2015 Women's Cross Country News
Over 200 student-athletes comprised Suffolk Athletics’ 13 varsity teams and now Ram Nation has the chance to get the whole picture of the 2015-16 year and the Rams successes in competition, the classroom and the community.
The GNAC has announced the names of 865 student-athletes – including 54 from Suffolk – who have been named to the 2015-16 Academic All-GNAC Team. The 54 Rams represent the second most all-time for the blue-and-gold and is just two individuals shy of the record (56) since the inaugural team in 2008.
Suffolk athletics saw some memorable milestones, postseason peaks, record setting moments, honors and more over the 2015-16 seasons. Now is the time to pit the best of the best against one another in a bracket-style competition to see what Ram Nation dubs as the Top Moment of the Year.
A total of 144 Suffolk University student-athletes have earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the 2016 Spring Quarter. To make the Director’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a grade-point average of at least 3.0 and pass at least 12 quarter units.
The Suffolk University Department of Athletics, its 232 student-athletes, coaches and distinguished guests gathered in celebration of the Rams’ 2015-16 Varsity Seasons in the annual athletics banquet Monday night at 20 Somerset.
A celebration of the 2015-16 Suffolk Athletics seasons.
The Suffolk University Athletics Department is proud to announce the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll of the 2015 Fall Semester. 206 student-athletes were enrolled in full-time classes this fall and 146 achieve a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Overall, the department maintained a 3.19 GPA average on the semester between its 13 varsity intercollegiate teams.
The Suffolk cross country teams competed at the GNAC Championships held at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine yesterday afternoon with the Rams’ men finishing sixth and the women taking eighth.
The Suffolk cross country teams will take their respective courses in Standish, Maine with their GNAC counterparts Saturday afternoon with the winners taking home the conference crowns. The women’s 5k race is set to begin at 1 p.m., followed by the men’s 8k race at 2 p.m. The University of Saint Joseph’s Maine will serve as host of the championships.
As the Suffolk cross country teams prep for the 2015 GNAC Championships this weekend, the GNAC has released the championship coaches' poll Thursday morning. The Rams' men's squad has been picked sixth, while the women were selected eighth.
The Suffolk cross country teams will race at their final regular season invitational Friday afternoon as the Rams are set to race at the Saints’ Invitational.
The Suffolk women’s cross country team took on a number of familiar talent Saturday morning at the USJ Blue Jay Invitational. The Rams turned in a third-place finish behind the host the University of St. Joseph.
The Suffolk women’s cross country team heads to West Hartford, Connecticut for the USJ Blue Jay Invitational Saturday morning.
Racing in its third event of 2015, the Suffolk women’s cross country team placed ninth at the annual Pop Crowell Invitational on the campus of Gordon College.
The Suffolk men’s and women’s cross country teams continue the 2015 season at the Pop Crowell Invitational, hosted by Gordon College on the campus of the Fighting Scots. The women’s race will begin first at 10:45 a.m., followed closely by the men’s run at 11:30 a.m.
Paced by Michelle Kearney, who finished the 5K in 24:20, the Suffolk women’s cross country team finished third of seven teams on a gorgeous Saturday morning at the Raiders Invitational on the campus of Rivier University.
