2021 Big West Track & Field Championships Central
Decathlon Results
Heptathlon Results

Cal Poly and Long Beach State came out of the multis with the champions as the Mustangs' Julianna Ruotolo and the Beach's Aaron Booth claimed the heptathlon and decathlon titles, respectively.

Ruotolo becomes just the second Mustang to win the hep championship, joining former Cal Poly great Sharon Day who won in 2008. She put up 4,832 points for the crown, winning a total of three events over the two-day competition. The final day was especially strong for Ruotolo as she finished third in the long jump with a mark of 5.51 meters (18-01) for 703 points, seventh in the javelin with a toss of 27.91 meters (91-07) for 437 points and tops in the 800 with a time of 2:20.75 for 813 points.

Second place belonged to UC Santa Barbara's Jessica Swalve with 4,704 points, which included a pair of second place finishes in the javelin (36.47m/119-08) and 800 meters (2:22.39). UC Davis nabbed third in Sydney Holmes with 4,698 points, topped by her second place showing in the long jump (5.53m/18-1.75).

Boothe won the decathlon with 7,520 points, second-best in program history and just 111 points shy of the meet record set by Fresno State's Pete Mansur in 1984. The point total was also the best in the decathlon since CSUN's Robert Robinson had 7,526 in 2010 and just the fifth 7500+ score in league history.

He finished no lower than fourth in any event, won five competitions and finished as the runner-up in two others. The final day was a strong one for Boothe, highlighted by a first place showing in the javelin with a toss of 60.74 meters (199-03) for 749 points, and second place finishes in the pole vault with a height of 4.41 meters (14-05.50) for 734 points and the discus with a mark of 39.38 meters (129-02) for 652 points.

Second place belonged to Cal Poly's Dylan Bouzigues with 6,973 points. He had a strong second day that featured a first place finish in the discus at 40.82 meters (133-11) for 681 points and a pair of second place finishes in the 110 hurdles in 15.20 for 825 points and the javelin with a mark of 55.60 meters (182-05) for 672 points. Just behind Bouzigues in third with Matthew Molina of UC Santa Barbara who amassed 6,972 points. His final day was highlighted by a first place finish in the 110 hurdles for 863 points and second place in the 1500 at 4:35.62 for 708 points.

The finishes in the multi were important as they open up the team scoring going into next weekend. In the women's race Cal Poly is tops with 14 points, while UC Santa Barbara is in second with 12 and UC Davis in third with six points. Long Beach State is in fourth with three points, Cal State Fullerton fifth with 2 points and CSUN sixth with one point. 

The men's standings only have three teams with points led by UC Santa Barbara with 17. Long Beach State and Cal Poly are tied for second with 11 points.