Cal Poly's Bove, UC San Diego Trio of Gibbs, Jenkins and Aimufia Earn Final Weekly Honors of the Year

Men's Track Athlete of the Week 
Davis Bove, Cal Poly | Graduate Student • Franklin, Tenn.
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    Cal Poly's Davis Bove ran a seasonal-best in the 1500m at the Oxy Invitational to claim the Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor. It is the first career weekly honor in track & field for Bove. 
  • The graduate student placed seventh in the 1500m with a seasonal-best result of 3:40.19. The time ranks second in program history, first in the conference, 10th in the region and 24th in the nation. 

  • Also Nominated: Noah De la Rionda (UC Santa Barbara), Charlie Frank (UC San Diego), Abel Jordan (Cal State Fullerton). 

Men's Field Athlete of the Week 
Kyle Gibbs, UC San Diego | Senior • Murrieta, Calif. 
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    UC San Diego's Kyle Gibbs took first in the pole vault at the Titan Tune-Up to earn the Men's Field Athlete of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor for Gibbs. 
  • The senior cleared a height of 5.12m/16'10.75" in the pole vault, .08m away from tying a personal record, to continue a three-meet win streak. 

  • Also Nominated: Justice Mephors (Cal State Fullerton), Javier Toro (Cal State Bakersfield). 

Women's Track Athlete of the Week 
Amari Jenkins, UC San Diego | Senior • Moreno Valley, Calif. 
  • 8138UC San Diego's Amari Jenkins won the 400m hurdles and recorded a personal best in the 100m hurdles at the Titan Tune-Up to earn the Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor. It is Jenkins' second career weekly honor, having won it once earlier this year (April 9). 

  • The senior finished second in the 100m hurdles with a lifetime-best time of 13.96. It is the eighth best mark in The Big West. 

  • Jenkins won the 400m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 1:00.83, just .08 shy of tying a personal-best time. 

  • Also Nominated:  Riley Cash (Cal Poly), Amira Hawkins (Cal State Fullerton), Maya Lacamp (UC Santa Barbara). 

Women's Field Athlete of the Week 
Tamara Aimufia, UC San Diego | Freshman • Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 
  • 8138UC San Diego's Tamara Aimufia won the triple jump at the Titan Tune-Up to claim the Women's Field Athlete of the Week award. It is Aimufia's first career weekly honor.

  • The freshman leaped 12.32m in the triple jump for the win. It is .05m shy of Aimufia's personal record. 

  • Aimufia also competed in the 100m, running a personal-record time of 12.84. 

  • Also Nominated: Sahira Lepes-Sanchez (Cal State Fullerton). 

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