Track Athlete of the Week
Name: Emerson Ames
School: Occidental
Year: Junior
Events: Sprints
Hometown/High School: Menlo Park, Calif. / Gunn
Ames was the top SCIAC finisher in the 100-yard dash at the Pomona-Pitzer David Salo & Nancy Crenna College Invite, clocking a 10.9 to beat out 26 runners from across the conference and Division II. The junior also contributed on the first-place 4x100 Relay that recorded the fourth-fastest time in program history at 40.97.
Field Athlete of the Week
Name: Luke Lamitina
School: Caltech
Year: Senior
Events: Javelin
Hometown/High School: Pittsburgh, Pa. / Winchester Thurston
Lamitina won the javelin throw at the Pomona-Pitzer David Salo & Nancy Crenna College Invite by more than 11 meters. The senior’s mark of 63.32 meters (207 feet, nine inches) set a new Caltech program record.
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