The Pima Community College men’s and women’s track & field teams opened the postseason on Monday and Tuesday in the Region I Multi’s and 10K Championships at Mesa Community College.
The Aztec men scored 35 team points and the women 25 points that go towards their respective Region I Championships next week.
Sophomore Cedric Cade became a two-time Region I Champion in the Decathlon as he finished with 6324 points, earning 10 team points.
Sophomore Hannah Droeg captured the Region I title in the Heptathlon with a total of 4974 points; falling short of her personal record of 4500 points. She earned her team 10 points.
Cade took first place in five of the 10 events; Long Jump (7.20 meters), High Jump (2.05 meters), Discus (34.61 meters), Pole Vault (4.51 meters) and Javelin (46.16 meters). He claimed second place in the Shot Put (10.59 meters) and the 110-meter hurdles (16.85).
Freshman Andrew Schmier took second place in the Decathlon and earned eight team points with a total of 5940 points. He took first place in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.73 and had four second place finishes.
The Aztecs secured 17 points in the 10,000-meter race.
Freshman Andrew Smith (Tanque Verde) crossed the finish line in second place (eight points) with a time of 32:30.28 while sophomore Jackson Koontz (Salpointe Catholic) finished third (six points) at 32:32.42. Freshman Jose Hernandez (Rio Rico) claimed sixth place (three points) with a time of 32:59.15.
In the Heptathlon, Droeg took first place in six of the seven events; 100-meter hurdles (14.97 seconds), High Jump (1.63 meters), Shot Put (10.55 meters), 200 meters (26.25), Long Jump (5.53 meters) and Javelin (36.72 meters). She finished in second place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:29.18.
The Aztecs secured a total of 24 points just in the Heptathlon.
Freshman Tess Sage claimed third place (six points) with a total of 3950 points while freshman Kathleen Farley took fourth place (five points) with 3743 points. Sophomore Layla Konski (Ironwood Ridge) was sixth (three points) with 3263 points.
Sophomore Elizabeth Coppola (Pusch Ridge) earned one point for the Aztecs in the 10,000-meter race finishing with a time of 44:27.45.
The Aztec men and women will compete at the Region I Championships on Tuesday and next Thursday at Mesa Community College.
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