As part of its third-ever Hall of Fame class, the GNAC will enshrine eight former student-athletes on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn in East Boston.
With a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, a total of 1,030 student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 GNAC Academic All-Conference Team, as announced on Tuesday morning.
SJC baseball senior Jared Gagne and Norwich softball senior Emily Oliver have been selected to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America Teams, as voted upon by CoSIDA.
SJC baseball's Jared Gagne, Emmanuel softball's Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, JWU softball's Ally Mishol and Norwich softball's Emily Oliver have all received CoSIDA honors.
The Saints' Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda has been selected as the GNAC Player of the Year and Emmanuel RHP Megan Kieselback has been named the GNAC Pitcher of the Year.
No. 2 South seed University of Saint Joseph cruised through the GNAC Tournament unbeaten to win the title after topping top seeds Emmanuel and Simmons on Saturday at Daly Field.
Past conference powerhouses Suffolk and Johnson & Wales were both eliminated on Friday night, as host Simmons topped the Rams, 8-1, and Saint Joseph's held off the Wildcats, 3-2.
In the first year of divisional play in softball, the two Fenway schools won their respective divisions, while Simmons is set to host tournament play this weekend on May 4-5.
Suffolk's GNAC home opener Sunday against Anna Maria at East Boston Memorial Park will be the Rams' Play for a Cause game, benefitting cancer research.
The GNAC announced its Commissioner's Cup standings through the fall. The awards annually recognize the institutions achieving the highest level of athletic success throughout the year.