Athletics

February 25, 2008

ROADRUNNERS CAPTURE SECOND PLACE IN 2008 NJAC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Head Coach Mike Jackson named Men’s Coach of the Year

Toms River, NJ:  The men’s indoor track and field team finished with 126 points good enough for 2^nd place in the 2008 Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex.

Junior Steve Logan (Sayreville, NJ) won the 3,000-meter race in an ECAC Qualifying time of 8.44.71.  Rookie Chris Zeigler (Ridgewood, NJ) placed first in the 55-meter dash with ECAC Qualifying time of 6.52 while junior captain Matt St. Germain (North Arlington, NJ) finished right behind him in second place with a time of 6.58.  Senior Carlos Amarilla (Bernardsville, NJ) placed fourth in the 55 meter-dash in, 6.62.

Rookie Evan Shaker (Clifton, NJ) placed third in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.06 while rookie Jared Washington (Roselle, NJ) finished first in the triple jump with a mark of 13.35 meters, which was also an ECAC Qualifying mark. Junior Shaquan Brown (Paterson, NJ) finished first in the 400-meter race with a time of 50.64, an ECAC Qualifying time. In the men’s 5,000-meter run Jon Lindenauer (Morganville, NJ) placed third with a time of 15:53.52. Junior Shane Donohue (Freehold, NJ) placed third in the men’s high jump with a mark of 1.95 meters while Brown placed fourth with a mark of 1.90 meters.

The 4x200 relay team made up of Zeigler, St. Germain, sophomore Jack Stass (Westwood, NJ) and Amarilla placed second overall in 1:30.84. The 4x400 relay team made up of Stass, junior Josh Simmons (Hackensack, NJ), St. Germain and Brown placed second in 3:26.89.

Head Coach Mike Jackson was awarded 2008 Men’s Coach of the Year after leading the Roadrunners to a second-place finish.

The Roadrunners return to action this Friday, February 29^th at the NYU Fast Track Invite at The Amory in New York.