By: Tyler Lobe, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
POMONA -- With three provisional qualifying times at the Stanford Invitational, Cal Poly Pomona's
Ayana Fields has earned this week's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Track Athlete of the Week award for the week of Mar. 28-Apr. 3, it was announced by the conference office Tuesday.
Not only did Fields sprint to three NCAA Championship provisional qualifying times, all three personal best times are now also in the top third of Cal Poly Pomona's record book.
Fields, a sophomore from Los Angeles, won the 400-meter run in 54.89 seconds, which is currently sixth best in Division II. She clocked 23.83 seconds in the 200-meter dash to finish third. Her time is second fastests in DII. As part of the 4x400-meter relay team, Fields and her teammates posted a time of 3:45.98, the seventh fastest time in Division II.
Fields is the CCAA leader in 200m, 400m and the 4x400 relay. Her times are also among the top three fastest in the Broncos record book -- her 400m time is third, the 200m time is second-best and the 4x400 relay team's time is also second-fastest recorded by the Broncos.
The speedster was also part of the 4x100-meter relay team which clocked in at 46.90 seconds for fourth place at Stanford.
This was Fields' second Track Athlete of the Week honor. She won the award for Feb. 21-28 after posting a provisional qualifying time in the 100-meter dash.
Despite the success in the Bay Area this past weekend, the CPP women's track and field team fell two spots in the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
national rankings this week to No. 7, and fell one spot in the
regional rankings to No. 3.
Cal Poly Pomona will travel to La Jolla for the Triton Invitational on Saturday, April 9.
2022 CCAA WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Feb 14-20: Alex Boyle, Sonoma State
Feb 21-27: AYANA FIELDS, CAL POLY POMONA
Feb 28-Mar 6: Kayden Legan, Stanislaus State
Mar 7-13: Ana Mercado, Cal State San Marcos
Mar 14-20: Savannah Bailey, Chico State
Mar 21-27: Joy Hano, Cal Poly Humboldt
Mar 28-Apr 3: AYANA FIELDS, CAL POLY POMONA
