LAWRENCEVILLE–Jazmine Fenlator of Wayne, a recent graduate of Rider University, was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 2 women\’s track & field/cross country teams.
Fenlator, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference nomination for the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, and Rider’s representative for the New Jersey AIAW Woman of the Year Award, was named to the Second Team All-District 2 in the University Division.
Names on the First Team All-District 2 squad will now appear on the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot.
In the classroom, Fenlator earned a 3.67 grade point average as a Multimedia Communication major, graduating with honors. On the track she qualified for the NCAA East Regional in Florida in three different events; the discus, shot put and hammer.
In eight MAAC track & field championships (four indoor, four outdoor) Fenlator was selected the Most Outstanding Performer three times, including twice (indoor and outdoor) this year. She has won 12 MAAC gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals.
During the 2005-06 academic year, Fenlator was selected as one of the top 25 performers in the 25-year history of the MAAC and was named the Rider University Female Athlete of the Year.
Away from the track Fenlator is very active in community service programs such as Adopt A Highway, DAARSTOC and the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. She has also served as a Student-Athlete Mentor and has been a team captain for two years, covering four seasons.
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