WINTHROP, Mass. - On the heels of a big win over Elms on Saturday, Regis (Mass.) men's swimming and diving freshman Grant Kollien (Acton, Mass.) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the third time this season. The announcement came from the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Kollien is the first men's swimmer to be named GNAC Rookie of the Week three times. Saint Joseph (Me.)'s Joey Christian and Norwich's Michael Pierce have both won the award twice.
In a dual meet win by the Pride in the short course meters pool at Elms College, Kollien won the 200 freestyle (2:09.81) and 100 fly (1:11.28) before winning his distance event, the 400 freestyle (4:49.24).
Teammates Josh Unas (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Jessica Higgins (Peabody, Mass.), Amy Collins (Hanson, Mass.), and Jessica Zernitsky (Newton, Mass.) were all also named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll for their performances at the Elms meet on Saturday.
The Pride will return to the pool on Saturday, hosting a tri-meet with Bridgewater State and Husson.
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