POMONA -- Cal Poly Pomona junior Gabriel Zapata has been selected the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Field Athlete of the Week for the week of Mar. 21-27, it was announced by the conference office Tuesday.

Zapata won the decathlon at the UC Riverside Spring Classic this past Saturday with 6,355 points. That is the fifth-best mark in NCAA Divsion II this season and it leads the CCAA by almost 500 points.

The Arvin, Calif., native won four of the 10 events while setting lifetime bests in seven. He won the 100m with a time of 11.03 and the 400m with a time of 49.22. He also added victories in the 110m hurdles (14.75) and the high jump (5-11.25/1.81m). 

In addition to leading the CCAA in the decathlon, Zapata also ranks in the Top 10 on the CCAA Performance List in the 400m (fifth), 110m hurdles (sixth), high jump (seventh) and javelin (sixth).

This is the fourth time in six weeks that a CPP men's field athlete has earned the award; teammate Ryan Fields has earned the same award already three times this season.

Cal Poly Pomona will split time this weekend in the Bay Area at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic at San Francisco State and the Stanford Invitational at Stanford.

2022 CCAA MEN'S FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Feb 14-20:  Andy Huyne, Stanislaus State
Feb 21-27:  Isaac Muanza, Cal State San Marcos
Feb 28-Mar 6:  Cristian Brady, Chico State
Mar 7-13:  Aries Harris, Chico State
Mar 14-20:  Jason Lindsay, Stanislaus State
Mar 21-27:  GABRIEL ZAPATA, CAL POLY POMONA