BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – CSU Bakersfield's Julianne Finch was named Western Athletic Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week, while Tristan Watson and Corbin Chronister were named Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, sweeping the men's awards for the week of March 5-11.
 
Finch, a sophomore from Bakersfield, Calif., placed second overall in the pole vault, but first amongst collegiate student-athletes. She posted a mark of 11-7.75 to rank 17^th in the nation. The women's weekly honor is the first in program history.
 
Watson, a senior from Bakersfield, Calif., took home a victory in the 110m hurdles at the Oxy Distance Carnival this past weekend. He crossed the line in 14.77 seconds defeating his next closest competitor by four tenths of a second. At the moment, Watson is ranked 14^th in the nation and first in the WAC.
 
Chronister, a freshman from Bakersfield Calif., earned a pair of wins over the weekend. He posted his second-best toss of the season (180-04) to win the hammer throw before setting a season-best mark of 155-06 to take a win in the discus. Chronister rounded out a busy day with a third-place finish in the shot put (46-11.50) in his first attempt of the year. He is now ranked 19^th in the nation for discus and 37^th in shot put after this weekend's performance.