Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Monks Sweep GNAC Weekly Honors

Posted: Apr 02, 2024

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been announced and the Saint Joseph's College men's outdoor track & field program has swept the honors.

For their efforts in the SNHU Spring Invitational on Saturday, sophomore Abdirizak Abukar (Lewiston, Maine) has been selected as the GNAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, junior Dylan Dickey (Laconia, N.H.) has earned GNAC Field Athlete of the Week honors, and freshman Haytham Ramadan (Khartoum, Sudan) has claimed GNAC Rookie of the Week accolades.

Abukar opened up his outdoor season with an event victory, as the sophomore standout secured first place in the 200m dash with a time of 22.62. He was also part of the Monks' 4x100m relay team that placed second with a time of 43.08.

Dickey produced an impressive heave in the javelin on Saturday, as the junior placed second in the event with a mark of 58.01m (190'4"), the 17th best distance on the NCAA Division III Outdoor Qualifying List so far this spring. He also competed in the discus, placing eighth with a throw of 34.20m (112'2").

Ramadan set a new program record in the 800m run at the SNHU Spring Invitational, finishing with a third-place time of 1:59.28. He also ran a leg for the Monks' 4x400m relay, which set a program record with a time of 3:25.71.

Saint Joseph's is back at it this weekend with an appearance in the Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational at Fitchburg State University on 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.