Men's Track & Field Wins ACCAC Championship
Saturday, April 1, 2023 - 8:00 pm | Dylan Kessler
Glendale, AZ - The Thunderbirds men's track & field team won the 2023 ACCAC T&F Championship on Friday.
This is the second straight conference title for the T-Birds and their 11th in school history. The men won all five matchups against ACCAC competition.
MCC vs. Pima CC: 109 - 90
MCC vs. Paradise Valley CC: 131 - 51
MCC vs. Central Arizona College: 137.5 - 55.5
MCC vs. Glendale CC: 153 - 34
MCC vs. Phoenix College: 168 - 6
Additionally, Mesa had seven conference champions (All-ACCAC first team) and eight conference runner-ups (All-ACCAC second team) across 19 events.
Event Winners:
100m dash - Khamis Hassan - 10.66 seconds
200m dash - Jacob Samford - 21.72 seconds
400m dash - Donovan Castillo - 47.68 seconds
4x400m relay (Joshua Anderson, D. Castillo, Ousman Jagne, and Joshua Boehm) - 3:13.47
Pole vault - Bryant Palmer - 4.33 meters
Shot put - Noah Miller - 15.19 meters
Discus throw - N. Miller - 45.76 meters
Event Runner-ups:
100m dash - Samford - 10.90 seconds (personal best)
200m dash - Tippett - 21.74 seconds
800m run - Noah Clark - 1:54.10 (NJCAA outdoor nationals qualifying mark)
110m hurdles - Miles Fears - 15.19 seconds (personal best)
High jump - Theodore Gosselin - 1.92 meters (tied personal best)
Pole vault - Emitt Post - 4.03 meters
Long jump - Jaylyn Martin - 7.09 meters
Hammer throw - Alex Hernandez - 49.64 meters (personal best and NJCAA outdoor nationals qualifying mark)
Up next, the T-Birds will compete at the Triton Invitational on Friday and Saturday in San Diego, CA.