Posted: Apr 09, 2022

Lucy Chavez and Jessica Bright-Schade earn national qualifiers at the Triton Invitational

Sophomore Lucy Chavez (Bisbee HS) earned an NJCAA Outdoor national qualifying mark in the Discus with a throw of 41.36 meters (135-8) while fellow sophomore Jessica Bright-Schade (Safford HS) set her national qualifier in the Javelin with a throw of 37.36 meters (122-7). Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Ben Carbajal

The Pima Community College women's track & field team competed at the Triton Invitational hosted by the University of California San Diego on Friday and Saturday in La Jolla, CA.

Sophomore Lucy Chavez (Bisbee HS) earned an NJCAA national qualifying mark in the Discus as she finished with a throw of 41.36 meter (135-feet, 8-inches). Her mark also set a personal-record. She set a national qualifier in the hammer throw earlier in the Outdoor season.
Sophomore Jessica Bright-Schade (Safford HS) earned a national qualifying mark in the Javelin as she set a personal-record at 37.36 meters (122-7).
Sophomore distance runners Mykayla Tarwater (Tucson Magnet HS) and Oksana Giron (Sunnyside HS) each set personal-bests in the 5,000 meter race. Tarwater finished with a time of 21 minutes, 45.46 seconds and Giron crossed the finish line at 22:17.23.
The Aztecs will compete at the Gaucho Invitational on Saturday at Glendale Community College.

See complete results of the Triton Invitational on Finished Results