Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: David Foster, Jr., California (Katy, Texas)
- Helped lead Cal to a 114-48 win in the Big Meet over Stanford last week, the largest margin of victory for the Golden Bears since 1992.
- Picked up wins in the 100m (10.25) and 200m (21.16), including a PR performance in the 200m.
- Anchored Cal’s 4x100m relay squad to win and a time of 39.46.
ALSO NOMINATED: Benjamin Balazs, ORE; Johnnie Blockburger, USC
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Jasmine Jones, Sr., USC (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Finished second in the 100m hurdles and won the 400m hurdles at the Oxy Invite over the weekend.
- Was the top collegian in the 100m hurdles, placing second to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
- Jones crossed with a time of 12.86 in the 100H, moving into 10th place in the NCAA this year in the event. She posted a time of 56.38 to win the 400mH competition.
- She’s one of only two women in the country (Shani’a Bellamy, LSU) to own top-10 national marks in both the 100H and 400H.
ALSO NOMINATED: Aysha Shaheed, CAL
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Rowan Hamilton, 6th, California (Chilliwack, B.C.)
- Won the men’s hammer throw competition in Cal’s Big Meet victory over Stanford.
- Posted a mark of 74.46m (244-3), eclipsing the previous meet record that had stood since 1995 by over four meters.
- Leads the Pac-12 in the hammer with his toss of 77.16m (253-2) set at the Mt. SAC Relays back in April.
ALSO NOMINATED: Sam Hala’ufia, ARIZ; Amanda Opp, COLO
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Jasmine Blair, 5th, California (Wilseyville, Calif.)
- Won the women’s discus and hammer throw competitions at the Big Meet against Stanford last week.
- Earned her third-straight PR in the discus, going 59.60m (195-6) for the second-best performance in program history.
- Notched a season-best mark of 60.47m (198-5) in the hammer.
ALSO NOMINATED: Tapenisa Havea, ARIZ; Jaida Ross, ORE
2024 Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Men's Track | Women's Track | Men's Field | Women's Field | |
March 19 | Yan Vazquez, ARIZ | Maribel Caicedo, WSU | Mason Mangum, CAL | Amari Turner, CAL |
March 26 | Trayvion White-Austin, ARIZ | Adriana Tatum, ASU | Sir Jonatham Sims, ARIZ | Temi Ojora, USC |
April 2 | Evan Jenkins, WASH | Maddy Elmore, ORE | Trevontay Smith, WASH | Hana Moll, WASH |
April 9 | Johnnie Blockburger, USC | Jadyn Mays, ORE | JC Stevenson, USC | Jaida Ross, ORE |
April 16 | Nathan Green, WASH | Chloe Foerster, WASH | Mason Strunk, ORE | Shelby Moran, ORE |
April 23 | John Paredes, WSU | Aaliyah McCormick, ORE | Rowan Hamilton, CAL | Hana Moll, WASH |
April 30 | Johnnie Blockburger, USC | 4x800m Relay, WASH | Chandler Ault, WASH | Jaida Ross, ORE |
May 7 | David Foster, CAL | Jasmine Jones, USC | Rowan Hamilton, CAL | Jasmine Blair, CAL |
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