2009-10 GNAC Headlines

  • Olympian Bickford Named SJC Cross Country Coach
    August 23, 2010
    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.
  • Great Northeast Athletic Conference Makes NCAA News
    August 18, 2010
    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.
  • GNAC's Professional Development Seminar's Message reaches NCAA News
    August 18, 2010
    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.
  • GNAC’s Professional Development Seminar is a Success
    August 17, 2010
    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.
  • Great Northeast Athletic Conference 2010 Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees Awarded
    August 13, 2010
    Yesterday, August 12th at the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Professional Development seminar the first ever GNAC Hall of Fame inductees were awarded.
  • Dr. Stephen Durant Named as 2010 GNAC Professional Development Seminar Keynote Speaker
    August 02, 2010
    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.
  • Pine Manor's Courtney Wallace Selected GNAC Woman of the Year
    July 26, 2010
    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.
  • GNAC Awards Norwich University and Saint Joseph College for Outstanding Sportsmanship
    July 24, 2010
    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.
  • Congratulations to the 2010 GNAC All-Conference Academic Team
    July 19, 2010
    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.
  • GNAC Presents the 2010 Specialists
    July 19, 2010
    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 Stanford Nance Uses Basketball to Teach in Africa
    July 09, 2010
    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.
  • Matthew Burke Named Mount Ida Interim Athletic Director
    July 07, 2010
    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.
  • Emerson College's Roger Crosley bound for CoSIDA Hall of Fame
    June 08, 2010
    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.
  • Lasell College Announces Hiring of James Martin as Cross Country Head Coach
    June 01, 2010
    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 Earns 2009-2010 Men's Commissioner's Cup
    May 24, 2010
    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 Captures 2009-2010 Women's Commissioner's Cup
    May 24, 2010
    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.
  • Monks Take on Tufts in NCAA Tournament
    May 18, 2010
    STANDISH, ME – The NCAA DIII Tournament selections have been announced, and Saint Joseph's College (32-11, 11-3 GNAC) has been named as the #8 seed in the New England Regional Tournament, which begins on Wednesday at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Connecticut.
  • Simmons Tennis Advances in NCAA Tournament
    May 15, 2010
    AMHERST, MA – Simmons Tennis earned a 5-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Regional Championship First Round, which was held indoors at the Hampshire College Bay Road Tennis Club. The Chargers end their season at 17-6, while the Sharks improve to 15-7 and will take on regional host Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m.
  • Rivier Defeats Bowdoin in First Round; 1-0
    May 13, 2010
    WELLESLEY, Mass. -- In a classic pitcher's duel, Rivier College defeated Bowdoin College, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA Softball Regional Tournament Thursday afternoon at Wellesley College. With the victory, the Raiders advance to Game #7, Friday, May 14, at 2pm against Eastern Connecticut State. The Polar Bears move to Game #5, Friday at 10am against Husson University.
  • Simmons to play Colby-Sawyer in NCAA First Round of Women's Tennis
    May 13, 2010
    Simmons Tennis will face off with Colby-Sawyer College in Friday’s NCAA Division III Tournament, held at Amherst College. The Sharks earned an automatic bid to nationals after winning the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament, and have won two of three spring season matches while training for the NCAA, including one 7-2 victory over Colby-Sawyer.
  • The NCAA Field Is Set; Rivier Earns #5 Seed
    May 10, 2010
    Nashua, NH - The Rivier College Raiders earned the #5 seed in the 2010 NCAA Regional Tournament that will be held at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. The Raiders will face #4 seed Bowdoin College in the first round of the double elimination tournament.
  • Women's Lacrosse: Norwich To Play SUNY Cortland In NCAA First Round
    May 10, 2010
    NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University women’s lacrosse team, the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) champions, learned late Sunday evening that it will face SUNY Cortland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday, May 12, at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex in Cortland, N.Y.
  • St.Joe's (ME) Softball Team Thinks Pink!
    May 06, 2010
    STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's College Softball team held a "Think Pink" event on April 19, 2010, during their games with Emerson College to promote increased breast cancer awareness and to raise money for a local breast cancer charity.
  • 2010 GNAC Baseball All-Conference
    May 05, 2010
    The 2010 GNAC Men's Baseball All-Conference awards have been released. Click here to see the full listing of award winners.
  • St. Joseph’s of Maine Captures 2010 GNAC Championship
    May 03, 2010
    East Providence, R.I. – St. Joseph’s of Maine captured the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Baseball Championship with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Suffolk at Pierce Field on Sunday afternoon. The Monks earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. St. Joseph’s senior Ben Grant-Roy (Biddeford, Maine) was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
  • 2010 GNAC Softball All-Conference Honors
    May 03, 2010
    The 2010 GNAC Women's Softball All-Conference awards have been released. Click here to see the full listing of award winners
  • 2010 GNAC Baseball Tournament Bracket Release; Suffolk Earns Top Spot
    April 30, 2010
    The reigning 2009 GNAC tournament champion, Suffolk University (13-1, 19-13) clinched first place with an outstanding conference record. The Rams suffered only one loss in conference play to second seeded St. Joseph’s ME.
  • 2010 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Honors
    April 30, 2010
    The 2010 GNAC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference awards have been released. Click here to see the full listing of award winners.
  • 2010 Men’s Tennis All-Conference Honors
    April 29, 2010
    The 2010 GNAC Men's Tennis All-Conference awards have been released. Click here to see the full listing of award winners.
  • GNAC Men’s Tennis Weekly Honors: April 26
    April 28, 2010
    Jared Orkin (Suffolk) and Fritz Kaelber (Norwich) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Men’s Tennis Weekly Honors.
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