by Dylan Johnson finished 15th at the ACCAC/NJCAA Region I Championships on Friday at Silverlake Park, earning Second Team All-Region honors in his freshman season. Johnson covered the 8K course in 27:21.32.
Johnson was Pima’s fifth finisher as the No. 1-ranked Aztecs took second as a team with 40 points. Mesa Community College won the team title with 35 points.
Sophomore Kallen McCracken led Pima in second place at 25:47.47, with sophomore Jose Hernandez fourth (26:16.76) and freshman Micah Peynado fifth (26:16.98). All three earned First Team All-Region honors.
Freshman Lucas Williams finished just ahead of Johnson in 14th (27:09.27), also earning Second Team All-Region honors.
The regional result was Johnson’s second strong run of the fall — he took fourth at the Al Shirley Invitational earlier this season in 30:00.
Pima advances to the NJCAA Division I National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 14, at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala.
