Men's Cross Country

Pelletier Named GNAC Rookie of the Week

Posted: Oct 02, 2023

PHOTO CREDIT: Troy Hendricks '22

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College sophomore Jacob Pelletier (Augusta, Maine) has been selected as the GNAC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this fall.

Pelletier, who has also earned a pair of GNAC Runner of the Week honors this season, takes home top rookie accolades after placing 23rd with a 27:15 time in the 8K Maine State Championship in Bangor on Saturday.

Saint Joseph's will host the program's annual Runnin' Monks Invitational race this Saturday. The men's event is scheduled to start at 12:15 PM.

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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.