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All-Conference

Academic All-Conference

the NEWMAC student-athlete advisory committee

NEWMAC Track and Field Postseason Awards Announced BABSON PARK, Mass. — The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its postseason awards for women’s and men’s track and field on Wednesday. The women’s champion Wheaton College led the way with four award winners, while men’s champion Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy claimed one apiece. For the second straight spring, Wheaton junior Jennifer Harlow (East Bridgewater, MA/East Bridgewater) was named NEWMAC Female Athlete of the Year based on her performance at last weekend’s conference championship meet, where she garnered five All-NEWMAC citations. She won both the 100-meter hurdles and high jump competitions while recording second-place showings in the long and triple jumps and as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team. Wheaton first-year Jonathan Cunha (Lexington, MA/Lexington) was named Men’s Rookie of the Year after claiming NEWMAC titles in the 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay. Fellow first-year Chizoba Ezeigwe (Brockton, MA/Thayer Academy) earned Rookie of the Year honors for the women after winning the 100- and 200-meter dash events while joining Harlow in the Lyons’ second-place 4x100 team. Head coach Paul Souza rounded out Wheaton’s honorees when he was named Women’s Coach of the Year for the seventh time. Earning NEWMAC Athlete of the Year honors on the men’s side was MIT senior Uzoma Orji (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional), who won the conference championship in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw. Coast Guard’s Dan Rose was selected as the Men’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Bears to a second-place performance at the conference meet. 2006 NEWMAC Track and Field Awards NEWMAC Women’s Coach of the Year Paul Souza, Wheaton College NEWMAC Women’s Athlete of the Year Jennifer Harlow, Wheaton College NEWMAC Women’s Rookie of the Year Chizoba Ezeigwe, Wheaton College NEWMAC Men’s Coach of the Year Dan Rose, U.S. Coast Guard Academy NEWMAC Men’s Athlete of the Year Uzoma Orji, MIT NEWMAC Men’s Rookie of the Year Jonathan Cunha, Wheaton College
2006 NEWMAC All-Conference First Team	2006 NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team
100 Meters Michael Wright, Wheaton 200 Meters Michael Wright, Wheaton 400 Meters Dave Forrette, Springfield 800 Meters Mike Flint, Coast Guard 1500 Meters Mike Flint, Coast Guard 5000 Meters Jeremy Yandell, Coast Guard 10000 Meters Spencer Dudley, MIT 110 HH Jon Cunha, Wheaton 400 IH Jon Cunha, Wheaton 3000m Steeplechase Chris Bruce, MIT 4x100 relay Wheaton 1) Wright, Michael 2) Cunha, Jon 3) Martinez, Victor 4) Sisodia, Ajay 4x400 relay Wheaton 1) Ajay Sisodia, 2) Michael Wright, 3) Brian Dundon, 4) Jonathan Cunha High Jump Zach Geyer, Coast Guard Pole Vault Omari Stephens, MIT Long Jump Thad Wozniak, MIT Triple Jump Nick DeCelle, Springfield Shot Put Uzoma Orji, MIT Discus Uzoma Orji, MIT Hammer Uzoma Orji, MIT Javelin Tom Crowley, Coast Guard	100 Meters David Blau, MIT 200 Meters David Blau, MIT 400 Meters Ajay Sisodia, Wheaton 800 Meters Eric Nacsin, Springfield 1500 Meters Jake Ruzevick, MIT 5000 Meters Pat Benson, Wheaton 10000 Meters Joe Roy-Mayhew, MIT 110 HH Dan Cowan, Babson 400 IH Jeremy Shaw, WPI 3000 Steeple Charlie Bare, Coast Guard 4x100 Relay MIT 1) Blau, David 2) Rosche, Kenny 3) Wozniak, Thad 4) Dayton, Demario 4x400 Relay U.S. Coast Guard Academy 1) Adams, Thomas 2) Burnett, Patrick 3) McCollow, Cory 4) Erickson, Jason High Jump Steven Blum, Coast Guard Pole Vault Nathanael Rhodes, Coast Guard Long Jump Chris Bateman, MIT Triple Jump Omari Stephens, MIT Shot Put Alex Kampersal, Springfield Discus John Lewis, Springfield Hammer Throw John Lewis, Springfield Javelin Cameron Turchetti, Springfield