Cal Poly Humboldt’s Michael Payan vaults his way to the FloCollege/CCAA Field Athlete of the Week award Mar 17, 2026 Share: Complete list of weekly winners >>> This week’s FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honors went to Cal Poly Humboldt’s Michael Payan. Payan set a new Cal Poly Humboldt outdoor school record in the pole vault with a mark of 17-6.5 (5.35m) at the Wildcat Invitational, hosted by Chico State. The mark eclipsed his own school record by an inch and earned him a win in the meet. It was also an NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Payan now ranks second in all of NCAA Div. II. Click here to see Payan’s TFRRS profile. This is Payan’s second career CCAA Field Athlete of the Week award, and the second straight week a Lumberjack has captured the honor (Joseph Gonzalez). Click here to see the complete list of past CCAA Track & Field weekly award winners. Humboldt will continue its season this week at the Pacific Northwest Invite in Corvallis, Ore. (Mar. 20-21) Related Stories 04.14.26 Cal Poly Humboldt’s Michael Payan earns his second FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Field Athlete of the Week award 04.14.26 Chico State’s Damian Garcia wins FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors 04.07.26 Ronin Tidd from Chico State earns his second FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Field Athlete of the Week award 04.07.26 Chico State’s Brody Staley captures the FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors Related Videos Now Playing: Play Video