NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
SPRING 2008
WEEK ENDING 5/5/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Will Brown, Montclair State University Freshman Gloucester, NJ/Palmyra
Brown earns NJAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season after being named the Thomas M. Gerrity Most Outstanding Male Athlete at the 2008 NJAC Outdoor Championships hosted by Richard Stockton. He placed first in a field of 15 competitors in the 100 meter hurdles with a NCAA provisional time of 14.56. He also placed first in a field of 24 competitors in the 400 meter hurdles with a NCAA provisional time of 54.02. Brown’s performances helped propel the Red Hawks to a fifth place finish in the nine-team conference championship.
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Eugene Asimou, Montclair State University Junior Livingston, NJ/Livingston
Asimou earns NJAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors for the third time this season after being selected as the Outstanding Male Field Athlete at the 2008 NJAC Outdoor Championships hosted by Richard Stockton. He placed first in a field of 23 competitors in the shot put with a NCAA provisional throw of 16.04 meters. He also placed first in a field of 18 competitors in the hammer throw with an ECAC qualifying mark of 46.50 meters. Asimou also posted a third place finish in a field of 21 in the discus with an ECAC qualifying throw of 42.90 meters. His performances helped propel the Red Hawks to a fifth place finish in the nine-team conference championship.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dean McCleese, New Jersey City University Freshman Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central
A two-time NJAC Track Athlete of the Week selection, McCleese earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after being named the Outstanding Track Athlete at the 2008 NJAC Outdoor Championships hosted by Richard Stockton. He placed first in a field of eight competitors in the 100 meter dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 10.81. He also placed first in a field of 24 competitors in the 200 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 22.07. McCleese also was a member of the Gothic Knights’ 4x100 meter relay which placed first in a field of five teams with a NCAA provisional time of 41.41. His performances helped propel NJCU to a third place finish in the nine-team conference 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
Week 6	Marcus Lee NJCU	*Sean Corey Rowan	Jared Washington Ramapo
Week 7	Will Brown Montclair State	Eugene Asimou Montclair State	Dean McCleese NJCU