STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's sophomore Amber Dostie (Standish, Maine) has been selected as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the third time this fall.

Dostie placed second out of 85 runners with a 19:11 effort in the 5K Keene State College Invitational on Saturday. Her time was only 10 seconds off the top performance and ranks as the third fastest 5K time ever posted by an SJC runner.

Dostie's resume is quite impressive, as the second-year standout has racked up five individual victories with a pair of runner-up efforts in 10 events in less than two seasons. The 2011 GNAC Runner and Rookie of the Year, Dostie also has three conference rookie of the week accolades and has now been selected as the GNAC Runner of the Week six times.

She shattered the SJC women's cross country 5K record - by 32 seconds – when she won the Raiders Invitational with an 18:33 time last Friday in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Saint Joseph's will host the Runnin' Monks Invitational this Saturday at 11:00 AM.

Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrates its Centennial year in 2012 with a theme of "Realize the Promise" – honoring our commitment to educating well-rounded graduates who combine career focus with classic liberal arts studies. A Private, Catholic, primarily residential, coeducational liberal arts institution, Saint Joseph's welcomes students of all ages and all faiths. The campus, located 18 miles northwest of Portland and just two hours from Boston, encompasses 350 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Enrollment ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 students annually. Saint Joseph's offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing and business fields in a value-centered environment.