2019 Pima Aztecs Cross Country News

Pima Community College moves soccer, volleyball, basketball seasons to Spring 2021
Pima Community College moves soccer, volleyball, basketball seasons to Spring 2021

July 24, 2020

Tucson, AZ -- Pima Community College (PCC) will move the soccer, basketball and volleyball seasons to Spring 2021 in order to align with national guidelines and keep students and the community safe during the COVID pandemic.

Aztecs Athletics features 33 student-athletes on the NJCAA All-Academic teams
Aztecs Athletics features 33 student-athletes on the NJCAA All-Academic teams

July 10, 2020

The Pima Community College Athletics program produced another 30+ student-athletes as the NJCAA All-Academic teams were released on Friday on the NJCAA website.

Six Pima Athletic programs named 2019-20 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year
Six Pima Athletic programs named 2019-20 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year

July 09, 2020

Several Pima Community College Athletic teams received high honors on Thursday as programs were featured as 2019-20 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year.

Aztecs cross country and track & field teams signed Marissa Lopez, a distance runner and sprinter from Sahuarita High School. She has a personal-record this season in the 200 meter race at 30.15 seconds. She has PRs in the 400 meter (1:02.23), 800 meter (2:24.35), 5,000 meter (19:58.0) ans 3.2 mile (22:51.7) races. Photo courtesy of Marissa Lopez
Sahuarita HS distance runner and sprinter Lopez signs with Aztec cross country and track & field

July 08, 2020

The Pima Community College women’s cross country and track & field teams gained strength for both programs as they signed Marissa Lopez from Sahuarita High School.

Cienega High School distance runner Leah Blevins signed to compete for the Aztecs cross country and track & field teams. She set a PR in the 3-mile race at 19 minutes, 04.0 seconds during the cross country season and a PR in the 400 meters at 1:09.64. Photo courtesy of Leah Blevins
Cienega HS cross country/distance runner Blevins signs with Pima programs

May 29, 2020

The Pima Community College cross country and track & field teams added more depth for both programs.

Sunnyside HS thrower turned distance runner Giron signs with the Aztecs
Sunnyside HS thrower turned distance runner Giron signs with the Aztecs

May 15, 2020

The Pima Community College cross country and track & field program signed a Southern Arizona student-athlete to add to its depth on the cross country and distance teams.

New Aztecs cross country co-head coach and track & field assistant coach Alfred Shirley was elected to the ACCAC Conference Hall of Fame on Wednesday. He coached at Central Arizona College from 1998-2013 earning 13 team national championships. He was named to the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2016. Photos courtesy of Al Shirley
New Aztecs cross country and track coach Shirley elected to ACCAC Hall of Fame

May 09, 2020

Pima Community College cross country co-head coach and track & field assistant coach Alfred Shirley just started his Pima coaching career but he’s bringing a wealth of experience that has been recognized by the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.

The Aztecs cross country and track & field programs signed Chalen Lozano (Marana HS). He set personal-records in the 5,000 meter race during the cross country season and the 1600 meter race during the track & field season this year. Photo courtesy of Chalen Lozano (right) with Cross Country Co-Head Coach and track assistant coach Mark Bennett
Cross country/distance runner Lozano signs with the Aztecs

April 18, 2020

The Pima Community College cross country and track & field programs added Chalen Lozano, a cross country runner and distance athlete from Marana HS to its rosters for the 2020-21 season.

PCC Implements New Measures in Response to COVID-19
PCC Implements New Measures in Response to COVID-19

March 13, 2020

Effective Friday, March 13, Pima Community College (PCC) will implement new measures to mitigate the impact of the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 on students, visitors, and employees.

Sophomore distance runner and cross country athlete Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS) signed his letter of intent to Friends University, an NAIA school in Wichita, KS. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Distance runner Espinoza signs to Friends University

March 12, 2020

Pima Community College cross country and track & field distance runner Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS) signed his letter of intent to continue his education and collegiate career at the four-year university level.

Aztecs Athletics represented in Greg Hansen's Top 100 Sports Figures of 2019
Aztecs Athletics represented in Greg Hansen's Top 100 Sports Figures of 2019

December 29, 2019

Arizona Daily Star sports columnist Greg Hansen released his Top 100 Sports Figures of 2019. Here is a list of those tied with Pima Aztecs Athletics:

Pima Community College Athletics and Adidas agreed to a four-year agreement where Adidas will be the official outfitter brand. Banner courtesy of Eric Luckenbach
Pima Community College Athletics partners with Adidas brand

November 13, 2019

Pima Community College Athletics has its official outfitter.

Aztecs men's cross country runners Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS), Alex Corrales (Nogales HS) and Juan Miranda (Flowing Wells HS) competed at the NJCAA Division I National Championships. Miranda was the best Pima finisher with a time of 27 minutes, 21.0 seconds in the 8K (4.97 miles) race. Photo by Ben Carbajal
Miranda, Espinoza and Corrales compete at NJCAA Division I Championships

November 09, 2019

The Pima Community College men’s cross country team was represented at the NJCAA Division I National Championships on Saturday at the UNM Golf Course in Albuquerque, NM.

Sophomores Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS) and Juan Miranda (Flowing Wells HS) finished 12th and 11th respectively and earned NJCAA All-Region honors at the NJCAA Region I Championships on Friday at Silverlake Park. They both qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Championship race in November. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Miranda and Espinoza earn All-Region status at NJCAA Region I Championships

October 25, 2019

The Pima Community College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the NJCAA Region I Championships on Friday at Silverlake Park.

Sophomore Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS) took 13th place out of 103 competitors in the four-mile race at the Mt. SAC CC Invitational on Friday. He finished with a time of 22 minutes, 15.5 seconds. Photo by Ben Carbajal
Aztecs men's cross country takes third place at Mt. SAC CC Invitational

October 18, 2019

The Pima Community College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational on Friday in Walnut, CA.

Sophomore Iriana Sanchez (Cienaga) earned All-ACCAC Conference Honorable Mention after finishing the women's 5K race with a time of 21 minutes, 27.2 seconds. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Sanchez earns All-Conference honors at ACCAC Championships

September 28, 2019

The Pima Community College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the ACCAC Conference Championships on Saturday at Mesa Community College.