(Glendale, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed in its fourth meet of the Indoor Season on Saturday at the Gaucho Indoor Invitational in Glendale.
Freshman Jake Applegate broke the Pima school record in the 60-meter hurdles after he took third place with a time of 8.30 seconds. He broke Nicholas Patterson’s (Poston Butte HS) record of 8.37 set in 2024.
The Aztecs earned three more national qualifying marks. They have a total of 32 national qualifying marks/times between the men’s and women’s teams.
Sophomore Wyatt Preble (Salpointe Catholic HS) took first place in the 800-meter race with a time of 1 minute, 54.28 seconds as he earned a national qualifying time and secured the No. 3 spot in the Pima school records.
Freshman Tayvien Biancuzzo (Mica Mountain HS) finished second place in the same 800-meter race with a national qualifying time of 1:54.79 as he holds the No. 4 spot in school history.
Preble, Biancuzzo, along with fellow race competitors Hollace Neasham (Canyon del Oro HS) and Noah Brunet (Ironwood Ridge HS), all qualified for the 4×800 relay at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships. Their times compiled together in the race earn their spot. Neasham finished the race at 1:58.46 and Brunet crossed the finish line at 1:58.54.
The Aztecs will return to the West Campus Aztec Track on Friday and Saturday for the Pima Multi’s/Indoor Invitational.
See complete results of the Gauchos Indoor Invitational on WingFootFinish:
https://results.wingfootfinish.com/meets/43525
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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