Itos Aikhionbare Named Big West Field Athlete of Year
May 21, 2014 | Women's Track & Field
IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine junior Itos Aikhionbare has been named Big West Conference Field Athlete of the Year in voting by the conference coaches.
Aikhionbare (Eagle Rock/La Salle HS) is the first student-athlete from UCI to win the league's top field honor.
She was a double-winner at last weekend's Big West Championships in Davis, capturing the shot put (49-3 ½) and the discus (167-9).
A three-time Big West Field Athlete of the Week honoree in 2014, she set UCI school records this season in the shot put (53-9) and the discus (170-2). She has won the shot put and discus in the same meet five times this season.
The Big West leader in both events this season, her mark of 53-9 in the shot put ranks No. 9 in the West Region and 21st in the nation. Her discus mark of 170-2 is 33rd in the region.
Aikhionbare will compete in both events at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Fayetteville, Ark., May 29-31. Joining her will be teammates Ericka Nowell in the 400-meter hurdles and Lacey Surak in the javelin.
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