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Garcia-Beltran Leads Dozen All-NJAC Honorees for Women's T&F

3/5/2026 12:07:00 PM

PITMAN, N.J. – The TCNJ women's track and field team placed a dozen athletes to the 2025-26 NJAC's Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Conference team, with Lucia Garcia-Beltran leading the way with a major award win. As a team, TCNJ claimed five golds, seven silvers, and three bronzes at the NJAC Indoor Championships this year.
 
FIRST TEAM
  • Garcia-Beltran, who was named a USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week earlier this year, earned three first-team nods. She set meet records in the 60m and 200m to win a couple of golds, and also led the 4x200 relay which became the first in DIII to post a sub-1:40 time.
  • Kelsey Thomas won a pair of golds in the 400m and the 4x200 relay.
  • Petra Doherty and Rukky Daranijo were also part of the 4x200, securing two more first-team spots for the Lions.
  • Allison Lavin earned a first-team selection in the shot put, winning gold with her mark of 12.55m.
 
SECOND TEAM
  • Sarah Scepkowski earned a trio of silver medals, placing runner-up in the 60m hurdles, high jump, and pentathlon. She amassed 3,358 points in the pentathlon, which is the second-best score in program history for the event.
  • Daranijo added a second-team honor in the 400m, where she finished just behind Thomas in first.
  • Kelly O'Grady posted a 2:16.08 in the 800m to earn a second-team nod.
  • Samantha Magin, Breanna Casais, Casey Noonan, Brenna Omert took second place in the 4x400 relay, posting a time of 4:02.29.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
  • Lia Malave garnered the first All-NJAC selections of her career, finishing third in both the long jump and triple jump.
  • Thomas added a bronze medal to her collection in the 200m, recording a personal-best time of 25.15.
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