WINTHROP, Mass. — The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced its postseason awards following the GNAC Championship, recognizing seven Saint Joseph's College cross-country runners and head coach Michael Burleson.
Hosted by Colby-Sawyer, the GNAC Championship saw the Saint Joseph's men capture the team title, while the women finished as runners-up.
For the men's team, graduate student Jacob Pelletier (Augusta, Maine) won the race with a time of 26:51.1, earning his second GNAC Runner of the Year award and a spot on the First Team All-Conference. He becomes the second runner in program history to earn the award multiple times.
Freshman Sam Tooley (Camden, Maine) followed in second place with a time of 27:50.7, earning GNAC Rookie of the Year honors and joining Pelletier on the First Team All-Conference. He becomes the third runner in program history to earn Rookie of the Year honors.
Junior Isaac Keresey (Pittsfield, Maine) also earned First Team All-Conference honors for the second consecutive year after finishing sixth with a time of 29:00.8.
Freshman Noel Heath was the lone Monk named to the Second Team All-Conference after finishing eighth with a time of 29:34.5.
Following the team's first-place finish, fourth-year head coach Michael Burleson was named GNAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
On the women's side, sophomore Amber Pendleton (Warren, Maine) led the Monks with a fourth-place finish in 25:01.7, earning First Team All-Conference honors for the second consecutive season.
Freshman Haley Marston (Greene, Maine) also earned First Team All-Conference honors, finishing seventh with a time of 25:40.6, the second-fastest time among first-year runners.
Senior Cadance Gilbert (Keene, N.H.) earned a spot on the Second Team All-Conference after finishing eighth with a time of 25:42.8.
The Monks' next competition is Saturday, November 14, at the NCAA Division III East Regional Championship, hosted by Bates College at the Wainwright Sports Complex in South Portland, Maine.
