September 2023 - CCC Athletics

Biggambler Earns All ACCAC Honors

Full Results Coolidge, Ariz – Breana Biggambler finished 7th at the 2023 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships, and helped the Comets to a 5th place team finish. Bettering her 11th place finish from last year, Biggambler finished 7th overall in a 5k time of 20:21. Her 7th place finish earned her All-ACCAC honors, recognition she earned last year as well. Sierra Manygoats was Coconino Community College’s second runner finishing in 21st place with a time of 21:38. Amber Woody placed 24th in a time of 21:42, followed by teammate Talya Yazzie in 36th place with a time of 25:27. Ryanna Begay was the fifth scorer for the Comets in 40th place in 27:51. Paradise Valley Community College won as a team with 35 total points. The CCC women’s cross country team will next race at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, California on October 14th.

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4 Men Run Under School Record at ACCAC Championships

Men's Cross Country / Craig Hunt

Full Results Coolidge, Ariz – An unprecedented four individual comet’s dipped under the previous 8k school record at the 2023 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Championships. Ryan Hatch rewrote the record book as he ran a time of 26:27 over 8k to surpass former teammate Damien Clarks school record of 28:17 by over 1 minute. Three other comets dipped under Clarks previous school record. Tanner Dugi finished in 27:15, Kevin Pawesiema Jr. ran 27:28, and Kyler Williams narrowly bettered Clark by running 28:16. Nationally ranked #3 Mesa Community College took the victory with 35 points over Central Arizona College, and #1 Paradise Valley Community College. Coconino Community College is currently ranks #18 nationally and placed 5th at the ACCAC Championships. Men’s cross country will compete next at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, California on October 14th, hosted by University of California Riverside.

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CCC's women's cross country team huddles up with their arms around each other.

Biggambler Finishes Top Ten at AZ Invite

Women's Cross Country / Craig Hunt

Full Results Prescott, Ariz – The Coconino Community College women’s cross country team competed at the Embry-Riddle AZ Invitational on a hilly and challenging course. Despite the challenging course and competition from 4 year universities CCC’s Breana Biggambler mixed it up at the front of the race early on and ultimately finished 9th in a time of 22:07 over 5k. Sierra Manygoats and Amber Woody worked together throughout the race to move up steadily to finish 15th and 16th. Ryanna Begay and Janelle Stone also worked together to finish in a respectable 22nd and 23rd place. Despite being directed off course, Talya Yazzie completed the race placing 27th and running further than 5k. On September 30th the CCC women will compete at the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Championships on the campus of Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Arizona.

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CCC's men's cross country team huddled up with their arms around eachother.

CCC Takes on Tough Course at AZ Invite

Men's Cross Country / Craig Hunt

Full Results Prescott, Ariz. – In their second race of the season the Coconino Community College men’s cross country team competed at the AZ Invitational hosted by Embry-Riddle University. Rolling hills and high temperatures made for a strategic race. CCC’s Ryan Hatch ran with the leaders and was able to secure a 7th place finish to lead the comets. Tanner Dugi narrowly missed the top ten by finishing 11th. Kevin Pawesiema Jr. placed 14th, while Kyler Williams took 21st, followed closely by Taylor Taliman in 22nd to close out CCC’s scoring five runners. Overall the comets placed 3rd. The home team, Embry-Riddle University took home the title, and Arizona Christian University placed second. CCC’s men’s cross country team will race next at the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Championships on September 30th in Coolidge, Arizona, on the campus of Central Arizona College.

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Three female runners race each other down a dirt path.

Women’s Cross Country Completes Season Opener at Buffalo Park

Women's Cross Country / Craig Hunt

Full Results Flagstaff, Ariz – The Coconino Community College women’s cross country team opened up the 2023 season at the George Kyte Classic at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff, Arizona hosted by Northern Arizona University. Racing over 2.5 miles the comet women were led by sophomore Breana Biggambler with her 17th place finish in the open division. Biggambler finished in a time of 17:44, over one and half minutes faster then she ran here last season. The next five finishers for CCC were all newcomers with Sierra Manygoats, Amber Woody, Talya Yazzie, Ryanna Begay, and Janelle Stone making their collegiate debuts. The Comets took on deep competition including NAU, University of Arizona, Grand Canyon University, Arizona State University, and several other schools. Embry-Riddle Arizona took the team victory in the open division, while host NAU won the NCAA Division I race. The Comets will next race in Prescott, Arizona at Embry-Riddle University in the AZ Invitational on September 9th.

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CCC athlete running down a dirt path during a cross country meet.

Men’s Cross Country Open Up Season at George Kyte Classic

Men's Cross Country / Craig Hunt

Full Results Flagstaff, Ariz – The Coconino Community College men’s cross country team opened up their 2023 campaign at the George Kyte Classic hosted by Northern Arizona University. Racing on “home” turf at Buffalo Park, the comets were led by freshman Ryan Hatch over the 4.5 mile distance. Hatch crossed the finish line in a time of 25:17. Hatch was followed closely by teammate Tanner Dugi in a time of 25:20. Kevin Pawesiema Jr. was CCC’s third runner, followed by Taylor Taliman, and Ladainian Morris rounding out CCC’s scoring runners. Freshman Kyler Williams, and Hayden Williams also competed for the comets. “It’s exciting to have the team open up their season right here in Flagstaff in front of some many of our fans, friends, and family. We have a lot of freshmen on our roster this season so it’s always nice to have them make their collegiate debuts on a familiar race course. From here we can focus on training and continue to build towards our ultimate goal of nationals on November 11th.” said Head Coach Craig Hunt A team of NAU Alumni took the win in the open division with 17 points, and the reigning NCAA Champions NAU took the victory in the NCAA Division I race with a perfect score of 15. The CCC men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete next at the AZ Invitational hosted by Embry-Riddle University in Prescott, Arizona.

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