PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference has announced its men's indoor track & field weekly honors for the week ending Jan. 16.

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
ROMAN RYCHKOV • The College of New Jersey
Junior • Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville

Rychkov earns his first NJAC Track Athlete of the Week honor of the season after a strong outing at the Lions’ Indoor Invitational to open the 2022 portion of the schedule. He won the 400 meters with a time of 49.99, which is the second-fastest in the NJAC this season, top-30 nationally, and qualifies him for the AARTFC meet. He also ran on the 4x400 meter relay that placed second with a time of 3:22.93, which is also an AARTFC qualifier and ranks as the tenth-fastest nationally.


FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
JOVANNY PHILIPPE • Farmingdale State College
Freshman • Huntington, NY/Walt Whitman

Philippe earns his first career weekly honor as the NJAC Field Athlete of the Week. The rookie put together two strong jumps at the Lions’ Indoor Invitational. He placed fifth overall and second among Division III competitors in the high jump, leaping 1.80 meters. That ranks as the third-highest jump in the NJAC this season. He also finished second among D3 athletes (13th overall) in the long jump with a mark of 6.17 meters. That is currently the eighth-farthest in the NJAC so far this season.


ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
BENJAMIN FANTA • The College of New Jersey
Sophomore • West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South

Fanta earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after a strong run at the Lions’ Indoor Invitational. The first-year indoor distance runner recorded a personal best time of 8:58.62 in the 3000 meters. That time is currently the third-fastest in the NJAC this season and second among rookies.