California State University Northridge Athletics
3/22/2022 2:44:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN's Chris Pitts and Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck were selected Big West Men's and Big West Women's Track Athletes of the Week on Mar. 22.
Pitts broke the school record in the men's 400m at the Willie Williams Classic on Mar. 19. Pitts recorded a time of :46.42, surpassing the old mark of :46.80 that Clinton Lane set in 1999. Pitts finished second in the event. His :46.42 is currently the fifth fastest in the West Region. Pitts returned to anchor CSUN 4x400m relay later in the meet and helped the team run a time of 3:10.75 to finish second. The time is the sixth-fastest in school history.
Ndjip-Nyemeck earned the award for the second week in a row. She ran :13.37 to finish second in the women's 100m hurdles at the Willie Williams Classic. Her time is the second quickest in school history (seventh fastest in the West Region) and broke Jackie Washington's 42-year-old school freshman record (:13.63) in the event.
The Matadors return to competition on Apr. 1-2 when the programs host the CSUN Invitational.
Pitts broke the school record in the men's 400m at the Willie Williams Classic on Mar. 19. Pitts recorded a time of :46.42, surpassing the old mark of :46.80 that Clinton Lane set in 1999. Pitts finished second in the event. His :46.42 is currently the fifth fastest in the West Region. Pitts returned to anchor CSUN 4x400m relay later in the meet and helped the team run a time of 3:10.75 to finish second. The time is the sixth-fastest in school history.
Ndjip-Nyemeck earned the award for the second week in a row. She ran :13.37 to finish second in the women's 100m hurdles at the Willie Williams Classic. Her time is the second quickest in school history (seventh fastest in the West Region) and broke Jackie Washington's 42-year-old school freshman record (:13.63) in the event.
The Matadors return to competition on Apr. 1-2 when the programs host the CSUN Invitational.
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