Galloway, N.J. – Three Stockton University track & field student-athletes received weekly awards from the New Jersey Athletic Conference today. All three Ospreys earned the honors for their performances at the Ursinus Bow Tie Invitational, in which the Stockton women tied for first and the men placed second.
Shahyan Abraham (Orange/Orange) was selected NJAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week.
Gavin Lum (Manahawkin/Southern Regional) and
Emma Petrolia (New Milford/New Milford) were chosen NJAC Rookie of the Week in men's and women's track & field respectively.
Abraham collected her second career NJAC Field Athlete of the Week award. The senior won the shot put out of 38 competitors with a throw of 12.93 meters that was two feet farther than the runner-up. The distance was Abraham's career best in the indoor shot put and moved her into 10th in the nation.
The victory was Abraham's sixth career event win and second of the season. She also finished second out of 23 in the weight throw with a toss of 14.22 meters.
Lum earned his first career victory by topping a field of nine in the 60m hurdles. The freshman posted the top time in the preliminaries by running 8.53 seconds and then won the final at 8.91 seconds. In addition, Lum ran a leg of the 4x400 relay to help Stockton finish third out of 19 squads with a time of 3:39.70.
Petrolia also excelled in one individual event and one relay at Ursinus. The freshman ran a leg for the winning 4x400 relay team that finished first out of 13 at 4:18.54. Petrolia also placed second out of 16 competitors in the triple jump with an effort of 10.46 meters.
After competing twice in December, the Stockton teams will be on hiatus for the holidays. The Ospreys will compete next in the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational at New York Armory on January 14.
