NEW LONDON, N.H. – Colby-Sawyer first-year runner Ian Turpel (Cohasset, Mass.) has been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week.  

Full GNAC Release > HERE

Turpel recorded a personal best 8k time of 28:03.9 (5:38 pace) to place 36th out of 245 runners at Saturday's Suffolk Invitational held at Franklin Park. Turpel was instrumental in helping Colby-Sawyer finish third out of 24 teams and as the top squad from the GNAC.

Colby-Sawyer competes at the GNAC Championship on November 2 at Saint Joseph's (ME). 

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