Chico State's Phill Bailey and Cal State San Marcos' Ryan Maize Named CCAA Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
SAN RAMON – Chico State senior Phill Bailey and Cal State San Marcos senior Ryan Maize were selected the California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Mar. 6-12.
CCAA Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Maize won the 3000-meter steeplechase at last weekend's Oxy Distance Carnival Spring Break Classic.
The Lakeside product's mark time of 9:04.66, was just 3.28 seconds shy of breaking his own CSUSM record and currently qualifies him for the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships.
Others Nominated:
Paul Doan, UC San Diego
Mark Huizar, Cal Poly Pomona
Chris Lessard, Cal State East Bay
Dotun Olubeko, Chico State
CCAA Men's Field Athlete of the Week
A Yucaipa native, Bailey posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark en route to a first place finish in the long jump at Saturday's Chico State-hosted Wildcats Invitational.
Bailey's first leap of 24 feet, 02.5 was not only a personal best, but was the sixth-best mark in program history. Bailey now holds the CCAA's top long jump mark and ranks second among all Division II jumpers.
Others Nominated:
Tim Schmidt, UC San Diego