2022 Pima Aztecs Men's Cross Country News

Pima Community College Athletics set new records with 11 teams and 74 individuals earning NJCAA All-Academic distinction. Graphic by Raymond Suarez
Pima Athletics sets school records with 11 teams and 74 individuals named NJCAA All-Academic

July 17, 2023

The Pima Community College Athletics department set new records with 11 of the 13 teams receiving NJCAA All-Academic recognition and a new school record of 74 student-athletes earning All-Academic distinction.

The Pima track & field/cross country programs are hosting summer camps for high school-college freshman (June 21-24) and youth (July 20-22) at the West Campus Aztec Track.
Pima Track & Field/Cross Country to host Summer Camps June 21-24 (High School-College) and July 20-22 (Youth) at West Campus Track

June 19, 2023

The Pima Community College track & field and cross country programs will host summer camps at the West Campus Aztec Track part of the Chapman Automotive Sports Complex.

Sophomore Johnathon Lane (Walden Grove HS) produced a personal-best and Pima's best placement and time in six years as he took 34th place out of 194 competitors at the NJCAA Division I National Championships. He finished with a time of 26 minutes, 22.1 seconds. The Aztecs took 13th place in the overall team standings. Photo by Will Grobe
Johnathon Lane sets personal-best, produces best mark in six years as Men's Cross Country takes 13th at NJCAA Division I National Championships

November 12, 2022

The Pima Community College men’s cross country team closed out the 2022 season on a strong note on Saturday at the NJCAA Division I National Championships held at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, FL.

The Aztecs Men's Cross Country team took second place in NJCAA Region I, Division I (45 points) and fourth place in the ACCAC conference (114 points). (Left to right): Joel Gardner, Justin VanDeberg, Russell Bauer-Woodman, Johnathon Lane, Donny Speas, Nathan Plant and Abraham Valenzuela all earned All-Region I, Division I. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Aztecs Men's Cross Country takes Runner-Up at Region I, Division I Championships

October 29, 2022

The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed in the NJCAA Region I/ACCAC Championships on Saturday at Central Arizona College.

Aztecs men's cross country sophomore Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) was named ACCAC Runner of the Week after he set a personal-record in the 8,000-meter race at the Dave Murray Invitational with a time of 25:08.2. He took 18th place out of 54 competitors. Pima was the only non-NCAA Division I team participant. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Aztecs Men's Cross Country competitor Joel Gardner named ACCAC Runner of the Week

October 05, 2022

Pima Community College men’s cross country runner Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) had a great showing at the Dave Murray Invitational hosted by the University of Arizona last Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts by the ACCAC Conference.

Sophomore Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) took 19th place out of 61 competitors (all NCAA Division I runners) at the Dave Murray Invitational. He finished the 8K (4.97 miles) with a time of 25 minutes, 08.2 seconds. The Aztecs finished with a team score of 153. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Joel Gardner finishes in the Top 20 at Dave Murray Invitational

September 30, 2022

The Pima Community College men’s cross country team was part of the Dave Murray Invitational hosted by the University of Arizona on Friday held at the Tucson Country Club.

Freshman Abraham Valenzuela (Palo Verde HS), sophomore Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) and freshman Russell Bauer-Woodman (Marana HS) finished in the top 10 amongst ACCAC competitors at the George Kyte Invitational on Saturday in Flagstaff. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Abraham Valenzuela takes 10th in 4.5-mile Open Division at George Kyte Invitational

September 03, 2022

The Pima Community College men’s cross country team opened the 2022 season on Saturday at the George Kyte Invitational in Flagstaff.