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TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK |
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Joseph
Minch, Rowan University
Senior
Yardville, NJ/Bordentown Regional |
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Minch earns NJAC Track Athlete of the Week honors after
competing in a pair of individual events at the Ursinus Classic in
Collegeville, PA. He placed second in a field of 19 runners in the 1,000
meters with a time of 2:38.31. He also placed eighth in a field of 45
competitors in the 800 meters with a time of 2:03.00. Minch’s performances
helped spark the Profs to a ninth place finish in the 13-team meet. |
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FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK |
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Jason
Staggers, Kean University
Sophomore
Jackson, NJ/Jackson |
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Staggers earns NJAC Field Athlete of the Week honors
after competing in a pair of jumping events at the Ursinus Classic in
Collegeville, PA. He placed sixth in a field of 21 competitors in the long
jump with a leap of 6.14 meters. Staggers also placed sixth in a field of
14 jumpers in the triple jump with a mark of 12.54 meters. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK |
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Lee Jones,
The College of New Jersey
Freshman
Galloway, NJ/Absegami |
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Jones becomes the second different Lion to earn NJAC
Rookie honors after competing in one individual event and one relay at the
Ursinus Classic in Collegeville, PA. He was a member of the Lions’ 4x200
meter relay team that placed second in a field of six teams with an ECAC
qualifying time of 1:33.98. He also placed third in a field of 33
competitors in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.68 seconds. Jones helped
TCNJ place fourth as a team in the 13-team meet. |
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