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TCNJ track teams sweep NJAC Championships, Boyd and Zodda honored
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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)

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