SHANER & JOSEPH EARN ALL-AMERICAN STATUS; ROOKS QUALIFIES FOR HURDLES FINAL

Rachel Joseph

Demetrius Rooks

Men's Results / Women's Results
Three Ospreys competed on the first day of the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at Baldwin-Wallace (OH). Freshman Jill Shaner (Egg Harbor Twp./EHT) finished fifth out of 18 competitors in the javelin with a throw of 44.01 meters. Senior Rachel Joseph (Livingston/Livingston) tied for sixth out of 20 entrants in the pole vault with a personal-best effort of 3.73 meters.

By finishing in the top eight, Shaner and Joseph both earned All-American honors for the first time, extending Stockton’s streak with at least one track & field All-American to 10 years (2001-10).

Freshman Demetrius Rooks (Galloway/Absegami) qualified for the final of the 400 hurdles by running a personal best and breaking his own school record with a time of 52.64 seconds in the preliminary round. Rooks cracked the 53-second mark for the first time in his rookie season and posted the fifth-fastest time out of 17 competitors in the three heats.