WINTHROP, Mass. — The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced its weekly awards, naming Saint Joseph's College of Maine freshman Madeline Barron (Kennebunk, Maine) the GNAC Women's Swimming Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week.

On Friday, the Monks traveled to Regis College, where Barron claimed first place in all three of her individual events. In the 200-yard freestyle, Barron finished with a time of 2:21.44, improving by more than two seconds from her previous performance a week earlier. She also recorded a time of 28.23 in the 50-yard freestyle and completed the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:56.03. As the lead leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay, Barron posted a 100-yard split of 1:03.91, the fastest on the team, as the Monks finished 19 seconds ahead of Regis.

Barron becomes the first Saint Joseph's swimmer to earn the honor in back-to-back weeks since Berkley Hutchins (Springfield, Vt.) accomplished the feat on January 22, 2024.

Saint Joseph's next meet is the Chuck Nugent Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College, on November 20–21.