Martha Aschale
  • Biology
  • Class of 2019
  • Cambridge, Mass.

Martha Aschale Named NAC Rookie of the Year

2015 Nov 9

Colby-Sawyer student-athlete Martha Aschale of Cambridge, Mass., has been named the 2015 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year, in an all-conference release by the NAC on Monday, Nov. 2.

Aschale is a member of the class of 2019 and majors in Biology.

Aschale has had a great rookie season for the Chargers. She recorded her best finish at the 2015 NAC Championship as she placed fifth, crossing the line at 21:54. The rookie recorded her season best time, 20:32, at the James Early Invitational as she placed 66th. She earned a top-15 finish at the Mayflower Open as she placed 12th in a time of 21:55. Aschale also earned a 29th place finish at the Southern Vermont Invitational (25:42) and a 166th place finish at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational (21:29). The freshman earned two NAC Rookie of the Week honors this season.

The NAC is an athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA 's Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout New England, including: Castleton State College, Colby-Sawyer College, University of Maine at Farmington, Green Mountain College, Husson University, Johnson State College, Lyndon State College, Maine Maritime Academy, New England College, Thomas College.