Full Results
STATEN ISLAND, NY --- The College of New Jersey takes home the NJAC Women's Indoor Track & Field title for the sixth straight year after winning the conference meet at Ocean Breeze on Monday evening.
The Lions amassed 198 points for the trophy. Runner-up Rowan finished with 138 points and Stockton rounded out the top three with 105 points.
Five Lions picked up conference gold to lead the team. Eliza Bruncaj claimed the 60 meter hurdle title, clocking in at 8.99 seconds. Two field athletes won their events, with Kayley Harnett clearing 1.62 meters in the high jump and Julia Dakwar clearing 3.05 meters in the pole vault. Two of the three Lion relays also won, including the distance medley and 4x400 relays.
Individually, Rutgers-Newark's Zrreyah Moore shined on Monday night, posting two top-3 national times and setting two new meet records. She ran the second-fastest 60 meter dash in NCAA Division III, clocking in at 7.58 seconds. That breaks the previous NJAC championship record of 7.60 seconds set by Rowan's Shailah Williams in 2016. Moore also clocked the third-fastest 400 meter time in the nation to win NJAC gold, coming in at 55.57 seconds and lowering the meet record by over a full second as she broke the previous mark of 56.69 set just last year by TCNJ's Maria Grill. Moore swept the sprints, adding a gold medal in the 200 by clocking a 24.96.
Rowan's Nevaeh Lorjuste also moved up the D3 qualifying list, placing second behind Moore in the 400 with a time of 56.82 to move up to 13th nationally. Lorjuste was also on Rowan's winning 4x200 relay along with Kathleen Pedersen, Molly Lodge, and Jasmine Pope.
Ramapo rookie Dale Leonard doubled up on gold medals, winning the mile by nearly 20 seconds (4:55.95) and the 3000 by over 22 seconds (10:14.50).
Montclair State's Aubrey Johnson put together a terrific run in the 5000, winning by over 21 seconds and finishing in 18:14.17.
Stockton's Kayla Kass claimed gold in the 800 meters, finishing in 2:14.71 to win by over six seconds. The Ospreys also picked up two gold medals in the field events, with Ashanae Morrison winning the long jump (5.11m) and Khristina Washington taking top honors in the triple jump (10.76m).
Rutgers-Newark's Shanil Auguste won the weight throw with a toss of 16.31 meters. Rowan's Izzy Deal won the shot put, throwing for 13.42 meters.
NJAC track and field athletes next head to the AARTFC regional meet, set for March 1-2.
Team Standings
1. TCNJ - 198
2. Rowan - 138
3. Stockton - 105
4. Rutgers-Newark - 69
5. Ramapo - 62
6. Montclair State - 41
7. Rutgers-Camden - 11
8. NJCU - 9
9. Farmingdale State - 6