PITMAN, NJ --
Gabriella Pagano was named the NJAC Runner of the Year and head coach
Shedrick Elliott III and his staff were selected the NJAC Coaching Staff of the Year as the conference announced its all-conference and year-end awards on Monday.
For the second year in a row, Rowan takes home the Runner of the Year and Coaching Staff of the Year honors as the Profs claimed the conference crown in 2025 with a total of 41 points.
Pagano etched her name in the program record books as the 14th individual to win the NJAC Championship race. The senior joins
Shannon Stakelbeck on the first team.
Jezena Aponte,
Juliana Sieminski, and
Ally Wernik were chosen for the second team.
Selections are based off of the finish of last weekend's NJAC Championship. The top seven runners earn first-team all-conference honors with the next seven scoring second-team accolades.
Pagano earns her third all-league and second-straight first-team honor while Wernik garners her second. Stakelbeck, Aponte, and Sieminski earn the honor for the first time.
Elliott and his staff of assistants
Eric DuBois,
Shelby Whetstone, and
Jassina Surles scored the top coaching honors based on a vote of the league's head coaches.
Rowan will host the 2025 NCAA Metro Regional Championships on Saturday, November 15th at the DREAM Park in nearby Logan Township.
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| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
| Gabriella Pagano |
Rowan |
SR |
| Dale Leonard |
Ramapo |
JR |
| Naesha Gadie |
TCNJ |
JR |
| Shannon Stakelbeck |
Rowan |
JR |
| Abigail Churchill |
Montclair State |
SR |
| Kayla Kass |
Stockton |
SR |
| Teagan Walker |
TCNJ |
FR |
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| SECOND TEAM |
|
|
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
| Ella Daly |
TCNJ |
SO |
| Madelyn Valasek |
Stockton |
SR |
| Jezena Aponte |
Rowan |
JR |
| Rachel Hayes |
Stockton |
SR |
| Juliana Sieminski |
Rowan |
FR |
| Ava Biemuller |
TCNJ |
SO |
| Allyson Wernik |
Rowan |
JR |
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