GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Report: Week 2
There was no fooling around for the many GNAC student-athletes with standout performances at the Tufts Snowflake Classic this past Saturday, April 1.
GNAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APR. 29-30
SJC ATHLETICS COMPLEX, STANDISH, MAINE
( FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 27 - APRIL 2 )
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MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Chase Adams, Colby-Sawyer (Jr., Brookline , N.H.) - Adams has a successful meet for Colby-Sawyer during the Tufts Snowflake Classic on Saturday. He earned a pair of first place finishes in both the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. Adams significantly improved his 400-meter hurdles time from last year which was 56.60 to winning the race with a time of 55.54 |
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WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ashley Keleher, Colby-Sawyer (Jr., Mashpee, Mass.) - Keleher had another strong performance on Saturday at the Tufts Snowflake Classic. She secured the only two first-place finishes for Colby-Sawyer in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She improved by 0.13 seconds in the 200-meter dash from last year at the 2022 GNAC Outdoor Championship |
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MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Connor Parker, Lasell (Jr., Rutland, Vt.) - Parker set a new school record in the Hammer Throw with a mark of 31.25 at the Tufts Snowflake Classic, which is currently tops in the GNAC in that event. |
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WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Tori Bradley, Regis (Sr., Dracut, Mass.) - At the Tufts Snowflake Classic Saturday, Bradley placed sixth in the hammer throw with a mark of 33.58 meters (110' 2") posted on her third attempt and 13th in the javelin throw at 22.72 meters (74' 6"), also on her third attempt. It was her first time competing in the javelin throw at the collegiate level as she moved into fourth on the GNAC performance list in the event |
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MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Conrad Kalinowski, Regis (Fr., London, England) - At the Tufts Snowflake Classic Saturday, Kalinowski finished in a tie for third place in the pole vault after clearing 4.15 meters (13' 7.25") on his second attempt at that height, breaking the Regis outdoor record. He also anchored the Regis 4x100 meter relay to victory as it posted an overall time of 45.31 seconds, now first on the GNAC performance list. |
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Grace Micklon, Regis (Fr., Salem, N.H.) - Micklon tied the Regis outdoor record in the high jump at the Tufts Snowflake Classic Saturday. She cleared 1.42 meters (4' 7.75") to finished in a tie for seventh place in the event. |
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Libby Parker, Regis (Sr., Bow, N.H.) - At the Tufts Snowflake Classic Saturday, Libby Parker earned the team's best individual finish, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a personal collegiate-best time of 13:26.94, over 22 seconds faster than her previous best time. Parker holds the top time in the event on the GNAC performance list
Justin Thuotte, Regis (Fr., Lebanon, Conn.) - At the Tufts Snowflake Classic Saturday, Thuotte finished in third place in the triple jump with a mark of 12.08 meters (39' 7.75") accomplished on his third attempt. He also ended up in a tie for fifth place in the high jump after clearing 1.70 meters (5' 7") on his first opportunity and in seventh place in the long jump with a mark of 5.96 meters (19' 6.75") on his fourth attempt. Thuotte now leads the GNAC performance list in both the long jump and triple jump.
| WEEK | MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
MEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Dylan Flewelling, CSC | Ashtyn Abbott, SJC | Riley Stogsdill, Regis |
| 2 | Chase Adams, CSC | Connor Parker, Lasell | Conrad Kalinowski, Regis |
| WEEK | WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
WOMEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Ashleigh Kelley, Regis | Brooklyn Goff, SJC | Alexia Young, SJC |
| 2 | Ashley Keleher, CSC | Tori Bradley, Regis | Grace Micklon, Regis |
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