Posted: Mar 04, 2022

Joel Gardner and Reece Gardner take down school records after first day at NJCAA Indoor National Championships

Sophomore Reece Gardner (Marana HS) and freshman Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) took down a couple Pima school records in the first day of the NJCAA Indoor National Championships in Pittsburg, KS. Reece took third place in the Pole Vault and set a Pima Indoor record with a vault of 15-feet, 5-inches. Joel placed eighth in the 5,000 meter race and set a new Pima school record with a time of 14 minutes, 43.36 seconds. Competition continues and concludes on Saturday. Photos courtesy of Chad Harrison

The Pima Community College men's track & field team finished the first day of competition at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships in Pittsburg, KS.

The Aztecs finished the day with seven team points and sit in 14^th place in the team standings.
Sophomore Reece Gardner (Marana HS) earned third place and six points for the Aztecs in the Pole Vault as he broke the Pima Indoor school record by four inches with a vault of 4.73 meters (15-feet, 5-inches). He sits in sixth place in the Heptathlon; which will be completed after Saturday's events.
Freshman Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) earned NJCAA All-American honors and broke the Pima school record in the 5,000 meter race by 25 seconds as he finished with a time of 14 minutes, 43.36 seconds. He earned one team point for Pima.
The Aztecs will compete in the final day of the Indoor National Championships on Saturday in Pittsburg, KS.

To follow results of the NJCAA Indoor National Championships, visit MileSplit