Aoife Hernon

  • Award
    Track Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/14/2026
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Graduate Student
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Mountain View, Calif.
  • High School
    Mountain View HS
  • UC Irvine’s Aoife Hernon won the 400m race at the Challenge Cup to take home the Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week recognition. It is Hernon's first career weekly honor.

  • The Anteater graduate student broke a 35-year-old school record with a personal-best effort of 54.05 in the one-lap event. The time currently ranks fourth in The Big West.