Men’s Track Athletes of the Week: 4x100m Relay, Arizona

• Arizona’s men’s 4x100m relay squad of Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Carl Hicks, and James Onanubosi won the event at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz.
• Won the relay with a time of 39.15, the third-fastest time in program history and currently tied for the eighth-best performance in the NCAA this year.

ALSO NOMINATED: David Foster, CAL; James Milholen, COLO; Yan Vazquez, UCLA; Jacob Lawrence, WSU

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Caisja Chandler, Gr., USC (Cleveland, Ohio)

• Won the women’s 100m dash at the Trojan Invitational with a lifetime-best time of 10.99, the third-fastest time in USC history.
• Set a Loker Stadium facility record with her time in the 100m and moved into a tie for eighth place all-time in Pac-12 history in the event. She’s just the ninth-ever woman in Pac-12 history to run a wind-legal time under 11 seconds.
• Ran the second leg of USC’s 4x400m relay team and contributed to a time of 3:26.96, the fifth-fastest performance in USC history and the No. 10 time in Pac-12 history.
• Also ran a leg on USC’s winning 4x100m relay team which posted a time of 43.41, the eighth-fastest time in the nation this year.

ALSO NOMINATED: Talie Bonds, ARIZ; Jordyn Grady, CAL; Samantha Thomas, STAN; Makenzy Pierre-Webster, UCLA; Emily Martin, UTAH

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Mykolas Alekna, So., California (Vilnius, Lithuania)

• Won the men’s discus competition at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley with a meet-record toss of 68.39m (224-4).
• Took the world lead with the performance and now owns the second-best throw in collegiate history, just over a foot off his own collegiate record of 68.73m (225-6).
• NCAA and Pac-12 leader in the event by over 14 feet.

ALSO NOMINATED: Jordan Geist, ARIZ; Matt Ward, COLO; Max McKhann, STAN; Nikolas Polychroniou, USC: Ronald Grueso Mosquera, WSU

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Jordinde van Klinken, Sr., Oregon (Assen, The Netherlands)

• Won the collegiate women’s discus competition at the Triton Invitational in San Diego, setting a new Oregon record in the event with a lifetime-best mark of 67.05m (219-11).
• The mark is good for third-best all-time in NCAA history and just under three meters off her lifetime-best (70.22m, 230-4), set back in 2021 while competing for Arizona State.
• Leads the NCAA in the event and posted the No. 2 throw in the world this year.

ALSO NOMINATED: Jenica Bosko, ARIZ; Anna Purchase, CAL; Avery McMullen, COLO; Federica Botter, UCLA; Temi Ojora, USC; Shana Van Elderen, UTAH; Laura Lindquist, WSU

Pac-12 in the USTFCCCA National Rating Index (April 10)

Men’s Top 25: #14 Stanford, #15 USC, #21 California, #25 Arizona
Women’s Top 25: #1 USC, #9 Oregon, #20 Arizona, #24 Washington

Pac-12 on The Bowerman Watch List (March 22)

Men’s Post-NCAA Indoor: Mykolas Alekna, CAL
Women’s Post-NCAA Indoor: Jorinde van Klinken, ORE; Roisin Willis, STAN

Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of the Week