VICTORIA, Texas – Cal State San Marcos had three student-athletes honored as Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Athletes of the Week on Wednesday. Dylan Healey of men's golf and Emilio Esquibel of baseball were honored as Co-Male Athletes of the Week, while Vanessa Chap of women's golf shared the Female Athlete of the Week honor with Mary Burk of Georgia Gwinnett softball.

Esquibel, a junior from Vista, went 2-0 on the mound and earned the victory in the decisive game against No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett in leading the Cougars to the A.I.I. Conference Championship and being named the tournament MVP.

Esquibel tossed a complete game in the Cougars' tournament opener and came back on two days rest to give the Cougars a quality start in a win over GGC in the championship game. In 14.1 innings, he allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks, while striking out nine.

Healey, a junior from Franklin, Tenn., captured the individual men's title at the A.I.I. Conference Championship last week. He propelled the Cougars to the team title with his 8-under par 208 score as he coasted to the individual title with a six-shot cushion.

Chap posted 1-under par 143 for a one-stroke victory at this year's A.I.I. Championship. She put together rounds of 73 and 70 as she helped CSUSM to a second-place finish, just two shots back. Her 143 is the lowest 36-hole total in program history.

Chap, Healey and Esquibel will be the final CSUSM student-athletes to be named A.I.I. Athletes of the Week in school history. Wednesday's accolades are the last for the A.I.I. in 2014-15 and the Cougars will no longer compete in the NAIA, or the A.I.I., starting in the fall.

In 2014-15, 13 different student-athletes took home a total of 16 weekly conference awards. Blake Nash, Naomi Amu and Heather Thompson were multiple-award winners.

CSUSM 2014-15 A.I.I. Athletes of the Week
Sept. 21, 2014 - Paulina Good (women's soccer)
Oct. 26, 2014 - Andrew Tellames (men's cross country)
Nov. 16, 2014 - Alyssa Foster (volleyball)
Nov. 16, 2014 - Amanda Sears (women's soccer)
Nov. 30, 2014 - Blake Nash (men's basketball)
Jan. 25, 2015 - Naomi Amu (softball)
Jan. 25, 2015 - Wade Collie (men's basketball)
Feb. 1, 2015 - Heather Thompson (women's basketball)
Feb. 9, 2015 - Melyssa Bellamy (softball)
Feb. 16, 2015 - Naomi Amu (softball)
Mar. 8, 2015 - Heather Thompson (women's basketball)
Mar. 8, 2015 - Charlotte Kuzminsky (women's indoor track & field)
Mar. 8, 2015 - Blake Nash (men's basketball)
May 6, 2015 – Dylan Healey (men's golf)
May 6, 2015 – Emilio Esquibel (baseball)
May 6, 2015 – Vanessa Chap (women's golf)