NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

RUNNERS OF THE WEEK

FALL 2007
WEEK ENDING 9/2/07

RUNNER OF THE WEEK  

Craig Donnelly, Richard Stockton College
Junior
Hillsborough, NJ/Montgomery

Donnelly earns the first NJAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honor after capturing the individual championship at the Delaware Valley Invitational. He placed first in a field of 152 competitors with a winning time of 27:02 on the 8K course. Donnelly’s performance sparked the Ospreys to a fourth-place team finish in the meet.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Abad Akhtar, Richard Stockton College
Freshman
Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City

Akhtar earns the first NJAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week selection after placing fourth overall at the Delaware Valley Invitational. In the first collegiate race of his career, he posted a time of 27:42 on the 8K course and was the second Osprey finisher behind teammate Craig Donnelly. Akhtar’s performance contributed to the Ospreys fourth-place team finish in the meet.

PREVIOUS RUNNERS OF THE WEEK - FALL 2007

 Runner Rookie

Week 1

Craig Donnelly
Richard Stockton
Abad Akhtar
Richard Stockton

* Indicates ECAC Runner of the Week selection as well