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

Kopnicki earns the final NJAC Track Athlete of the Week honor, his fourth of the season, after competing at the NCAA Division III National Championships hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN. Individually, he earned All-American honors in the one mile run by placing seventh in a field of 10 competitors with a time of 4:13.20. He also was a member the Lions’ All-American distance medley relay which placed seventh in the nine-team event with a time of 10:06.96. Kopnicki’s performances helped TCNJ place 34th overall in the 52-team national championship.

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

Braxton earns the final NJAC Field Athlete of the Week honor, his third of the season, after competing at the NCAA Division III National Championships hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN. He earned All-American honors by placing seventh in a field of 12 competitors in the shot put with a throw of 16.02 meters. Braxton’s performance helped propel the Profs to a 45th place finish in the 52-team national championship.