(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s track & field team inched closer to national qualifying marks at the Chapman Auto Pima Outdoor Invitational on Saturday at the West Campus Track.
Freshman Dominique Acosta (Nogales HS) took first place in the high jump as she improved from last week with a jump of 1.58 meters (5-feet, 2-inches). The national qualifying mark in the high jump is 1.63 meters. Her mark last week was set at 1.48 meters.
Freshman Akira Jones (St. David HS) inched a little closer to the national qualifying mark in the discus throw. She finished in second place with a throw of 39.77 meters (130-5) which was an improvement from 39.27 set last week. The national qualifying mark is 40.24 meters.
Freshman Lucy Chavez (Bisbee HS) took second place in the hammer throw with a mark of 37.67 meters (123-6). It was an improvement from her best throw last week which was set at 34.82 meters.
The Aztecs will compete at the Glendale Outdoor Invitational next Saturday at Glendale Community College.
For complete results of the Chapman Auto Pima Outdoor Invitational, visit WingFootFinish:
https://results.wingfootfinish.com/meets/7534/events
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez
