NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

SPRING 2008
WEEK ENDING 4/20/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Dean McCleese, New Jersey City University
Freshman
Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central

McCleese earns NJAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after traveling to Center Valley, PA to compete at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships hosted by DeSales University. He placed first in a field of 36 competitors in the 100 meter dash with a winning ECAC qualifying time of 11.14. He also placed second in a field of 37 competitors in the 200 meters with a NCAA provisional time of 21.63. McCleese also was a member of NJCU’s 4x100 meter relay which placed first in a 12-team field with a winning NCAA provisional time of 41.85. He also ran the anchor leg of the Gothic Knights’ 4x400 meter relay which placed first in a field of 12 teams with a winning ECAC qualifying time of 3:19.90. McCleese’s performances helped propel the Gothic Knights to a fourth place finish in the 18-team championship.

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Sean Corey, Rowan University
Sophomore
Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East

Corey earns NJAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors for the third time this season after traveling to Center Valley, PA to compete at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships hosted by DeSales University. He placed first in a field of 26 competitors in the javelin with a winning NCAA automatic qualifying throw of 65.65 meters. His winning throw was a career-best and represented the longest throw in NCAA Division III this season. Corey’s performance helped propel the Profs to a sixth place finish in the 18-team championship.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Will Brown, Montclair State University
Freshman
Gloucester, NJ/Palmyra

A Week 3 NJAC Track Athlete of the Week selection, Brown earns NJAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors after traveling to Center Valley, PA to compete at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships hosted by DeSales University. He placed first in a field of 29 competitors in the 110 meter hurdles with a winning NCAA provisional time of 14.82. He also placed first in a field of 30 competitors in the 400 meter hurdles with a winning ECAC qualifying time of 55.74. Brown’s performances helped propel the Red Hawks to a fifth place finish in the 18-team championship.

PREVIOUS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2008

  Track Athlete Field Athlete Rookie

Week 1

Abad Akhtar
Richard Stockton
*Sean Corey
Rowan
Kyle Hayes
Rowan

Week 2

Marc Robinson
NJCU
Sean Corey
Rowan
Chris Zeigler
Ramapo

Week 3

Will Brown
Montclair State
*Eugene Asimou
Montclair State
Nnaemeka Ibeh
Rutgers-Newark

Week 4

Dean McCleese
NJCU
Eugene Asimou
Montclair State
Kyle Hayes
Rowan

Week 5

Dean McCleese
NJCU
Sean Corey
Rowan
Will Brown
Montclair State

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well