Pasquale DiGioacchino, The College of New Jersey
Junior
Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards

DiGioacchino earns NJAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to Princeton to compete at the Princeton University New Year Invitational contested at Jadwin Gymnasium. He opened his junior season by placing 13th in a field of 33 total competitors in the 500 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 1:07.37. He also was a member of the Lions’ 4x400 meter relay which placed 11th in a field of 19 teams with a time of 3:28.42. DiGioacchino’s performance in the 500 meters marked the best time of any Division III athlete in the meet.

Eugene Asimou, Montclair State University
Junior
Livingston, NJ/Livingston

Asimou earns NJAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after traveling to South Orange to compete at the Seton Hall Games held in the Richie and Sheila Regan Field House. He placed first in a field of 33 competitors in the shot put with a winning throw of 15.89 meters. Asimou also claimed first place in a field of 21 competitors in the hammer throw with a winning mark of 15.94 meters.

Nnaemeka Ibeh, Rutgers-Newark
Freshman
Colonia, NJ/Colonia

Ibeh earns NJAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors after traveling to Collegeville, PA to compete at the Ursinus Indoor Classic contested at the Floyd Lewis Bakes Field House. He won the first individual race in the history of the Rutgers-Newark indoor track & field program when he defeated a field of 29 competitors in the 400 meters with a winning time of 51.10. Ibeh also placed second in a field of 44 competitors in the 200 meters with a time of 22.76. Ibeh’s performance helped propel the Scarlet Raiders to a ninth place finish in the 17-team meet.