Pima CC Aztecs

Aztecs track & field claim seven region titles; women’s team take second at Region I Championships

Courtesy of Pima Athletics

Tucson, AZ – The Pima Community College men’s and women’s track & field teams closed out competition at the Region I Championships on Thursday at Mesa Community College.

The Aztecs women’s team took second place with a team score of 192 points. Central Arizona College took first with 309. The men’s team placed third with a score of 157 points. Mesa Community College took first with 252 and Central Arizona was second at 243.

 

Freshman Katherine Bruno (Canyon del Oro HS) took home her second region championship after she won the 1,500 meter race with a time of 4 minutes, 52.55 seconds setting a new personal record. She took second in the 5,000 meter race at 19:07.40. Bruno won the 3,000 meter steeplechase on Tuesday and earned a total of 28 points for the Aztecs.

Freshman Hailey Myles (Boulder Creek HS) won her region championship in the triple jump with a mark of 38-feet, 3.50-inches). Freshman Mecca Marks (Desert Edge HS) took second with a jump of 35-2.50 while sophomore Megan Schiffmacher (Cactus HS) placed third at 34-5.50. The Aztecs earned 24 points for the event.

Freshman Anahiramar Lopez (Tucson HS) claimed the women’s long jump region title on Tuesday.

In men’s competition, sophomore Seth Jarus (Wickenburg HS) claimed his second region title after he won the triple jump with a mark of 46-feet, 8.25-inches. He also took third place in the high jump at 6-2. He won the long jump on Tuesday. Jarus earned 26 total points for the Aztecs.

Sophomore Collin Dylla (Ironwood Ridge HS) earned his region championship in the 800 meter race. He crossed the finish line with a time of 1:56.03. He also set a personal record in the 1,500 meter race after he took third place with a time of 4:03.19.

The Aztecs had four placements that scored points in the triple jump. Freshman Andrew Arvayo (Mountain View HS) took third place at 43-8 while freshman Monte Albert (Flagstaff HS) was fourth at 43-3.25. Sophomore Ben Anderson (Flagstaff HS) finished in fifth place with a mark of 42-5.50. They scored 25 total points in the event.

The Aztecs will compete at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships on May 17-19 at the BG Products Veterans Sports Complex in El Dorado, KS.

Other women’s track & field finishes and team points scored (Alphabetical order):

Brianna Bertsch (Pueblo HS) – 6th in shot put (34-feet, 2.75-inches, 10.43 meters) – 3 points

Isabella Burrola (Nogales HS) – 7th in 400 meter hurdles (1:11.75) – 2 points

Cindy Corrales (Nogales HS) – 6th in 1,500 meters (5:21.55) – 3 points; 7th in 5,000 meters (21:43.05) – 2 points

Kaylen Fox (Sahuaro HS) – 4th in 800 meters (2:23.65) – 5 points

Kymori Henderson (South Mountain HS) – 3rd in 100 meters (12.74) – 6 points; 6th in 200 meters (27.05) – 3 points

Anahiramar Lopez (Tucson HS) – 3rd in high jump (5-feet, 6-inches, 1.68 meters) – 6 points

Hailey Myles (Boulder Creek HS) – 7th in high jump (4-feet, 10.25-inches, 1.48 meters) – 2 points

Arianna Roche (Cienega HS) – 6th in 800 meters (2:43.51) – 3 points; 7th in 1,500 meters (5:24.33) – 2 points

Megan Schiffmacher (Cactus HS) – 2nd in high jump (5-feet, 6-inches, 1.68 meters) – 8 points

Angela Slagle (Salpointe Catholic HS) – 3rd in discus (124-feet, 3-inches, 37.87 meters) – 6 points

Annabella Spencer (Sahuaro HS) – 2nd in 100 meters (12.61) – 8 points; 4th in 400 meter hurdles (PR and Qualifier at 1:05.83) – 5 points; 8th in 200 meters (29.09) – 1 point

Aolyion Spruell (Raymond S. Kellis HS) – 6th in 100 meter hurdles (16.05) – 3 points; 7th in 100 meters (13.77) – 2 points; 8th in 400 meter hurdles (1:13.12) – 1 point

Teresa Sweeney (San Manuel HS) – 5th in shot put (PR 37-feet, 1.25-inches, 11.31 meters) – 4 points

Alyssa Watkins (Camp Verde HS) – 7th in discus (107-feet, 7-inches, 32.79 meters) – 2 points

Tyra Yanez (Sahuaro HS) – 3rd in 200 meters (25.92) – 6 points; 4th in 100 meters (12.75) – 5 points

(Relay) Kymori Henderson, Tyra Yanez, Aolyion Spruell, Annabella Spencer – 2nd in 4×100 meter relay (49.18) – 8 points

(Relay) Tyra Yanez, Annabella Spencer, Kaylen Fox, Isabella Burrola – 2nd in 4×400 meter relay (4:13.56) – 8 points

Other men’s track & field finishes and team points scored (Alphabetical order):

Tyler Bauer – 4th in 5,000 meters (15:44.97) – 5 points

Victor Bustamante (Flowing Wells HS) – 8th in 800 meters (2:01.43) – 1 point

Connor Deakin (Ironwood Ridge HS) – 8th in 5,000 meters (16:39.42) – 1 point

DeShawn Gill (Sahuaro HS) – 4th in 110 meter hurdles (PR 15.54) – 5 points; 8th in 400 meter hurdles (57.25) – 1 point

Dariun Glover (Skyline HS) – 5th in 100 meters (11.09) – 4 points

Duan Grant – 4th in 100 meters (11.04) – 5 points; 7th in 200 meters (22.60) – 2 points

Dahrian Harris-Mesh (Rincon HS) – 5th in shot put (45-feet, 5.75-inches, 13.86 meters) – 4 points; 6th in discus (137-feet, 9-inches, 41.99 meters) – 3 points

Cornelius Payne (Mountain Pointe HS) – 5th in 110 meter hurdles (15.78) – 4 points

Andy Trinh (Catalina HS) – 3rd in 800 meters (1:57.41) – 6 points

Adrian Watson (Cienega HS) – 5th in 400 meter hurdles (55.38) – 4 points

Robert Williams (South Mountain HS) – 3rd in 400 meters (48.51) – 6 points; 8th in 200 meters (23.14) – 1 point

(Relay) Isaiah Martin, Robert Williams, Dariun Glover, Duan Grant – 2nd in 4×100 meter relay (PR 41.49) – 8 points

(Relay) DeShawn Gill, Adrian Watson, Issa Abdikadir, Dariun Glover – 2nd in 4×400 meter relay (3:20.61) – 8 points

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