SOUTH ORANGE—Ten NJAC student-athletes were among the honorees at the 20th Annual Girls & Women in Sports Awards Luncheon conducted by the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women at Seton Hall University on January 21.     

The annual event is held in conjunction with the National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration. Each of the NJAC honorees received their institution’s prestigious Woman of the Year Award.

In addition to the 10 NJAC student-athlete honorees, William Paterson University head women’s basketball coach Erin Monahan was presented with the NJAIAW Honor Award.

NJAC NJAIAW Institutional Women of the Year Honorees:

Kean University – Joelle Vitale, Field Hockey/Women’s Lacrosse          

Montclair State University– Deana Hagel, Field Hockey

New Jersey City University – Julia Caseres, Women’s Soccer  

Ramapo College – Tiffany Fischer, Women’s Volleyball/Softball  

Richard Stockton College – LaTonya Oliver, Women’s Basketball

Rowan University – Jena Peacock, Cross Country/Track & Field           

Rutgers University-Camden – Casey Crenny, Tennis/Basketball/Lacrosse

Rutgers-Newark –Liana Abreu, Women’s Soccer         

The College of New Jersey – Alexandria Okuniewicz, Field Hockey       

William Paterson – BriAnna Lucas, Women’s Basketball