Aidan McCarthy, Cal Poly  Men's Track Athlete of the Week   Sophomore• Pleasanton, Calif.

• Cal Poly sophomore Aidan McCarthy ran a personal-best time of 3:45.93 in the 1500 for the win at the Cal Poly Invitational to earn The Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor. 
 
• McCarthy's time broke previous meet record of 3:46.09, set by Ben Bruce in 2005. Currently, it is the fastest time in The Big West and 15th in the West Region. 

Also nominated: Liam Carr (UC Riverside), Jimmy Chahal (UC Santa Barbara), Justin Lowe (Cal State Fullerton), Mohammed Mohamed (Long Beach State), Mattew Okonkwo (UC Davis), Andrew Thomas (UC San Diego);
 

Charlie Vernoy, Long Beach State  Men's Field Athlete of the Week  Graduate Student • Ventura, Calif.

• Long Beach State grduate student Charlie Vernoy won the discus, placed third in the shotput and fifth in the hammer throw at the Rafer Johnson/Jacke Joyner-Kersee Invitational to win The Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week award.
 
• Vernoy placed first in the discus with a throw of 46.97m/186'11". The mark ranks second in The Big West, seventh in the West Region and 16th nationally. 

• Vernoy placed third in the shot put with a throw of 16.74m/54'11.25", which ranks third in the conference. He took fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 59.10m/193'11", which also ranks third in The Big West. 

Also nominated: Devon Cetti (Cal Poly), Jared Freeman (UC Santa Barbara), Titan Ruotolo (UC Riverside), Kevin Ward (UC Davis);

Ryley Fick, Long Beach State  Women's Track Athlete of the Week  Junior • Bakersfield, Calif.

• Long Beach State junior Ryley Fick took second in the 3000 steeplechase at the Bob Larsen Distance Classic with a personal-best time of 10:26.28 to earn The Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week. 

• Fick's time in the event is the second fastest in Long Beach State program history. It also leads the conference, ranks sixth in the West Region and 17th nationally. 

Also nominated: Lauren Gerhart (UC Santa Barbara), Julia Heckey (Cal Poly), Linda Perez (UC Riverside), Maxine Schultz (UC San Diego);

Imani Carmouche, Long Beach State  Women's Field Athlete of the Week  Junior • Jonesboro, Ga.

• Long Beach State junior Imani Carmouche placed first in the high jump and second in the long jump at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie-Joyner Kersee Invitational to claim The Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week honor. 
 
• Carmouche placed first in the high jump with a height of 1.75m/5'8.75". The mark ranks first in the conference, fourth in the West Region and ninth in the NCAA. 

• Carmouche recorded a mark of 5.65m/18'6.5" in the long jump. The distance ranks fifth in The Big West. 

Also nominated: Marin Chamberlain (UC Davis), Shiloh Corrales Nelson (UC Riverside), Annie Hatzenbeler (Cal Poly), Amanda Spear (UC Santa Barbara);

2022 Big West Weekly Award Winners