Brian Kopnicki, The College of New Jersey
Junior
Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Kopnicki earns NJAC Track Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season after competing at Haverford College’s Seamus McElligott Invitational. He placed first in a field of 21 competitors in the 5,000 meters with a winning time of 15:08.97. Kopnicki’s winning mark in the event marked an ECAC qualifying time.

Aaron Braxton, Rowan University
Sophomore
Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional

Braxton earns NJAC Field Athlete of the Week honors after competing at the Lehigh University John Covert Classic in Bethlehem, PA. He defeated a field of 24 competitors to place first in the shot put with an NCAA provisional mark of 16.65 meters. Braxton’s winning mark represented the top Division III shot put throw so far this season.

Ryan Malloy, New Jersey City University
Freshman
South Bound Brook, NJ/Bound Brook

Malloy becomes the second different Gothic Knight to earn NJAC Rookie honors after competing at the Wesleyan University Indoor Classic in Middletown, CT. In the 500 meters, he defeated a field of 37 runners to place first with a time of 1:08.74. Malloy’s winning mark in the event marked an ECAC qualifying time.