Duarte Goes For First

Mesa/Phoenix, Ariz.- Running in the annual two day, two location, and two name event hosted by Paradise Valley CC, Arizona Christian made the most noise in the field events on Saturday.  The distance runners enjoyed a night under the lights on Thursday in the Distance in the Dark while the rest of the team participated in the Cody McBride Invitational on Saturday.

Ariz Duarte claimed first in the 1500m on Thursday night.  Natalie Hendrix placed second in the pole vault on Saturday.

Event Details

• Competing teams (no team scores): Arizona Christian, Central Arizona, Glendale CC, Mesa CC, Paradise Valley CC, Park-Gilbert, Phoenix CC, Pima CC, Western New Mexico
• Locations: Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ/ Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Top 10 Finishes/Top Five Team/NAIA Cuts/ Records

• 1500m- Duarte- 5:08.31 (1st)
• 1500m- Allena Fugatt– 5:16.37 (4th)
• 1500m- Holley Nichols– 5:56.01 (11th)
• 5000m- Aliyah Balderrama– 22:01.76 (8th)
• 5000m- Gabriela Espinosa– 22:15.98 (9th)
• 100m Hurdles- Jade Roberts– 19.00 (5th)
• 100m Hurdles- Kourtney Bruner– 19.26 (6th)
• 400m Hurdles- Renee Payne– 1:12.05 (5th)
• 400m Hurdles- Roberts- 1:19.71 (8th)
• 400m Hurdles- Bruner- 1:20.48 (9th)
• 4×100 Relay- Payne, Mariyah Becker, Bruner, Roberts, – 50.57 (3rd)
• 4×400 Relay- Becker, Roberts, Payne, Bruner- 4:21.04 (4th)
• Pole Vault- Hendrix- 11’4.25″ (2nd)
• Pole Vault- Samantha Kunst– 9’6.25″ (4th)
• Pole Vault- Sarah Cooper– 9’6.25″ (4th)
• Discus- CJ Spaanstra– 102’0″ (9th)
• Javelin- Spaanstra- 67’4″ (10th)

Next On The Schedule

The women will head to Grand Canyon University on Friday and Saturday for the GCU Invitational.

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