Track & Field

Ken Jacome was named the new Pima Community College Athletic Director. He will also remain as the head baseball coach. There will be a press conference to formally introduce him as the Athletic Director on Tuesday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m. held at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium. Photos by Stephanie van Latum

Ken Jacome named Pima Community College Athletic Director

April 26, 2024

The Pima Community College Athletics department has a new leader. Ken Jacome, the Pima baseball head coach for the last six years, accepted the Athletic Director’s position. Jacome is 214-90 in six seasons. He picked up his 200th win on March 19 at Glendale Community College. He will remain the program’s head coach.

Freshman Maylee Thompson (Willcox HS) finished fourth in the Heptatlon with 4081 points while freshman Mariah Cruz (Mountain View HS) placed fifth in the 10,000 meters race with a time of 46:26.09. The Aztecs sit in third place with 17 points as the Region I Championships continue on April 30 and May 2 at Mesa Community College. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Ben Carbajal

Aztecs Women's Track & Field finishes with 17 points after Region I Multi's Championships

April 24, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team began postseason competition on Monday and Tuesday at the Region I Multi’s Championships held at Mesa Community College.

Freshman Larissa Blanchard (Perry HS) broke her own Outdoor school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.31 seconds while sophomore Trinity Bethea broke her own Outdoor school record in the 400 meters with a time of 56.12. Photos by Ben Carbajal

Larissa Blanchard and Trinity Bethea break their own school records at Mesa Invitational

April 19, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team completed the regular season on Friday at the Mesa Invitational.

Director of Athletics - West Campus Public forum (Zoom meeting) on Wednesday, April 17

April 15, 2024

The Director of Athletics - West Campus Public Forum will be held on, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, VIRTUALLY in Zoom Meeting format!

Freshman Tayler Crane improved on her national qualifying time in the 400 meter hurdles finishing in first place with a time 1:03.52 at the GCC Invitational. Photo by Ben Carbajal

Tayler Crane improves time in 400 hurdles for third straight meet

April 13, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field teams competed at the GCC Invitational on Saturday held at Glendale Community College.

Freshman Tayler Crane earned a national qualifying time in the 400 meter hurdles (1:05.01) and moved to eighth on the Pima Outdoor school records list. Photo by Stephanie van Latum

Tayler Crane earns NJCAA National Qualifying time in 400 meter hurdles at Triton Invitational

April 06, 2024

The No. 3 ranked Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed at the Triton Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the University of California San Diego in La Jolla, CA.

Freshman Ja'Niya Ross (High Jump) and sophomore Tianna Moseley (Triple Jump) captured individual titles at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday held at Paradise Valley Community College. The Aztecs took third place in the team standings and came away with five student-athletes earning All-ACCAC honors. Photos by Ben Carbajal

Jumpers Ja'Niya Ross and Tianna Moseley capture ACCAC Conference individual titles

March 29, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.

Sophomore Trinity Bethea broke the Pima Outdoor school record and got a national qualifying time in the 400 meters (56.23) while Maylee Thompson (Javelin, Long Jump), Morgan Pepe (Pole Vault), Bella Hofmann (Triple Jump). Photos by Stephanie van Latum

Trinity Bethea sets new school record as Women's Track & Field gains five national qualifiers

March 23, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field competed at the Willie Williams Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Roy P. Drachman Stadium hosted by the University of Arizona.

Freshman Larissa Blanchard (center) broke the Pima Outdoor school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.36 seconds while sophomores Kapualani Magnani (left) and Annika Arvayo (right) set national qualifiers in the Hammer Throw. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Ben Carbajal

Larissa Blanchard breaks school reocrd in 100m hurdles as Women's Track sets five national qualifiers to open Outdoor Season

March 16, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team opened the 2024 Outdoor Season as it set five new NJCAA Outdoor Season national qualifying times/marks at the University of Arizona Spring Break Fiesta and the Mesa Multi’s this weekend.

Sophomore Tianna Moseley (Triple Jump) and freshman April Necaise (High Jump) each finished in fourth place and earn All-American honors on Saturday as the Aztecs Women's Track & Field team finished tied for 16th place with 14 points at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships. Photos courtesy of Chad Harrison

Tianna Moseley and April Necaise earn fourth place finishes at Indor National Championships

March 02, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team closed out competition at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Saturday at the Alachua Sports and Events Center in Gainesville, FL.

Freshman Maylee Thompson (Willcox HS) took fifth place and earned four team points in the Pentatlon with a score of 3002 points. It was a personal-best and also placed her fourth in the Pima Indoor all-time school records. The Aztecs are tied for 18th place in the team standings with four points. The Aztecs close out the competition on Saturday in Gainesville, FL. Photo courtesy of Chad Harrison

Maylee Thompson takes fifth place in the Pentatlon in first day at NJCAA Indoor Nationals

March 01, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team closed out the first day of competition at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Friday at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Gainesville, FL.

Sophomore Trinity Bethea broke her own indoor school record in the 400 meters with a time of 57.72 while freshman Reatta Danhof (Ironwood Ridge HS) broke the indoor school record in the 800 meters at 2:24.19. Freshman Roxy Christensen set a national qualifier in the Triple Jump at 11.45 meters (37-6.75). The women's team finished with 12 national qualifying marks and times during the Indoor Season. Photos by Stephanie van Latum, Ben Carbajal and Chalen Lozano

Trinity Bethea and Reatta Danhof take down indoor school records, Roxy Christensen sets qualifier in Triple Jump at NAU Tune-Up

February 16, 2024

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed in its final regular season meet of the Indoor Season on Friday at the NAU Tune-Up in Flagstaff, AZ

The Women's Distance Medley Relay team of freshmen Linda Rivero, Tayler Crane, Alyssa Perez and Reatta Danhof earned an NJCAA Indoor national qualifying time of 13:04.72. The No. 15 ranked Women's Track & Field team have 11 total national qualifying times and marks. Photos by Ben Carbajal, Stephanie van Latum and Chalen Lozano