|
NEW
JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
FALL 2007
WEEK ENDING 9/9/07
|
RUNNER OF THE WEEK |
|
 |
 |
|
Travis
Stewart, Rutgers University-Camden
Junior
Runnemede, NJ/Triton Regional |
|
Stewart earns NJAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the
Week honors after capturing the individual championship at the Lebanon
Valley College Invitational contested at Memorial Lake State Park in Fort
Indiantown Gap, PA. He placed first in a field of 108 competitors with a
winning time of 27:10 on the 8K course. Stewart’s performance, which
sparked the Scarlet Raptors to a first place team finish in the 10-team
meet, ranked as the 13th-best 8K time in program history. |
|
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK |
|
 |
 |
|
Abad
Akhtar,
Richard Stockton College
Freshman
Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City |
|
Akhtar earns NJAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the
Week honors for the second consecutive week after competing at the Fordham
University Invitational contested at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY.
He placed 93rd overall in a field of 233 competitors on the 8K course with
a time of 29:15. The fifth fastest finisher among Division III runners,
Akhtar helped propel the Ospreys to a 17th place team finish in the
22-team meet. |
|
|
|