SPORTS w
Field Hockey
GMercyU fell in a tough 2-1 decision to Wesley
College in the inaugural Atlantic East Conference
Championship. This marked the ninth-straight
season the field hockey team made the conference
championship game, winning six. Despite the
loss, the Griffins were selected for the NCAA
Division III Tournament, where they lost 2-0 at
Franklin & Marshall College. GMercyU claimed
three of the marquee awards while getting seven
student-athletes honored on the inaugural Atlantic
East Conference Field Hockey Year-End Awards.
Sophomore Kathryn Lehman was selected the
Atlantic East Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Freshman Lauren Jani took home the Atlantic
East Rookie of the Year while head coach Laura-
Ann Lane was voted the Atlantic East Coach of the
Year. The team also posted a 3.60 GPA, earning
them the highest Team GPA of their respective
sport in the Atlantic East Conference.
Women’s
Cross Country
Men's Cross Country
Junior Armani Rivera ran
his way to a first-team all-
conference selection, placing
fifth overall at the inaugural
Atlantic East Men’s Cross
Country Championship.
GMercyU placed fifth of seven
scoring teams. The men’s
cross-country team finished the
season at the NCAA Division
III Mideast Regionals with
Senior Lance Joseph, Junior
Chris Laskowski, and Rivera
competing in the 8K race.
Rivera was the top GMercyU
finisher with a time of 29:42:8,
while Laskowski hit a personal
best, clocking in a time of
37:16:7.
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Senior Elizabeth
Rosario captured the
inaugural Atlantic East
Women’s Cross Country
Championship, placing
first out of 46 runners to
help lead the Griffins to a
second-place team finish
with 75 points. Joining
Rosario on the first-
team all-conference was
Sophomore Caitlin Bowe,
who was seventh overall.
The women’s cross-
county team wrapped up
the season at the NCAA
Division III Mideast
Regionals with three
competitors, Rosario,
Bowe, and Junior Dana
Rose, who ran her second-
fastest time of the season.