Jeckesan Mejia

  • Award
    Rookie of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/31/2014
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    City College of New York
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
  • High School
    Lakeland Senior High School
Jeckesan Mejia has been named the CUNYAC/US Army Men’s Track & Field Rookie of the Week for the week of 3/24 to 3/30. During the UMBC Big Dawg Invitational, Mejia posted career best distances in each of the throwing events he participated in this week. In the javelin throw, the Yorktown native came in seventh after posting a distance of 38.24. The Freshman Beaver would then go on to finish the hammer throw in 11th place, with a final distance of 28.65 meters. Finally, the Yorktown native finished in 16th with a personal best distance of 24.44 meters in the discus.