Shoultz named Athlete of the Year; Malone selected Athlete of the Meet; Men's track takes second place

The Pima Community College men's and women's track & field teams came away with region hardware and a school record on Thursday at the final day of the Region I Championships at Mesa Community College.

The men's team took second place with a team score of 220. Central Arizona College finished in first place with a score of 235. The women's team placed third with 147 and finished five points behind Mesa Community College for second place with 152. Central Arizona College was first with 288.

Sophomore Sam Shoultz (Corona del Sol HS) was named men's track & field Athlete of the Year. He claimed the Region I Championship in the high jump for the second straight year on Tuesday and was the Indoor National Champion in the high jump.

Sophomore Treyshon Malone (Yuma Catholic HS) was selected Male Athlete of the Region I Championship Meet. He took home region titles in the long jump (25-feet, 1.75-inches) and the 110 meter hurdles (14.88 seconds). He also took second place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.60. He produced 28 points for the Aztecs.

Freshman Cam Duffy (Peoria HS) won the region championship in the triple jump as he finished with a mark of 48-5.25 (14.76 meters) which gave the Aztecs 10 team points.

The women's team also claimed a couple of region titles. Sophomore Hannah Bartz (Mountain View HS) won the triple jump with a mark of 37-0.25 (11.28 meters). She also took third in the 100 (12.09) and 200 meter (25.28) races. Bartz produced a total of 32 points for the Aztecs. She was also part of the 4x100 relay team with freshmen Tyra Yanez (Sahuaro HS) and Rhiannon Bearup (Skyline HS) and sophomore Amber McCroskey (Buena HS) that broke the Pima school record with a time of 47.08. They took second place in the race.

The 4x400 relay team of sophomore Melissa Cotsonas (Mountain View HS), freshman Aolyion Spruell (Kellis HS), McCroskey and Yanez won the region championship with a time of 4 minutes, 06.12 seconds.

The Aztecs will compete in the NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson, KS from May 18-20.

Other men's track & field finishes and team points scored (names alphabetical order):

Ben Anderson (Flagstaff HS) – 4^th in triple jump 44-4 (13.51 meters) (5 pts)

Armando Antonio Jr. (Desert View HS) – 3^rd place in 5,000 meters 16:09.61 (6 pts)

Gabe Atchley – 5^th in 800 meters 1:59.15 (4 pts)

Ben Bussey (Flowing Wells HS) – 6^th in 3,000 steeplechase 11:23.33 (3 pts)

Victor Bustamante (Flowing Wells HS) – 6^th in 800 meters 2:00.87 (3 pts); 7^th in 1,500 meters 4:19.38 (2 pts)

Tony Chavez (Bisbee HS) – 4^th in pole vault 14-1.25 (4.30 meters) (5 pts)

Collin Dylla (Ironwood Ridge HS) – 2^nd in 800 meters 1:57.71 (8 pts); 6^th in 1,500 meters 4:19.02 (3 pts)

David Fernandez (Ironwood Ridge HS) – 2^nd place in 5,000 meters 15:52.83 (8 pts)

Francisco Gonzalez III (Walden Grove HS) – 8^th in 400 meters (1 pt)

Nick Hald (Mountain View HS) – 7^th place in 5,000 meters 16:46.69 (2 pts)

Dahrian Harris-Mesh – 4^th in discus 138-7 (42.24 meters) (5 pts); 7^th in shot put 42-2.75 (12.87 meters) (2 pts)

Seth Jarus (Wickenburg HS) – 2^nd in triple jump 47-1.75 (14.37 meters) (8 pts)

Alan Leyva (Douglas HS) – 6^th in triple jump 43-5 (13.23 meters) (3 pts); 8^th in 200 meters 22.37 (1 pt)

Alex Palacios (Mountain View HS) – 2^nd in 110 meter hurdles 15.16 (8 pts); 3^rd in 400 meter hurdles 53.52 (6 pts)

Cornelius Payne Jr. (Mountain Pointe HS) – 4^th in 110 meter hurdles 15.39 (5 pts); 8^th in 400 meter hurdles 1:01.06 (1 pt)

James Sather (Buena HS) – 8^th in discus 125-5 (38.23 meters) (1 pt)

Andy Trinh (Catalina HS) – 6^th in 400 meters 58.67 (3 pts)

Junior Tu-avao – 5^th place in shot put 48-3.25 (14.71 meters) (4pts); 6^th in discus 130-8 (39.83 meters)

Alan Leyva, Treyshon Malone, Andy Trinh, Alex Palacios – 4^th in 4x400 relay 3:19.89 (5 pts)

Other women's track & field finishes and team points scored (names alphabetical order):

Rhiannon Bearup – 4^th in 200 meters 25.45 (5 pts); 5^th in 400 meters 1:00.83 (4 pts); 7^th in 100 meter hurdles 16.68 (2 pts); 8^th in 200 meters 26.80 (1 pt)

Melissa Cotsonas – 4^th in 400 meters 1:00.58 (5 pts); 8^th in 100 meter hurdles 17.33 (1 pt); 8^th in 100 meters 13.03 (1 pt)

Amber McCroskey – 4^th in 100 meters 12.38 (5 pts); 6^th in 400 meters 1:01.28 (3 pts)

Monique Ochoa (Sahuaro HS) – 6^th in 800 meters 2:48.15 (3 pts)

Hannah Painter – 6^th in 5,000 meters 21:49.42 (3 pts); 7^th in 1,500 meters 5:32.89 (2 pts)

Arianna Roche (Cienega HS) – 5^th in 800 meters 2:35.33 (4 pts); 8^th in 1,500 meters 5:38.46 (1 pt)

Megan Schiffmacher – 4^th in triple jump 34-6.25 (10.52 meters) (5 pts)

Aolyion Spruell – 5^th in 100 meter hurdles 16.25 (4 pts); 6^th in triple jump 33-2.50 (10.12 meters) (3 pts)

Theresa Sweeney (San Manuel HS) - 6^th in discus 110-7 (33.70 meters) (3 pts); 8^th in shot put 35-1.75 (10.71 meters) (1 pt)

Alyssa Watkins (Camp Verde HS) – 8^th in discus 107-6 (32.76 meters) (1 pt)

Tyra Yanez – 3^rd in 400 meters 1:00.42 (6 pts); 6^th in 200 meters 25.73 (3 pts); 7^th in 100 meters 12.65 (2 pts)