(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s cross country team closed out its season on Saturday at the NJCAA Division I National Championships.
The Aztecs finished in 21st place out of 23 teams with a team score of 562.
Freshman Mykayla Tarwater (Tucson Magnet HS) was the top finisher for the Aztecs in the 5K (3.1-mile) race as she took 93rd out of 160 competitors with a collegiate personal-record time of 21 minutes, 49.7 seconds.
Freshman Oksana Giron (Sunnyside HS) also set a collegiate personal-record as she finished 112th with a time of 22:29.5 while freshman Emalyn Brown (Canyon del Oro HS) placed 117that 22:52.1.
Freshman Candice Pocase (Santa Rita HS) was 119th and closed out the race at 23:00.9 and freshman Marissa Lopez (Sahuarita HS) closed the finish line in 121st place at 23:18.6.
The Aztecs claimed second place at the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championships.
They will compete in 2022 track & field beginning in January.
See complete results of the NJCAA Division I Championships on TFRRS XC:
https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/18964/NJCAA_DI_and_DII_Cross_Country_Championships#127105
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez
