Posted: Nov 11, 2023

Aztecs women's Cross Country finish in 16th place at NJCAA Division I National Championships

The Pima Community College women's cross country team competed at the NJCAA Division I National Championships on Saturday in Huntsville, AL.

The No. 17 ranked Aztecs finished in 16^th place out of 27 teams in the final standings with a score of 446. It was Pima's best finish since 2018 when they also placed 16^th in the final standings.
Four of the five scoring runners for the Aztecs finished with season personal-bests in the 5K (3.1-mile) race. Freshman Reatta Danhof (Ironwood Ridge HS) was the top finisher for the Aztecs as she took 65^th place out of 180 runners with a time of 19 minutes, 56.80 seconds earning a new season PR.
Freshman Maria Cruz (Mountain View HS) closed out the race in 74^th place and earned a new season personal-best with a time of 20:21.70. Fellow freshman Linda Rivero (Desert view HS) also set a new PR when she crossed the finish line at 20:31.70.
Freshman Alyssa Perez (Agua Fria HS) clocked her time at 21:22.60 while freshman Sara Bredenkamp (Kingman Academy) finished with a time of 21:29.30 earning herself a new season PR.

The Aztecs begin track & field season in January.