Posted: Apr 25, 2023

Dillon Arvayo claims NJCAA Region I Title in Decathlon at Multi Championships

Freshman Dillon Arvayo (Mountain View HS) took first place in the Decathlon on Tuesday in the final day of the NJCAA Region I Multi Championships. He secured 10 team points for next week's Region I Championships. He set season-bests in seven of the 10 events. Action photo by Stephanie van Latum. Group pic courtesy of Chad Harrison

The Pima Community College men's and women's track & field teams sent representatives to compete in the Decathlon and Heptathlon as part of the NJCAA Region I Multi Championships on Monday and Tuesday held at Mesa Community College.

The men's team closed out the Decathlon scoring a total of 20 points that will be added to the overall team score for the NJCAA Region I Championships next week. The Aztecs currently sit in first place.
Freshman Dillon Arvayo (Mountain View HS) took first place in the Decathlon with a total of 5715 points. He produced a first-place finish in the Long Jump with a mark of 6.35 meters (20-feet, 10-inches) and tied for first place in the High Jump with a mark of 1.84 meters (6-feet, 0.50-inches).
He also set new season-bests in seven of the 10 events he competed in: Shot Put (9.02 meters, 29-7.25), 110-meter hurdles (17.51), Discus (26.94 meters, 88-4), Javelin (44.29 meters, 145-3) 1,500 meters (5:01.38), Long Jump (20-10) and High Jump (1.84 meters, 6-0.50). He earned 10 team points.
Freshman Jacob Acedo (Gila Ridge HS) took fourth place with 5008 points as he earned five team points. Freshman Daniel Parrish (Marana HS) secured four points after he took fifth place with 4815 points and sophomore Bryan Stiles (Kofa HS) gained one point as he finished eighth with 4459 points.
In women's competition, the Aztecs gained a total of 10 team points in the Heptathlon. They sit in second place in the team standings for the NJCAA Region I Championships.
Sophomore Jackie Trice (Williams Field HS) took third place in the final standings with a total of 4326 points. She earned six team points for the Aztecs. Sophomore Psalm Johnson (Union HS) claimed fifth place with 3402 points as she secured four team points.

The Aztecs will compete in the NJCAA Region I Championships on Tuesday, May 2 and Thursday, May 4 at Mesa Community College. Events will begin at 3:00 p.m. on both days.

See the final results and standings from the Multi Championships on WingFootFinish