GNAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
WINTHROP, Mass. – The 2024 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with representatives from Colby-Sawyer, Emmanuel, Lasell, Regis, and Saint Joseph's (Maine) will be competing.
In preparation for Sunday's championship event, the league's five head track & field coaches conducted a Pre-Championship Poll with the Saint Joseph's (Maine) men and the Emmanuel women taking the top spots in the voting.
The Monks' men's squad comes into the 2024 event as the reigning GNAC Champion and was picked as the unanimous favorite, earning 25 points and all five first place votes cast. Last year's runner-up Regis ranked second with 18 points, just narrowly beating out Colby-Sawyer, which received 17 points for third place. Lasell and Emmanuel closed out the men's ledger with 10 and five points, respectively.
Emmanuel's women's team is hoping to return to the top of the podium this year after finishing as the GNAC runner-up the previous two seasons. They earned 23 points and three of the possible five first place votes in this year's poll.
Looking to challenge the Saints for the top spot will be Colby-Sawyer, which recorded 20 points and the two remaining first place votes. Defending GNAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Champion Regis finished third in the voting with 17 points with Saint Joseph's (Maine) and Lasell earning nine and six points, respectively for the fourth and fifth spots.
The GNAC Championships will feature 16 scoring events. The event order is available below.
GNAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Poll
| 1. | Emmanuel | 23 (3 First Place) |
| 2. | Colby-Sawyer | 20 (2) |
| 3. | Regis | 17 |
| 4. | Saint Joseph's (Maine) | 9 |
| 5. | Lasell | 6 |
GNAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Poll
| 1. | Saint Joseph's (Maine) | 25 (5 First Place) |
| 2. | Regis | 18 |
| 3. | Colby-Sawyer | 17 |
| 4. | Lasell | 10 |
| 5. | Emmanuel | 5 |
EVENT SCHEDULE
FIELD EVENTS BEGIN AT 11 A.M.
Pole Vault
High Jump
Shot Put
Weight Throw
Long Jump
Triple Jump
TRACK EVENTS BEGIN AT 11 A.M. (Women's races will precede the men's)
5K Run
60m Hurdles Trials
60m Dash Trials
Mile Run
400m Dash
60m Hurdles FINAL
60m Dash FINAL
800m Run
200m Dash
3K Run
4x400m Relay
Distance Medley
ABOUT THE GREAT NORTHEAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 16 member institutions and over 4000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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