STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College graduate student Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) and sophomore Lucas Fisher (Strafford, N.H.) garnered All-Conference honors by virtue of their top-10 finishes in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Cross Country Championship, hosted by Saint Joseph's, on Saturday, October 31st.

Eaton claims All-GNAC honors for the fourth-consecutive season after finishing fifth with a 20:38 effort on the 5K Saint Joseph's College course. The four-year standout placed fourth (20:17) in 2012, third in 2013 (20:53) and second in 2014 (20:54) en route to collecting All-GNAC acclaim in each of the last three conference finales.

Fisher placed sixth for the second-consecutive season after posting a 28:41 time in the 2015 title race. The sophomore finished sixth with a 28:48 effort last fall on the way to earning All-Conference and, as the top first-year finisher, GNAC Rookie of the Year honors.

Also, both Monks teams earned GNAC All-Sportsmanship honors, awards that are voted upon by the conference's head coaches during the event.

For Saint Joseph's, both teams finished fifth in this year's GNAC Championship, as the men posted 128 points and the women recorded 130 points.

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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 474-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.