Posted: Oct 25, 2021

Aztecs Men's Cross Country/Track & field distance runner Brendan Torres named Chapman Automotive Aztecs Student-Athlete of the Week

Aztecs men's cross country freshman Brendan Torres (Empire HS) was named the Chapman Automotive Aztecs Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 18-24. He finished third overall in the 8K race at the ACU Invitational. He's volunteered at high school track meets and girls soccer games. Photo by Raymond Suarez

Pima Community College men's cross country and track & field distance runner Brendan Torres (Empire HS) was selected as the Chapman Automotive Aztecs Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday for the week of Oct. 18-24.

Torres was the top Pima finisher at Saturday's ACU Invitational where he took third place overall in the 8K race with a personal-record time of 27 minutes, 20.7 seconds.
Player's Quote: "I am going to continue working hard for Pima Athletics and I'm hoping to end this (cross country) season with a bang," Torres said.
Torres, a second generation Pima student-athlete, has volunteered at the Mountain View track meet helping to clean the jump it and take measurements for jumps. He has also been a statistician for the Cienega girls soccer games.
Coach's Quote: "Brendan has really stepped up. He is one of the most respectful and kind people I have ever met," Pima cross country co-head coach Mark Bennett said. "He is always checking on his teammates and even us coaches."

The Aztecs men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the NJCAA Region I Championships on Friday at the Glendale Heroes Regional Park. The women's race is at 8:00 a.m. and the men's race will take place at 8:45 a.m.