Posted: Jan 24, 2026

Noah Macias secures his second NJCAA qualifying time at PVCC Indoor Invitational

Freshman Noah Macias (Mica Mountain HS) earned his second NJCAA Indoor national qualifying time as he took first place in the 600 meters with a time of 1:20.19. He secured the No. 2 spot in Pima Indoor school history for the event. He earned an NJCAA qualifier in the 1,000 meter race the week before. Photo by Melinda Espinoza

The Pima Community College men's and women's track & field teams competed at the PVCC Indoor Invitational on Saturday at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.

Freshman Noah Macias (Mica Mountain HS) earned his second NJCAA Division I national qualifier as he took first place in the 600-meter race with a time of 1 minute, 20.19 seconds. He overtook the No. 2 spot in Pima Indoor school history. He is only behind Orion Barger, who set the standard at 1:18.10 back in 2023.
Macias earned his first national qualifier last Saturday at the Al Shirley Indoor Invitational in the 1,000-meters race with a time of 2:30.55.
Freshman Andrew Smith claimed first place in the 3,000 meters as he crossed the finish line at 8:42.65. His time put him at the No. 4 spot in Pima Indoor all-time.
Sophomore Tayvien Biancuzzo (Mica Mountain HS) earned first place in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:33.20 and is now No. 7 in Pima Indoor school history.

The Aztecs will compete at the CAC Indoor Invitational next Saturday held at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, AZ.

See complete results of the PVCC Indoor Invitational