PITMAN, NJ -- For the second year in a row,
Amara Conte and head coach
Dustin Dimit earned marquee awards from the New Jersey Athletic Conference as the NJAC announced its all-conference teams.
Conte was named the NJAC Outstanding Track Athlete with Dimit being voted the Oscar Moore Coach of the Year. The Profs also claimed NJAC Co-Rookie of the Year honors going to
Kwaku Nkrumah.
All-conference selections are based on performances during the NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (First place earns a first team, second place gets on the second team, and third place is named honorable mention) while the special awards were determined by a vote of the league's head coaches.
Conte finished first in the 400 meters for the second-straight year and was part of the record-setting 4x200 relay.
Dimit scored his eighth-straight conference coach of the year award as the Profs captured the NJAC Championship for the eighth time in program history. The award is named after former Rowan head track & field coach Oscar Moore, who started the program at Glassboro State in 1971, leading the Profs to an unprecedented five NCAA outdoor team titles from 1980 to 1984. Under his tutelage, the Profs won 18 consecutive NJAC Titles and competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for 20-straight years and were the national runner-up twice. Serving as the men's head coach until 1993, Moore produced over 130 All-Americans and 21 individual national champions.
Nkrumah was second in the 60 meter hurdles and took third in the high jump.
Joining Conte on the first team was
Marquise Young in the 60 meter hurdles,
Justin Kelly in the 3000 meters,
Shane Vostenak in the 5000 meters,
Nana Agyemang in the long jump, and
Tyler Raimondi in the pole vault. Conte, along with Agyemang,
Jah'mere Beasley,
Evan Corcoran (4x200 relay), and Young,
Jarquil Young,
Masai Byrd, and
Shamar Love (4x400 relay) were also selected to the first team.
Second team honors went to Love (60 meters),
Jake Kolodziej (800 meters),
Brandon Jarrett (3000 meters),
Matthew Conway (5000 meters),
Ahmir Johnson (long jump), and
Jarett White (high jump).
Beasley (200 meters),
Jacob Riley (mile), along with the distance medley relay team of
Riley Appleton,
Charlie Serrano-Juarez,
Ethan Wellborn, and
Brett Shea all scored honorable mention nods.
Rowan will head to the New York City Armory starting this Friday for the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Championships (AARTFC).
2022-23 NJAC MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
| G. Larry James Most Outstanding Athlete: |
Cheickna Traore, Ramapo |
| Outstanding Track Athlete: |
Amara Conte, Rowan |
| Outstanding Field Athlete: |
John Griffith, Montclair State |
| Co-Rookies of the Year: |
Jordan Hartley, Rutgers-Newark & Kwaku Nkrumah, Rowan |
| Â Oscar Moore Coach of the Year: |
Dustin Dimit, Rowan |
| Event |
First Team |
Second Team |
Honorable Mention |
| 60m Hurdles |
Marquise Young
Rowan |
Kwaku Nkrumah
Rowan |
Kimani Carrington
Montclair State |
| 60m Dash |
Cheickna Traore
Ramapo |
Shamar Love
Rowan |
Thomas Domozych
TCNJ |
| 200m Dash |
Cheickna Traore
Ramapo |
Dave Etienne
NJCU |
Jah'mere Beasley
Rowan |
| 400m Run |
Amara Conte
Rowan |
Dave Etienne
NJCU |
Andrew Lodge
TCNJ |
| 800m Run |
Sean Burtnett
TCNJ |
Jake Kolodziej
Rowan |
Thomas Blach
TCNJ |
| Mile Run |
Kevin Christensen
TCNJ |
Erik Ackerman
Stockton |
Jacob Riley
Rowan |
| 3000m Run |
Justin Kelly
Rowan |
Brandon Jarett
Rowan |
Michael Bond
TCNJ |
| 5000m Run |
Shane Vostenak
Rowan |
Matthew Conway
Rowan |
Chase Miller
TCNJ |
| 4x200 Relay |
Rowan
Nana Agyemang, Jah'mere Beasley,
Evan Corcoran, Amara Conte |
TCNJ
Thomas Domozych, Tyler Scott,
Justin Gomez, Raymond Schmitt |
Stockton
Ryan Fisher, Devante Greene,
Carson Latham, Anthony Gentile |
| 4x400 Relay |
Rowan
Marquise Young, Jarquil Young,
Masai Byrd, Shamar Love |
Ramapo
Terrell Lockett, Cheickna Traore,
Max Dubac, Kenyon Fenderson |
TCNJ
Andrew Lodge, Roman Rychkov,
Sean Burtnett, Jason Engler |
| Distance Medley |
TCNJ
Kevin Matthews, Jeff Heinman,
Thomas Blach, Matthew Granizo |
Ramapo
Anthony Bertollo, Saim Syed,
George Losche, Michael Mohr |
Rowan
Riley Appleton, Charlie Serrano,
Ethan Wellborn, Brett Shea |
| Weight Throw |
Zachary Mackiewicz
TCNJ |
Warlys Lizardo
TCNJ |
John Griffith
Montclair State |
| Shot Put |
John Griffith
Montclair State |
Zachary Mackiewicz
TCNJ |
Mike Carfagno
Stockton |
| Long Jump |
Nana Agyemang
Rowan |
Ahmir Johnson
Rowan |
Connor Wright
Stockton |
| Triple Jump |
Rendys Amilcar
Rutgers-Newark |
Connor Wright
Stockton |
Trevone Green
Stockton |
| High Jump |
Jordan Hartley
Rutgers-Newark |
Jarett White
Rowan |
Kwaku Nkrumah
Rowan |
| Pole Vault |
Tyler Raimondi
Rowan |
Joseph Morales
Stockton |
Jayvee Dumas
TCNJ |
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