Freshman Eli Hendricks of Penns Grove, senior Shamar Love from Bridgeton and junior Robert McKinney from Highland earned All-America honors Saturday when Rowan placed 5th at NCAA Division 3 Nationals in the 400-meter relay in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Rowan – ranked only 16th coming into nationals – ran 40.63 on Thursday to qualify for the final and ran 40.68 in the final.
Sophomore Nana Agyemang of Parsippany led off for the Profs followed by the three South Jersey sprinters.
Rowan placed 2nd at NCAA Division 3 Nationals last year and then lost half of that team – Sterling’s Jah’mere Beasley transferred and Kingsway’s Evan Corcoran hasn’t run since a meet in mid-April in Waco, Texas, and is presumably hurt.
Love led off last year’s team and is now a two-time All-America. The honor is the first for Hendricks and McKinney. Agyemang is now a six-time All-America.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 