LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field sophomore Shelby Jensen has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, June 15. 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.

Jensen earned first-team All-American honors after placing seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. Her time of 9:36.61 broke her own school record and eclipsed the automatic qualifying standard for the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships. The Westlake HS product secured the Aggies' best-ever placement in the event and became Utah State's first women's All-American since Cierra Simmons-Mecham in 2018. With her seventh-place finish, Jensen earned two team points for the Aggies, clinching USU's best team performance at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships since 2000. On Thursday, Jensen placed fifth in her semifinal heat and 10th overall with a then-record time of 9:38.01 to advance to Saturday's final.

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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD – Junior Logan Hammer (Nampa, Idaho) tied for 13th place in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 5.33 meters (17-5.75) at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, earning second-team All-American honors. He successfully converted his first jump of the afternoon to become the seventh-most decorated men's track and field athlete in Utah State history. Hammer finished the 2025 outdoor season with the third-best clearance in the nation and four of the nine best performances in Division I.

 
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
Apr. 28 – Emma Thornley, Track and Field
May 5 – Diego Aguirre-Stewart, Track and Field
May 12 – Women's 4x400-Meter Relay Team (Mashaylee Jones, Emma Reeves, Adi Nielson, Alison Richter), Track and Field
May 19 – Enrique Karg, Men's Golf
June 2 – Shelby Jensen, Track and Field  
June 16 – Shelby Jensen, Track and Field

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