Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Rowan’s Hester Claims National Runner-Up; 14 NJAC Athletes Earn Second Team All-America on Day One of NCAA Division III Championships

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GENEVA, OH – The 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships opened at the SPIRE Institute with several NJAC standouts making their mark on the national stage. Leading the way was Rowan’s Damitrius Hester, who delivered a throw of 66.55 meters in the men’s javelin to finish as the national runner-up, earning First Team All-America honors.
 
Hester’s performance solidified his place among the nation’s elite, outdistancing nearly the entire field and securing Rowan’s first podium finish of the meet. His throw of 66.55 meters marked a personal best for the sophomore.
 
Rowan’s sprints group surged into Saturday’s finals. In the men’s 200 meters, Rajahn Dixon (3rd, 21.13) and Eli Hendricks (6th, 21.22) both advanced to Saturday’s final. Rowan’s 4x100-meter relay of Shamar Love, Robert McKinney, Eli Hendricks, and Evan Corcoran lit up the track with a 39.97 – the second-fastest time in the prelims and the fourth-fastest in Division III history – to secure a spot in the final.
 
On the women’s side, Rowan’s Nyla Jones qualified for Saturday’s final in the 400 meter hurdles. She clocked a 1:02.36 finish to place 9th overall to earn the last spot in the final.
 
A slew of NJAC athletes also earned Second Team All-America honors on Thursday.
 
Rowan’s Izzy Deal placed 12th in the javelin with a mark of 38.92 meters, earning Second Team All-America honors to cap her season. In the 400-meter hurdles, a trio of NJAC competitors landed in the All-America range: TCNJ’s Eliza Bruncaj (13th, 1:02.74), Rowan’s Molly Lodge (15th, 1:02.97), and Stockton’s Emma Petrolia (16th, 1:03.00).
 
Rutgers-Newark’s Zrreyah Moore earned Second Team honors as well, running 24.53 in the 200 meters to finish 12th in the nation.
 
The TCNJ men’s 4x400-meter relay of Noah Traverso, Anthony Senatore, Nate Adams, and Maxim Rychkov finished 11th in 3:16.02, with Rowan’s squad of Jarquil Young, Nana Agyemang, Lowrentzky Ambroise, and Luke Halbruner just behind in 12th at 3:16.03—both teams earning Second Team All-America distinction.
 
Maxim Rychkov also ran 21.41 in the 200-meter prelims, placing 10th to earn two Second Team All-America honors on the day.
 
Ahmad Fogg of Stockton was 16th in the long jump with a leap of 6.91 meters, also earning Second Team All-America status.

 
2025 NJAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD PARTICIPANTS AT THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
WOMEN'S PARTICIPANTS
Date Time Name Institution Event Seed Notes/Result
May 22 3:30 PM Izzy Deal Rowan Javelin 41.29 m 38.92m -- 12th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 6:25 PM Nyla Jones Rowan 400 Meter Hurdles 1:00.42 1:02.36 -- 9th in prelims
Finals on May 24 at 3:25 PM
May 22 6:25 PM Emma Petrolia Stockton 400 Meter Hurdles 1:01.32 1:03.00 -- 16th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 6:25 PM Molly Lodge Rowan 400 Meter Hurdles 1:01.69 1:02.97 -- 15th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 6:25 PM Eliza Bruncaj TCNJ 400 Meter Hurdles 1:01.88 1:02.74 -- 13th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 6:55 PM Zrreyah Moore Rutgers-Newark 200 Meters 24.27 24.53 -- 12th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 8:15 PM Nyla Jones Rowan 4x400 Meter Relay 3:44.72 DQ
Molly Lodge
Ava Reilly
Nevaeh Lorjuste
May 23 2:00 PM Izzy Deal Rowan Shot Put 14.12 m
May 23 3:15 PM Zrreyah Moore Rutgers-Newark 400 Meters 55.41 Finals on May 24 at 2:20 PM
May 23 4:15 PM Kayla Kass Stockton 800 Meters 2:07.13 Finals on May 24 at 3:00 PM
MEN'S PARTICIPANTS
Date Time Name Institution Event Seed Notes/Result
May 22 2:30 PM Ahmad Fogg Stockton Long Jump 7.34 m 6.91m -- 16th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 2:30 PM Nana Agyemang Rowan Long Jump 7.29 m 6.89m -- 17th overall
May 22 5:15 PM Shamar Love Rowan 4x100 Meter Relay 40.03 39.97 -- 2nd in prelims
Finals on May 24 at 1:05 PM
Robert McKinney
Eli Hendricks
Evan Corcoran
May 22 5:45 PM Damitrius Hester Rowan Javelin 66.17 m 66.55m -- 2nd overall
NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 6:10 PM Jason Agyemang Rowan 400 Meter Hurdles 52.69 56.92 -- 21st overall
May 22 6:10 PM Nathaniel Adams Rowan 400 Meter Hurdles 52.72 58.00 -- 22nd overall
May 22 6:40 PM Maxim Rychkov TCNJ 200 Meters 20.98 21.41 -- 10th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
May 22 6:40 PM Eli Hendricks Rowan 200 Meters 21.21 21.22 -- 6th in prelims
Finals on May 24 at 3:40 PM
May 22 6:40 PM Rajahn Dixon Rowan 200 Meters 21.22 21.13 -- 3rd in prelims
Finals on May 24 at 3:40 PM
May 22 8:00 PM Noah Traverso TCNJ 4x400 Meter Relay 3:10.70 3:16.02 -- 11th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Anthony Senatore
Nathaniel Adams
Maxim Rychkov
May 22 8:00 PM Jarquil Young Rowan 4x400 Meter Relay 3:11.18 3:16.03 -- 12th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Nana Agyemang
Lawrentzky Ambroise
Luke Halbruner
May 23 2:00 PM Jamile Gantt Rowan High Jump 2.06 m
May 23 2:00 PM Noah Wampole Rowan High Jump 2.06 m
May 23 2:00 PM Arrington Rhym Rowan High Jump 2.06 m
May 23 2:10 PM Jamir Brown Rowan 110 Meter Hurdles 13.60 Finals on May 24 at 1:50 PM
May 23 2:10 PM Jason Agyemang Rowan 110 Meter Hurdles 13.74 Finals on May 24 at 1:50 PM
May 23 2:10 PM Kwaku Nkrumah Rowan 110 Meter Hurdles 13.91 Finals on May 24 at 1:50 PM
May 23 2:10 PM Anaias Hughes Rowan 110 Meter Hurdles 14.29 Finals on May 24 at 1:50 PM
May 23 3:30 PM Shamar Love Rowan 100 Meters 10.46 Finals on May 24 at 2:30 PM
May 24 11:00 AM Hiven Biffot Montclair State Triple Jump 15.34 m
May 24 11:00 AM Jabez Thomas Montclair State Triple Jump 14.98 m