Posted: Aug 30, 2025

Aztecs Men's Cross Country opens 2025 season taking fifth place at the George Kyte Invitational

Freshmen Kallen McCracken (Mountain Ridge HS) and Jose Hernandez (Rio Rico HS) were the top two finishers for the Aztecs at the George Kyte Invitational in Flagstaff. McCracken took 13th with a time of 24:17.0 and Hernandez closed it out in 21st place at 24:44.0. The Aztecs finished in fifth place with a total of 125 points. Photos by Stephanie van Latum

The Pima Community College men's cross country team completed its first race of the 2025 season on Saturday at the George Kyte Invitational at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff, AZ.

The Aztecs took fifth place out of eight teams with a score of 125 points in the Open Race Division. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University placed first with 30 points and Central Arizona College took second place with 39 points. The Aztecs beat out Coconino Community College (189) and Tohono O'odham Community College (229) from the ACCAC conference.
Freshman Kallen McCracken (Mountain Ridge HS) was the top finisher for the Aztecs in the 4.5-mile race as he finished in 13^th place out of 100 competitors with a time of 24 minutes, 17.0 seconds.
Freshman Jose Hernandez (Rio Rico HS) closed out the race in 21^st and was clocked at 24:44.0. Sophomore Tayvien Biancuzzo (Mica Mountain HS) was right behind Hernandez as he placed 22^nd at 24:45.3.
Sophomore Noah Brunet (Ironwood Ridge HS) crossed the finish line in 34^th place with a time of 26:07.3 and freshman Alec Guerra (Nogales HS) closed it out in 35^th place at 26:17.2.
The Aztecs had 12 representatives in the race.

The Aztecs will compete in the Embry Riddle Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Prescott. Race times are TBA.

For complete results of the George Kyte Invitational, visit Wing Foot Finish