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The College of New Jersey Magazine
P R A I R I E
B R A G B O A R D
1. Top shelf
TCNJ lacrosse star Ally Tobler '25 earned the 2024–25 NJAC
Female Athlete of the Year award. An All-American athlete,
Tobler is the Lions' leader in career goals scored.
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2. More kids
get a kick out
of soccer
"Pay-to-play has made
soccer inaccessible for many
lower-income families," says
Conor Campbell '27. So he
launched a league that is free
to Trenton's intermediate
school students. He's also
partnered with Major
League Soccer's recreational
youth program and Adidas to
provide uniforms, soccer
balls, cleats, and shin guards.
3. Lyme warrior
As a principal investigator
on a $750K Department of
Defense-funded project,
Jana Gervertz will study
Lyme disease. The math and
stat professor will use
machine learning to analyze
data to better understand
why some patients develop
long-term neurological
symptoms from the disease.
