UCI’s Jewett repeats as Big West honoree
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UC Irvine sophomore Isaiah Jewett has been named Big West Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for the second straight week.
Jewett won the 800 meters in a personal-record 1 minute, 49.14 seconds at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic. He bettered his previous best by 5.24 seconds.
He also ran a 46.3 split on the final leg of the 4x400 relay, helping his team finish third with a season-best 3:11.75.
Jewett currently sits at the top of the conference leaderboards in the 400, 800 and 4x400.
UCI competes at the UC Riverside Spring Classic Invitational, Thursday through Saturday.
— From staff reports