Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Yan Vazquez, So., Arizona (Mesa, Ariz.)

• Made his outdoor debut for Arizona and won the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.09, just 12 one-hundredths of a second away from his lifetime-best time in the event. 
• Now ranks eighth in school history in the event and fourth in the nation this year. 
• Also ran a leg on Arizona’s winning 4x400m relay team that clocked a time of 3:11.58.

ALSO NOMINATED: David Foster, CAL; Jared McAlvey, WSU

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Maribel Caicedo, Gr., Washington State (Guayadquil, Ecuador)

• Made her first collegiate appearance in almost a year and picked up the event win in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.09 at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta. 
• Impressively ran into a strong headwind (-2.3)
• Ranks third in the event in the nation this year and is one of only three women in the country to duck under 13.10.
• Also ran the opening leg of the Cougars’ 4x100m relay team that placed fourth with a time of 44.94.

ALSO NOMINATED: Antonia Sanchez Nunez, ARIZ; Aysha Shaheed, CAL; Julia Flynn, STAN

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Mason Mangum, R-Jr.., California (Austin, Texas)

• Appeared in the long jump for the first time this outdoor season, notching a lifetime-best mark of 7.86m (25-09.5) at the Hornet Invite in Sacramento, barely eclipsing the wind-legal standard at +2.1.
• Performance in the long jump earned him the event victory and the best mark in the nation this year by over three inches. 

ALSO NOMINATED:  Tyler Michelini, ARIZ; Ronald Grueso Mosqquera, WSU

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Amari Turner, 5th, California (Redondo Beach, Calif.)

• Notched a new outdoor school record with a clearance of 4.32m (14-02.00) in the pole vault at the Hornet Invite. 
• Won the event title at the meet and posted a lifetime-best mark. 
• Ranks second in the nation this year in the event and is one of only two women in the country to eclipse 14 feet thus far.

ALSO NOMINATED: Tapenisa Havea, ARIZ; Tess Stapleton, STAN; Laura Linquist, WSU

2024 Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of the Week