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Sharon Crow (1st season)

Sharon Crow, who joined the Rutgers-Camden coaching staff last fall to work with the cross country program, returns this spring to help as a track coach.

Cross has plenty of experience from her outstanding career at Haddon Township High School and Rowan University. She began her running career at Haddon Township (class of 1998), where she won numerous individual titles and still holds school records in the 1600, 3200, and 5000 meters. She then went on to run track and cross country at Rowan University (class of 2003), where she was the New Jersey Athletic Conference track and field champion in the 5000-meter run (2003), as well as an Academic All-American in cross country for four straight years.

Crow holds Rowan's indoor track 5000-meter record, and also ran the anchor leg that broke the

school record in the distance medley relay. She now competes in local road races with distances

varying from the 5K to the marathon. In 2004 she qualified for the Boston Marathon.

Crow has a strong passion for running. One of her life's goals is to introduce as many people to running as possible and to encourage other runners to be their best.

Crow lives in Westmont and works as a CPA for Bowman & Company, LLP.

Taiwan Lamb (1st season)

A familiar face in Rutgers-Camden athletics, Taiwan Lamb joins the Rutgers-Camden coaching staff this spring as he completes his undergraduate degree as a Criminal Justice major. Lamb plans to pursue his Masters degree in Social Work.

Lamb was a four-year track letterman at Rutgers-Camden, who also earned two cross country letters. He completed his Rutgers-Camden athletic career over the winter as a member of the Scarlet Raptors' first indoor track team, competing in the 55-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump and the 4x400 relay. He set school records for the new program in the long jump (20-2 at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational Jan. 28) and as part of the 4x400 relay team (3:51.86 at the Frank Colden Invitational Feb. 4).

Lamb ran cross country as a freshman in 2001 and last fall, where he competed in three meets, posting his best 8K time of 51:34 at the ECAC Championships Nov. 5.

A four-year captain and leader of the Rutgers-Camden track program, Lamb was named the team MVP last spring after competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the long jump and the 4x100 relay.

Lamb helped establish the Rutgers-Camden track program's record in the 4x100 relay (43.71) at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships on May 1, 2004. He also was tied for the school record in the 100-meter dash (11.4) before teammate Raphael Fuentes lowered that mark to 10.99 at the same NJAC Championships.

Over the years, Lamb has competed in the sprint medley, the 4x400-meter relay and the 4x110-yard relay, in addition to the 4x100, the long jump and the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He also has been a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Rutgers-Camden.

A two-time outdoor and indoor track MVP for coach Michael Ramsey at Atlantic City High School, Lamb served three years as captain of both teams for the Vikings. He earned Most Improved honors in 1997, a sportsmanship award in 1999 and also was an Honor Roll student in high school.