New Jersey Atlantic Conference

POMONA--Three Richard Stockton student-athletes were recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Abad Akhtar of the Stockton cross country and track & field teams, women’s tennis player Ana Estevez and pole vaulter Rachel Joseph received the honors.

PHILADELPHIA—Nine NJAC student-athletes from Rowan and Rutgers-Camden were selected to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area teams in the sports of softball, women’s lacrosse, women’s track & field, and men’s track & field. All selections were voted on by the sports information offices of the 28 institutions in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The nine NJAC selections were highlighted by the naming of Camden’s Robin England and Frank Iwanicki as the women’s and men’s track & field academic performers of the year respectively for the 2009-10 academic year.

GREENCASTLE, IN--NJCU's La'Shonda Carter claimed the National Championship in the high jump with a winning leap of 1.72 meters at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted at DePauw University’s Indoor Tennis & Track Center on March 12-13. Carter was just one of 12 NJAC student-athletes who claimed All-American honors in the two-day National Championship.

PITMAN—The College of New Jersey and New Jersey City University's women’s indoor track & field teams are ranked eighth and 18th respectively in the week eight national poll released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on March 9.

NEW YORK--The College of New Jersey’s women’s indoor track & field team claimed its 13th consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship on February 22 at the New Balance 168^th Street Armory, as the Lions women claimed the women’s title with 177 points.

GLASSBORO--Rowan University assistant track and field coach Norm Tate has been selected to coach Team USA that will compete at the Five Nations Match on January 30 in Glasgow, Scotland. 

CAMDEN--Rutgers-Camden head cross country and track & field coach Joe Puleo co-authored his first book, entitled, “Running Anatomy,” which was recently released by Human Kintetics Publishers of Champaign, IL. The 200-page book, which will be available in bookstores by early January, combines four-color anatomical illustrations with text to show exercises to convey proper running form, maximize performance, reduce and rehabilitate injuries, improve gait efficiency and increase overall performance.

MONTCLAIR--The Montclair State Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Porscha Dobson as its new head women’s track & field coach. Dobson comes to Montclair State after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Seton Hall University where she worked exclusively with the Pirates hurdlers.