Saturday

The Men and Women Track and Field Teams concluded the indoor season at the NJCAA National Championship meet on Friday and Saturday.  Central Arizona did not field their complete team but had some solid performances notably from Gabriel Oliveria (Freshman), Grace Kombetto (Freshman), Patience Boahemaa (Sophomore), Brianna Samuels (Sophomore), T'anna Lburd (Freshman), Temyra Bia (Freshman), Aaliyah Gidhary (Freshman), Mikelia Strong (Sophomore), Rejoice Agbewodie (Freshman), and Kaise Ugeh (Sophomore).

Gabriel claimed All-American status by taking runner-up honors in the triple jump with a mark of 49'11" scoring 8 points for the men in the process. He also placed 8th in the long jump posting a 23' 6.75" securing 1 point.  

Gabriel was the lone scorer for the men as CAC left the track only scoring 9 points.  Indian Hills won the meet with a total of 91.5 points.  Other notable finishes for Arizona Community Colleges were Pima with 56 points, Mesa with 14 points, Glendale with 12 points, and Paradise Valley and Phoenix College 0 points.

The track and field teams will be back in action on March 9th at the Occidental Distance Carnival, held in Los Angeles, CA.  The meet with be the first outdoor meet of the season for CAC.