GNAC Indoor Track & Field Report: Week 5
Six student-athletes from four institutions were honored in our Week 5 report on Monday.
( FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 16 - 22 )
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MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Hayden Goyette, Colby-Sawyer (So., Epsom, N.H.) - Goyette was the only men's Colby-Sawyer runner to secure a first place finish on Saturday at the Tufts University meet. He competed in the 800-meter run finishing with a time of 2:06.59 |
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WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashleigh Kelley, Regis (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) - At Tufts University Saturday, Ashleigh Kelley finished second overall in the 3000 meter run with a school record time of 10:39.17, 12.67 seconds quicker than the previous mark. Kelley earned her second qualifying time for the New England Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 24-25 after previously qualifying in the one mile run last week. |
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MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Tyler Ricker, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (So., Montpelier, Vt.) - Ricker placed third in the Triple Jump (12.59m) and fourth in the Long Jump (5.97m) at Plymouth State on Saturday. |
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WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Brooklyn Goff, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Jr., Biddeford, Maine) - After posting a 9.67 time to set a new team record – and earn a spot at New Englands – with a second-place finish in the 60-Meter Hurdles, Goff placed second in the Long Jump (4.73m), and was fifth in the 200-Meter Dash (28.31) at Plymouth State on Saturday. |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Abdirizak Abukar, Saint Joseph's (Maine) |
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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Ariel Foster, Lasell (Fr., Dorchester, Mass.) - Foster ran a 7.98s in the 60m Dash prelims at the Springfield Massasoit Classic on Saturday, then followed it up with a time of 8.00s in the finals, giving her first place in the event. She also ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay, and ran a split of 66.32. |
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| WEEK | MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
MEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Brady Mackechnie, Lasell | Justin Thuotte, Regis | Justin Thuotte, Regis |
| 2 | Brady Mackechnie, Lasell | Drew Doughty, CSC | Abdirizak Abukar, SJC |
| 3 | Harry Grayson, Regis | Aiden Charles, Regis | Harry Grayson, Regis |
| 4 | Benjamin Happenny, Regis | Wesley Hundley, SJC | Abdirizak Abukar, SJC |
| 5 | Hayden Goyette, CSC | Tyler Ricker, SJC | Abdirizak Abukar, SJC |
| WEEK | WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Ariel Foster, Lasell | Anastazia Copeland, Regis | Ariel Foster, Lasell |
| 2 | Ashley Keleher, CSC | Sinclair Samuels, Lasell | Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC |
| 3 | Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC | Brooklyn Goff, SJC | Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC |
| 4 | Ashleigh Kelley, Regis | Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC | Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, SJC |
| 5 | Ashleigh Kelley, Regis | Brooklyn Goff, SJC | Ariel Foster, Lasell |
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