Posted: May 15, 2020

Sunnyside HS thrower turned distance runner Giron signs with the Aztecs

The Pima Community College cross country and track & field program signed a Southern Arizona student-athlete to add to its depth on the cross country and distance teams.

  • Oksana Giron (Sunnyside HS) signed her letter of intent to compete for the Aztecs starting in the fall.
  • Giron, primarily a thrower, turned to distance running as she set a personal-record this season in the 5,000 meters with a time of 25 minutes, 33.0 seconds; which was a two-second improvement from her PR of 27:55.9 as a junior.
  • During the shortened track & field season, Giron earned a personal-best in the 1600 meter race with a time of 6:46.07.
  • "She recently found love in distance running and cross country," Pima cross country co-head coach and track assistant Mark Bennett said. "She originally was a thrower but seems to have found a place with distance running. She will be a valuable member to the cross country and track teams."
  • Giron set PRs in the shot put (22-feet, 8-inches), discus (52-9) and javelin (54-3) in her junior campaign.

2020 Pima Aztecs Track & Field recruits:

Men

Emmanuel Corral (Distance/Cross Country) – Pusch Ridge Christian HS
Avery Dylla (Mid-Dance) – Ironwood Ridge HS
Reece Gardner (Pole Vault, Athlete) – Marana HS
Chalen Lozano (Distance/Cross Country) – Marana HS
Octavius Thomas (Sprinter) – Tucson Magnet HS
Delando Day (Jumper) – Buckeye Union HS
Connor Ivie (Jumper) – Basha HS
Jayvon Kimbrough (Sprinter/Hurdler) – Youngker HS
Zachary Maxwell (Thrower) – Show Low HS
Nate Milton (XC/Distance) – Flagstaff HS
Cody Rennaker (Jumper) – Youngker HS
Devin Willis (Jumper) – Snowflake HS

Women

Dominique Acosta (Jumper) – Nogales HS
Oksana Giron (Distance/Cross Country/Thrower) – Sunnyside HS
Hannah Irwin (Sprinter/Jumper) – Ironwood Ridge HS
Alyssa Parton (Sprinter) – Sabino HS
Corteaja Andrews (Sprints, Athlete) – Betty H. Fairfax HS
Fatmata Conteh (Sprinter) – Glendale HS
Tajene McCoy (Sprinter) – Chandler HS
Lydia Pelletier-Butler (Heptathlon, Athlete) – Flagstaff HS
Madison Warren (Sprinter) – Cheney HS, Washington