Joseph Anderson, Long Beach State  Men's Track Athlete of the Week   Junior • Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

• Junior Joseph Anderson won the 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles and ran a leg on the 4x100 relay that finished first, leading Long Beach State to a team title at the Challenge Cup, to earn The Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor. 
 
• Anderson ran 13.95 in the 110 hurdles for first place. The time is currently first in the conference, 23rd regionally and 50th nationally. 

• The junior from Rancho Cucamonga also won the 400 hurdles, crossing the line in 53.93. He was a member of the 4x100 relay team that ran 40.83 for the win. 

Also nominated:  Alonzo Floriolli (Cal State Fullerton), Brendan Fong (UC Santa Barbara), Jake Selstad (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 and finished in the top three in the shot put and hammer throw to claim The Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week award. With Vernoy's help, the Beach won the Challenge Cup team title. It is Vernoy's second weekly honor from the conference this season.
 
• Vernoy won the discus throw with a mark of 55.89m/183'4" and took third in the shot put with a distance of 15.63m/51'3.5". 

• The Ventura product established a new personal best in the hammer throw with a distance of 61.84m/202'11". The mark is third in The Big West and 30th in the West Region. 

• Vernoy also competed at the Triton Invitational in the hammer throw the following day after the Challenge Cup

Also nominated: Ernesto Collazo (Cal State Fullerton), Jared Freeman (UC Santa Barbara), JT Ober III (UC Riverside), Jack Wiseman (UC San Diego); 

LeNaya Griffin, Long Beach State  Women's Track Athlete of the Week  Graduate Student • San Jose, Calif.

• Long Beach State graduate student LeNaya Griffin won the 200 and 400 at the Challenge Cup to earn The Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor. Griffin also ran legs on the 4x100 relay that finished first and 4x400 relay that took second. Long Beach State won the Challenge Cup team title. It is the second time this season that Griffin has won the conference's weekly honor. 

• The San Jose product ran a personal-best 24.06 in the 200 for the win. The mark is second in the conference and 20th in the west region. Griffin also won the 400 with a time of 53.74, currently the second best time in the conference. 

• Griffin also ran legs on the 4x100 relay (46.02) that took first and 4x400 relay (3:50.41) that finished runners-up. 

Also nominated: Emma McCarthy (UC Irvine), Abigail Monti (UC Santa Barbara), Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck (CSUN);

Marlene Gutierrez, UC Davis  Women's Field Athlete of the Week  Senior • Lindsay, Calif.

• UC Davis senior Marlene Gutierrez had a pair of top-five performances in the shot put and hammer throw at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational to claim The Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week honor. 
 
• The Lindsay, Calif. native was fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 57.17m/187'7". The throw is good for second in the conference and third all-time in Aggie program history. 

• Gutierrez finished third in the shot put with a mark of 14.24m/46'8.75". The distance is currently the second best in The Big West. 

Also nominated: Emma Barthel (UC Santa Barbara), Mattie Cecilio (UC San Diego), Keeley Rasmussen (Long Beach State);

2022 Big West Weekly Award Winners