(Riverside, CA) The Pima Community College men’s cross country team took a trip out of state on Saturday to compete in the Highlander Invitational hosted by the University of California, Riverside.
The Aztecs finished in 17th place with a score of 467 points. The University of Arizona took first place with 65 points. Pima beat out fellow ACCAC conference competitors; the College of Southern Nevada, who finished 18thwith 473 and Coconino Community College, who took 20th with 560. Mesa Community College was 14th with 414.
Freshman Noah Brunet (Ironwood Ridge HS) was the top finisher for the Aztecs in the 8K race (4.97 miles) as he earned a collegiate personal record with a time of 25 minutes, 50.0 seconds. His placement gave Pima 56 points.
Sophomore Louis Madrigal-Diaz (North Canyon HS) crossed the finish line with a time of 26:55.5 as his placement gave the Aztecs 92 points.
Freshman Tayvien Biancuzzo closed out the race with a PR of 27:26.5 for his young collegiate career as he earned 104 team points.
Sophomore Zack Comaduran (Marana HS) also set a PR in the 8K as he posted a time of 27:26.9 and earned 105 points towards the team score. Fellow sophomore Evan Rasoumoff (Catalina Foothills HS) had a time of 27:37.0 and rounded out the team scoring with 110 points.
The Aztecs will compete in the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championships on Friday at Crossroad Park in Gilbert. The women’s race will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the men’s race will follow at 9:45 a.m.
See complete results of the Highlander Invitational on FinishResults:
https://files.finishedresults.com/2024/XC/10-19-2024-UCR—Highlander-Invitational/men-8k.pdf
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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