Rowan University - Glassboro State College Hall of Fame
The 1982 Glassboro State Men's Track & Field Team won its third consecutive NCAA Championship, as the Profs accumulated 119 points to outdistance runner-up Hamline (111.5 points) in the meet held at North Central College (Naperville, IL).
Garry Moore and Willie Lawson won NCAA individual championships as Moore won the 110-meter hurdles (13.99) for the second time. Lawson took first (1:50.29) in the 800 meters and also earned All-American status in the 400 meters (47.62) with a sixth-place finish.
The Profs also garnered points for the championship as Robert Abdullah captured second in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.22) and the long jump (23’ 11.5”). The 4x400 meter relay came in second (3:11.53) with a team of Anthony Stone, James Thompson, Nick Kenney and Lawson. Additionally, Lenny Hernandez placed fourth (9:04.57) in the 3000-meter steeplechase and Anthony Abicca put together a seventh-place finish (14.64) in the 110 hurdles.
(Roster): Anthony Abicca, Derick "Ringo" Adamson, Robert Amos, Robert Beaman, Mike Bedner, William Brown, Peter Ciancia, Melvin Clark, Vincent Coelho, Scott Davenport, Ronald Deckert, James Dickinson, Daren Fitch, Michael Graffeo, Steve Grube, Joseph Haney, Jack Heath, Lenny Hernandez, Nick Kenney, Robert Kielbowicz, John La Paglia, Willie Lawson, Jorge Lopes, Eugenio Lopez, Drew Mellan, Terry Mc Cann, Frank Melo, Garry Moore, Ronald Moore, Curtis Nelson, Timothy O'Brien, Greg Rapp, Jose Ruela, John Sexton, Peter Sharpless, Gary Smith, Anthony Stone, Mark Tucker, James Thompson, Paul Wagner, Floyd Walker
Head Coach Oscar Moore, Assistant Coach Bill Fritz
