Men's Indoor Track & Field

Whitman, Schmader & Monday Garner GNAC Weekly Honors

Posted: Dec 11, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors have been announced and three Saint Joseph's College indoor track & field athletes have earned accolades.

After posting fine outings in the Monks' season-opener at Southern Maine on Saturday, first-year Breya Whitman (Auburn, Maine) has earned GNAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors while freshmen Jacob Schmader (Limington, Maine) and Tudum Monday (Lewiston, Maine) have collected GNAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete and Rookie of the Week accolades, respectively.

Whitman had three top-five finishes for Saint Joseph's (Maine) at the USM Alumni Open this week. Her top performance came in the triple jump as she registered a 9.38m (30'9.25") mark to finish second. She placed fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.47m (4'9.75"), and fifth in the 55m hurdles with a time of 11.23.

Schmader had three top-three finishes at the USM Alumni Open. Individually, he finished second in the 500m run and third in the 200m dash with respective times of 1:08.17 and 24.20. He was also part of the Monks' 4x400m relay team that took first place with a time of 3:31.87.

Monday opened his intercollegiate indoor career with an impressive showing at the USM Alumni Open. He won the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.19 and was actually a fraction of second faster in the preliminaries with a time of 8.17 seconds. He was also part of Saint Joseph's 4x400m relay ran a 3:31.87 for first place.

Saint Joseph's returns to action on Saturday, January 6th when the teams return to Southern Maine for another invitational.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.