NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

SPRING 2008
WEEK ENDING 4/20/08

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

Jessica Bonelli, The College of New Jersey
Senior
Sewell, NJ/Gloucester Catholic

Bonelli earns NJAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to Bethlehem, PA to compete at the Greyhound Invitational hosted by Moravian College. She placed first in a field of 35 competitors in the 200 meters with a winning NCAA provisional time of 25.16. She also placed fifth in a field of 32 competitors in the 100 meter dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 12.59. Bonelli also was a member of the Lions’ 4x100 meter relay which placed fifth in a 12-team field with a NCAA provisional time of 48.64.

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  

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

A Week 3 NJAC Rookie of the Week selection, Wilcox earns NJAC Field Athlete of the Week honors after traveling to Center Valley, PA to compete at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships hosted by DeSales University. She placed first in a field of 20 competitors in the long jump with a winning ECAC qualifying leap of 5.13 meters. She also posted a fifth place finish in a field of 32 competitors in the 200 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 26.29. She also was a member of the Gothic Knights’ 4x100 meter relay which placed second in a 10-team field with an ECAC qualifying time of 50.04. Wilcox's performances helped propel the Gothic Knights to a ninth place team finish in the 19-team championship.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Meryl Wimberly, The College of New Jersey
Freshman
Farmingdale, NJ/Colts Neck

Wimberly earns NJAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after traveling to Bethlehem, PA to compete at Moravian’s Greyhound Invitational. She placed 13th in a field of 32 competitors in the 400 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 59.08. She also competed in the 800 meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational hosted by Princeton University and placed 20th in a field of 34 competitors with an ECAC qualifying time of 2:15.75. Wimberly also was a member of the Lions’ 4x100 meter relay which placed fifth in a 12-team field with a NCAA provisional time of 48.64.

PREVIOUS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2008

  Track Athlete Field Athlete Rookie

Week 1

Katelyn Reiter
Richard Stockton
*Rachel Joseph
Richard Stockton
Victoria Barden
Richard Stockton

Week 2

Ebony Barnes
NJCU
Stephanie Aromando
Richard Stockton
Kristen Klemic
Ramapo

Week 3

*Ebony Barnes
NJCU
*Monique Riddick
Montclair State
Iris Wilcox
NJCU

Week 4

Ebony Barnes
NJCU
*Kristen Tricocci
TCNJ
Meryl Wimberly
TCNJ

Week 5

Jessica Bonelli
TCNJ
Iris Wilcox
NJCU
Meryl Wimberly
TCNJ

* Indicates ECAC Athlete of the Week selection as well