-3 Regis (Mass.) 25:56.1 7

2022 GNAC Women's Cross Country All-GNAC Second Team
8 Adriana Nadeau FR-1 Colby-Sawyer 26:03.8 8
9 Kayley Jefferson SR-4 Norwich 27:17.7 9
10 Libby Parker JR-3 Regis (Mass.) 27:42.7 10
11 Emma Krantz JR-3 Emmanuel (Mass.) 28:05.1 11
12 Heather Hanson SO-2 Colby-Sawyer 28:23.9 12
13 Emmerson Leach JR-3 Norwich 28:32.3 13
14 Elena Vargas FR-1 Norwich 28:34.8 14

2022 GNAC Men's Cross Country All-GNAC First Team
1 Troy Hendricks SR-4 St. Joseph's (Me.) 05:58.5 29:42.4 1
2 Devin Abbott SR-4 St. Joseph's (Me.) 05:58.9 29:44.1 2
3 Matt Webster SR-4 Norwich 05:59.2 29:45.7 3
4 Judson Nash FR-1 Norwich 06:01.1 29:55.4 4
5 Chance Boulware FR-1 Norwich 06:01.9 29:59.3 5
6 Benjamin Happenny SO-2 Regis (Mass.) 06:06.8 30:23.7 6
7 Jordan Piechowski JR-3 Colby-Sawyer 06:09.1 30:34.8 7

2022 GNAC Men's Cross Country All-GNAC Second Team
8 Martin Steucek SO-2 Colby-Sawyer 30:41.6 8
9 Nick Carmosino JR-3 St. Joseph's (Me.) 30:43.5 9
10 Andre Knapp SO-2 Norwich 30:49.1 10
11 Aidan Weagle SO-2 Colby-Sawyer 30:49.7 11
12 Jesse Gushee FR-1 Colby-Sawyer 31:05.9 12
13 Dylan Flewelling SO-2 Colby-Sawyer 31:07.3 13
14 Brendan Sullivan SR-4 Colby-Sawyer 31:12.1 14

WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE YEAR - SHANNON O'CONNELL, COLBY-SAWYER
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE YEAR - TROY HENDRICKS, SAINT JOSEPH'S (MAINE)
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - MADELYN KLEIN, REGIS
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - JUDSON NASH, NORWICH

Women's Team Standings
1 Colby-Sawyer 28 
2 Regis (Mass.) 40
3 Emmanuel (Mass.) 79 
4 Norwich 89 
5 Simmons 119 
6 Saint Joseph (Conn.) 165 
7 Rivier 212
8 Lasell 219 
9 Dean (Mass.) 250

Men's Team Standings
1 Norwich 37
2 Colby-Sawyer 51 
3 St. Joseph's (Me.) 53
4 Regis (Mass.) 131
5 Saint Joseph (Conn.) 142
6 Dean (Mass.) 163
7 Emmanuel (Mass.) 170
8 Lasell 185

All-Sportsmanship Team
Colby-Sawyer - Molly Macklin & Martin Steucek
Dean - Ian Boudreau & Lily Daigneault
Elms - Clement Kimani & Melany Boivin
Emmanuel - Kyle Antoine & Mia Rowell
Lasell - Spencer Villinski & Savannah Teixeira
Norwich - Kayley Jefferson & Tyler Hayes
Regis - Libby Parker & Ben O'Neal
Rivier - Thomas Regan & Hayli Ruiter
USJ (CT) - Chamroeun Chhorn & Morgan Hall
Saint Joseph's Maine - Lindy Hyndman & Nick Carmosino
Simmons - Beth Pennington

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