IRVINE, Calif. – Senior Lilian Turban earned Big West Field Athlete of the Week recognition Tuesday after a pair of strong performances over the weekend at the UCR Spring Classic.
 
Turban took home event victories in both the high jump and javelin at the UCR Spring Classic, clearing 1.79m (5-10.5) in the high jump and throwing 48.12m (157-10) in the javelin. This is the sixth time in her career that Turban has been named Big West Field Athlete of the Week, having won the award twice each in 2022 and 2023 and once in 2025.
 
The senior leads the Big West in the high jump – her signature event in which she has won the Big West title twice and was an NCAA All-American in 2023. Turban also sits in second in the conference in the javelin after her personal best throw of 48.12m on Saturday also moved her into fourth on UH's all-time top 10 list.
 
Turban is the first Big West athlete to be named field athlete of the week for a sixth time in her career since 2021 (Brooke Tjerrild, Cal Poly), and remains the only Hawai'i athlete to earn Big West Track or Field Athlete of the Week honors more than twice in a career.
 
The Tallinn, Estonia native also sits in third nationally and second in the West Region in the high jump early on in the outdoor season. Turban is also 15th in the region in the javelin.