STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors have been announced and a pair of Saint Joseph's College freshman swimmers have claimed accolades.

Rose Baillie (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) has been selected as the GNAC Corvias Women's Swimming Rookie of the Week and Joey Christian (Scarborough, Maine) is the GNAC Corvias Men's Swimming Rookie of the Week for the first reporting period of the 2017-18 season.

Baillie posted four wins, collectively, in her first two collegiate meets, winning the 50-Breast (34.23) and 100-Breast (1:14.60) against Colby-Sawyer and Franklin Pierce on October 14th and topping the 50-Breast (34.46) and 50-Free (27.42) fields in victories over Husson and Maine Maritime on October 21st.

Christian won the 1000-Free (11:37.78) and 100-Free (54.32) against Colby-Sawyer and Franklin Pierce and remained undefeated in the 1000-Free, dropping his personal best by seven seconds, with an 11:31.12 time while also winning the 50-Back (30.59) and 100-Back (1:05.08) events against Husson and Maine Maritime a week later.

Saint Joseph's returns to action Saturday, November 4th when the teams travel to Elms College for a 12:00 PM event.

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.