Four SJC Male Track Athletes Named to NJAC All-Conference Team
Press Release from the New Jersey Athletic Conference
PITMAN, N.J. — Rutgers University-Camden senior Matt Curtis has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference G. Larry James Men's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Athlete for the 2013-14 season. His selection highlighted the 71-member NJAC men's indoor track & field all-conference team which was announced on March 12. All NJAC special awards were determined by a vote of the league's nine head coaches, while the league's all-conference honors were based on performances at the NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championships conducted at the New York Armory on March 1.
Curtis garnered the conference's top men's indoor award for the second consecutive season after capturing the NJAC crown in the 200 meters with an ECAC qualifying and a school-record time of 22.09. He also garnered the NJAC title in the 400 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 48.57. A four-time NJAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week selection, Curtis also was a member of the Scarlet Raptors' NJAC champion 4x200 meter relay which produced an ECAC qualifying and a school-record time of 1:29.43.
The College of New Jersey's sophomore Jake Lindacher was named the NJAC Men's Indoor Outstanding Track Athlete. Lindacher claimed the NJAC championship in the 60 meter hurdles with a conference-record and an ECAC qualifying time of 8.33. A two-time NJAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week selection, he also finished as the conference runner-up in the 60 meter dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 7.11.
TCNJ senior Scott Lisa was selected as the NJAC Men's Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete. Lisa claimed the conference crown in the long jump with a conference-record and an ECAC qualifying leap of 6.99 meters. A six-time NJAC Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week selection, he also garnered the conference championship in the high jump with an ECAC qualifying mark of 1.98 meters.
Ramapo freshman Roland Gamez was selected as the NJAC Men's Indoor Rookie of the Year. He finished as the conference runner-up in the long jump with an ECAC qualifying and a school-record leap of 6.94 meters. A four-time NJAC Indoor weekly honoree during his freshman indoor season, Gamez also was the conference runner-up in both the triple jump and the high jump events with respective ECAC qualifying leaps of 13.93 and 1.93 meters.
TCNJ head coach Justin Lindsey was selected as the NJAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year by his peers, marking the fifth consecutive season that the Lions' men's coach has garnered the honor. In his rookie season of 2013-14, Lindsey guided the Lions to a first-place finish in the NJAC Indoor Championship, marking the team's 17th consecutive men's conference title. TCNJ remains the only program in the history of the conference to claim the NJAC men's indoor team championship.
G. Larry James Most Outstanding Athlete: | Matt Curtis, Rutgers-Camden | |
Outstanding Track Athlete: | Jake Lindacher, TCNJ | |
Outstanding Field Athlete: | Scott Lisa, TCNJ | |
Rookie of the Year: | Roland Gamez, Ramapo | |
Coach of the Year: | Justin Lindsey, TCNJ | |
2013-14 NJAC MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | |||
Event | First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention |
60m Hurdles | Jake Lindacher TCNJ |
Josh Gray Ramapo |
Marquis Harris Ramapo |
60m Dash | Darly Ansley Ramapo |
Jake Lindacher TCNJ |
Kevin Diana Ramapo |
200m Dash | Matt Curtis Rutgers-Camden |
Kevin Diana Ramapo |
Trey Gilliard Rutgers-Camden |
400m Run | Matt Curtis Rutgers-Camden |
Jovanni Walker Rutgers-Camden |
Rasheed Amilcar Montclair State |
800m Run | Brandon Mazzarella TCNJ |
Dominic Tasco TCNJ |
Brian Wersan St. Joseph's-Long Island |
Mile Run | Mike Carotenuto Rowan |
James Seyffart TCNJ |
Paul Juelis Ramapo |
3000m Run | James Seyffart TCNJ |
Jon Sewnig Rowan |
Brian Rochford Ramapo |
5000m Run | Jon Sewnig Rowan |
Andrew Tedeschi TCNJ |
Joe Meehan Rutgers-Camden |
4x200 Relay | Camden: Trey Gilliard, Rob O'Brien, Jovanni Walker, Matt Curtis |
TCNJ: Zach Hubner, T.J. Kelly, Jordan Rogers, Michael Spekhardt |
MSU: Rasheed Amilcar, James Cham, Ian Poinsett, Daniel Barreira |
4x400 Relay | TCNJ: T.J. Kelly, Dominic Tasco, Brandon Mazzarella, Michael Spekhardt |
Camden: Trey Gilliard, Rob O'Brien, Jovanni Walker, Matt Curtis |
MSU: Rasheed Amilcar, James Cham, Ian Poinsett, Najee Rasuh |
4x800 Relay | St. Joseph's: Jonathan Afanador, Mario Mayen, Kevin Sanders, Brian Wersan |
Stockton: Mike Scala, Antonio Piro, Tim Curtin, Tyler Pinto |
Rowan: Mike Lewis, Mike Carotenuto, Mike Davies, Rob Buzby |
Distance Medley | TCNJ: Alex Cary, Conor Wentworth, Matt Jones, Jeremy Garrell |
Newark: Chris Burrows, Akin Shoyoye, Chris Happel, Ryan Gormley |
Rowan: Mike Lewis, Charles Boon, Tyler Sheilds, Mike Davies |
Weight Throw | Jamie LeRoy TCNJ |
Harun Saleh Rutgers-Newark |
Blake Ballas Rowan |
Shot Put | Glenn Kohles Rowan |
Chris Connors Rutgers-Newark |
Frank Visconti Rowan |
Long Jump | Scott Lisa TCNJ |
Roland Gamez Ramapo |
Alix Lamarre Farmingdale State |
Triple Jump | Phillip Dowell Ramapo |
Roland Gamez Ramapo |
Daquan Grant Farmingdale State |
High Jump | Scott Lisa TCNJ |
Roland Gamez Ramapo |
Michael Larkin TCNJ |
Pole Vault | Juan Giglio TCNJ |
Kevin Costantino Ramapo |
Calvin Hartman Ramapo |