SAN MARCOS, Calif. - Senior Justin Washington from the men's track & field team and junior Natalie Rodriguez from the women's track & field team have been named the Cal State San Marcos Student-Athletes of the Month for April 2017.
 
The CSUSM Student-Athletes of the Month awards are determined through a vote of all Department of Athletics coaches, administrators and staff. Each in-season program nominates a student-athlete to be considered for the award each month.
 
Rodriguez had an excellent April on the track. She ran 4:31.75 in the 1500-meter competition at the California Collegiate Invite (4/1) to tie her own school record. The time netted her a third-place finish and currently ranks second in the CCAA. Later that day, she crossed the finish line of the 800-meter race in 2:13.64, the third-fastest time in the CCAA to place seventh. Rodriguez ran 16:49.28 over 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/13) which currently ranks second in the conference.
 
Washington posted terrific marks on the track for the month of April. He ran 1:51.34 in the 800-meter competition at the Triton Invitational (4/22), the second fastest time in school history. The performance netted him runner-up honors and is currently the second-fastest time in the conference. Washington also had a pair of runner-up performances in the 800 at the California Collegiate Invitational and as a member of the 4x400 relay at the Triton Invitational.

Previous 2016-17 CSUSM Student-Athletes of the Month
•March 2017 - Bergen Benedict (women's golf), Braeden Koran (men's golf), Natalie Rodriguez (women's track & field)
•February 2017 - Gabriela Arizaga (softball), Ethan Alvano (men's basketball)
•January 2017 - Savannah Camp (women's basketball), Ethan Alvano (men's basketball)
•December 2016 - Savannah Camp (women's basketball), Tyson Kygar (men's basketball)
•November 2016 - Samantha Flores (volleyball), Joe Boyd (men's basketball)
•October 2016 - Jaime Jacob (women's golf), Justin Tesar (men's soccer), Joshua Litwiller (men's cross country)
•September 2016 - Natalie Rodriguez (women's cross country), Andrew Stalboerger (men's soccer)