BOSTON – For the second straight season, Emma Weisse earned a spot on the All-GNAC first-team, thanks to the sophomore's second-place showing at the conference championships Saturday afternoon at Colt State Park.
Weisse finished just two seconds behind individual champion, Norwich's Haddie Lary. The Hampden, Massachusetts, product crossed the 5k tape in 19:20, the seventh-best time not just by a Ram, but any female runner in the history of the conference championships. Weisse becomes the first Ram, both male and female, in the history of the program to garner multiple all-league first team recognition.
Weisse anchored a Suffolk squad that finished seventh in the field of 12 in the first season under the guidance of Will Feldman.
Also garnering conference honors were seniors Michelle Kearney and Paulo Guedes, who represented the Rams on the conference's all-sportsmanship team, which was established to honor one player from each team in the conference for outstanding dedication to sportsmanship and for their portrayal of good sportsmanship, fair play and positive attitude. Kearney picks up the accolade for the second time in her career, while Guedes earned his third such honor.
Suffolk's men's squad has concluded its 2017 slate, while the women continue on the championship course of the next few weeks. The Rams will first head to Milton, New York, Saturday, Nov. 4 for the ECAC Championships.
2017 MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-GNAC
First-Team All-GNAC
Brody Hale, Norwich
Adam Saucier, Norwich
Patrick Carty, Emmanuel
Jack McNally, Norwich
Ryan English, Norwich
Trenton Shimata, Norwich
Connor Lafontaine, Norwich
Second-Team All-GNAC
Korey Leonard, Norwich
Erik Brobst, Emmanuel
Mile Flowers, Mount Ida
William Rapsas, Norwich
Jovan Sematimba, Regis
Christian De Boer, Norwich
Colter Sheveland, Norwich
Runner of the Year: Brody Hale, Norwich
Rookie of the Year: Trenton Shimata, Norwich
Coach of the Year: Nick Cooper, Norwich
Institutational Sportsmanship Award: Regis
All-Sportsmanship Team
Tim Austin, Anna Maria
Patrick Carty, Emmanuel
David Sherman, Johnson & Wales
Troy Gonsalves, Lasell
Derek Folish, Mount Ida
Connor Lafontaine, Norwich
Sean Toomey, Regis
Yash Jagtap, Rivier
Lucas Fisher, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Paulo Guedes, Suffolk
2017 WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-GNAC
First-Team All-GNAC
Haddie Lary, Norwich
Emma Weisse, Suffolk
Molly Curtin, Regis
Magdalene Mann, Regis
Sarah Bohan, Simmons
Robyn Hageman, Norwich
Stephanie Forester, Emmanuel
Second-Team All-GNAC
Pearl Vercruysse, Emmanuel
Samantha Jaffe, Simmons
Mia Tompkins, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Allegra Egizi, Simmons
Maddie Boucias, Regis
Victoria Barlow, Johnson & Wales
Marisa Quirion, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Runner of the Year: Haddie Lary, Norwich
Rookie of the Year: Stephanie Forester
Coach of the Year: Eric Ashe, Simmons
Institutional Sportsmanship Award: Norwich
All-Sportsmanship Team
Mackenzie Shurtleff, Anna Maria
Reilly Boyle, Emmanuel
Alison King, Johnson & Wales
Shannon Hart, Lasell
Elizabeth Backer, Mount Ida
Melissa Hango, Norwich
Madison Boucias, Regis
Anna Pearsons, Rivier
Mia Tompkins, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Mary Coletti, Simmons
Michelle Kearney, Suffolk