Colonia, N.J. - St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Track & Field standout Emmanuel Mena Jimenez has been selected as the 2025 ECC Outdoor Track & Field Male Athlete of the Year on Friday.

Mena Jimenez (Gr.|West Haverstraw, N.Y.) competed in the hammer throw six times, discus throw five times, and shot put four times prior to NCAAs this spring, never finishing below fourth in 13 opportunities. The STAC graduate student kicked off his final outdoor season with five wins in seven events across his first three meets, which included multiple victories at the Misericordia Twilight Meet (SP and HT) and TCNJ Invitational and Multi (DT and HT). 

Mena Jimenez then went off at the East Stroudsburg All-American Meet, winning both the DT (55.63m/182’ 6”) and HT (63.63m/208’ 9) with PR marks; the DT performance ranks second in the NCAA East Region and 11th in all of NCAA Division II while his HT performance tops the NCAA East Region and ranks seventh in all of NCAA Division II. 

Representing STAC and the ECC at this weekend’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Mena Jimenez earned All-American Second Team honors after placing ninth in the hammer throw on Thursday evening, posting a 59.94m (196’ 8”). He is also seeded 11th in the discus throw, which will be contested on Friday, May 23 (7:00 p.m. EDT). Mena Jimenez won the HT and placed second in the DT at the ECC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and hit his first provisional marks back in late March at the Ramapo College Invitational.

2025 ECC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Year Official Release