Sophomore Annika Arvayo (Salpointe Catholic HS) earned a national qualifying mark in the Weight Throw as she took first place with a throw of 14.99 meters (49-2.25) on her fifth attempt. Photo by Ray Suarez
Sophomore Annika Arvayo (Salpointe Catholic HS) earned a national qualifying mark in the Weight Throw as she took first place with a throw of 14.99 meters (49-2.25) on her fifth attempt. Photo by Ray Suarez
Posted: Feb 03, 2024

Thrower Annika Arvayo earns NJCAA National Qualifier at CAC Indoor Invitational

The Pima Community College women's track & field team competed at the CAC Indoor Invitational on Saturday in Coolidge, AZ.

  • The No. 11 ranked Aztecs now have 10 Indoor national qualifying marks after three meets.
  • Sophomore Annika Arvayo (Salpointe Catholic HS) took first place in the Weight Throw and set an NJCAA Indoor national qualifying mark of 14.99 meters (49-feet, 2.25-inches) on her fifth attempt. Her feat landed her No. 3 in Pima Indoor school history and marked the best throw since 2001.
  • Freshman Reatta Danhof (Ironwood ridge HS) took second place in the 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes, 26.27 seconds. She is now listed at No. 2 in Pima Indoor school history, and it was the fastest time since 2003. She is slightly over four seconds off from the national qualifying standard of 2:22.56.

The Aztecs will compete at the GCC Indoor Invitational on Saturday at Glendale Community College.

See complete results from the Mesa Multi's

CAC Indoor Invitational