Demetrius Rooks (5/25/2011) - Athlete Awards

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Demetrius Rooks

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

5/25/2011
Sport

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
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Demetrius Rooks (so. Galloway, NJ/Absegami) took first place in the 400 meter hurdles at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships (May 19-20). Rooks posted a time of 52.34, which broke the meet record of 52.44 held by Yori Adegunwa of Ursinus College (2001). His time was better than the NCAA automatic (52.65) and surpassed his previously season best mark of 52.63. Rooks also anchored the 4x400 meter relay that captured second place in 3:14.34. The relay’s time was a NCAA provisional (3:16.40) and improved on its previous top time of 3:15.14. For his performance, Rooks collected his fourth New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Track Athlete of the Week honor.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
11/22/2011	Eric DuBois	Men's Cross Country
11/22/2011	Jena Peacock	Women's Cross Country
11/15/2011	Jena Peacock	Women's Cross Country
11/15/2011	Eric DuBois	Men's Cross Country
11/8/2011	Keith Corcoran	Football
11/8/2011	Kelsey Donovan	Women's Volleyball
11/1/2011	Rob Rawls	Men's Cross Country
11/1/2011	Vanessa Wright	Women's Cross Country
10/26/2011	Allison Schneider	Women's Swimming
10/26/2011	Louie Bianchini	Football
10/18/2011	Dean Hammel	Football
10/18/2011	Jena Peacock	Women's Cross Country
10/11/2011	Steve Hevalow	Football
10/11/2011	Lyndsie Bernardini	Women's Soccer
10/4/2011	Christian Fountain	Men's Soccer
10/4/2011	Brittany Phillips	Field Hockey
9/27/2011	Ed Eisenhart	Football
9/27/2011	Rachael Dix	Field Hockey
9/20/2011	Louie Bianchini	Football
9/20/2011	Rachael Dix	Field Hockey