Pitman, NJ- Announced on Monday afternoon by the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) office, Montclair State University athletics stamped five student-athlete names on the NJAC Athletes of the Week list for their performances between October 5 and October 11.
Leading the way was men's swimming, which saw
PETER JARZAB win Swimmer of the Week and
JACK MCGURRIN win Rookie of the Week.
SYDNEY WHITE represented field hockey for the second time this season with her Defensive Player of the Week selection. The Red Hawks nabbed two more Rookie of the Week selections from women's soccer's
MARY LANE and women's cross country's
MADISON BERNHARD.
Jarzab had a stellar opening weekend, leading Montclair to a win at the CSI Kick-Off Invite. He contributed six wins in the meet. His two individual wins came in the 100 fly (49.47) and 200 fly (1:56.71), and he was a part of four relay wins in the 200 free relay (1:27.02), 400 free relay (3:18.24), 200 medley relay (1:37.34), and 400 medley relay (3:35.61). He currently leads the NJAC in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 100 free (46.80 in the 400 free relay) and is second in the 50 free (21.39 in the 200 free relay).
McGurrin was stellar in his first weekend of competition, contributing to a win for Montclair at the CSI Kick-off Invite. He was victorious in both his individual races in the 500 free (5:01.03) and the 1000 free (10:24.53). He also contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:18.24/50.41 split) and a third-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:32.24/22.24 split). Both of his distance times are top marks in the conference.
White was exceptional for Montclair during a 2-0 week for Montclair. She had a shutout win on Wednesday against William Paterson. She came back on Saturday against Kean and amassed 23 saves in a game that went to a penalty shootout. She made two clutch saves during the shootout, including the one that secured the 3-2 triumph for the Red Hawks.
Lane came up big for Montclair in a 2-0 home win over Stockton. She assisted with the game-winning goal and followed up with a goal of her own.
Bernhard helped Montclair have the best finish among Division III schools at the NJIT Invitational this past Saturday. She placed 40th in the field with a time of 19:47.72.
Jarzab earned his first-ever NJAC Swimmer of the Week award, while McGurrin earned a weekly award in his first weekend of competition. White added her third-ever Defensive Player of the Week award, with this week being her first of the season. Both Lane and Bernhard notched their second Rookie of the Week honors this season.
