PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its women's indoor track & field weekly honors for the week ending Feb. 1.
TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
ELAINA STYER • Stockton University
Junior • Estell Manor, NJ/Ocean City
Styer is named NJAC Track Athlete of the Week after a record-setting performance at the Widener Schuylkill Showdown. The junior shaved four hundredths of a second off her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, winning the event in a season-best 8.89 that vaulted her to 15th nationally, second in the Metro Region, and first in the conference. Styer also placed second in the long jump (5.33m) and high jump (1.60m), and ran a leg on Stockton's 4x400 relay that finished second in 3:59.91. She currently owns the region's best long jump and ranks fourth regionally in the high jump.
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
SARAH SCEPKOWSKI • The College of New Jersey
Senior • Garwood, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson
Scepkowski earns NJAC Field Athlete of the Week recognition after posting the top pentathlon score in the NJAC and Metro Region at the Ithaca College Bomber Invite. The senior compiled 3,245 points to rank 15th nationally, highlighted by a 1.63-meter clearance in the high jump that stands as the best mark in the NJAC, second in the Metro Region, and 22nd in Division III.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
TEAGAN WALKER • The College of New Jersey
Freshman • Ewing, NJ/Ewing
Walker claims NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after winning the 5,000 meters in 18:31.34 at the Widener Schuylkill Showdown. The freshman's time ranks as the top rookie mark in the Metro Region, which is also the second-fastest overall in the NJAC and seventh-fastest in the region.