PHILADELPHIA --- For the tenth consecutive NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championship meet, the Rowan men are conference champions.

The Profs finished with 278 points to claim the 2025 trophy. TCNJ finished second with 175 points, while Stockton, Ramapo, and Montclair State rounded out the top five.

This year was also an exciting one for the conference as the meet changed from a long-held one-day format to a two-day format held at the brand new Jane & David Ott Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

Meet records fell in five events over the weekend, with seven total performances under the old meet records.

Rowan medaled 24 times, with 11 event champions, seven silver medalists, and eight bronze medalists. The Profs swept the podium three times, including the top five spots in the 60 meter hurdles as well as the top three in the high jump and 400 meters. 

The Profs' 4x200 relay squad of Rajahn Dixon, Eli Hendricks, Masai Byrd, and Robert McKinney set a new all-time NCAA Division III record with a 1:25.45, beating Rowan's own previous D3-best record of 1:26.43 set two years ago. The Profs broke the 60 meter hurdle record twice in this weekend's preliminaries, with Kwaku Nkrumah clocking a 7.92 to best his own previous meet record of 7.93 set last year. His new record lasted one heat, however, with rookie Jamir Brown coming in at a blazing 7.74 in the following heat. Brown and Nkrumah ultimately went 1-2 in Sunday's final, and were joined by Jason Agyemang, Michael Lawrence, and Anaias Hughes as the Profs took the top five spots. Marquise Young ran a 7.95 in the preliminary, moving up to fifth on the D3 performance list.

In addition to helping the 4x200 squad set a new record, Dixon set his own individual meet record in the 200 meters. He won with a 21.34, coming in under the previous record of 21.35 set by Olympian Cheickna Traore in 2023. That time also moved him up to fifth in NCAA Division III this season. Dixon also won the 400 with a 48.15.

The Profs' 4x400 relay squad also set a new meet standard, combining for a 3:16.63 to beat the old meet record of 3:17.04 set on two different occasions. Joshua Justin took home gold in the triple jump, with his leap of 14.88 meters moving him up to fourth on the national list. Other gold medalists included Matthew Conway (5000), Tyler Raimondi (pole vault), Teddy Wilson (800), Joshua Cason (3000), and Jamile Gantt (high jump).

TCNJ got a record-setting performance in the 60 meter dash, with Ray Schmitt clocking in at 6.78 to beat Traore's previous record of 6.80 set in 2022. Rookie Maxim Rychkov also came in under the old meet record with a 6.79 for the silver medal. Schmitt's time is tied for the sixth-fastest in D3 this year while Rychkov's time is tenth in D3. The Lions' 4x200 relay of Jack Attali, Noah Traverso, Anthony Senatore, and Rychkov now own the second-fastest time in D3 history with their 1:26.24.

The Lions also got a gold medal performance from Jayvee Dumas, who won the NJAC's first-ever indoor heptathlon with a score of 4,545 points. Christian Farhat (shot put) and Stephen Daramola (weight throw) also won gold to give the Lions a sweep of the throwing titles.

Rutgers-Camden's Jacob Dinerman won two medals, including the gold in the mile with a time of 4:11.39 which was just a second off the meet record. He also silver medaled in the 3000.

Stockton's Ahmad Fogg won long jump gold with a leap of 7.11 meters.

Ramapo also picked up an event win with the distance medley relay team of Julian Mignone, Matt Suero, Colin Unis, and Ryan Pena combining for a 10:26.11.

Farmingdale State took home bronze in two relays (4x200 and 4x400) and Adonias Mercado added a bronze in the shot put.

Montclair State's Hiven Biffot earned a silver medal in the triple jump, with his leap of 14.54 meters moving him up to ninth in the nation this year.

Rutgers-Newark's Adam Abushanab brought home a medal for the Scarlet Raiders, earning silver in the 5000.

Team Standings:

1. Rowan - 278
2. TCNJ - 175
3. Stockton - 65
4. Ramapo - 44
5. Montclair State - 41
6. Farmingdale State - 33
7. Rutgers-Camden - 26
8. Rutgers-Newark - 19
9. NJCU - 12