DENVER – Utah State's Kylie Hirschi and Chari Hawkins have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6.
Hirschi, a freshman from Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS), set a career best mark in the 800 meters at the New Mexico Classic on Feb. 4-5 in Albuquerque, N.M. Hirschi's altitude adjusted time of 2:14.68 netted her second place in the event, and is currently the best 800m time in the WAC this season. She was also a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that claimed second place with a time of 3:47.08, which is the second-fastest time in the WAC this year.
Hawkins, a freshman from Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS), had a career-best day in the high jump at the New Mexico Classic. Her career-high leap of 1.73 meters (5 ft., 8 in.) earned her a fourth-place finish in the high jump and also tied her with Hawai'i's Sarah Saddleton for the best jump in the WAC this season.
Other track nominees included: Racquel Jones, Boise State
Other field nominees included: Mele Vaisima, Boise State