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Pac-12 Track & Field Weekly Awards – April 16, 2024

Apr 16, 2024
Photos courtesy of Washington Athletics / Oregon Athletics

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Nathan Green, Jr., Washington (Boise, Idaho)

  • Finished second in the hotly contested men’s 1500m at Bryan Clay over the weekend, crossing with a lifetime-best mark of 3:34.79. 
  • The defending NCAA 1500m champion now ranks fourth all-time in collegiate history in the event. 
  • Becomes only the sixth Pac-12 student-athlete all-time to duck under 3:35.00 in the 1500m.

ALSO NOMINATED: Elliot Cook, ORE; Kelvin Limo, WSU; Michael Mireles, UCLA.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Chloe Foerster, So., Washington (Portland, Ore.)

  • Finished as the second collegian overall in the elite section of the women’s 1500m at Bryan Clay.
  • Crossed with a lifetime-best time of 4:07.96 for the second-fastest performance in the NCAA this year. 
  • Now ranks 13th in the NCAA all-time in the event and became just the second-ever Husky to break 4:10.00. 
  • Moves into sixth place all-time in Washington history in the event. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Silan Ayyildiz, ORE; Rose Pittman, UCLA; Kate Sorensen, OSU; Juliette Whittaker, STAN; Jasneet Nijjar, WSU

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Mason Strunk, Jr., Oregon (Salem, Ore.)

  • Recorded a lifetime-best mark of 67.72m (222-2) in the hammer through at the Beach Invitational over the weekend. 
  • Finished sixth overall in the invite section and moved into seventh place all-time on Oregon’s top 10 list in the event. 
  • Improved his personal best by 15 inches, a mark previously set at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships at Mt. SAC.
  • Ranks third in the Pac-12 and 20th in the NCAA in the event this year. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Kris Emig, UCLA; Ronald Grueso Mosqquera, WSU

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Shelby Moran, Sr., Oregon (Sherwood, Ore.)

  • Threw a season-best 67.87m (222-8) in the invite section of the women’s hammer competition at the Beach Invitational. 
  • The 2023 Pac-12 hammer champion finished second overall in the section as the top collegian. 
  • Leads the Pac-12 and ranks sixth nationally in the event this year. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Nana Gyedu, WSU; Lea riedel, UCLA; Jade Whitfield, OSU

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