NEW YORK The deepest Rutgers University-Newark squad has high hopes for the best team performance in the 7-year history of the program at Saturday's New Jersey Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the New York City Armory.

PITMAN, NJ Rutgers-Newark freshman Chris Connors has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week for the second time this season.

MELVILLE, NY Sophomore Harun Saleh and freshman Chris Connors paced a strong showing by the throwers to highlight Rutgers-Newark's showing in the Molloy Lions Invitational at St. Anthony's High School.

MIDDLETOWN, CT Freshman Chris Connors and the Rutgers-Newark 4 x 400-meter relay unit claimed CTC Indoor Championships in the Bacon Field House on the campus of Wesleyan University to highlight an outstanding day by the Scarlet Raiders.

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA Rutgers-Newark records continued to tumble at the DeSchriver Invitational in Koehler Fieldhouse on the campus of East Stroudsburg University.

NEW YORK The Scarlet Raider men's 4 x 400-meter relay team qualified for the ECAC Championships to highlight Rutgers-Newark's showing in the NYU Team Challenge in the New Balance Armory.