ASUN Indoor Track and Field Men's Academic Team
ASUN Indoor Track and Field Women's Academic Team
NEWARK, NJ—Indoor Track and Field athletes
Calvin Gould,
Alex Ortega and
Shannon Turner have been selected to the 2017 ASUN Conference Indoor Track and Field All-Academic team the conference office announced Tuesday.
Gould, a sophomore from Ringwood, NJ, was a unanimous selection, holding a 3.79 GPA majoring in civil engineering. Gould recorded a third-place finish at the 2017 ASUN Indoor Track and Field Championships in the men's pole vault, with a height of 4.46m. The 4.46m is also a new NJIT school record.
Ortega, a junior from North Bergen, NJ, majoring in mechanical engineering, holds a 3.73 GPA. Ortega broke four NJIT school-records this season in the 500m (1:05.40), 800m (1:56.46), 4x400 relay and 4x800 relay.
He ran a collegiate best in 55HH and 60HH with a time of 8.65. The junior recorded a season best in the 400m (49.90) early in the season.
Turner a sophomore from Glenwood, NJ, was a unanimous selection with a 4.0 GPA, majoring in chemical engineering.
Turner, who spent the Fall semester and the early part of the indoor season, recovering from surgery to repair her torn meniscus, bounced back and hit a season best in the women's weight throw at the 2017 ASUN Indoor Track and Field Championships.
