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Posted: Mar 08, 2026

Kymia Bridgett captures Indoor National Championship in Triple Jump, Hannah Droeg takes runner-up in Pentathlon at NJCAA Indoor Championships

Sophomore Kymia Bridgett became an NJCAA Indoor National Champion in the Triple Jump (12.58 meters, 41-3.25) while sophomore Hannah Droeg became a two-time NJCAA All-American with her runner-up finish in the Pentathlon (3344 pts). Freshman Elizabeth Ugwu earned All-American stature in the Shot Put taking eighth place. Photos courtesy of Kymia Bridgett and Chad Harrison
Sophomore Kymia Bridgett became an NJCAA Indoor National Champion in the Triple Jump (12.58 meters, 41-3.25) while sophomore Hannah Droeg became a two-time NJCAA All-American with her runner-up finish in the Pentathlon (3344 pts). Freshman Elizabeth Ugwu earned All-American stature in the Shot Put taking eighth place. Photos courtesy of Kymia Bridgett and Chad Harrison
 

The Pima Community College women's track & field team competed at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Friday and Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka, KS.

  • The Aztecs finished tied for 12th place in the final team standings with a total of 19 points.
  • Sophomore Kymia Bridgett became an NJCAA Indoor National Champion and NJCAA All-American after she took first place in the Triple Jump with a personal-record of 12.58 meters (41-feet, 3.25-inches) on her fifth attempt earning 10 team points. She is also No. 2 on the Pima Indoor all-time list.
    Bridgett is the first Women's Indoor National Champion since Kaysee Pilgrim, who was a two-time NJCAA Indoor National Champion in the High Jump in 2014 and 2015.
  • Sophomore Hannah Droeg (Casteel HS) became a two-time NJCAA All-American after she took second place in the Pentathlon with 3344 points, falling short of her school record of 3366 points.
    She claimed first place and set a new PR in the 800 meters with a time of 2:26.33. Droeg also tied for first place in the High Jump at 1.59 meters (5-2.50). She earned eight team points for the Aztecs.
  • Freshman Elizabeth Ugwu (Sahuaro HS) finished eighth in the Shot Put as she broke her own school record with a mark of 13.22 meters (43-4.50). She had set the previous school record at 13.13 meters (43-1) on Jan. 31. Ugwu earned All-American status and one team point for the Aztecs.

Other finishes at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships:

  • Sofia Cambridge (Page HS) – Ninth place in the 800 meters (2:19.39 PR)
  • Tyra Starkey (Casteel HS) – 11th place in the Pole Vault (3.20 meters, 10-6)
  • Layla Konski (Ironwood Ridge HS) – 11th place in the Pentathlon (2912 points)
  • Hannah Droeg (Casteel HS) – T-13th place in High Jump (1.51 meters, 4-11.50)
  • Kymia Bridgett – 20th place in the Long Jump (4.95 meters, 16-3)
  • Cayla Jones (Cienega HS) – 22nd place in the Triple Jump (11.10 meters, 36-5)
The Aztecs will compete at the Cody McBride Multi's and Invitational to start off the Outdoor Season on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 20-21 at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.
 
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