Posted: Feb 16, 2024

Patterson and Valenzuela break indoor school records, Lewis and Preble set qualifiers at NAU Tune-Up

Sophomores Nicholas Patterson (60m hurdles) and Abraham Valenzuela (one-mile) broke Pima indoor school records while freshman Kolby Lewis (Pole Vault) and sophomore Wyatt Preble (800m) set NJCAA national qualifying marks at the NAU Tune-Up. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Chalen Lozano.

The Pima Community College men's track & field team set two new NJCAA national qualifying marks and another two indoor school records fell on Friday at the NAU Tune-Up Meet in Flagstaff, AZ.

The No. 8 ranked Aztecs close out the Indoor Season with 19 national qualifying times and marks.
Sophomore Nicholas Patterson (Poston Butte HS) took third place in the 60-meter hurdles and broke the Pima school indoor record with a time of 8.37 seconds. He broke Cornelius Payne's record of 8.45 set in 2017.
Sophomore Abraham Valenzuela (Palo Verde HS) improved on two of his national qualifiers and took down his own indoor school record in the one-mile race by more than six seconds. He finished with a time of 4:06.40; an improvement from his previous record-breaking time of 4:12.94. He took first place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.78. His previous time was 1:53.80. He also has qualifiers in the 3,000 meters and the Distance Medley Relay.
Sophomore Wyatt Preble (Salpointe Catholic HS) set a national qualifier in the 800-meter race as he took second place with a time of 1:55.86.
Freshman Kolby Lewis (Basha HS) is the third men's pole vaulter to set a national qualifying mark. He set his qualifier with a vault of 4.45 meters (14-feet, 7.25-inches). His fellow vaulters improved on their qualifiers. Freshman Carter Huntsman cleared a vault of 4.60 meters (15-1) and improved his previous mark of 4.40 meters (14-5.25). Freshman Adam McCoy finished with a vault of 4.30 meters (14-1.25), which was an improvement from 4.24 meters (13-11).
Freshman Darlington Onsarigo (Mica Mountain HS) improved on his national qualifying mark in the Triple Jump as he took third place with a jump of 14.39 meters (47-2.50). He improved from 14.29 meters (46-10.75).

The Aztecs will compete at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 1-2 at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Gainsville, FL.

See complete results of the NAU Tune-Up Meet on WingFootFinish:

https://results.wingfootfinish.com/meets/30065