Posted: Mar 29, 2024

Jumpers Ja'Niya Ross and Tianna Moseley capture ACCAC Conference individual titles

Freshman Ja'Niya Ross (High Jump) and sophomore Tianna Moseley (Triple Jump) captured individual titles at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday held at Paradise Valley Community College. The Aztecs took third place in the team standings and came away with five student-athletes earning All-ACCAC honors. Photos by Ben Carbajal

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

The No. 3 ranked Aztecs finished in third place after going 3-2 in head-to-head competition. The Aztecs beat Glendale Community College (127-49), Paradise Valley Community College (146-27) and Phoenix College (151-12). They lost to Central Arizona College (99-91) and Mesa Community College (116-73).
Freshman Ja'Niya Ross (Desert Vista HS) took first place in the High Jump with a mark of 1.68 meters (5-feet, 6-inches). The Aztecs took the top four spots in the event. Freshman Bella Hofmann (Campo Verde HS) earned a national qualifying mark in the High Jump with a jump of 1.63 meters (5-4.25).
Sophomore Tianna Moseley claimed the ACCAC conference crown in the Triple Jump with a mark of 11.82 meters (38-9.50)
A pair of pole vaulters improved on their previously set national qualifying marks. Freshman Morgan Pepe (Ironwood Ridge HS) took second place and earned a personal-best mark of 3.50 meters (11-5.75). Her vault put her No. 3 in Pima school history as she improved on her previous mark set at 3.30 meters (10-10).
Freshman Brianne Roberts took third place in the Pole Vault with an improved national qualifying mark of 3.42 meters (11-2.50). Her previous qualifier was 3.20 meters (10-6).
The top two placements in each event earned All-ACCAC Conference honors.

First Team All-ACCAC:

Ja'Niya Ross – High Jump – 1.68 meters (5-feet, 6-inches).
Tianna Moseley – Triple Jump – 11.82 meters (38-9.50)

Second Team All-ACCAC:

April Necaise – High Jump – 1.63 meters (5-4.25).
Morgan Pepe – Pole Vault – 3.50 meters (11-5.75).
Bella Hofmann – Triple Jump – 11.63 meters (38-2).

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