NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2007-08
WEEK ENDING 2/25/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Stephanie Herrick, The College of New Jersey
Junior
Wayne, NJ/Wayne

Herrick earns NJAC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors for the third time this season after competing at the NJAC Indoor Championships contested at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. She placed first in a field of nine competitors in the mile run with a meet record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 5:00.87. She also placed first in a field of 15 competitors in the 800 meters with a winning time of 2:23.34. Herrick, who was named the Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the meet, helped propel the Lions to their 11th consecutive NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championship.

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Lisa Shepherd, Richard Stockton College
Sophomore
Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest

Shepherd earns NJAC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season after competing at the NJAC Indoor Championships contested at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. She placed first in a field of nine competitors in the high jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 1.65 meters. Shepherd, who was named Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the meet, helped propel the Ospreys to a second place finish in the nine-team championship.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Iris Wilcox, New Jersey City University
Freshman
Bridgeton, NJ/Bridgeton

Wilcox earns NJAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after competing at the NJAC Indoor Championships contested at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. She placed first in a field of 14 competitors in the 400 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 59.49. She also was a member of the Gothic Knights’ NJAC Champion 4x200 meter relay team which posted an ECAC qualifying time of 1:47.02. Wilcox, who was named Co-Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the meet, helped propel NJCU to a third place finish in the nine-team championship.

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

Week 4

*Stephanie Herrick
TCNJ
*Monique Riddick
Montclair State
Shamyra Brown
NJCU

Week 5

Meredith Malloy
Richard Stockton
Lisa Shepherd
Richard Stockton
Meryl Wimberly
TCNJ

Week 6

Stephanie Herrick
TCNJ
Monique Riddick
Montclair State
Meryl Wimberly
TCNJ

Week 7

Erin Marshall
Rutgers-Newark
Ashley Krauss
TCNJ
Korvette Hinton
Rutgers-Newark

Week 8

*Stephanie Herrick
TCNJ
*Lisa Shepherd
Richard Stockton
Iris Wilcox
NJCU

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well