Tianna Moseley & April Necaise earn fourth-place finishes at NJCAA indoor nationals

By Javier Morales

Posted on March 3, 2024

Sophomore Tianna Moseley (triple jump) and freshman April Necaise (high jump) each finished in fourth place and earn All-American honors on Saturday as the Aztecs women’s track & field team finished tied for 16th place with 14 points at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships (Chad Harrison/Pima)

Pima media-relations director Ray Suarez contributed information for this report:

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team closed out competition at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Saturday at the Alachua Sports and Events Center in Gainesville, Fla., with two of its athletes earning fourth-place finishes.

Sophomore Tianna Moseley earned fourth in the triple jump with a closing mark of 12.03 meters (39-feet, 5.75-inches). She earned five team points for the Aztecs.

Freshman April Necaise came away with a fourth-place finish in the high jump as she set a personal-record with a jump of 1.67 meters (5-5.75). She secured five team points.

The No. 20 Aztecs finished tied for 16^th place in the final team standings with 14 points.

Moseley, Necaise and freshman Maylee Thompson (Friday’s fifth-place finisher in the pentathlon) all earned NJCAA All-American honors with their finishes in their respective events.

Other finishes from Saturday:

Roxy Christensen – 11^th in triple jump 11.07 meters (36-4)

Annika Arvayo (Salpointe) – 16^th in weight throw 14.08 meters (46-2.50)

The Aztecs will begin the outdoor season on March 14 at the Cody McBride Invitational held at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.