Posted: Nov 09, 2019

Miranda, Espinoza and Corrales compete at NJCAA Division I Championships

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

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.

Sophomore Juan Miranda (Flowing Wells HS) finished 125^th out of 343 runners as he closed out the 8K (4.97 mile) race with a time of 27 minutes, 21.0 seconds. He set a 5:30 pace.
Sophomore Aaron Espinoza (Sunnyside HS) took 133^rd overall and crossed the finish line with a time of 27:28. He set a 5:32 pace.
Freshman Alex Corrales (Nogales HS) was 247^th and had a time of 29:17 setting a pace of 5:54.
Miranda and Espinoza earned third team All-Region honors at the NJCAA Region I Championships. Women's cross country sophomore Irana Sanchez (Cienega HS) earned All-ACCAC Honorable Mention status at the ACCAC Conference Championships.

The men's and women's cross country runners will compete in the track & field season beginning in January.

See complete results of the NJCAA Division I Championships