( NCAA NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL REPORT )
GNAC PERFORMANCE LIST
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MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Matyas Csiki-Fejer, Suffolk (So., St. Louis, Mo.) In his second straight regional appearance, he was one place out of All-New England honors in the 3K with a ninth-place finish with a time of 8:44.61, just 1.16 seconds behind eighth-place performer Ajay Sarathy of Amherst. He has the best showing of all GNAC runners at regionals. |
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WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Emily Manfra, Suffolk (Sr., Stoneham, Mass.) In her third trip to the regional race, Emily Manfra collected All-New England honors from the New England Coaches Association for the second straight season in the mile. The senior from Stoneham, Massachusetts, produced her first sub-5:00.0 mile at New Englands, clocking in at 4:57.46 to finish as the 27-runner field runner-up. The long-distance runner was 3.3 behind individual champion Sydney Packard of WPI. Manfra's performance was a personal-best at the regional race. |
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MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Michael Balestra, Suffolk (So., Lincoln, R.I.) Had the best performance of GNAC field athletes at the NCAA DIII New England Regionals with a 12-place finish behind a 14.96-meter toss in the weight throw. He was four places away from all-region honors as the Rams' first-ever male field athlete to compete at New Englands in program history |
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WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Allison Rodrigues, Suffolk (So., North Andover, Mass.) Rodrigues put together her best showing at New Englands in her career with her second straight trip in the shot put. Her 11.39 toss put her 12th in the field of 23, both of which are personal-bests. She was the only GNAC track athlete to compete at regionals. |
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WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Olivia Juneau, Regis (Fr., Wakefield, Mass.) Juneau capped a stellar indoor season by competing at the New England Division III Championships at Middlebury College Saturday. In the 400 meter dash, Juneau finished second in her heat and 19th overall with a time of 1:02.57 |
GNAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2019)
| WEEK | MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE | MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE | WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE |
| 1 | Matyas Csiki-Fejer, SUF | Emily Manfra, SUF | -- | -- |
| 2 | S. Vinci, SJC & C. Baston, SUF | Emma Weisse, SUF | -- | -- |
| 3 | JJ Pedersen, REG | Emily Manfra, SUF (2) | -- | -- |
| 4 | Simon Vinci, SJC (2) | Mariama Kamara, SUF | -- | -- |
| 5 | Robert Solari, SUF | Emily Manfra, SUF (3) | Michael Balestra, SUF | Elisabeth Cooke, REG |
| 6 | Matyas Csiki-Fejer, SUF (2) | Emily Manfra, SUF (4) | Michael Balestra, SUF (2) | Allison Rodrigues, SUF |
| 7 | Troy Hendricks, SJC | Hannah Fitzpatrick, EMM | Michael Balestra, SUF (3) | Amanda Jordan, EMM |
| 8 | Matyas Csiki-Fejer, SUF (3) | Emily Manfra, SUF (5) | Michael Balestra, SUF (4) | Allison Rodrigues, SUF (2) |
| WEEK | MEN'S ROOKIE | WOMEN'S ROOKIE |
| 1 | Cole Bolduc, SUF | Shannon O'Connell, CSC |
| 2 | S. Vinci, SJC & C. Baston, SUF | Sarah Lawton, SUF |
| 3 | Simon Vinci, SJC (2) | Teague Tallo, EMM |
| 4 | Simon Vinci, SJC (3) | Laurel Blackman, CSC |
| 5 | Connor Baston, SUF (2) | Teague Tallo, EMM (2) |
| 6 | Connor Baston, SUF (3) | Savannah Goddeeris, SUF |
| 7 | Connor Baston, SUF (4) | Olivia Juneau, REG |
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