DeCruise earns the NEC Rookie of the Week award after showing that she will be a serious threat to score in the 60-meter dash at the upcoming NEC Championships. The rookie sprinter ran sixth in the preliminary round (7.82s) of the 60m at George Mason’s Father Diamond Invitational to earn a spot in the final. The 2007 Montgomery County 55-meter champion has the potential to qualify for the ECAC Championships in the 60-meter, clocking in exactly one-tenth of a second short this past weekend.