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
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 |
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