Posted: Mar 29, 2024

McCoy, Valenzuela and Curtiss earn ACCAC Conference Champiponships

(1) Aztecs Men's Track & Field claimed three ACCAC Conference titles on Friday as Adam McCoy (Pole Vault), Abraham Valenzuela (5,000-meters) and Nathaniel Curtiss (High Jump) were tops in their events. The Aztecs took second place and went 4-1 in head-to-head competition. Pima had 13 athletes claim All-ACCAC honors. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Ben Carbajal

The Pima Community College men's track & field team competed in the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday held at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.

The No. 1 ranked Aztecs came away with three individual ACCAC Conference Championships while the team took second place after going 4-1 in head-to-head meetings. The Aztecs defeated Glendale Community College (142-47), Mesa Community College (103-92), Paradise Valley Community College (142-50) and Phoenix College (177-8).
Freshman Adam McCoy claimed the Pole Vault championship and improved on his national qualifying mark as he cleared a vault of 4.60 meters (15-feet, 1-inch). He improved from his previous qualifier of 4.45 meters (14-7.25).
Sophomore Abraham Valenzuela (Palo Verde HS) took first place in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15 minutes, 30.34 seconds.
Freshman Nathaniel Curtiss (Rincon/University HS) claimed the High Jump crown, finishing with a jump of 2.04 meters (6-8.25).
Freshman Nasir Tucker earned a national qualifying time in the 400-meters as he took second place with a time of 47.58.
Freshman Jordan Cortner set his national qualifying time of the 400-meter hurdles at 54.36 seconds.
The top two placements in each event earned All-ACCAC Conference honors.

First Team All-ACCAC:

Adam McCoy – Pole Vault – 4.60 meters (15-1)
Abraham Valenzuela – 5,000 meters – 15:30.34.
Nathaniel Curtiss – High Jump – 2.04 meters (6-8.25).

Second Team All-ACCAC:

Nasir Tucker – 400 meters – 47.58.
Louis Madrigal-Diaz – 1,500 meters – 4:00.98.
4x400 (Braxton Hinton, Broden Cahoon, Jordan Cortner, Nasir Tucker) 3:15.67.
Tyler Rogers – High Jump – 1.97 meters (6-5.50).
Raekwon Weatherspoon – Long Jump – 7.41 meters (24-3.75).
Carter Huntsman – Pole Vault – 4.50 meters (14-9).
Kayden Cockrell – Triple Jump – 14.25 meters (46-9).

The Aztecs will compete at the Triton Invitational on Friday and Saturday April 5-6 at the University of California, San Diego.

See complete results of the ACCAC Conference Championships on WingFootFinish