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Bronx, NY… The College of New Jersey’s women’s and men’s indoor track and field teams competed on Sunday at the 168th Street Armory and collected the 2006 NJAC Team Championships for the ninth straight year. The Lions have won every single indoor NJAC championship since indoor track was introduced to the league in 1998.
TCNJ’s senior Brittny Boyd (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown) and Jeff Zodda (Mercerville, NJ/Notre Dame) picked up individual honors as the meet, while second year head coach Eric Mobley was named the NJAC’s Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year. Boyd and NJCU sophomore Ronald Hussey (Paterson, NJ/Mt. St. Michael) were named the Gerrity Award winners as the Most Outstanding Female and Male Athletes respectively. Boyd won the long jump, (5.53m), (an NCAA provisional mark), 55 meter dash, and 200 meter run clocking in at 7.36 and 25.46 respectively. Hussey placed 1st in the 55 meter dash tying the previous NJAC Championship record of 6.45 seconds and ran with the 4x200 meter relay team setting a new NJAC record at 1:28.35.
Zodda and NJCU’s Thomas Hunter (Los Angeles, CA/Washington) were awarded Co-Outstanding Male Track Athletes after Zodda broke a NJAC record of his own in the 800 meter run in a time of 1:52.90 (also an NCAA provisional time) and Hunter came in first in the 400 meter run in 47.90. Zodda also ran on the first place 4x400-Meter Relay team while Hunter earned his own first place crown in the 4x200. The Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete went to New Jersey City’s Denay Caldwell (Paterson, NJ/Paterson-Eastside) after winning the 55-Meter Hurdles with a time of 8.38 and joining her fellow teammates in the 4x200 clocking in at 4:11.25 for the first place ribbon.
The Most Outstanding Field Male Athlete Award went to Rob Goffrey (Port Norris, NJ/Millville) of Rowan University who placed first in the Shot Put with a 16.49 meter throw and Lisa Chatman (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern) of Richard Stockton earned the same honor on the women’s side. Chatman placed 2nd in the Long Jump hitting 5.19 meters and 2nd in the High Jump leaping 1.53 meters. Chatman also ran the 55-Meter Hurdles placing 2nd in 8.83 before grabbing a 3rd place ribbon in the 800-Meter Run with a time of 2:24.48.
The Lions totaled 215 points on the men side as they captured 8 of the 18 events contested. New Jersey City University was second with 75 points, followed by Montclair State University (66 points), Rowan University (57), Richard Stockton College (50), Kean (38), Ramapo College (31), William Paterson University (12), and Rutgers Camden (11). On the women’s side, TCNJ (223), which took first-place honors in 14 events, recorded 87 more points than the second place finisher, Richard Stockton College (136), with New Jersey City (74), Kean (50), Rutgers Camden (19), Ramapo (19), Rowan (9), Montclair State (6), and William Paterson (1), rounding out the team scoring.
Besides records already mentioned, many others were broken throughout the day. On the women’s side, Katie Dirkes (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) of Richard Stockton College broke the record for the 20lb. 2eight throw hitting 14.26 meters. For the first time at the NJAC Championships, the 1 Mile Run was held replacing the 1,500 meter run and new records were formed as Shaun Blake (Cape May Court House, NJ/Middle Twp.) of Kean University and Allyson Krayl (Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ/Pt. Pleasant) of The College of New Jersey placed first crossing the finish line in 4:22.60 and 5:18.10 respectively. Brian Donovan (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick), also from TCNJ, broke the record for the 3,000-Meter Run (8:33.56) that was previously held by TCNJ’s Nick Ricco (8:38.59) from 2002.
The College of New Jersey head coach Eric Mobley was selected as the NJAC Women’s Coach of the Year while New Jersey City University head coach Steven Royster was named Men’s Coach of the Year in guiding his Gothic Knight men’s team to a 2nd place finish and his women’s team to a 3rd place finish.
INDVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS TO FOLLOW
MEN’S RESULTS
Event Name School Time/Score
Shot Put Rob Godfrey Rowan 16.49 Meters
Long Jump Hyron Griffith New Jersey City 6.80 M
Pole Vault Brian Hoffman The College of NJ 4.40 m
Triple Jump Marquis Mitchell The College of NJ 13.78 Meters
High Jump Chris Huch Richard Stockton 1.87 Meters
Weight Throw Steve Cassidy Richard Stockton 14.36 Meters
55 Meter Dash Ronald Hussey New Jersey City 6.45# Tied Previous
55 Meter Hurdles Luis Cartagena Montclair 8.06
200 Meter Run Anthony Miles New Jersey City 22.15
400 Meter Run Thomas Hunter New Jersey City 47.90
800 Meter Run Jeff Zodda The College of NJ 1:52.90#
3,000 Meter Run Brian Donovan The College of NJ 8:33.56#
5,000 Meter Run Chris Guerriero The College of NJ 15:33.54
1 Mile Shaun Blake Kean 4:22.60#
Distance Medley Relay Rowan 10:52.24
(1,200/400/800/1,600) (Erik Geisinger, Chima Nwosu, Joe Minch, Nick DeSantis)
4x200 Meter Relay New Jersey City 1:28.35#
(Ronald Hussey, Thomas Hunter, Anthony Miles, Terry Pearson)
4x400 Meter Relay The College of NJ 3:24.87
(Pat Flinn, Jeff Zodda, Kevin Jones, Rob McGowan)
4x800 Meter Relay The College of NJ 8:13.31
(Marc Altenau, Greg Bull, Pat DiGioacchino, Josh Krowicki)
# Denotes New NJAC Championship Record
TEAM STANDINGS
1. The College of NJ – 215
2. New Jersey City – 75
3. Montclair – 66
4. Rowan – 57
5. Richard Stockton – 50
6. Kean – 38
7. Ramapo – 31
8. William Paterson – 12
9. Rutgers Camden - 11
Gerrity Award for Most Outstanding Male Athlete: Ronald Hussey (NJCU)
Co-Outstanding Male Track Athlete: Jeff Zodda (TCNJ) & Thomas Hunter (NJCU)
Outstanding Male Field Athlete: Rob Godfrey (Rowan)
Men's Coach of the Year: Steven Royster (NJCU)
WOMEN’S RESULTS
Event Name School Time/Score
Shot Put Bobbi Jo Leighty The College of NJ 11.97 Meters
Long Jump Brittny Boyd The College of NJ 5.53 Meters
Pole Vault Elyse Mitchell The College of NJ 3.05 Meters
Triple Jump Andrea Herbert New Jersey City 11.30 Meters
High Jump Jessica Matthews Richard Stockton 1.58 Meters
Weight Throw Katie Dirkes Richard Stockton 14.26 Meters#
55 Meter Dash Brittny Boyd The College of NJ 7.36
55 Meter Hurdles Denay Caldwell New Jersey City 8.38
200 Meter Run Brittny Boyd The College of NJ 25.46
400 Meter Run Jessica Bonelli The College of NJ 57.66
800 Meter Run Angela Tecco The College of NJ 2:16.58
3,000 Meter Run Martine McGrath The College of NJ 10:13.91
5,000 Meter Run Jenna Prendergast The College of NJ 18:52.47
1 Mile Allyson Krayl The College of NJ 5:18.10#
Distance Medley Relay The College of NJ 13:06.89
(1,200/400/800/1,600) (Lindsay Force, Michelle Barbarasch, Justine Carnevale, Julie Ullmeyer)
4x200 Meter Relay New Jersey City 1:45.80
(Ebony Barnes, Denay Caldwell, Gloria Wilfong-Towns, Andrea Herbert)
4x400 Meter Relay The College of NJ 4:11.25
(Angela Tecco, Stephanie Herrick, Julie Dougherty, Erica Huggler)
4x800 Meter Relay The College of NJ 10:14.17
(Allyson Krayl, Kara Horner, Jenna Fasulo, Julie Ullmeyer)
# - Denotes New NJAC Championship Record
TEAM STANDINGS
1. The College of NJ – 223
2. Richard Stockton – 136
3. New Jersey City – 74
4. Kean University – 50
5. Rutgers Camden – 19
Ramapo – 19
6. Rowan – 9
7. Montclair – 6
8. William Paterson - 1
Gerrity Award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete: Brittny Boyd (TCNJ)
Outstanding Female Track Athlete: Denay Caldwell (NJCU)
Outstanding Female Field Athlete: Lisa Chatman (Richard Stockton)
Women's Coach of the Year: Eric Mobley (TCNJ)