NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

RUNNERS OF THE WEEK

FALL 2007
WEEK ENDING 10/28/07

RUNNER OF THE WEEK  

Chris Guerriero, The College of New Jersey
Junior
Saddle Brook, NJ/Saddle Brook

Guerriero earns NJAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for the fifth time this season after winning his second consecutive individual title at the 2007 NJAC Men’s Cross Country Championships hosted by Richard Stockton in Pomona, NJ. His victory marked the 12th consecutive year that the race was won by a Lion runner as he defeated a field of 53 total competitors in the 8K race with a time of 25:25. The NJAC Runner of the Year for the second consecutive season, Guerriero’s performance helped propel the Lions to their 14th consecutive NJAC Championship and their 19th conference crown since 1965.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

TJ Bocchino, The College of New Jersey
Freshman
Toms River, NJ/Toms River East

Bocchino earns NJAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week honors for the fourth time this season after competing at the 2007 NJAC Men’s Cross Country Championships hosted by Richard Stockton in Pomona, NJ. The top first-year finisher in the race, he placed third overall in a field of 53 total competitors on the 8K course with a time of 25:49. The 2007 NJAC Rookie of the Year, Bocchino helped the Lions earn their 14th straight NJAC crown and their 19th league championship overall.

PREVIOUS RUNNERS OF THE WEEK - FALL 2007

 Runner Rookie

Week 1

Craig Donnelly
Richard Stockton
Abad Akhtar
Richard Stockton

Week 2

*Travis Stewart
Rutgers-Camden
Abad Akhtar
Richard Stockton

Week 3

Chris Guerriero
TCNJ
TJ Bocchino
TCNJ

Week 4

Chris Guerriero
TCNJ
TJ Bocchino
TCNJ

Week 5

Chris Guerriero
TCNJ
Abad Akhtar
Richard Stockton

Week 6

Mike Rivera
Rowan
Sidney Mabeya
NJCU

Week 7

Chris Guerriero
TCNJ
TJ Bocchino
TCNJ

Week 8

Mike Rivera
Rowan
Abad Akhtar
Richard Stockton

Week 9

Chris Guerriero
TCNJ
TJ Bocchino
TCNJ

* Indicates ECAC Runner of the Week selection as well