Women's Indoor Track & Field

NJCU's Aponte, Farmingdale State's Valenzuela Earn NJAC Women's Indoor Weekly Honors

PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its women's indoor track and field weekly honors for the week ending Jan. 12.
 

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
JEZENA APONTE • New Jersey City University
Sophomore • Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln
 
Aponte earns her first NJAC Track Athlete of the Week honor of the indoor season. She set a new school record in the 3,000 meter race, finishing with a time of 10:53.37 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartan Invitational. That is currently the fastest 3,000-meter time in the NJAC this year and fifth in the NCAA Metro Region.
 
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ALICE VALENZUELA • Farmingdale State College
Freshman • Elmont, NY/Elmont
 
Valenzuela becomes the second Ram to earn NJAC Rookie of the Week honors, joining teammate Victoria DeGraw. Valenzuela was the top Division III finisher and placed second overall in the 400-meter dash at the William Sutherland Invitational, recording a time of 1:04.61. That time currently ranks as the fifth-fastest in the NJAC this year and ninth-fastest in the NCAA Metro Region.