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Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at GNAC Championships
Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at GNAC Championships

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STANDISH, Maine – Sophomore Patrick O'Connor (Cheshire, Conn.) posted a top-20 performance to lead the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's cross country team to a fifth-place finish during the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships at the SJC Cross Country Trail in Standish, Maine on Saturday. Overall, the Blue Jays significantly improved upon on their 8K times on a course they previously ran on earlier in the season. Chamroeun Chhorn (Danbury, Conn.) was also named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship team.

MEET INFORMATION 
 Meet: GNAC Championships 
Result: 5th of 8 (142 points) 
Location: SJC Cross Country Trail (Standish, Maine) 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • O'Connor paced the Blue Jays crossing the line in a time of 32:05.4, a 6:27.3 mile pace, to finish in 20th. 
  • Braeden Laframboise (Southington, Conn.) followed closely behind, recording a time of 32:37.0, a 6:33.7 mile pace, to finish in 26th.
  • Jared Rheault (Terryville, Conn.) was the third USJ finisher, recording a time of 34:32.0, good enough for a 6:58.6 mile pace, finishing in 33rd.
  • Alfred Valero (Thomaston, Conn.) was next to cross the line for USJ, finishing in 45th after posting a time of 36:24.9
  • Nick Mango (Wolcott, Conn.) rounded out the points finishers for the Blue Jays, crossing the line in a time of 39:15.6 to finish in 59th.
  • Norwich took home the team title, tallying 37 points. 

For the full GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team, please see below.

GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team
Colby-Sawyer - Molly Macklin & Martin Steucek
Dean - Ian Boudreau & Lily Daigneault
Elms - Clement Kimani & Melany Boivin
Emmanuel - Kyle Antoine & Mia Rowell
Lasell - Spencer Villinski & Savannah Teixeira
Norwich - Kayley Jefferson & Tyler Hayes
Regis - Libby Parker & Ben O'Neal
Rivier - Thomas Regan & Hayli Ruiter
USJ (CT) - Chamroeun Chhorn & Morgan Hall
Saint Joseph's Maine - Lindy Hyndman & Nick Carmosino
Simmons - Beth Pennington

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