BARRE, Vt. – Saint Joseph's College finished fifth among nine teams with a two-round score of 670 at the 2026 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Golf Championship, held Monday and Tuesday at the Country Club of Barre.
Emmanuel College captured its first GNAC Championship with a 624 (312-312), edging Norwich University by two strokes. The Saints earned the conference's automatic berth in the 2027 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship, which will be played May 18 – 21, 2027 at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia.
New England College finished third with a 646, followed by Albertus Magnus (663), Saint Joseph's (670), Dean College (699), Elms College (711), Mitchell College (720) and Lasell University (721).
Junior Kyle Bowlan (Pelham, N.H.) tied for seventh to earn Second Team All-GNAC honors, while senior Noah Tibbetts (Brewer, Maine) represented the Monks on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
FOR THE MONKS:
- Bowlan paced the Monks with a 159 (80-79), improving by one stroke Tuesday and climbing five places from his opening-round position. He finished eight strokes behind medalist Cooper Bertrand of Norwich University.
- Junior Zach Stone (Gray, Maine) placed 22nd with a 170 (83-87)
- Tibbetts finished 28th with a 173 (86-87).
- Junior AJ Davis (Turner, Maine) tied for 30th with a 175 (86-89).
- Freshman Logan Caron (Presque Isle, Maine) made the largest improvement in the SJC lineup, trimming 14 strokes from his opening round to card an 82 Tuesday. He finished 33rd with a 178 (96-82), and his second-round score counted toward the Monks' team total.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's wraps up the 2026 fall season with an appearance in the NEIGA Championship, hosted at The Captains Golf Course in Brewster, Mass. on October 17 and 18.
GNAC HONORS:
Major Awards
Golfer Of The Year: Cooper Bertrand, Norwich
Rookie Of The Year: Jake Cavanagh, Norwich
Coach Of The Year: Julio Avila, Emmanuel
Institutional Sportsmanship: Emmanuel
First Team (1-5 finishers from tournament)
1. Cooper Bertrand, Norwich
2. Ryan Brunet, Emmanuel
T-3. Jake Kavanagh, Norwich
T-3. Andrew Lavoie, Emmanuel
5. Cameron Sheedy, New England College
Second Team (6-10 finishers from tournament)
6. Jamie Crispi, Norwich
T-7. Jack Ouellette, Emmanuel
T-7. Kyle Bowlan, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
T-9. Sean Fenton, Emmanuel
T-9. Emil Elias, New England College
All-Sportsmanship Team
Albertus Magnus - Chace Hale
Dean - Troy Evans
Elms - Tyler Thomas
Emmanuel - Ryan Brunet
Lasell - Freddie Blum
Mitchell - Andy Wayne
New England College - Edouard Belval-Turmel
Norwich - Cooper Bertrand
Saint Joseph's (Maine) - Noah Tibbetts
