EDISON, NJ (January 12, 2022) – Saint Peter’s’ Abigail Vital and Monmouth’s James Hoffman have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
James Hoffman
Monmouth
Men’s Track & Field
 
A four-year member of Monmouth’s cross country and track & field programs, Hoffman will look to continue delivering strong results academically and athletically during the upcoming spring semester. Following a successful outdoor track campaign last year, he earned two top-20 finishes at the MAAC XC Championships and the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships. The senior business major currently holds a team-best 3.96 cumulative GPA after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall.
 
Abigail Vital
Saint Peter’s
Women’s Track & Field
 
Abigail Vital shined at the West Point Open for the Saint Peter's University Track & Field team. Vital captured a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.02, securing the victory over Saydee Aganus by 0.07 seconds. She also finished in eighth place in the 200m with a time of 26.39.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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