Posted: Mar 04, 2023

Orion Barger, Joel Gardner and Trey Tintinger earn All-American honors at NJCAA Indoor Nationals

The Aztecs men's track & field team got three All-Americans at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships. Sophomore Orion Barger took second place in the 600 meter race (1:18.10) while sophomore Trey Tintinger took eighth in the High Jump (6-feet, 6.25-inches). Sophomore Joel Gardner placed seventh in the 5,000 meter race (14:36.50). Photos courtesy of Chad Harrison. Action photo by Ray Suarez

The Pima Community College men's track & field team competed at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Friday and Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

The Aztecs closed it out with 11 team points and tied for 18^th place in the final team standings.
Sophomore Orion Barger (Canyon del Oro HS) took second place in the 600-meter race finishing with a time of 1 minutes, 18.10 seconds, earning the Aztecs eight team points.
Sophomore Joel Gardner (Ironwood Ridge HS) claimed two points after finishing the 5,000-meter race in seventh place with a time of 14 minutes, 36.50 seconds. Gardner's finishing time broke his own indoor Pima school record in the event.
Sophomore Trey Tintinger earned one point as he finished in eighth place in the High Jump with a jump of 1.99 meters (6-feet, 6.25-inches).

The Aztecs will open Outdoor Season on Thursday March 16 as they will compete in the Distance in the Dark held at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix and Mesa Multi's Meet at Mesa Community College.

See compelte team and individual results of the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Athletic Live