LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field junior Logan Hammer has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Apr. 20. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
 
With their sponsorship of the student-athlete of the week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.
 
Hammer broke his own school record in the pole vault twice this past weekend at meets in Long Beach, California. At the Pacific Coast Invitational on Thursday, he cleared 5.68 meters (18-7.5) on his second attempt, breaking the school record of 5.62 meters (18-5.25) that he set at last year's Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Two days later at the Beach Invitational, the two-time All-American broke the school record again with his clearance of 5.70 meters (18-8.25). He also owns the all-time Mountain West record and the top mark in the NCAA this outdoor season. Hammer is ranked seventh out of all Americans, collegiate or professional, in the pole vault in 2025 and joins Akron's Hunter Garretson, whom he defeated in both meets this week, as the only American collegians to clear 5.70 meters.
  
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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
SOFTBALL – Junior outfielder Kya Pratt (Temecula, California) led Utah State in a 1-2 showing last week on the road against Nevada (W, 14-4 (5), L, 7-8, L, 14-7). Pratt opened the week by going 1-for-4 against the Wolf Pack with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. In the second game, she went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a base on balls, three RBIs and two runs scored. In the final, she went 3-for-4 with a grand slam home run, five RBIs and two runs scored, an RBI and a run scored. In total, Pratt hit .500 (6-for-12) on the week with four home runs, one base on balls, 10 RBIs and five runs scored while striking out just once. She posted an on-base percentage of .538 and a slugging percentage of 1.500. She was also responsible for four putouts in the field.
MEN'S TENNIS – Sophomore Mohammad Alkotop (Amman, Jordan) went 2-0 in singles play last week as Utah State fell to New Mexico (4-1) and defeated Air Force (4-1). Against the Lobos, Alkotop recorded USU's lone point of the match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory at the No. 2 position. Alkotop then kicked off the Aggies' dominant singles performance against the Falcons, tying the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win, also at the second position.
WOMEN'S TENNIS – Sophomore Niyati Kukreti (Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India) recorded Utah State's lone point in the team's 4-1 defeat at Boise State, recording a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the third position of singles play.
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD – Sophomore Shelby Jensen (Saratoga Springs, Utah) won her heat and finished 10th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Wednesday. Jensen ran her race in 9:54.02, which is the second-fastest time in school history, and the 10th-fastest in Division I this season. Jensen shaved 7.56 seconds off her previous personal best and now lies 4.69 seconds behind the school record set by All-American Cierra Simmons-Mecham in 2018.

2024-25 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
Sept. 2 – Tess Werts, Soccer
Sept. 9. – Kate Christian, Soccer
Sept. 16 – Rahsul Faison, Football
Sept. 23 – Cora Brendle, Soccer
Sept. 30 – Sergi Micó Fenollar, Men's Tennis
Oct. 7 – Brooklyn Smith, Soccer
Oct. 14 – Tierney Barlow, Volleyball
Oct. 21 – Bizzy Arevalo, Soccer
Oct. 28 – Tanner Cragun, Football
Nov. 3 – Tierney Barlow, Volleyball
Nov. 11 – Kaylie Chambers, Soccer
Nov. 18 – Rahsul Faison, Football
Nov. 25 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Dec. 2 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Dec. 9 – Ian Martinez, Men's Basketball 
Dec. 16 – Daniel Chase, Track and Field 
Dec. 23 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Dec. 30 – Tucker Anderson, Men's Basketball 
Jan. 6 – Ian Martinez, Men's Basketball 
Jan. 13 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field 
Jan. 20 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
Jan. 27 – Elise Livingston, Women's Basketball
Feb. 3 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
Feb. 10 – Grace Matej, Softball
Feb. 17 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
Feb. 24 – Claudia Medina, Softball
Mar. 3 – Cheyenne Stubbs, Women's Basketball
Mar. 10 – Nyla Morabito, Gymnastics
Mar. 17 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
Mar. 24 – Brianna Brooks, Gymnastics
Mar. 31 – Tatum Silva, Softball
Apr. 7 – Camren Todd, Track and Field
Apr. 14 – Sergi Micó Fenollar, Men's Tennis
Apr. 21 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

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