(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s track & field team captured the ACCAC Conference Team Championship on Friday at Mesa Community College.
The Aztecs also took home six individual championships.
Sophomore Kymia Bridgett, the NJCAA Indoor National Champion in the Triple Jump, claimed the ACCAC Conference title with a jump of 12.12 meters (39-feet, 9.25-inches).
Sophomore Sofia Cambridge (Page HS) took home the 1,500-meter crown as she crossed the finish line in first place with a time of 4:59.36. She also took third place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.69.
Sophomore Tyra Christean took the 400-meter hurdles title with a time of 1:04.89.
Sophomore Hannah Droeg (Casteel HS) won the 100-meter hurdles race with a personal-record time of 15.09 seconds. She also tied for second place in the High Jump with a mark of 1.48 meters (4-10.25).
Freshman Cayla Jones (Cienega HS) earned the top spot in the Long Jump as she finished with a mark of 5.50 meters (18-0.50). It was her second straight PR in the event. She also claimed second place in the Triple Jump with a closing jump of 11.65 meters (38-2.75).
Freshman Elizabeth Ugwu (Sahuaro HS) improved on her NJCAA national qualifying mark in the Shot Put as she took first place with a throw of 13.37 meters (43-10.50). Ugwu also took third place in the Discus with a throw of 36.13 meters (118-6).
Sophomore Morgan Mosley set a personal-best and earned a national qualifier in the Hammer Throw with a mark of 44.59 meters (146-3). She took third place in the event. Freshman Tyra Starkey (Casteel HS) improved on her national qualifier as she placed third in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.31 meters (10-10.25).
First Team All-ACCAC
Kymia Bridgett – Triple Jump
Sofia Cambridge – 1500 meters
Tyra Christean – 400-meter hurdles
Hannah Droeg – 100-meter hurdles
Cayla Jones – Long Jump
Elizabeth Ugwu – Shot Put
Second Team All-ACCAC
Lilyanne Dawson – Discus
Hannah Droeg – High Jump
Cayla Jones – Triple Jump
Thalia Lopez, Taylor Tatum, Trisha Stine, Paris Magee – 4×100 relay (NJCAA Qualifier)
Aleah Castro, Carissa Hinton, Taylor Tatum, Trisha Stine – 4×400 relay
The Aztecs will compete at the GCC Outdoor Invitational at Glendale Community College next Saturday, April 11.
See complete results of the ACCAC Conference Championships on WingFootFinish:
https://results.wingfootfinish.com/meets/65506
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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