Posted: Feb 21, 2022

Men's Track & field sprinter Orion Barger named Chapman Automotive Aztecs Student-Athlete of the Week

Freshman sprinter Orion Barger (Canyon del Oro HS) was selected as the Chapman Automotive Aztecs Student-Athlete of the Week. Over the last two weeks he has broken Pima Indoor school records in the 400 and 600 meter races and earned national qualifying marks in the events as well as the 4x400 meter relay. Photo by Raymond Suarez

Pima Community College men's track & field athlete Orion Barger (Canyon del Oro HS) was selected the Chapman Automotive Aztecs Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday for the week of Feb. 14-20.

Barger, a freshman sprinter, broke two Pima Indoor school records in back-to-back weeks. He set the new 400-meter standard after taking first place with a time of 47.87 at the NAU Tune-Up Meet last Friday. His previous personal-best in the 400 was 49.12.
Barger broke the Indoor school record in the 600-meter race on Feb. 12 at the Mesa Multi's & Indoor Invitational with a national-qualifying time of 1:19.54 (personal-record). He has raced the 600-meter twice this season and both times set a national qualifying time.
He also helped the 4x400 relay team earn a national qualifier with a time of 3:19.64. He will compete in the three events at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Mar. 4-5 in Pittsburg, KS.
He is majoring in Business Administration, surpassed a 3.0 GPA in the fall semester, and is continuing his academic success in the spring.