Sanchez earns All-Conference honors at ACCAC Championships

The Pima Community College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the ACCAC Conference Championships on Saturday at Mesa Community College.

  • The women's team tied for 4th place with Glendale Community College with a total of 120 points. The men's team placed fifth with 129 points.
  • Sophomore Iriana Sanchez (Cienega HS) earned All-ACCAC Conference Honorable Mention after she took 21st place in the 5K race (3.1 miles) with a time of 21 minutes, 27.2 seconds.
  • Sophomore Rainbow Hoss (Mountain View HS) finished 24th with a time of 21:41.4 while freshman Janae Quihuis (Nogales HS) placed 25th at 21:48.7. Freshman Carolina Vega-Picos (Desert View HS) was 31st with a time of 24:52.5 and freshman Alysa Canez (Canyon del Oro HS) took 34th place at 26:25.0
  • Sophomore Juan Miranda (Flowing Wells HS) was the top finisher for the men's team as he took 24th place finishing the 8K race (4.97 miles) with a time of 28:46.8.
  • Sophomore Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS) finished in 26th place with a time of 28:56.7 while freshman Alex Corrales (Nogales HS) placed 27th at 29:03.6. Freshman Zach Zobak took 36th place at 30:38.0 and freshman Brandon Moreno was 38th at 32:23.7.

The Aztecs will return to Mesa Community College next Saturday, Oct. 5 for the Mesa Thunderbird Classic. The men's race will be at 8:30 a.m. and the women's race will follow at 9:05 a.m.

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