Rutgers-Camden Athletics

One of the busiest athletes at Rutgers-Camden during her collegiate career, Tori Gerstenacker has earned three letters with the women’s soccer program and two with the lacrosse program. She also has competed with the cross country team for three years following the completion of her soccer seasons.
 
A midfielder for both soccer and lacrosse, Gerstenacker has played in 30 career games for the lacrosse team, collecting 45 ground balls, 27 caused turnovers and four draw controls.
 
Through three seasons on the soccer pitch, the center midfielder has earned three all-conference honors while starting all 52 of her career games. She owns one goal and four assists for six career points. She served as one of the Scarlet Raptors’ four captains in 2014.
 
Cross Country 2014: Ran in two championship meets following the conclusion of the soccer season…Finished third on the Rutgers-Camden team in both races…Was 49th of 87 overall at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship (Nov. 1) in a time of 26:10.57…Set her personal best 6K time of 25:55.9 at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 15), finishing 192nd of 272 overall.
 
Soccer 2014: Earned All-NJAC Honorable Mention for the third consecutive season…Started all 16 of her games…Took 11 shots, six on goal…Helped team post seven shutouts and a 1.52 goals-against average…Played all 110 minutes of a double-overtime 0-0 tie at Washington College (Sept. 17) and 105 minutes of a double-overtime 1-0 win over Widener University (Sept. 11)…Played all 90 minutes during seven regulation-time games.
 
Lacrosse 2014: Played in all 16 games, making 14 starts…Finished third on the team with 30 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers…Also had four draw controls and two shots…Had three caused turnovers apiece against Immaculata University (Feb. 27) and Neumann University (March 27)…Notched six ground balls in the Neumann game and had five against Cedar Crest (April 10).
 
Cross Country 2013: Ran in one invitational following soccer season for the second straight year…Posted a 26:42.3 clocking at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 16)…Finished third on the Scarlet Raptors and 228th of 269 overall.
 
Soccer 2013: Started 17 of the Raptors’ 18 games…Collected one goal and tied for the team lead with three assists…Had five points, tied for fourth on the team in scoring…Took 17 shots, seven on goal…Captured NJAC Honorable Mention for the second straight year…Played every minute in nine games, including all 110 in a 0-0 tie with Moravian College (Oct. 16) and all 101 in a 1-0 victory over Drew University (Sept. 7)…Also played 103 of the 110 minutes of a 0-0 tie against Goucher College (Sept. 14)…Collected all five of her points in an 8-0 victory over Sarah Lawrence College (Oct. 12),…Her three assists in that game were the most at Rutgers-Camden since Jessica Leoni tied the program record with four assists against Rutgers-Newark, Oct. 14, 2009…Had a season-high three shots (one on goal) against William Paterson University (Oct. 19) and put both of her shots on goal against The College of New Jersey (Oct. 2)…Contributed to a defense that logged seven shutouts and a 1.78 team goals-against average.
 
Lacrosse 2013: Played in 14 of the team’s 15 games, starting 11…Took two shots, one on goal…Collected 15 ground balls…Finished third on the team with 12 caused turnovers…Helped team post a 6-9 record, setting a program mark for victories.
 
Cross Country 2012: Ran in one invitational in order to help the Scarlet Raptors field a complete team, and ended up as the top Rutgers-Camden runner…Lone meet came in the season-ending NCAA Atlantic Regionals, where she posted a time of 26:29.6 to finish 220th overall out of 277 runners…Her contribution helped Rutgers-Camden earn recognition as a 2012 Division III All-Academic Cross Country Team from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
 
Soccer 2012: Started all 19 games in the Scarlet Raptors’ midfield…Earned her first NJAC Honorable Mention recognition…One of only four players to start all 19 games…Honored as the team’s Most Valuable Player…Took 24 shots, the second-highest total on the team, including 15 on goal…Collected one assist, coming on a goal by Rebecca Gougher in a 6-0 victory over John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Oct. 1)…Made collegiate debut in the season opener by playing all 100:25 in an overtime 2-1 victory against Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham (Sept. 1)...After suffering an injury that sidelined her for most of the team’s 4-0 loss against Ramapo College (Oct. 20), she returned four days later in the season finale to play every minute in a 2-1 double-overtime win over New Jersey City University.
 
High School: Captured 11 letters in track (four apiece in winter and spring track) and in soccer (three) at Howell High School…Soccer team captain for Howell Coach Courtney Krol...National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born January 24, 1994… Played club soccer for the Atlantic United Airstorm, leading the team to the CASL and Bethesda championships and a third-place finish in New Jersey…Hobbies include running and reading…Has served on the Rutgers-Camden Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…Psychology and Childhood Studies double major who was a Dean’s List student during the 2013 spring semester…Accepted into the United States Marine Corps and will be reporting to either the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia or Parris Island, South Carolina, in 2016…Tori is the daughter of Tara Gerstenacker and Nunzio Purpura of Howell.