WALNUT CREEK —  Cal State Stanislaus' Kasey Burlingham was named California Collegiate Athletic Association men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of April 20-26.

Burlingham, a junior from Alta, Calif., finished second in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 16 feet, 6 3/4 inches at UC Berkeley's Brutus Hamilton Invitational. Burlingham was evenly matched with Cal's Ryan Shuler until the next height, where Shuler cleared 17-3/4 on his third attempt for the win.

Burlingham, already an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships, is no. 1 in the CCAA by nearly a foot, with a clearance of 16-10 3/4 set earlier this year.

2009 CCAA Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Feb. 23-Mar. 1: Jonathan Williams (Cal Poly Pomona); Mar. 2-8: Jake Nelson (Chico State); Mar. 9-15: Matt Jarvis (Chico State); Mar. 16-22: Michael Wickman (Chico State); Mar. 23-29: Jersain Torres (Cal Poly Pomona); Mar. 30-Apr. 5: Matt Jarvis (Chico State); Apr. 6-12: Michael Wickman (Chico State); Apr. 13-19: Jimmy Elam (Chico State); Apr. 20-26: Kasey Burlingham (Cal State Stanislaus).