2009-10 GNAC Headlines
STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph’s College Athletic Director Brian Curtin has named Bruce Bickford as the Monks’ Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Head Coach. Bickford fills the spot vacated by Tom Dann, who stepped down earlier this summer after 14 years as the program leader, and will be the sixth coach in team history.
BOSTON – Participants at a Great Northeast Athletic Conference seminar last week learned that mental health is just as important as physical health for student-athletes, and that mental-health problems often are harder to diagnose.
BOSTON – Samantha Sandland had never thought about being depressed. After all, she had a life-of-the-party personality, often appearing at Salve Regina University sporting events dressed up as the school’s Seahawk mascot. She was also known as a strong-willed soccer student-athlete.
The highly-anticipated seminar was held at the Doubletree Suites in Boston, Massachusetts from August 11-12 with a GNAC cookout to welcome all attendees. For the 4th edition, the GNAC presented a Student Athlete Well-Being program focused on Mental Health. The PDS is also a great opportunity for companies, sports vendors and sport officiating bureaus to network and foster relationships with all of the GNAC schools.
Yesterday, August 12th at the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Professional Development seminar the first ever GNAC Hall of Fame inductees were awarded.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference proudly announces Dr. Stephen Durant as their keynote speaker for the 2010 Professional Development Seminar. The 4th GNAC Professional Development Seminar will occur on August 11th and 12th in Boston for GNAC administrators, coaches and student-athletes.
BOSTON, MA – Courtney Wallace, a four-time First Team All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference catcher and the valedictorian of the Pine Manor College Class of 2010, has been named 2010 GNAC Woman of the Year.
The 2009-2010 Sportsmanship Awards recipients are Norwich University’s Men’s Athletic Program and Saint Joseph College of Connecticut’s Women’s Athletic Program. GNAC awards programs with coaches, administrators, student-athletes and fans that demonstrate excellent sportsmanship.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference recognized 530 student-athletes from 15 league sports on the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team. Second-year student-athletes from all 13 member institutions who hold a cumulative 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average for the 2009-2010 academic school year and are a member of a varsity team are eligible.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference boasts an array of individuals with unique experiences and talents to help elevate the conference in everything from special events to marketing.
Emerson’s Assistant Director of Athletics, Stan Nance, was able to coach and represent the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in Africa due to his work with the University of Massachusetts-Boston’s YES with Africa Program.
The Mount Ida College athletic department is pleased to announce the promotion of Associate Athletic Director Matthew Burke to Interim Athletic Director. Burke, who has been in his current position for the past eight years, replaces Dr. Jacqueline Palmer who has held the reins of Mustang athletics for 22 seasons.
BOSTON, Mass. - There are many jobs for which Roger Crosley might be well suited. Traffic controller. Professional juggler. Mediator. All those vocations involve an acute management of time.
NEWTON, MA- The Lasell College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hiring of James Martin as the new Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach. Coach Martin takes over the reins from eight year head coach Larry Sullivan, who stepped down from the position in March.
Johnson & Wales University claims the 2009-2010 Men’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup for the second year in a row. The Wildcats earned points in every men’s sport offered by the GNAC. Johnson & Wales captured two GNAC championships in the fall, golf and cross-country, and earned five points for each towards the GNAC Commissioner Cup. The men's teams earned a total of 22 points in the standings.
Emerson College captured the 2009-2010 Women’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup for the second year in a row. The Lions secured the honor by earning a second place finish this spring in both softball and lacrosse, earning four points each. The women’s teams collected a total of 25 points in the standings.