<?xml version="1.0" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>NJCU Athletics</title><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com</link><description>Latest headlines for NJCU Athletics</description><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>mailto:ithor@NJCU.edu</managingEditor><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>NJCU’S SUSIE MATSUTANI NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE THIRD-TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM </title><description><![CDATA[ JERSEY CITY, NJ…New Jersey City University senior shortstop SUSIE MATSUTANI (Gallup, NM/Gallup), a two-year standout for NJCU, has picked up yet another honor as her four-year career as a scholar-athlete for the Gothic Knights comes to an end. On Thursday, Matsutani was voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America District II College Division Third-Team as an infielder for her excellence in both athletics and academics.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/softball/2008/5/9/05-09-08_SOFTBALL_SUSIE_MATSUTANI_ACADEMIC_ALL-DISTRICT.asp?path=softball</link><category>Softball</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/softball/2008/5/9/05-09-08_SOFTBALL_SUSIE_MATSUTANI_ACADEMIC_ALL-DISTRICT.asp?path=softball</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/softball/2008/5/9/03-26-08 Susie Matsutani 22.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>EBONY BARNES NAMED NJAC OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FOR FOURTH TIME IN SEVEN WEEKS </title><description><![CDATA[ PITMAN, NJ…New Jersey City University junior All-American sprinter EBONY BARNES (Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth) has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the fourth time in seven weeks this season and the sixth time in her career. The honor comes after she was named the NJAC Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the Year for her performance at the NJAC Championship in Pomona, NJ on May 3, leading the Gothic Knights to a fourth place finish at the league meet.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wtruno/2008/5/7/05-07-08_WOUTDOORTRACK_EBONY_BARNES_NJAC_TRACK_ATHLETE_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=wtruno</link><category>Women's Outdoor Track</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wtruno/2008/5/7/05-07-08_WOUTDOORTRACK_EBONY_BARNES_NJAC_TRACK_ATHLETE_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=wtruno</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/wtruno/2007/5/24/02-19-07 Ebony Barnes 3.JPG" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:01:30 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>DEAN MCCLEESE EARNS THIRD WEEKLY NJAC AWARD OF 2008 SEASON; NAMED NJAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK </title><description><![CDATA[ PITMAN, NJ…New Jersey City University freshman DEAN McCLEESE (Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central) has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Rookie of the Week—his third weekly conference award in seven weeks to open his outdoor career at NJCU.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/mtruno/2008/5/7/05-07-08_MOUTDOORTRACK_DEAN_McCLEESE_NJAC_TRACK_ROOKIE_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=mtruno</link><category>Men's Outdoor Track</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/mtruno/2008/5/7/05-07-08_MOUTDOORTRACK_DEAN_McCLEESE_NJAC_TRACK_ROOKIE_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=mtruno</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/mtruno/2008/5/7/04-20-08 Dean McCleese 1.JPG" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:13:21 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>NJCU’S STEVE HALLAM NAMED NJAC ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK </title><description><![CDATA[ PITMAN, NJ…New Jersey City University junior right-handed pitcher STEVE HALLAM (Harrison, NJ/Harrison) has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his career, after earning his first career save in the opening game of a season-ending doubleheader on May 2. The award is for week 11 of the 2008 season.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/baseball/2008/5/7/05-07-08_BASEBALL_STEVE_HALLAM_NJAC_ROOKIE_PITCHER_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=baseball</link><category>Baseball</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/baseball/2008/5/7/05-07-08_BASEBALL_STEVE_HALLAM_NJAC_ROOKIE_PITCHER_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=baseball</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/baseball/2008/5/7/03-24-08 Steve Hallam 1.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:57:12 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>SHAMYRA BROWN PICKED NJAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK </title><description><![CDATA[ PITMAN, NJ…New Jersey City University freshman field athlete SHAMYRA BROWN (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) has been selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Rookie of the Week for the first time in her career after winning the conference title in the triple jump at the NJAC Championship in Pomona, NJ on May 3. Brown, who receives the honor for week seven of the 2008 season, helped the Gothic Knights to a fourth place finish at the league meet.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wtruno/2008/5/7/05-07-08_WOUTDOORTRACK_SHAMYRA_BROWN_NJAC_TRACK_ROOKIE_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=wtruno</link><category>Women's Outdoor Track</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wtruno/2008/5/7/05-07-08_WOUTDOORTRACK_SHAMYRA_BROWN_NJAC_TRACK_ROOKIE_OF_THE_WEEK.asp?path=wtruno</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/wtruno/2008/5/7/12-09-07 Shamyra Brown 5.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:21:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>KELLY WENGERTER APPOINTED HEAD WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COACH </title><description><![CDATA[ JERSEY CITY, NJ…KELLY WENGERTER, the assistant women’s volleyball coach at New Jersey City University for two of the most successful seasons in the history of the program has been appointed as the 11th head coach in what will be the 26th season of the sport at NJCU in 2008. She succeeds Christopher Feliciano, who resigned in April after four seasons.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wvball/2008/5/5/05-05-08_WVOLLEYBALL_KELLY_WENGERTER_APPOINTED_HEAD_WOMENS_VOLLEYBALL_COACH.asp?path=wvball</link><category>Women's Volleyball</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wvball/2008/5/5/05-05-08_WVOLLEYBALL_KELLY_WENGERTER_APPOINTED_HEAD_WOMENS_VOLLEYBALL_COACH.asp?path=wvball</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/wvball/2007/8/31/2007-Kelly Wengerter.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:46:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>DEAN MCCLEESE IS NJAC MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, WINS THREE EVENTS, AS NJCU IS THIRD OVERALL AT 2008 NJAC MEET </title><description><![CDATA[ POMONA, NJ…Freshman DEAN McCLEESE (Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central) won the 100 and 200-meter dashes and was part of the winning 4x100-meter relay, en route to being voted the New Jersey Athletic Conference Outstanding Male Track Athlete of the Year, as New Jersey City University won five events in all, including the high jump and discus, and placed third overall of nine schools at the 2008 NJAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship, hosted Saturday by Richard Stockton College. McCleese is the first NJCU men’s outdoor athlete to ever win the honor.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/mtruno/2008/5/3/05-03-07_MOUTDOORTRACK_NJAC_CHAMPIONSHIP.asp?path=mtruno</link><category>Men's Outdoor Track</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/mtruno/2008/5/3/05-03-07_MOUTDOORTRACK_NJAC_CHAMPIONSHIP.asp?path=mtruno</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/mtruno/2008/5/3/04-20-08 Dean McCleese 11.JPG" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 23:12:39 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>EBONY IS GOLDEN! EBONY BARNES CRUSHES NJAC RECORD IN 100-METER DASH, WINS 200 TITLE TO TAKE TOP TRACK AWARDS AT NJAC MEET </title><description><![CDATA[ POMONA, NJ…New Jersey City University junior All-American sprinter EBONY BARNES (Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth) was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the Year after crushing the conference record in the 100-meter dash while automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championship and easily winning the league title in the 200-meters, as NJCU placed fourth of nine schools at the 2008 NJAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship, hosted Saturday by Richard Stockton College.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wtruno/2008/5/3/05-03-07_WOUTDOORTRACK_NJAC_CHAMPIONSHIP.asp?path=wtruno</link><category>Women's Outdoor Track</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/wtruno/2008/5/3/05-03-07_WOUTDOORTRACK_NJAC_CHAMPIONSHIP.asp?path=wtruno</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/wtruno/2007/5/18/05-05-07 Ebony Barnes 2.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 22:07:36 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>GOING OUT IN STYLE—DECIBUS KNOCKS IN SIX RBIS, SUMNER SCORES FIVE, STEALS FIVE AS NJCU ENDS 2008 WITH SWEEP OF CSI, 7-4 AND 5-4 </title><description><![CDATA[ STATEN ISLAND, NY…Senior second baseman ANDREW DECIBUS (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) was a combined 5-for-8 with six RBIs, and scored the go-ahead run in game two all the way from second base on a suicide squeeze, and senior centerfielder ROB SUMNER (Union, NJ/Union) had five runs and five stolen bases, to break the century mark in swipes, as a senior-laden New Jersey City University lineup made the Gothic Knights winners on the final day of the 2008 season, sweeping a non-conference doubleheader from College of Staten Island, 7-4 and 5-4, Friday night at the CSI Baseball Complex.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/baseball/2008/5/3/05-02-08_BASEBALL_NJCU_STATEN_ISLAND.asp?path=baseball</link><category>Baseball</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/baseball/2008/5/3/05-02-08_BASEBALL_NJCU_STATEN_ISLAND.asp?path=baseball</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/baseball/2008/5/3/03-24-08 Andrew Decibus 13.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 14:59:27 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item><item><title>LISTEN TO NJCU BASEBALL vs. STATEN ISLAND (May 2) </title><description><![CDATA[ JERSEY CITY, NJ...Listen to the New Jersey City University baseball team on Friday, May 2 as the Gothic Knights visit College of Staten Island in its 2008 season finale. The doubleheader will feature two seven-inning games from Staten Island, NY, live on the Green and Gold Network. NJCU Sports Information Director Ira Thor will call the action beginning at approx. 4:55 p.m. CLICK HERE for a link to the broadcast. Live Gothic Knight sports broadcasts. Only on the Green &amp;amp; Gold Network.  ]]></description><link>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/baseball/2008/5/2/05-02-08_BASEBALL_Green_and_Gold_Network.asp?path=baseball</link><category>Baseball</category><comments>http://www.njcugothicknights.com/News/baseball/2008/5/2/05-02-08_BASEBALL_Green_and_Gold_Network.asp?path=baseball</comments><enclosure url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/images/general/2004/12/8/microphone2.jpg" length="" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:41:18 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.njcugothicknights.com/rss.aspx" /></item></channel></rss>