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GNAC to host inaugural indoor
meet Sunday at Boston University
WINTHROP, Mass. – For the first time in the league's history, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference is excited to sponsor its 2020 Indoor Track & Field Championships this Sunday, February 16 at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center. After adding outdoor track & field championships two years ago, the inaugural indoor meet will feature the GNAC's six sponsoring institutions: Colby-Sawyer College, Emmanuel College, Lasell University, Regis College, Saint Joseph's College of Maine, and Suffolk University.
In pre-championship polls voted upon by the league's six head coaches, the Emmanuel women topped the respective rankings, with the Saints women sweeping all six first-place tallies. For the complete results, please see below.
Field events on Sunday morning will begin at 11:00 AM, with the full-day schedule going until approxiamtely 5:00 PM, at which point the GNAC will conduct a post-meet ceremony recognizing event winners and top team finishers.
The BU Track & Tennis Center, located at 100 Ashford Street, opened in 2002 and has 1,500 fixed seating and maximum capacity of nearly 5,000 fans. Take a look inside the 83,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility by clicking HERE.
For parking, follow the signs and directions by the Boston University parking attendants to the Langsam parking garage located at 142 Gardner Street. Concessions will also be available for purchase and there is no fan admission charge.
For the women, behind Emmanuel was Suffolk with 28 points, while Regis, Saint Joseph's, Colby-Sawyer and Lasell rounded out the poll.
The Monks look to contend with a strong showing of returning athletes and first year members. Senior Lillian Bisset (Jefferson, Maine) and Marisa Quirion (Gardiner, Maine), juniors Cassidy Lee (Sullivan, Maine) and Marissa Hoffman (Waterbury, Vt.), and sophomores Kaylee Todisco (Wilmington, Mass.), Samantha VanDeMoere (Thornton, N.H.), and Dori LeMoine (Swan's Island, Maine), will lead Saint Joseph's while freshmen Kelsey Kennedy (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) and Emily Colson (Casco, Maine), who have had great starts to their collegiate careers, will help slant the Monks' chances this Sunday.
The favorite Saints will look for stellar Sunday performances from junior Amanda Jordan and sophomore Hannah Fitzpatrick. Jordan has posted the top GNAC marks this winter in the high jump (1.56m), long jump (4.92m), and triple jump (10.36m), while Fitzpatrick is second in the 200-meter (2:27.21), third in the 1000-meter (3:15.95), third in the mile (5:25.67), and fifth in the 3000-meter (11:29.90).
Other Emmanuel student-athletes with top event marks this season include freshman Cara Martin in the 200-meter (27.99), sophomore Lauren Sterling in the 60-meter hurdles (9.97), and freshman Teague Tallo in the weight throw (12.33m).
For the Suffolk women, Rams junior standout and NCAA hopeful Emily Manfra will look to bring home multiple golds. The Stoneham, Mass. runner has the top GNAC time in the 800-meter (2:22.30), the mile (4:57.46), the 3000-meter (10:08.39), and the 5000-meter (17:49.67).
The third-ever GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place on Sunday, April 26, hosted on campus by Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H.
2020 GNAC Women's Indoor Championship Poll
1. Emmanuel (6) - 36
2. Suffolk - 28
3. Regis - 26
4. Saint Joseph's Maine - 17
5. Colby-Sawyer - 13
6. Lasell - 6
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO GNAC SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE
