CSUN's Phillips, Jr., UC Irvine's Farmer and Andar, and Mohr of Hawai'i Earn Weekly Awards

Men's Track Athlete of the Week 
David Phillips, Jr., CSUN | Redshirt Senior • Dixon, Calif.
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    CSUN's David Phillips, Jr. was part of two first-place performances at the Beach Invitational to claim the Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor. It is Phillips, Jr.'s third career weekly honor, having won it once last season (March 28) and once earlier this year (March 26). 
  • The redshirt senior took first in the 200m with a wind-aided 20.44 performance. 

  • The Dixon, Calif. product clocked a wind-aided 10.01 in the 100m for third place. 

  • Phillips, Jr. was also a member of the 4x100m (39.47) relay team that placed first. 

  • Also Nominated: Ashraf Abdelmagid (UC Riverside), Davis Bove (Cal Poly), Zeno Castiglioni (UC San Diego), Alexis Garcia (Cal State Fullerton), Tyler Holl (UC Santa Barbara), Kash Powell (Long Beach State), Samuel Wilson (UC Davis), Jacob Yagers (Cal State Bakersfield). 

Men's Field Athlete of the Week 
Josh Farmer, UC Irvine | Senior • San Diego, Calif. 
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    UC Irvine's Josh Farmer finished with a personal record in the decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational to earn the Men's Field Athlete of the Week award. It is the third career weekly honor for Farmer, having won it once in 2022 (April 19) and once in 2021 (April 14). 
  • The senior compiled a personal-best 7,703 points, ranking first in The Big West, second in school history, third in the West Region and fourth in the nation. 

  • Farmer earned lifetime best in two events during the decathlon, the long jump (7.34m/24'1") and the high jump (1.96m/6'5"). 

  • Also Nominated: Matthew Garrett (Cal State Bakersfield), Kyle Gibbs (UC San Diego), Jeramiah Havens (UC Santa Barbara), Kyle Jankans (Long Beach State), Trey Knight (CSUN), Enrique Lara (Cal State Fullerton). 

Women's Track Athlete of the Week 
Sameen Andar, UC Irvine | Junior • San Ramon, Calif. 
  • 8136UC Irvine's Sameen Andar ran a personal-best time in the 10,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational to earn the Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor. It is the first career weekly honor for Andar. 

  • The junior clocked finished the 25-lap race in 33:07.48. It is the second-fastest time in program history and ranks first in The Big West, 12th in the region and 28th in the nation. 

  • Also Nominated: Arianna Alexander (CSUN), Alyssa Mae Antolin (Hawai'i), Dani Barrett (UC Davis), Mia Bergman (Cal State Fullerton), Tatiana Cornejo (Cal Poly), Hailey Fune' (Long Beach State), Stina Johansson (UC Santa Barbara), Sylvana Northrop (UC San Diego), Raykiyat Olukoju (UC Riverside), Helena Valentic (Cal State Bakersfield). 

Women's Field Athlete of the Week 
Hallee Mohr, Hawai'i | Senior • Raymond, Wash.
  • 8036Hallee Mohr of Hawai'i won the discus at the Bryan Clay Invitational to claim the Women's Field Athlete of the Week award. It is Mohr's first career weekly honor.

  • The senior won the discus with a throw of 55.53m/182'2". The mark ranks first in The Big West, 17th in the region and 29th in the nation. 

  • Mohr was also fourth in the shot put (14.28m/46'10.25") and 15th in the hammer throw (48.63m/159'6"). 

  • Also Nominated: Teresa Chang (Cal State Fullerton), Sofia Lavreshina (Long Beach State), Kate MacNaughton (UC San Diego), Melody Nwagwu (Cal Poly), Katherine Shipp-Davis (CSUN), Jessica Swalve (UC Santa Barbara). 

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2024 Big West Track & Field Weekly Winners

 

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