Chelsea Aninyei

  • Award
    Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/5/2026
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • School
    UC Riverside
  • Year
  • Position
    Jumps
  • Hometown
    Bellflower, Calif.
  • High School
    Mayfair High School
  • UC Riverside's Chelsea Aninyei swept won the triple jump and finished runner-up in the long jump at the Steve Scott Invitational to collect the Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week accolade. It is Aninyei's fourth career weekly honor, having won it twice earlier this season and once last year.

  • The redshirt junior won the triple jump with a distance of 13.39m/43’11.25”, a new personal best and school record. The mark leads The Big West, is tied for second in the Division I West Region, and ranks 11th in the country.

  • Aninyei finished second in the long jump competition with a measurement of 13.39m/43’11.25”. The mark ranks first in the Big West, ninth in the Division I West Region, and tied for 44th in the country.