NEWARK, NJ – Giovanna Nolan and Elisabeth Paulina were named Female Co-Athlete of the Week for their performance at the Maryland Invitational on Saturday.
 
Nolan and Paulina helped the Highlanders to a fifth place finish going 6-3 in dual meet results.
 
Both competitors, along with three other teammates, posted ASUN Conference leading performances in their respective events.
 
Sophomore Nolan took first in the javelin throw with a distance of 36.28m, beating out Jillian Maloney of Maryland by just 0.10 of a meter.
 
Paulina, a sophomore transfer, finished first in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 58.16.

PAST NJIT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOREES

Date	Male Athlete of the Week	Female Athlete of the Week
September 6	Rene White (Men's Soccer)	Melanie Zrno (Women's Soccer)
September 12	Stephen McGeever (Men's Soccer)	Chloe Jelley (Women's Cross Country)
September 19	Richard Rangga (Men's Tennis)	Natalija Tasovac (Women's Tennis)
September 26	Aleksa Petrovic (Men's Tennis)	Neema Liverpool (Women's Soccer)
October 3	Mamadou Guirassy (Men's Soccer)	Amelia Sapirman (Women's Soccer
October 10	Matheus Monteiro Montarroyos (Men's Swimming & Diving)	Carly Berdan (Women's Soccer)
October 17	Mamadou Guirassy & Victor Pujades (Men's Soccer)	Chloe Jelley (Women's Cross Country)
October 24	Jan Cimrman (Men's Tennis)	Adriana Nieto (Women's Volleyball)
October 31	Simon Rizell & Thomas Slawinski (Men's Fencing)	Alba Rosas Garcia (Women's Tennis)
November 7	Scott Quirie (Men's Swimming & Diving)	Julia Garcia (Women's Fencing)
November 14	Damon Lynn (Men's Basketball)	Danielle Tunstall (Women's Basketball)
November 21	Greg Puccio (Men's Fencing)	Julia Garcia (Women's Fencing)
November 28	Damon Lynn (Men's Basketball)	Tracey Brereton (Women's Basketball)
December 5	Scott Quirie (Men's Swimming & Diving)	Elisabeth Paulina (Women's Track)
December 12	Anthony Tarke (Men's Basketball)	Alana Dudley (Women's Basketball)
December 19	Damon Lynn (Men's Basketball)	Alana Dudley and Tatianna Torres (Women's Basketball)
January 9	Jabarry Goodridge & Raymond Kowalski (Men's Volleyball)	Tatianna Torres (Women's Basketball)
January 23	Abdul Lewis (Men's Basketball)	Natacha Minc (Women's Tennis)
January 30	Richard Rangga (Men's Tennis)	Alana Dudley (Women's Basketball)
February 6	Simon Rizell (Men's Fencing)	Kelly Guarino (Women's Basketball)
February 13	Jabarry Goodridge (Men's Volleyball)	Jule Shigihara (Women's Fencing)
February 20	Reilly Walsh (Men's Basketball)	Alba Rosas Garcia (Women's Tennis)
February 27	Jabarry Goodridge (Men's Volleyball)	Leah Horton (Women's Basketball)
March 6	Simon Rizell (Men's Fencing)	Alana Dudley (Women's Basketball)
March 20	Aaron Forster ( Men's Lacrosse)	Giovanna Nolan & Elizabeth Paulina (Women's Track & Field)