PITMAN, N.J. – TCNJ student-athletes racked up a remarkable nine NJAC weekly awards on Monday as the conference releases its top performers from the previous week.
 
The men's track and field team swept the weekly honors behind Maxim Rychkov (Track Athlete of the Week), Braden Paulmenn (Field Athlete of the Week), and Victor Akinboboye (Rookie of the Week), while women's track picked up a pair of awards in Track Athlete of the Week Lucia Garcia-Beltran and Field Athlete of the Week Sarah Scepkowski.
 
The men's swimming team had a tandem of recipients in M.J. Hoban (Swimmer of the Week) and Gabe Beverini (Rookie), while Matthew Solomon was named Player of the Week in men's basketball and Brooke McFadden was Defensive Player of the Week in women's basketball.
 
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Rychkov set yet another program record this past Friday at the Lions Indoor Invitational, posting a 47.95 in the 400-meter dash. His mark is currently the sixth-fastest time in Division III as well as the 23rd-fastest time across the NCAA.
 
Paulmenn paced the Lions in two throwing events on Friday, finishing third in the shot put (15.38m) and fourth in the weight throw (13.98m).
 
Akinboboye raced to a top-ten finish in the 300-meter dash, posting a time of 35.54 en route to a ninth-place showing. His time is currently the 18^th-fastest in Division III.
 
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
In her first race since joining the Lions as a transfer from Rutgers, Garcia-Beltran took down a program record which had stood for over a decade. She logged a lightning-fast 7.63 in the 60-meter dash to win the event with the 5^th-fastest in Division III.
 
Scepkowski posted the 20th-best mark high jump mark in Division III so far this year (1.60m). She finished second in that event only behind a jumper from Division I Fordham.
 
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Hoban put in an excellent day at TCNJ's tri-meet against No. 14 Johns Hopkins and Washington and Lee, helping the Lions secure first-place points against the Blue Jays in his two individual events. He won the 50 Free with a time of 20.96, and placed second in the 100 Free with a time of 46.14. Hoban also logged a 44.32 in the free leg of the 400 Medley Relay and a 20.27 in the 200 Free Relay; both times were the fastest in their events.
 
Beverini finished inside of the top five in all three of his individual events. He placed 5^th in the 100 Breast (58.05), 4^th in the 200 Breast (2:09.04), and 2^nd in the 200 IM (1:55.38).
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Solomon secured a pair of double-doubles and a major milestone in a pair of big NJAC wins for the men's basketball team, averaging 18.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game. The senior standout, who leads all active Division III players with 846 career rebounds, was dominant in Wednesday's 81-70 victory at Rowan, racking up 20 points and 17 rebounds. He went 7-for-9 from the field on the way to a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double against Rutgers-Newark on Saturday, when he became the 27th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points. Solomon shot a sizzling 64.0 percent for the week (16-for-25), also handing out three assists and adding a steal.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
McFadden was unstoppable in a 2-0 week for the Lions, averaging 12.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals. The sophomore opened her week posting 14 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a one-point win over Rowan before erupting for an 11-point, 20-rebound double-double against Rutgers-Newark. McFadden became the first TCNJ player to eclipse 20 boards since 2019 in the win over the Scarlet Raiders and now ranks third in the NJAC in rebounding average (8.6).