Men's Track and Field

NCAA Bests Earn Dominguez, Arroyo Weekly Acclaim


After posting NCAA-bests in their respective events over the weekend, seniors Ruben Dominguez and Tyler Arroyo have earned CCAA Track & Field Athlete of the Week for March 25-31, respectively.

Hailing from Compton and competing for Cal Poly Pomona, Dominguez recorded the top time in NCAA Division II in the 5000 meter run Friday at the Mike Fanelli Classic in Hayward. Dominguez completed the race in an impressive 14:01.15, which also broke the Broncos’ school record by nearly three seconds. It also improved on the provisional qualifying mark he already earned in the event earlier this spring.   

Arroyo, a Chico State high jumper, punched his ticket for a return trip to the NCAA Championships. The San Diego native matched his personal record at Saturday’s Stanford Invitational, clearing 2.17 meters to finish second to Tennessee two-time All-American Darryl Sullivan and earn automatic qualification into the 2019 NCAA Championships field. The leap is currently best in the nation at the Division II level and eighth among all collegiate athletes.

The 2018 CCAA Champion was down to his final attempt on two occasions Saturday. He missed his first two tries at 2.11 meters before getting over the bar, and again got over the next height (2.14 meters) on his final attempt. That set up a showdown with the bar at 2.17 meters. No drama this time. Arroyo cleared that height (7 feet, 1.5 inches) on his first attempt to jump to the top of the NCAA Division II leaderboard.

Next on the docket for the Wildcats is the Chico State Distance Carnival and Twilight Invitational while the Broncos stay close to home for the Pomona Pitzer Invitational this weekend.

Also nominated:
Track -
Kristofer Castillo, Chico State
Shingirai Hlanguyo, Cal State LA
Josef Polk, UC San Diego
Alexies Reynoso, Stanislaus State
Field -
Matt Bowen, UC San Diego
Porte-Joie Tshiaba, Cal State LA
Antonio Riggins, Cal State San Marcos
 
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
March 11-17 Jack Johnson, Chico State Matt Bowen, UC San Diego
March 18-24 Shingirai Hlanguyo, Cal State LA Isaiah Roybal, Chico State
March 25-31 Ruben Dominguez, Cal Poly Pomona Tyler Arroyo, Chico State