NORTHFIELD, Vt.– The Saint Joseph's College Men's Cross Country team competed in the 2024 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Cross Country Championships, hosted by Norwich University on Saturday. The Monks, entering the meet as the defending GNAC champions, delivered a strong performance and secured a second-place team finish.
 
NEED TO KNOW:
The Monks continued to build on last year's success, having captured their first-ever GNAC title in 2023. This year, junior Jacob Pelletier (Augusta, Maine), last season's GNAC Conference champion, once again led the Monks with an impressive second-place finish, clocking in at 26:03.0.
 
THE RUNDOWN:
Saint Joseph's College earned second place with a team score of 57 points and an average time of 28:42. Norwich University claimed the team title with 30 points, while Colby-Sawyer College finished third with 86 points.
 
Leading the way for Saint Joseph's was junior Jacob Pelletier (Augusta, Maine), who finished 2nd overall with a time of 26:03.0. Junior Alexey Seredin (Peaks Island, Maine) followed with an 11th place finish at 28:53.1, while senior Ryan Graham (Contoocook, N.H.) came in 13th with a time of 29:17.5.
 
Freshman Michael Clarke (Naples, Maine) had a standout performance as the top rookie finisher for the Monks, finishing 18th with a time of 29:37.2. Completing the scoring for Saint Joseph's was freshman Isaac Keresey (Pittsfield, Maine), who placed 19th with a time of 29:41.5.
 
FOR THE MONKS

• Jacob Pelletier (Augusta, Maine) – 2nd place, 26:03.0
• Alexey Seredin (Peaks Island, Maine) – 11th place, 28:53.1
• Ryan Graham (Hopkinton, N.H.) – 13th place, 29:17.5
• Michael Clarke (Naples, Maine) – 18th place, 29:37.2
• Isaac Keresey (Pittsfield, Maine) – 19th place, 29:41.5
• Diamond Doe (Pawtucket, R.I.) – 29th place, 31:00.2
• Aidan Mills (Ontario Center, N.Y.) – 34th place, 31:49.2
• Ethan Shaw (Scarborough, Maine) – 37th place, 32:02.2
• Brennan Boewe (Berlin, N.H.) – 47th place, 33:21.4
• Jobet Tardiff (Windham, Maine) – 60th place, 35:41.6
• Bobby Leydon (Braintree, Mass.) – 80th place, 39:56.4

 
UP NEXT!
The Monks will wrap up the 2024 season at the NCAA Division III East Regional Championship, to be held at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Hopkinton, N.H., on Saturday, November 16.