Chico State Tsang and Humboldt State's Oliver Named CCAA Track & Field Athletes of the Week
San Ramon – Chico State's Wade Tsang and Humboldt State's Ariel Oliver were named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Apr. 18-24.
Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Wildcat thrower, Tsang took a huge step toward advancing to the NCAA Track and Field Championships with a second-place discus throw at the UC Berkeley-hosted Brutus Hamilton Open & Challenge Saturday.
The Cupertino product was the lone Division II athlete in the invite-only event, tossing an NCAA provisional mark of 51.91 meters. His mark currently ranks first in the CCAA and 11th nationally.
Tsang also won Saturday's open shot put competitions with a throw of 15.12 meters adn was the top Division II finisher in the hammer, coming in 12th with a throw 46.33 meters.
Others Nominated:
Matthias Hayek, Stanislaus State
Paul Doan, UC San Diego
Roger Mantor, Cal Poly Pomona
Mario Kaluhiokalani, Humboldt State
| CCAA Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week |
| Feb. 15-21 |
Paul Doan (UC San Diego) |
| Feb. 22-28 |
Aaron Martin (Chico State) |
| Feb. 29-Mar. 6 |
Matt Bowen (UC San Diego) |
| Mar. 7-13 |
Gary Randolph (Stanislaus State) |
| Mar. 14-20 |
Abraham Alvarado (Stanislaus State) |
| Mar. 21-27 |
Khallifah Rosser (Cal State LA) |
| Mar. 28-Apr. 3 |
Will Reyes (Chico State) |
| Apr. 4-10 |
Abraham Alvarado (Stanislaus State) |
| Apr. 11-17 |
Khallifah Rosser (Cal State LA) |
| Apr. 18-24 |
Wade Tsang (Chico State) |
Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Oliver, a junior transfer from McMinnville, Ore., won both the discus and shot put finals at last weekend's Southern Oregon Raider Invite.
In the discus, Oliver improved on her 45.15 meter mark in the preliminaries with a 45.51 distanced in the final, out-throwing the second-place finisher by over 37 meters. Then in the shot put, Oliver won both the prelim (13.88m) and the final (12.94m). Both distances were NCAA provisional qualifying marks for the upcoming Division II Track and Field Championships.
Others Nominated:
Lizette Huerta, Cal Poly Pomona
| CCAA Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week |
| Feb. 15-21 |
Haley Libuit (UC San Diego) |
| Feb. 22-28 |
Brooke Whitburn (Chico State) |
| Feb. 29-Mar. 6 |
Chrissi Carr (UC San Diego) |
| Mar. 7-13 |
Ariel Oliver (Humboldt State) |
| Mar. 14-20 |
Channing Wilson (Stanislaus State) |
| Mar. 21-27 |
Nicole Uikilifi (San Francisco State) |
| Mar. 28-Apr. 3 |
McCall Habermehl (Chico State) |
| Apr. 4-10 |
Lora James (Chico State) |
| Apr. 11-17 |
Alyssabeth DeJerez (Humboldt State) |
| Apr. 18-24 |
Ariel Oliver (Humboldt State) |