NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

SPRING 2008
WEEK ENDING 4/27/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Marcus Lee, New Jersey City University
Junior
Vineland, NJ/Vineland

Lee becomes the third different Gothic Knight to earn NJAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to Philadelphia to compete in the Penn Relays contested at Franklin Field. In a field comprised of mostly Division I runners, he posted a NCAA provisional time of 54.23 in the 400 meter hurdles. He also was a member of NJCU’s 4x400 meter relay which finished second in its heat with an ECAC qualifying time of 3:17.73. Lee’s time in the 400 meter hurdles represented the 15th best recorded in Division III this season.

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 fourth time this season and the second consecutive week after traveling to Philadelphia to compete in the Penn Relays at Franklin Field. In a field comprised of mostly Division I competitors, he placed eighth in the javelin with a NCAA automatic qualifying throw of 63.43 meters. Corey’s performance marked the third time this season that he has registered an NCAA automatic qualifying throw in the event.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Jared Washington, Ramapo College
Freshman
Roselle, NJ/Abraham Clark

Washington becomes the second different Roadrunner to earn NJAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors after traveling to Ewing to compete in the Lions’ Invitational hosted by TCNJ. He placed fourth in a field of 22 competitors in the 110 meter hurdles with an ECAC qualifying time of 15.60. Washington also placed fourth in a field of 17 competitors in the triple jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of 13.27 meters.

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

Week 6

Marcus Lee
NJCU
*Sean Corey
Rowan
Jared Washington
Ramapo

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well