NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2007-08
WEEK ENDING 1/20/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Martine McGrath, The College of New Jersey
Junior
West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional

McGrath earns NJAC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to New York City to compete at the Gotham Cup contested at the 168th Street Armory. She placed second in a field of 21 competitors in the 5,000 meters with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 17:33.54. McGrath was the top Division III finisher in the 5,000 meter event.

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Cristina D'Amato, The College of New Jersey
Freshman
Madison, NJ/Madison

D’Amato becomes the second different Lion to earn NJAC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to New York City to compete at the Gotham Cup contested at the 168th Street Armory. She placed 10th in a field of 27 competitors in the weight throw with an ECAC qualifying mark of 13.24 meters. D’Amato also placed 17th in a field of 27 competitors in the shot put with a throw of 10.56 meters.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Ayla Maldonado, Rutgers University-Camden
Freshman
Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown

Maldonado earns NJAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors after traveling to Collegeville, PA to compete at the Collegeville Classic hosted by Ursinus. She placed seventh in a field of 24 competitors in the 400 meters with a school-record time of 1:04.94. She also placed ninth in a field of 17 competitors in the long jump with a leap of 4.76 meters. Maldonado’s performances helped propel the Scarlet Raptors to a 13th place team finish in the meet.

PREVIOUS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - WINTER 2007-08

  Track Athlete Field Athlete Rookie

Week 1

*Judline Tumson
Montclair State
Katelyn Reiter
Richard Stockton
Iris Wilcox
NJCU

Week 2

Ebony Barnes
NJCU
Kristen Tricocci
TCNJ
Jan-Noi Jackson
NJCU

Week 3

*Martine McGrath
TCNJ
Cristina D'Amato
TCNJ
Ayla Maldonado
Rutgers-Camden

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well