2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Jezena Aponte

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Jersey City, N.J.
  • High School Snyder
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- NJAC Runner of the Week (1/6/25)
- NJCU Female Newcomer of the Year (2023-24)

2023-24: Transferred in to NJCU in the Spring 2024 semester, competing in three indoor and six outdoor meets in her rookie season with the Gothic Knights ... ran the fourth-fastest indoor 800m time in program history (2:32.16) in her debut, placing ninth at NJAC Indoors (2/19) and was also part of the sixth-place 4x400m (4:28.23) ... set the indoor 1000m program record (3:16.32) and placed fifth at the Fastrack Last Chance (2/23) ... compiled the four fastest outdoor 800m and five fastest outdoor 1500m times in program history ... placed fifth at Ursinus (4/5-6) in the 800m (2:26.29) and third in the 1500m (4:55.38) ... part of two third-place finishes at TCNJ (4/11-13) in the 800m (2:25.30) and 4x400m (4:13.89) ... set the outdoor program records in the 800m (2:22.32) and 1500m (4:49.23) at NJAC Outdoors (5/4-5), placing seventh and fourth, respectively.

2022-23: Attended Lincoln University (Pa.) but was not a member of the track & field program.

High School: A 2022 graduate of Henry Snyder High School ... four-year track & field team member and team captain ... also a one-year softball team member.

Personal: Daughter of Jessica Campos ... has three siblings, Angelee, Faith and Giovanni.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    5'1"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'1"