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2007

Fourth Place Finish Earns Kropinski All-GNAC Honors
Emerson College men's cross country runner Joel Kropinski (Fr., Carlisle, Mass.) has been named to the 2007 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Cross Country All-Conference team by virtue of his fourth place finish in the Conference Championship meet.  Kropinski completed the 8K course at St. Joseph's College in Standish, Maine with a time of 28:59.

Kropinski Earns Multiple GNAC Honors
Emerson College men's cross country runner Joel Kropinski (Fr., Carlisle, Mass.) has been honored three times this season by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.  Kropinski's most recent honor is Runner of the Week for the week ending October 14.  Kropinski placed sixth of 75 runners at the Emmanuel College Saints Invitational, and was the top finisher of the four competing GNAC institutions.

Previously this season Kropinski was named GNAC Rookie of the Week for the weeks of September 17 and September 24. 


2006

Weselcouch, Gately Named to GNAC All-Conference Team

John WeselcouchJohn Weselcouch (Sr., Fairfield, Conn., left) and freshman Collin Gately ( Fr., Deerfield, N.H.) have each earned spots on the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country All-Conference team by virtue of their finishes in the GNAC Championship race on October 28.

Weselcouch finished fifth in the 82 person field with a time of 29:59 over the 8,000 meter course. His pace translates to a 6:00 mile. Gately finished 17 seconds behind Weselcouch and finished seventh in the meet.

Gately Earns Third GNAC Honor

Collin GatelyEmerson College cross country runner Collin Gately (Fr., Deerfield, N.H.) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the third time this season.

Gately's latest honor follows his third place overall performance in the Emmanuel College Invitational on October 13. Gately was second among GNAC runners in the 47 man field.


Weselcouch, Gately Cop GNAC Honors

John Weslecouch (Sr., Fairfield, Conn.) and Collin Gately (Fr., Deerfield, N.H.) were named Runner of the Week and Rookie of the Week respectively following their performances at the Rivier College Invitational meet. The honors are for the week ending October 1. Weselcouch finished first among GNAC runners and second overall of the 67 runners in the meet. Gately was honored as the top rookie in the conference for the second straight week. He earned the award as the fifth place overall finisher in the meet.

Gately Named GNAC Rookie of the Week

Emerson College men’s cross country runner Collin Gately (Fr., Deerfield, N.H.) was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the week ending September 24, following his performance at last weekend’s Gordon College “Pop” Crowell Invitational. Gately placed 26th in a field of 204 runners, covering the 8K course in 29:26. Teammate John Weselcouch (Sr., Fairfield, Conn.) was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll for his performance in the same meet.

2005

Weselcouch and Lower Earn GNAC All-Conference Honors

10/29/05 - A second place finish and a sixth place finish in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship meet earned all-conference honors for Emerson runners John Weselcouch (junior, Fairfield, CT) and Mike Lower (freshman, Gansevoort, NY). Weselcouch finished as runner-up over the 8,000 meter course at Western New England College by a mere one second with a time of 27:58. Lower was named the Rookie of the Week for his performance along with achieving all-conference honors. He covered the course in 28:42.

Lower Named GNAC Rookie of the Week

10/3/05 - Emerson College freshman Mike Lower (Gansevoort, NY) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Cross Country Rookie of the Week for his performance in last Saturday's Regis College Invitational. Lower finished second in the meet with a time of 28:50 over the 8K course. He was the highest finisher for the Lions, and was the top runner from the GNAC schools that competed.

Weselcouch Goes Back-to-Back in GNAC

John Wesselcouch10/3/05 - Emerson College junior cross country star John Weselcouch (Fairfield, CT,) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Performer of the Week for the second consecutive week following his second place finish at the Rivier College Invitational. For the second week in a row, Weselcouch was the top finisher form a GNAC school in an invitational meet. Weselcouch covered the 8K course in 26:54 finishing three seconds behind the first-place finisher. There were a total of 57 runners in the meet. Emerson finished first of nine teams in the meet.

Weselcouch Named Emerson's First Male GNAC Performer of the Week in 2005

9/27/05 - The fifth place finish of Emerson's John Weselcouch (Fairfield, CT) in the Gordon College "Pop" Crowell Invitational earned the junior Great Northeast Athletic Conference Performer of the week accolades. Weselcouch was the top finisher among all GNAC institutions in the meet's field of 157 runners.