Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Hendricks, Abbott, & Waryas Claim GNAC Weekly Accolades

Posted: Apr 10, 2023

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

For their efforts in the Jim Sheehan Memorial at Fitchburg State University on Saturday, grad student Troy Hendricks (Hiram, Maine) has earned GNAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors, senior Ashtyn Abbott (Farmingdale, Maine) has claimed Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors, and freshman Maya Waryas (Bellows Falls, Vt.) has been chosen as the Women's Track & Field Rookie of the Week.

Hendricks placed seventh overall in the 3000-meter Steeplechase with a 10:59 finish and tenth in the 5000-meter run clocking in at 16:39.21 at the Jim Sheehan Memorial.

Abbott placed second in the High Jump (1.90m), eighth in the Triple Jump (11.81m), and 15th in the Long Jump (5.61m) at Fitchburg State University.

Waryas placed fourth in the 100-Meter Hurdles (16.35) and 22nd in the 100-Meter Dash (14.43) on Saturday.

Saint Joseph's will host the Monks Invitational this Friday and Saturday.

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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.