March 11, 2014

IRVINE, Calif. - Ashley Marshall, the 2013 Big West Track Athlete of the Year, took little time to earn her first honor of 2014 by being named the Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday after a strong opening performance at the Cal Opener last weekend.

Marshall, a junior from Moreno Valley and the school-record holder in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, had two fast races on Saturday at Cal. She finished second in the 100 in 11.68 seconds before taking second in the 200 in 23.96 seconds. Both were fastest in the conference

She capped her day by running the third leg of the Aggies' winning 4x400 relay which was timed in 3:46.14. Cekarri Nixon, Shanie Landen and Kellie Grigg also comprised the quartet.

UC Irvine's Itos Aikhionbare was named the women's field athlete of the week while Shyan Vadri of UC Santa Barbara and Jason Harrell of Long Beach State captured track and field honors, respectively, on the men's side.

The Aggies will be back in action on Saturday when they host the Aggie Open at Woody Wilson Track.