PITMAN, NJ --- Rowan University junior Gabriella Pagano (Blairstown, NJ/Pope John XXIII) has been selected as the NJAC’s Thomas M. Gerrity Most Outstanding Athlete to highlight the 2025 NJAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team.
 
Additionally, Rutgers University-Newark graduate student Zrreyah Moore (Newark, NJ/Payne Tech) was named Outstanding Track Athlete; Rowan graduate student Izzy Deal (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) was named Outstanding Field Athlete for the second straight year; and Rowan freshman Nyla Jones (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) was named Rookie of the Year. TCNJ head coach Justin Lindsey and his staff were voted the Coaching Staff of the Year.
 
All-Conference honors were determined by finish at the recent NJAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship and major awards were voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.
 
Pagano was the high scorer at the conference championship meet, winning gold in both the 1500 and 5000 meters and silver in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Her 4:39.26 in the 1500 meters was a personal and season best and moved was the fifth-fastest 1500 in the NCAA Metro Region this season. She ran an 18:18.62 in the 5000 meters and currently owns the second-fastest time of the season in the Metro Region. Pagano clocked in at 11:32.89 in the steeplechase and also owns the second-fastest time in the region in that event.
 
Moore won NJAC gold in the 400 meters and silver in the 200 meters. She clocked two national top-20 times to put her in the mix for nationals qualifications in both events. Her time of 55.41 in the 400 currently ranks 17th in NCAA Division III and her time of 24.31 in the 200 puts her at 20th in D3.
 
Deal earns the conference’s top field athlete honor for the second straight year after winning NJAC titles in both the shot put and javelin. A Week 3 NJAC Field Athlete of the Week, Deal moved up to ninth in D3 with her winning shot put heave of 14.12 meters. That marked a personal best and a Rowan program record. She threw for 39.17 meters in the javelin and currently ranks 12th in D3 in that event. She is in contention for nationals qualifications in both events.
 
Jones, a three-time NJAC Rookie of the Week, swept the hurdles events at her first conference outdoor championship meet. She posted the third-fastest 400 hurdles time in D3, clocking in at 1:00.42. That time also marked an NJAC championship meet record. She won the 100 hurdles in 14.35 and currently ranks 21st in D3 in that event. Jones also ran on Rowan's winning 4x400 meter relay that clocked a 3:49.32 and ranks 23rd in D3.
 
TCNJ head coach Justin Lindsey and his staff including Michael Walker, Jon Hutchinson, and Liz Madden were voted the NJAC Coaching Staff of the Year by their peers. Lindsey takes the top coaching honor for the 27th time overall in his 12 years as a head coach, including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field. The Lions’ staff coached the squad to its fifth consecutive outdoor title behind four event wins, nine second place finishes, and three third place finishes.
 

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