PITMAN, NJ -- Molly Lodge was named the 2024-25 New Jersey Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year to highlight as the conference announced its all-conference teams, that featured a total of 12 student-athletes.

Lodge won three golds and a bronze in her final indoor conference championship meet back on February 22nd and 23rd. She won the 200 meters with a season-best time of 25.37 seconds and was also part of two winning relays, including the 4x200 and 4x400 meters. The 4x200 posted a school record time of 1:40.75, a time that sat within the NCAA top 10. She helped the 4x400 set a new championship meet record of 3:53.87, which was also a season best for the Profs and within the NCAA top 25. Lodge added a bronze in the 60 meters, posting a season-best 7.86 seconds in the event.

All-Conference honors were determined by finish at the recent NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championship and major awards were voted on by the league's nine head coaches. First place finishers at the NJAC Championships earn first-team selections, with second place getting second team, and third place named honorable mention.

Joining Lodge with first-team honors is Nyla Jones (60 meter hurdles), Nevaeh Lorjuste (400 meters), Gabriella Pagano (5000 meters). The 4x200 relay of Lodge, Lorjuste, Jasmine Broadway, and Jasmine Pope as well as the 4x400 relay of Loge, Lorjuste, Pope, and Paige Franklin were also honored.

Second-team accolades went to Anna Sasse (Mile), Lexi Bey (Shot), and the Distance Medley Relay of Pagano, Franklin, Ava Rizzo, and Lisa O'Sullivan.

Lodge (60 meters), Pope (400 meters), Emily Zanni (5000 meters), and Rizzo (800 meters) all picked up honorable mention awards.

Here's a breakdown of awards:
Bey - 2nd (Shot)
Broadway - 1st (4x200 relay), HM (400 meters)
Franklin - 1st (4x400 relay), 2nd (DMR)
Jones - 1st (60 meter hurdles)
Lodge - 1st (200 meters), 1st (4x200 relay), 1st (4x400 relay), HM (60 meters)
Lorjuste - 1st (400 meters), 1st (4x200 relay), 1st (4x400 relay)
O'Sullivan - 2nd (DMR)
Pagano - 1st (5000 meters), 2nd (DMR)
Pope - 1st (4x200 relay), 1st (4x400 relay), HM (400 meters)
Rizzo - 2nd (DMR), HM (800 meters)
Sasse - 2nd (Mile)
Zanni - HM (800 meters)

This weekend, the team will head to Ithaca College for the two-day AARTFC Regional Championships that begin on Friday.
   
 

Event	First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention
60m Hurdles	Nyla Jones Rowan	Eliza Bruncaj TCNJ	Mackenzie Burke TCNJ
60m Dash	Gbarper Dwah Ramapo	McKay Alby Montclair State	Molly Lodge Rowan
200m Dash	Molly Lodge Rowan	Reyanna Henderson NJCU	McKay Alby Montclair State
400m Run	Nevaeh Lorjuste Rowan	Rukiyat Daranijo TCNJ	Jasmine Pope Rowan
800m Run	Kayla Kass Stockton	Kelly O'Grady TCNJ	Ava Rizzo Rowan
Mile Run	Dale Leonard Ramapo	Anna Sasse Rowan	Cassidy Quinn TCNJ
3000m Run	Dale Leonard Ramapo	Madelyn Valasek Stockton	Ava Biemuller TCNJ
5000m Run	Gabriella Pagano Rowan	Gianna Penyak Ramapo	Emily Zanni Rowan
4x200 Relay	Rowan Molly Lodge, Jasmine Pope, Nevaeh Lorjuste, Jasmine Broadway	TCNJ Eliza Bruncaj, Mackenzie Burke, Samantha Magin, Rukiyat Daranijo	Montclair State Michelle Itoua, Alexa Ali, Maile O'Neill, McKay Alby
4x400 Relay	Rowan Molly Lodge, Paige Franklin, Jasmine Pope, Nevaeh Lorjuste	TCNJ Rukiyat Daranijo, Mackenzie Burke, Kelly O'Grady, Eliza Bruncaj	Stockton Kayla Sulliivan, Kayla Kass, Emma Petrolia, Emma Conroy
Distance Medley	Stockton Amanda McNally, Emma Conroy, Kayla Kass, Madelyn Valasek	Rowan Ava Rizzo, Paige Franklin, Lisa O'Sullivan, Gabriella Pagano	Ramapo Zoey Cassavell, Lynell Thomas, Lydia Rojas, Dale Leonard
Weight Throw	Jessica Reilly TCNJ	Isabella Freda Stockton	Kerri McCarthy TCNJ
Shot Put	Shanil Auguste Rutgers-Newark	Alexia Bey Rowan	Fejiro Akiri Rutgers-Newark
Long Jump	Tonna Ogina NJCU	Eliza Bruncaj TCNJ	Marlie DiPalma Stockton
Triple Jump	Emma Petrolia Stockton	Brooke Valan TCNJ	Julia Acevedo Montclair State
High Jump	Tonna Ogina NJCU	Elaina Styer Stockton	Sarah Scepkowski TCNJ
Pole Vault	Eva Morrison Stockton	Maya Scannell TCNJ	Sydney Rick Stockton
Pentathlon	Elaina Styer Stockton	Sarah Scepkowski TCNJ	Julia Acevedo Montclair State