STANDISH, ME – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors have been released and Saint Joseph's College junior Amber Dostie (Standish, Maine) has been chosen as the Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Making her first appearance of the season, Dostie was the Monks' top runner and placed 57th overall with a 21:30 effort in the Keene State College Invitational on Saturday. The weekly conference honor is the 11th of her career as the two-time GNAC Runner of the Year has claimed eight runner of the week accolades and three rookie of the week awards over two-plus seasons.

Saint Joseph's will host the Runnin' Monks Invitational on Saturday. The women's race begins at 11:00 AM.

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 430-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.