Danhof secures three Region titles as Women's Track & Field captures first Region I Championship since 2021

The Pima Community College women's track & field team came away with its first Region I Team Championship since 2021 as the Aztecs closed out the Region I Championships on Thursday at Mesa Community College.

• The No. 9 ranked Aztecs finished with a total of 281 points, their second-highest total in program history, beating out Central Arizona College (195 points) and Mesa Community College (191 points). The Aztecs finished with six individual region titles.
• Sophomore Reatta Danhof (Ironwood Ridge HS) secured two more individual Region I Championships (three total including the 10,000 meters last week) as she took first place in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:43.59, setting a new personal-record and locking in the No. 2 spot in Pima school history. She also claimed the Region title in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:57.65. She also placed second in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:17.79, setting another PR and taking the No. 3 spot in school history. Danhof finished the meet earning a total of 46 points, which also included the 4x800 relay she participated in.
• Sophomore Izzy Green (McClintock HS) claimed the Region crown in the High Jump as she cleared 1.66 meters (5-feet, 5.25-inches) on her first attempt earning 10 team points.
• Freshman Tyra Christean earned first place in the 400-meter hurdles (no time available).
• Sophomore J'Layah Spellman-Collins took second place in the 400 meters with a time of 57.38 seconds, and also placed second in the 100-meters race at 12.39. She grabbed third place in the 200 meters with a time of 25.15 as she secured 36 points for Pima, which included her participation in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
• Sophomore April Necaise earned second place in the High Jump with a mark of 1.63 meters (5-4.25). She also secured third place in the Triple Jump at 10.49 meters (34-5) earning 14 points in those events.
• Sophomore Tyler Washington finished in second place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.27, earning a personal-best in the event.
• The 4x400 relay group of freshman Sofia Cambridge (Page HS), freshman Carissa Hinton, Christean and Spellman-Collins took second place with a time of 4:01.36 earning eight points.
• Freshman Layla Konski (Ironwood Ridge HS) finished in second place in the Triple Jump with a mark of 10.97 meters (36-0). She was also part of the 4x100 relay with freshman Hannah Droeg, Julus Youbengue (Catalina HS) and Spellman-Collins as placed third and earned six points with a time of 48.94.
• Droeg earned another six points with her third place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (no time available).

Other Pima finishes that secured team points:

• Carissa Hinton – Fourth place in 400 meters 1:00.83 (5 points)
• Layla Konski (Ironwood Ridge HS) – Fourth place in 100-meter hurdles 15.62 (5 points); Fourth place in 400-meter hurdles (no time available) (5 points)
• Linda Rivero (Desert View HS) – Fourth place in 5,000 meters 19:39.32 (5 points); Sixth place in 800 meters 2:22.56 (3 points); Eighth place in 1,500 meters 5:01.56 (1 point)
• Janiya Ross (Desert Vista HS) – Fourth place in High Jump 1.63 meters (5-4.25) (5 points)
• Tatiyanna White (Shadow Ridge HS) – Fourth place in Triple Jump 10.40 meters (34-1.50) (5 points)
• Elexia Aragon (Flowing Wells HS) – Fifth place in 5,000 meters 20:41.11 (4 points)
• Sofia Cambridge (Page HS) – Fifth place in 400 meters 1:01.71 (4 points)
• Ella Allred (Benson HS) – Sixth place in 1,500 meters 4:54.26 (4 points); Eighth place in 800 meters 2:23.97 (1 point)
• Bianca Corona (Red Mountain HS) – Sixth place in Discus 29.61 meters (97-1) (3 points); Eighth place in Shot Put 10.29 meters (33-9.25) (1 point)
• Tyra Christean – Sixth place in 100-meter hurdles 15.64 (3 points)
• Julus Youbengue (Catalina HS) – Sixth place in 100 meters 12.84 (3 points)
• Hannah Droeg (Casteel HS) – Seventh place in 100-meter hurdles 15.92 (2 points)
• Armani Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) – Seventh place in Discus 29.09 meters (95-5) (2 points)
• Morgan Mosley (Shadow Ridge HS) – Seventh place in Shot Put 10.76 meters (35-3.75) (2 points)
• Tyler Washington – Seventh place in 400-meter hurdles (no time available) (2 points); Eighth place in High Jump 1.53 meters (5-0.25) (1 point)
• Alyssa Perez (Agua Fria HS) – Eighth place in 5,000 meters 21:33.17 (1 point)

The Aztecs will compete at the NJCAA Division I National Championships from May 15-17 at Gowan Stadium in Hutchinson, Kansas.

See complete results of the Region I Championships on WingFootFinish