Wersan, Mayen, Sanders & Afanador Earn 2014 All-NJAC Outdoor Track Honors
Press Release from the NJAC
PITMAN, N.J. —Rowan University sophomore Glenn Kohles has been selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Thomas M. Gerrity Most Outstanding Athlete for the 2014 season. His selection highlighted the 60-member NJAC men's outdoor track & field all-conference team which was announced on May 14. All NJAC special awards were determined by a vote of the league's nine head coaches. The league's all-conference honors were based on performances at the 2014 NJAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships which were conducted at The College of New Jersey on May 3-4.
The selection of Kohles marks the second consecutive season that a Rowan student-athlete has garnered the Men's Gerrity Award. Kohles claimed the conference crown in the discus by placing first in a field of 19 competitors with an ECAC qualifying and personal-best throw of 48.73 meters. He also garnered the league title in the shot put by placing first in a field of 15 throwers with a personal-best and an ECAC qualifying toss of 15.73 meters.
Rutgers University-Camden senior Matt Curtis was selected as the NJAC Outstanding Male Track Athlete. Curtis claimed the NJAC crown in the 400 meter hurdles by placing first in a field of 14 competitors with an ECAC qualifying time of 53.14. He also was a member of the Scarlet Raptors' 4x100 meter relay which placed fourth with a time of 43.20.
The College of New Jersey's senior Scott Lisa was selected as the NJAC Outstanding Male Field Athlete. Lisa claimed the NJAC crown in the high jump by placing first in a field of six competitors with an ECAC qualifying leap of 1.93 meters. He also notched a third place finish in the conference long jump competition with a leap of 6.68 meters.
Ramapo College freshman Kevin Diana was selected as the NJAC Men's Outdoor Rookie of the Year. Diana claimed the conference crown in the 200 meters by placing first in a field of 25 competitors with an ECAC qualifying and a personal-best time of 22.29. He also was a member of Ramapo's NJAC champion 4x100 meter relay which placed first in a field of nine teams with an ECAC qualifying time of 42.56. Diana also was the NJAC runner-up in the 100 meter dash with an ECAC qualifying mark of 11.02.
The College of New Jersey's rookie head coach Justin Lindsey was selected as the NJAC Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year by his peers. Lindsey guided the Lions to a first place finish in the 2014 NJAC Outdoor Championships, marking TCNJ's 17th consecutive NJAC men's outdoor title.
Most Outstanding Male Athlete: | Glenn Kohles, Rowan | |
Outstanding Male Track Athlete: | Matt Curtis, Rutgers-Camden | |
Outstanding Male Field Athlete: | Scott Lisa, TCNJ | |
Men's Rookie of the Year: | Kevin Diana, Ramapo | |
Men's Coach of the Year: | Justin Lindsey, TCNJ | |
NJAC 2014 MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | |||
Event | First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention |
Decathlon | Sean Tonnesen Richard Stockton |
Jonathan Wright TCNJ |
Beau Birch Richard Stockton |
100m Dash | Dennis Willis Rutgers-Newark |
Kevin Diana Ramapo |
Zach Hubner TCNJ |
200m Dash | Kevin Diana Ramapo |
Zach Hubner TCNJ |
Rasheed Amilcar Montclair State |
400m Run | Jovanni Walker Rutgers-Camden |
Mario Mayen St. Joseph’s-Long Island |
Sean Ellis Ramapo |
800m Run | Brian Wersan St. Joseph’s-Long Island |
Dominic Tasco TCNJ |
Paul Juelis Ramapo |
1500m Run | Paul Juelis Ramapo |
Brandon Mazzarella TCNJ |
Michael Carotenuto TCNJ |
5000m Run | James Rivers Richard Stockton |
Andrew Tedeschi TCNJ |
Joe Meehan Rutgers-Camden |
10,000m Run | Jon Sewnig Rowan |
Andrew Tedeschi TCNJ |
Jeff Bash Rutgers-Camden |
110m Hurdles | Larry Floyd Richard Stockton |
Marquis Harris Ramapo |
Trevant McCloud Rowan |
400m Hurdles | Matt Curtis Rutgers-Camden |
Donald House Rutgers-Newark |
Laron Day TCNJ |
3,000m Steeplechase | Scott Savage TCNJ |
Jeremy Garrell TCNJ |
Mike Jones TCNJ |
4x100m Relay | Ramapo Phillip Dowell, Antraye Miles, Kevin Diana, Sean Ellis |
TCNJ Jake Lindacher, Scott Lisa, Zach Hubner, Michael Spekhardt |
Montclair State Rasheed Amilcar, James Cham, Jonathan Feigin, Ian Poinsett |
4x400m Relay | TCNJ Zach Hubner, Dominic Tasco Brandon Mazzarella, Laron Day |
Richard Stockton Chris Parlow, Robby Dengel, Tyler Pinto, Dave Foley |
St. Joseph’s-Long Island Mario Mayen, Kevin Sanders, Jonathan Afanador, Brian Wersan |
High Jump | Scott Lisa TCNJ |
Michael Larkin TCNJ |
Roland Gamez Ramapo |
Pole Vault | Juan Giglio TCNJ |
Chris Guglielmo TCNJ |
Calvin Hartman Ramapo |
Long Jump | Frank Rubino Rowan |
Alix Lamarre Farmingdale State |
Scott Lisa TCNJ |
Triple Jump | Phillip Dowell Ramapo |
Alix Lamarre Farmingdale State |
Dexter Anderson Rowan |
Shot Put | Glenn Kohles Rowan |
Frank Visconti Rowan |
Chris Connors Rutgers-Newark |
Discus | Glenn Kohles Rowan |
Frank Visconti Rowan |
Jason Jenkins Rowan |
Hammer Throw | Harun Saleh Rutgers-Newark |
Jamie LeRoy TCNJ |
Abayomi Arowolo TCNJ |
Javelin | Michael Begen Ramapo |
Matt Rafferty TCNJ |
Steve Iafrate Rowan |