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.  

FIRST TEAM
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
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