(Mesa, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s track & field team closed out competition at the Region I Championships on Thursday at Mesa Community College.
The Aztecs captured their second straight Region I Team Championship with a final score of 258 points. Central Arizona College placed second with 213 points and Mesa Community College finished in third place with 210.
The Aztecs captured three more individual region crowns on the day. Sophomore Abraham Valenzuela (Palo Verde HS) won the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15 minutes, 19.59 seconds. He took first in the 1,500-meter race last season at the region championships.
Freshman Darlington Onsarigo (Mica Mountain HS) claimed the region title in the Triple Jump with a mark of 14.41 meters (47-3.50).
Freshman Nathaniel Curtiss (Rincon/University HS) captured the region title in the High Jump with a finishing jump of 2.02 meters (6-7.50). Teammates Brett Wynn (Corona del Oro HS) and Tyler Rogers tied for second place in the High Jump as they each closed it out with a mark of 1.97 meters (6-5.50). The Aztecs finished with 24 team points in the event.
The 4×400 relay team of Jordan Cortner, Wyatt Preble, Braxton Hinton, Broden Cahoon took first place with a time of 3:15.86.
Sophomore Kayden Cockrell finished second in the Triple Jump with a mark at 14.36 meters (47-1.50).
Cortner produced a strong race in the 400-meter hurdles as he took second place with a time of 53.02 seconds.
Other finishes that secured points:
Brett Wynn (Corona del Sol HS) – 3rd place in Triple Jump 13.87 meters (45-6.25) (6 points)
Louis Madrigal-Diaz (North Canyon HS) – 3rd place in 1,500 meters 3:57.96 (6 points); 5th place in 800 meters 1:56.64 (4 points)
Nasir Tucker – 3rd place in 400 meters 47.26 (6 points); 6th place in 200 meters 22.61 (3 points)
Dhia Gaaloul – 4th place in Triple Jump 13.62 meters (44-8.25) (5 points)
Wyatt Preble (Salpointe Catholic HS) – 4th place in the 800 meters 1:56.10 (5 points)
Jesus Quintero – 4th place in 400-meter hurdles 53.99 (5 points); 5th place in 110-meter hurdles 15.16 (4 points)
Nicholas Patterson (Poston Butte HS) – 4th place in 110-meter hurdles 15.06 (5 points); 7th place in 400-meter hurdles 55.79 (2 points)
Broden Cahoon – 5th place in 100 meters 10.81 (4 points)
Asa Fish – 5th place in Shot Put 12.74 meters (41-9.75) (4 points)
Jordan Cortner – 5th place in 400 meters 48.73 (4 points)
Braxton Hinton – 5th place in 200 meters 21.83 (4 points); 6th place in 100 meters 10.82 (3 points)
Dillon Arvayo – 6th in Discus 36.54 meters (119-10) (3 points)
Jacob Garcia (Sahuarita HS) – 6th place in Shot Put 12.68 meters (41-7.25) (3 points)
Tommy Duncan (Walden Grove HS) – 6th place in High Jump 1.77 meters (5-9.75) (3 points)
David Teso (Benson HS) – 7th place in Discus 34.67 meters (113-9) (2 points)
Abraham Valenzuela (Palo Verde HS) – 7th place in 1,500 meters 4:02.83 (2 points)
Lee Barber (Palo Verde HS) – 8th place in 400-meter hurdles 56.32 (1 point)
Elijah Conroy (Rincon/University) – 8th place in 5,000 meters 15:19.16 (1 point)
The Aztecs will compete at NJCAA Division I National Championships on May 16-18 at Brown Stadium held at the University of Louisiana Monroe in West Monroe, LA.
See complete results of the Region I Championships on WingFootFinish:
https://results.wingfootfinish.com/meets/32260
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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