Matador Student-Athletes of the Week - May 9

Each week in 2022, GoMatadors.com selects two Matadors as Student-Athletes of the Week. This week we highlight Brianna Kelpis from the Women's Track & Field team and Diego Gutierrez from the Baseball team.

Brianna Kelpis, Women's Track & Field

Brianna Kelpis recorded a career-best 4,575 points to finish fourth in the Big West Conference Heptathlon May 6-7. Kelpis opened the competition by running :15.67 in the 100m hurdles, which gave her a ninth-place finish and 755 points. Kelpis reset her career-high in the high jump when she cleared 5-1. She scored 678 points and tied for fourth in the event. She won the shot put with a career-best toss of 41-11 1/2. The performance resulted in 713 points. Kelpis ran a career-best :27.81 in the 200m to wrap up the day. She finished 12th overall, scoring 646 points.

Kelpis, a sophomore, recorded a leap of 17-0 3/4 on her final attempt in the long jump to finish third. She earned 614 points in the first event of the day. The Lancaster, Calif. native threw the javelin 126-9 on her first attempt to win the event. She recorded 641 points for her effort. Kelpis posted a time of 2:43.99 in the 800m to score 528 points. She placed 13th in the race to conclude the day. Kelpis reset career bests in the high jump (5-1), shot put (41-11 1/2), and 200m (:27.81) during the event.

Diego Gutierrez, Baseball
Freshman right-handed pitcher Diego Gutierrez tossed eight innings this week for the Matadors over two appearances. He started the Matadors' midweek game at USC last Tuesday, throwing three shutout innings with one hit allowed and two strikeouts. He would earn his second win of the season on Sunday, helping CSUN complete a weekend sweep of UC Davis. He worked five innings against the Aggies with just one run allowed to go with three strikeouts.

Originally from Norwalk, Calif., Gutierrez is 2-0 with a 2.83 ERA in 13 appearances including six starts. He has racked up 31 strikeouts over 41.1 innings of work as a true freshman this season with CSUN.

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