(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed in their first Outdoor Season meets this week at the GCU Invitational in Phoenix and the Mesa Multi’s Meet in Mesa.
Sophomore Joshua Bowen earned a national qualifier in the Javelin as he finished in ninth place with a throw of 54.04 meters (177-feet, 3-inches).
Sophomore Orion Barger (Canyon del Oro HS) set his national qualifier in the 400-meter event as he took sixth place with a time of 47.78 seconds.
Sophomore Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) and freshman Abraham Valenzuela (Palo Verde HS) earned national qualifiers in the 1,500-meter race. Gardner finished with a time of 3:57.43 and Valenzuela crossed the finish line at 3:59.60.
Mesa Multi’s Meet:
Freshman Dillon Arvayo (Mountain View HS) took second place in the Decathlon with a total of 5300 points. He tied for first place in the Pole Vault and took second place in six events (100 meters, Long Jump, High Jump, 400 meters, 110-meter hurdles and 1,500 meters).
The Aztecs will compete in the Willie Williams Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Roy P. Drachman Stadium hosted by the University of Arizona.
See complete results of the GCU Invitational on WingFootFinish:
https://results.wingfootfinish.com/meets/21429/events/736629/results
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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