Track & Field

Cal Poly's Walter and Cornejo, UC Irvine's Miksic and Wyllie of Hawai'i Earn Weekly Recognition

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Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Chase Walter, Cal Poly | Graduate • Laguna Niguel, Calif. 
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  • Cal Poly's Chase Walter placed second in the 400m and helped the Mustang 4x400m relay team to a win at the Stanford Invitational to earn The Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week award. It is Walter's first career weekly honor. 
     
  • The graduate student clocked a personal-best time of 46.07 over a lap on the track. The time ranks first in The Big West, 10th in the region and 19th in the nation. 
     
  • Walter also ran the second leg (45.8 split) on Cal Poly's first place 4x400 relay which posted the third fastest time in school history (3:09.06).

    Also Nominated: Anthony Flowers (UC San Diego), Chase Mars (CSUN), Dario Rock (UC Santa Barbara), Moray Steward (Long Beach State), Talman Young (Cal State Fullerton). 
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Liam Miksic, UC Irvine | Senior • Spring Lake, N.J.
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  • UC Irvine's Liam Miksic came in second in the javelin throw at the Triton Invitational to claim The Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor. It is Miksic's first career weekly honor. 
     
  • Miksic was the top collegiate finisher, second overall, in the javelin at the Triton Invitational with a seasonal-best 67.51m/221'6". The mark ranks second in The Big West, 15th in the West Region and 31st in all of NCAA Division I.

  • Also Nominated: Will Denning (UC Santa Barbara), Elijah Ignacio (CSUN), Travis Martin (Cal Poly), Cesar Salazar (UC San Diego), Canaan Wharry (Long Beach State). 
Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Tatiana Cornejo, Cal Poly | Junior • Elk Grove, Calif.
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  • Cal Poly's Tatiana Cornejo placed third in section two of the 5000m competition at the Stanford Invitational to claim The Big West Women's Track of the Week award. It is Cornejo's second career weekly honor from the conference in track & field, having won it once last season. 
     
  • The junior ran a personal-best time of 15:44.49 over 12.5 laps to break the school record. The time ranks first in The Big West, No. 14 in the West Region and No. 19 in the nation.

    Also Nominated: Allyson Abandonato (UC San Diego), Dani Barrett (UC Davis), Jasmine Haskell (CSUN), Maya Lacamp (UC Santa Barbara), Sofia Lavreshina (Long Beach State), Lucy Milliner (Hawai'i), Halle Sutherland (UC Irvine), Ashlynn Viramontes (Cal State Fullerton). 
Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Tara Wyllie, Hawai'i | Junior • Canberra, Australia
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  • Tara Wyllie of Hawai'i finished fourth in the triple jump and 10th in the 100m hurdles at the Stanford Invitational to earn The Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week award. It is Wyllie's second career weekly honor from the conference, having won it once last season. 
     
  • The Canberra, Australia product recorded a mark of 12.93m/42'5.25" in the triple jump for fourth place. The mark ranks No. 1 in The Big West, 16th in the region and 26th in the nation. 
     
  • Wyllie also competed in the 100m hurdles, coming in 10th place with a time of 14.53. 

    Also Nominated: Nyla Baker (UC Irvine), Camryn Harris (CSUN), Taylor Hofland (Cal Poly), Feyi Olukanni (UC San Diego), Jonelle Scott (Long Beach State), Kayla Yap (UC Santa Barbara).