PITMAN, NJ –
Elaina Corson,
Molly Green,
Evan Corcoran,
Arrington Rhym, and
Noah Wampole captured honors from the New Jersey Athletic Conference in its weekly honors for the week ending April 13th.
Corson was selected as the NJAC Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week with teammate Green chosen as the NJAC Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week.
Men's Track and Field swept all three awards for the second week in a row.
Evan Corcoran was named the NJAC Men's Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week while Rhym was named the NJAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week and Wampole the NJAC Men's Rookie of the Week.
Corson had 12 goals and an assist in the Profs' two victories, which included a win over #4 Franklin & Marshall. She posted four goals and one assist in that 11-10 victory, which marked Rowan's first over a Top 5 team since 2010. The junior attacker then tallied a career-high eight goals, which was one shy of the Rowan single-game record, in a 14-11 win at Stockton on Saturday. It marks the second weekly honor of the year for Corson.
Green totaled two goals, one assist, three caused turnovers, nine draw controls, and eight ground balls in the two wins. She scored the game-winning goal with :30 left to lift Rowan over #4 Franklin & Marshall, while also picking up two goals, five ground balls and eight draw controls. In the win at Stockton, the senior midfielder totaled one assist, three ground balls and three draw controls to earn her second weekly honor of the season.
At Saturday's Oscar Moore Invitational here in Glassboro, Corcoran anchored 4x100 relay to the NCAA #8 fastest time and also ran his season best in the 100 meters and fastest time of meet (10.70).
Rhym hit a PR in the high jump, as his top mark of 2.03 meters put him into the top 20 in Division III at #17.
Wampole cleared 2.06 meters in the high jump, a season best, as the freshman moves into a tie for the #4 best mark in Division III
Women's Lacrosse's victory over #4 Franklin & Marshall propelled them into the IWLCA Top 25 for the first time this season, coming in at #23. The Profs are 11-1 (2-0 NJAC) and have games at Catholic on Tuesday and Kean on Saturday.
The tenth-ranked men's outdoor track & field team will see action this weekend at the Paul Donohue Invitational at Widener and at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia.