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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

SPRING 2007
WEEK ENDING 3/25/07

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Donnie Bellamy, Jr., New Jersey City University
Sophomore
Maplewood, NJ/Columbia

Bellamy earns the first ever NJAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honor after competing at the Monmouth University Season Opener in West Long Branch, NJ. He placed 11th in a field of 84 competitors in the 200 meters with a time of 22.85. He also placed 10th in a field of 58 runners in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.50. Bellamy was the top Division III finisher in the 200, and the second fastest Division III finisher in the 100.

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Aaron Braxton, Rowan University
Sophomore
Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway

Braxton earns the first ever NJAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honor after competing in the Monmouth University Season Opener in West Long Branch, NJ. He placed first in a field of 31 competitors in the discus with a school-record, meet-record, and NCAA provisional mark of 51.15 meters. Braxton also placed fifth in a field of 41 competitors in the shot put with a throw of 14.86 meters.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Akeem Lloyd, Rutgers University-Camden
Freshman
Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City

Lloyd earns the first ever NJAC Outdoor Rookie of the Week selection after competing at the Richard Stockton Invitational in Pomona, NJ. He was a member of the Raptors’ distance medley relay team which placed first with a school-record time of 10:53.65. He also was a member of Camden’s 4x200 meter relay team which placed second with a school-record time of 1:37.69. Lloyd also competed on the Raptors’ 4x400 meter relay team which placed first in the eight-team race with a winning time of 3:27.38.

PREVIOUS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2007

  Track Athlete Field Athlete Rookie

Week 1

Donnie Bellamy, Jr.
NJCU
*Aaron Braxton
Rowan
Akeem Lloyd
Rutgers-Camden

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well