IRVINE, Calif. – This week’s PacWest Athletes of the Week are
Troy Yarter from Biola, James Young from Academy of Art, Jennifer Sandoval and Chin Agina after competing at the annual Bryan Clay Invitational.
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jennifer Sandoval, Azusa Pacific
GS – Fontana, Calif.
Sandoval put her names in the record books with the fifth-best performance in the 10,000 meters in NCAA Division II history. She beat the requirement for an automatic qualifier in the event by nearly two minutes, finishing in 32:58.39. She finished in second place behind only Andrea Soraya Ramirez Limon, who represents Mexico and ranks in the top 200 in the world in the event. For Sandoval, it is her second automatic qualifier of the season.
WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Chin Agina, Azusa Pacific
Jr. – Modesto, Calif.
Agina matched the best mark this season in NCAA Division II in the high jump by clearing 1.77 meters. She is now tied with Rebecca Hemingway from Kutztown at the top of the qualifying list. She cleared 1.68 meters on her second attempt, but cleared both of the next two heights on her first attempt. When the bar was moved up to 1.77 meters, Agina needed just two attempts to record the automatic qualifier.
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
James Young, Academy of Art
GS – Blyth, England
Young won the 1500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a near national record-setting time of 3:37.72. David Ribich from Western Oregon holds the NCAA Division II record in the event and Young now holds the second-best mark in division history. His time of 3:37.72 is the best this year and an automatic qualifier for the outdoor championships.
MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Troy Yarter, Biola
So. – Chehalis, Wash.
Yarter recorded a throw of 53.51 meters in the javelin at the Bryan Clay Invitational for Biola. His throw is the best this season in the PacWest by more than two meters. Yarter won the event, beating UC Riverside’s John Ober III, with three of Yarter’s throws being good enough to take home first place.