2019 PacWest Conference Track & Field Awards

IRVINE, Calif. – Leading Academy of Art track & field into the NCAA Division II postseason as he has done each indoor and outdoor season for the last four years, PacWest Championship Men's Track Athlete of the Meet Mobolade Ajomale was once again recognized in Wednesday's announcement of the 2019 Pacific West Conference Track & Field awards. The 17-time All-American was selected for his fourth consecutive PacWest Men's Track Athlete of the Year honor.

This season, the PacWest coaches or designated representatives from each school selected a total of eight student-athletes and two coaches for PacWest postseason accolades. The squad consisted of gender-specific Track Athletes of the Year, Field Athletes of the Year, Track & Field Freshmen of the Year, and Coaches of the Year.

Ajomale's final collegiate outdoor season came on the heels of his ninth individual NCAA Division II title (indoor 200m) and has seen the Richmond Hill, Canada native continue to dominate across multiple sprint events. Adding five USTFCCCA All-Region honors to his collection of now 40 in his career, he completed the regular season ranked seventh in NCAA Division II in the 200m (20.81), 13th in the 100m (10.36), 13th in the 400m (46.91), 13th in the 4x400m (3:10.78), and 16th in the 4x100m (40.65). Ajomale claimed his fourth consecutive conference title in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m as well as his third career title in the 400m and second in the 4x400m at the PacWest Championships. The 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist was also twice the PacWest Track Athlete of the Week (Mar. 20, Apr. 18).

In his first outdoor meet, the Hornet Invitational, Ajomale went right to work delivering his top times in both the 100m (10.36) and 200m (20.81) before going on join his teammates for their fastest 4x100m time of the season (40.65) at the Florida Relays. He later broke PacWest Championship meet records with the fastest 400m mark (46.91) of his career and the second-fastest 4x400m (3:10.78) in ART U history.

This is the fourth PacWest track & field postseason award in Ajomale's career after he was the conference's 2016 Freshman of the Year then PacWest Men's Track Athlete of the Year each of the three seasons that followed.