Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Freshman Matt Gross earned his first ECAC qualifier with a throw of 53.20 meters in the javelin at the Lions Invitational Friday at The College of New Jersey. He finished seventh out of 30 athletes in the javelin competition and beat his old personal best of 51.76 meters, set at the Stockton Invitational on April 1. In five meets this spring, Gross has consistently finished among the top athletes in the javelin, including third of 14 at the Stockton Invitational and fourth of 29 at the Gwynedd Mercy Mid-Week Twilight Invitational (April 12). Gross made his collegiate debut during indoor track season, where he competed in the shot put at six meets. His top shot put of 9.97 meters came at the Collegeville Classic on Jan. 21.