Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Nathan Green, Jr., Washington (Boise, Idaho)
- Finished second in the hotly contested men’s 1500m at Bryan Clay over the weekend, crossing with a lifetime-best mark of 3:34.79.
- The defending NCAA 1500m champion now ranks fourth all-time in collegiate history in the event.
- Becomes only the sixth Pac-12 student-athlete all-time to duck under 3:35.00 in the 1500m.
ALSO NOMINATED: Elliot Cook, ORE; Kelvin Limo, WSU; Michael Mireles, UCLA.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Chloe Foerster, So., Washington (Portland, Ore.)
- Finished as the second collegian overall in the elite section of the women’s 1500m at Bryan Clay.
- Crossed with a lifetime-best time of 4:07.96 for the second-fastest performance in the NCAA this year.
- Now ranks 13th in the NCAA all-time in the event and became just the second-ever Husky to break 4:10.00.
- Moves into sixth place all-time in Washington history in the event.
ALSO NOMINATED: Silan Ayyildiz, ORE; Rose Pittman, UCLA; Kate Sorensen, OSU; Juliette Whittaker, STAN; Jasneet Nijjar, WSU
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Mason Strunk, Jr., Oregon (Salem, Ore.)
- Recorded a lifetime-best mark of 67.72m (222-2) in the hammer through at the Beach Invitational over the weekend.
- Finished sixth overall in the invite section and moved into seventh place all-time on Oregon’s top 10 list in the event.
- Improved his personal best by 15 inches, a mark previously set at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships at Mt. SAC.
- Ranks third in the Pac-12 and 20th in the NCAA in the event this year.
ALSO NOMINATED: Kris Emig, UCLA; Ronald Grueso Mosqquera, WSU
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Shelby Moran, Sr., Oregon (Sherwood, Ore.)
- Threw a season-best 67.87m (222-8) in the invite section of the women’s hammer competition at the Beach Invitational.
- The 2023 Pac-12 hammer champion finished second overall in the section as the top collegian.
- Leads the Pac-12 and ranks sixth nationally in the event this year.
ALSO NOMINATED: Nana Gyedu, WSU; Lea riedel, UCLA; Jade Whitfield, OSU
2024 Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Men's Track | Women's Track | Men's Field | Women's Field | |
March 19 | Yan Vazquez, ARIZ | Maribel Caicedo, WSU | Mason Mangum, CAL | Amari Turner, CAL |
March 26 | Trayvion White-Austin, ARIZ | Adriana Tatum, ASU | Sir Jonatham Sims, ARIZ | Temi Ojora, USC |
April 2 | Evan Jenkins, WASH | Maddy Elmore, ORE | Trevontay Smith, WASH | Hana Moll, WASH |
April 9 | Johnnie Blockburger, USC | Jadyn Mays, ORE | JC Stevenson, USC | Jaida Ross, ORE |
April 16 | Nathan Green, WASH | Chloe Foerster, WASH | Mason Strunk, ORE | Shelby Moran, ORE |
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