Final Results

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's and women's track and field teams combined to win 15 events in its dual meet against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, on Saturday at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
 
Juniors Yariel Matute, Paul May, and Idatonye Cheetham-West led UTRGV with three wins each in their respective events.
 
Matute teamed up with senior Cristian Reyna, freshman Alex Lara, and sophomore Carlos Serna Hernandez in the men's 4x100-meter relay to win the event with a time of 42.11 seconds, which ranks second fastest in program history. 
 
Matute then added a win in the men's 400-meter dash after crossing the finish line with a time of 47.48 seconds and then he closed out his day with a win in the men's 200-meter dash after posting a new personal best time of 21.43 seconds, which is tied for fourth fastest in program history. 
 
May got the day started with a win in the shot put after hitting a mark of 16.78 meters. He followed with a win in the men's discus after hitting a mark of 48.20 meters and then he closed out his day with a win in the men's hammer throw after a personal best mark of 55.48 meters, which ranks fifth furthest in program history. 
 
Cheetham-West led the women's team with three victories on the day as she opened with a win the long jump after posting a leap of 6.04 meters, which ranks second best in program history. She then went on the track to win the 100-meter dash after crossing the finish line with a time of 11.76 seconds, which ranks second fastest in program history. Cheetham-West then won the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.86 seconds, which resets her own program record. 
 
Sophomore Ricardo Mendoza won the men's 1,500-meter run after crossing the finish line with a time of 3:57.48 while freshman Abraham Chirchir finished in second with a time of 4:00.13. 
 
Junior Felicia Wills finished in the top spot in the women's 400-meter hurdles after posting a time of 1:02.53 while sophomore Carlos Serna-Hernandez won the men's 400-meter hurdles after crossing the finish line with a time of 55.30 seconds while junior Dimitris Levantinos finished in second with a time of 56.31 seconds.
 
Freshman Mauricio Campos won the men's high jump after clearing a height of 2.01 meters while junior Anthony Magallon finished in second after also clearing 2.01 meters but in more attempts. Magallon then followed with a win in the men's long jump after a leap of 6.79 meters
 
Junior Dai'ja Coleman won the women's triple jump after a leap of 11.82 meters while Campos also added a second-place finish on the men's side with a leap of 12.68 meters.
 
The men's team defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81-59 to pick up two points in the showdown while the women's team lost to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 62-88 giving two points back to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The dual meet wraps up the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi winning 27.5 points to 22.5 points.
 
UTRGV will be back in action on April 13 when it heads to San Antonio to compete in the UIW Invitational. 
 
Results
 
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
2. JoVanna Jones, Idatonye Cheetham-West, 47.61s
    Valerie King Mancha, Destiny Rutherford
 
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
1. Cristian Reyna, Yariel Matute, 42.11s
    Alex Lara, Carlos Serna Hernandez 
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
2. Ana Bautista, 4:52.41
3. Bryana Rios, 4:53.22
7. Alma Villanueva, 5:05.13
11. Teresa Sova, 5:21.82
12. Kelly Aguinaga, 5:25.23
 
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
1. Ricardo Mendoza, 3:57.48
2. Abraham Chirchir, 4:00.13
4. Gabriel Kiprono, 4:06.14
9. Mathew Peynado, 4:13.22
10. Brian Yanez, 4:13.62
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
3. Felicia Wills, 15.00s
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
2. Christian Williams, 15.21s
4. Alex Lara, 15.36s
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
2. Valerie King Mancha, 56.94s
3. Destiny Rutherford, 57.82s
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
1. Yariel Matute, 47.48s
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 11.76s
3. JoVanna Jones, 11.97s
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
2. Cristian Reyna, 11.15s
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Felicia Wills, 1:02.53
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 55.30s
2. Dimitris Levantinos, 56.31s
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 23.86s
3. Valerie King Mancha, 24.65s
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
1. Yariel Matute, 21.43s
4. Anthony Magallon, 22.55s
5. Alex Lara, 22.64s
6. Cristian Reyna, 22.91s
 
Women's Shot Put
3. Pamela Cruz, 11.19m
4. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 10.13m
 
Men's Shot Put
1. Paul May, 16.78m
4. Christian Hall-Gardner, 14.67m
5. Michael Gonzalez, 14.63m
7. Venancio Jaramillo, 13.35m
 
Women's Discus
3. Pamela Cruz, 36.60m
4. Ashley Pierce, 35.51m
 
Men's Discus
1. Paul May, 48.20m
2. Christian Hall-Gardner, 44.05m
3. Michael Gonzalez, 43.44m
7. Venancio Jaramillo, 37.21m
 
Women's Hammer Throw
3. Ashley Pierce, 47.96m
 
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Paul May, 55.48m
2. Christian Hall-Gardner, 50.47m
3. Jonathan Ojeda, 44.40m
4. Michael Gonzalez, 42.97m
 
Women's Javelin Throw
2. Ashley Pierce, 20.28m
 
Men's Javelin Throw
3. Michael Gonzalez, 31.63m
 
Women's High Jump
2. Marta Vargues, 1.55m
 
Men's High Jump
1. Mauricio Campos, 2.01m
2. Anthony Magallon, 2.01m
 
Women's Long Jump
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 6.04m
3. Keely Satterfield, 5.32m
3. Kassandra Rocha, 5.32m
5. Dai'ja Coleman, 5.20m
 
Men's Long Jump
1. Anthony Magallon, 6.79m
5. Alex Lara, 6.57m
 
Women's Triple Jump
1. Dai'ja Coleman, 11.82m
3. Marta Vargues, 10.63m
 
Men's Triple Jump
2. Mauricio Campos, 12.68m

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