Men's Track and Field

Dominguez, Strong Take Home CCAA Track and Field Acclaim


After solid finishes and provisional qualifying marks in Southern California, seniors Ruben Dominguez of Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Marcos’ Ndoto Strong have earned CCAA Track and Field Athlete of the Week for March 4-10, respectively.

Dominguez raced to a fifth place finish in a field of 237 competitors in the 5,000 meters at the Oxy Distance Carnival Saturday. As the first Division II athlete to cross the finish, the Compton native’s time of 14:37.29 was good for a provisional-qualifying mark for the Cal Poly Pomona senior.

Strong, recorded a throw of 16.66 meters in the shot put to take second in the field of 12 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge. The provisional qualifying mark stands as second-best in Division II this season. Also competing in the discus, the senior from Marysville, Wash., put up a mark of 49.11 meters to take third in the event with the fourth-best throw in DII thus far this season.

Cal Poly Pomona next competes at the UC Irvine Collegiate Classic this weekend, and Cal State San Marcos is slated to participate in the Ross and Sharon Irwin Collegiate Scoring Meet hosted by Point Loma.

Also nominated:
Track -
Kris Castillo, Chico State
Nicholas Rack, UC San Diego
Shea Vavra, Cal State San Marcos
Field -
Matt Bowen, UC San Diego
Aaron Guerra-Garcia, Cal Poly Pomona
Isaiah Roybal, Chico State
 
2019 CCAA Men’s Track & Field Weekly Awards
Track Athlete of the Week Field Athlete of the Week
Feb. 11-17 Nicholas Rack, UC San Diego Aria Sadeghi, UC San Diego
Feb. 18-24 Josef Polk, UC San Diego Eric Bejaran, Stanislaus State
Feb. 25-March 3 Nicholas Rack, UC San Diego Tyler Arroyo, Chico State
March 4-10 Ruben Dominguez, Cal Poly Pomona Ndoto Strong, Cal State San Marcos