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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2007-08
WEEK ENDING 3/2/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Mike Fox, Rutgers University-Camden
Senior
Hainesport, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional

Fox becomes the third different Scarlet Raptor to earn NJAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to New York City to compete at the NYU Fastrack Invitational held at the 168th Street Armory. He placed third in a field of 87 competitors in the 800 meters with a school-record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:53.01. Fox’s time in the 800 was the best of any Division III athlete in the event.
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Terrance Johnson, New Jersey City University
Freshman
Houston, TX/George Bush

Johnson earns NJAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honors after competing at the NYU Fastrack Invitational contested at the 168th Street Armory. He placed fifth in a field of 24 competitors in the high jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of 1.97 meters. Johnson also placed 17th in a field of 35 competitors in the long jump with a leap of 6.51 meters.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Nnaemka Ibeh, Rutgers-Newark
Sophomore
Colonia, NJ/Colonia

Ibeh earns NJAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after competing at the NYU Fastrack Invitational held at the 168th Street Armory. He placed 26th in a field of 97 competitors in the 400 meters with a school-record and ECAC qualifying time of 49.50. Ibeh was also part of both the Scarlet Raptors’ 4x400 and Distance Medley Relays which placed 20th and fifth respectively with ECAC qualifying times of 3:27.81 and 10:37.87.

PREVIOUS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - WINTER 2007-08

  Track Athlete Field Athlete Rookie

Week 1

Matthew St. Germain
Ramapo
*Eugene Asimou
Montclair State
Marc Robinson
NJCU

Week 2

Pasquale DiGioacchino
TCNJ
*Eugene Asimou
Montclair State
Nnaemeka Ibeh
Rutgers-Newark

Week 3

Akeem Lloyd
Rutgers-Camden
Brian Donatelli
TCNJ
Kyle Hayes
Rowan

Week 4

Tony Williams
Montclair State
*Eugene Asimou
Montclair State
Kyle Hayes
Rowan

Week 5

Frank Iwanicki
Rutgers-Camden
Eugene Asimou
Montclair State
William Brown
Montclair State

Week 6

DeShard Stevens
TCNJ
*Tony DeFeo
Richard Stockton
Dean McCleese
NJCU

Week 7

Nnaemeka Ibeh
Rutgers-Newark
Brian Donatelli
TCNJ
Chris Ziegler
Ramapo

Week 8

Jonathan Salamon
Rutgers-Camden
Tony DeFeo
Richard Stockton
William Brown
Montclair State

Week 9

Mike Fox
Rutgers-Camden
Terrance Johnson
NJCU
Nnaemeka Ibeh
Rutgers-Newark

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well