Jake Selstad, UC San Diego
Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Senior • San Marcos, Calif. |

• UC San Diego senior Jake Selstad ran 1:49.47 in the 800 at the Occidental Invitational to earn The Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor.
• The time was a personal best, a school record and ranks second in the conference.
Also nominated: Alex Kalmar (Long Beach State);
Charlie Vernoy, Long Beach State
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Graduate Student • Ventura, Calif. |
• Long Beach State graduate student Charlie Vernoy recorded a personal-best mark in the hammer throw and a seasonal-best in the discus at the Titan Tune-Up to claim The Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week award.
• Vernoy took second place in the hammer throw with a personal-best distance of 63.83m/209'5". The mark ranks second in the conference and 26th in the region.
• The Ventura, Calif. native took fourth overall, second among collegiate athletes, and produced a seasonal-best mark in the discus of 58.38m/191'6". The throw ranks third in the conference and 12th in the region.
Also nominated: Matthew Amankonah (UC San Diego);
Lizzie Dolan, UC San Diego
Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Junior • McKinleyville, Calif. |
• UC San Diego junior Lizzie Dolan set a personal-best in the 100 hurdles and helped the 4x100 relay to a seasonal-best time at the Titan Tune-Up to earn The Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor.
• Dolan won the 100 hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.24.
• The junior from McKinleyville, Calif. also ran the first leg of the 4x100 relay that produced a time of 46.82.
Also nominated: Jordan Cornet (UC Riverside);
Malia Talavou, Long Beach State
Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Junior • Bellflower, Calif. |
• Long Beach State junior Malia Talavou won the shot put with a personal-best throw of 14.77m/48'5.5" at the Titan Tune-Up to take home the Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week award.
• Talavou's mark ranks second in the conference and eighth all-time in Beach program history.
2022 Big West Weekly Award Winners |