Mike Rivera, Rowan University
Junior
Old Tappan, NJ/Northern Valley

Rivera earns NJAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for the second time this season after competing at the Collegiate Track & Field Conference Championships hosted by Richard Stockton in Pomona, NJ. He placed second overall in a field of 93 total competitors on the 6K course with a time of 20:08. Rivera’s showing helped the Profs capture the team championship in the nine-team event.

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 fourth time this season after competing at the Collegiate Track & Field Conference Championships hosted by Richard Stockton in Pomona, NJ. He captured the individual CTC Championship by defeating a field of 93 runners with a winning time of 19:44 on the 6K course. Akhtar, who won the race by 24 seconds over his nearest competitor, propelled the Ospreys to a fourth place team finish in the nine-team championship.