FULLERTON, Calif. - The Big West Conference announced the honorees of the men's and women's track and field yearly awards on Thursday. Cal State Fullerton had four honorees including Maya Occiano as Women's Track and Field Freshman of the Year, Reyte Rash as Men's Track and Field Freshman of the Year, Charles Kelly as Co-Men's Track Athlete of the Year and John Elders as Men's Coach of the Year.

Kelly is the third Titan overall and the third in the last four years to be named Men's Track Athlete of the Year. Kelly set school records in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.10, +1.4 wind) and 400-meter hurdles (51.23) on his way to winning two Big West Championships. He is the third Titan in program history to win the league title in the 110mh and the fourth in the 400mh.

Occiano is the third Titan to be named Big West Freshman of the Year on the women's side. She garnered that honor in large part due to the fact that she became the fourth woman in program history to win the Big West Championship in the 400-meter hurdles. She clocked a personal-best time of 60.08 to secure the win in the event on May 15. She also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that earned a third-place finish.

Rash is just the second Titan on the men's side to be named Big West Freshman of the Year. Rash earned a runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the Big West Championships with a personal-best time of 51.57. 

Elders collected his third Men's Coach of the Year honor in the last four years. The men's program did not have single Big West Championship to its name prior to the 2017 season, but since then they won in 2017 and 2018, took second place in 2019 and won again in 2021.