Final Results

COLLEGE STATION – Junior Paul May won the shot put at the Ted Nelson Invitational on Friday to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men's and women's track and field teams at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.
  
May hit a mark of 16.63 meters, which broke senior Antonio Salinas' record of 16.15 meters. May finished ahead of Texas A&M's Gabriel Oladipo, who hit a mark of 16.62 meters. Salinas added a sixth place finish after a throw of 15.74 meters. 
 
"It wasn't a bad day at all," UTRGV head coach Darren Flowers said. "I thought our kids competed really well. The first meet coming out, you never know what to expect. I thought our kids laid it out there. They laid it out on the line. A lot of them started out the year where they finished last year indoors and that is a good sign." 
 
"Paul obviously had a great day winning the shot put. I thought Yariel had a great day opening up in the 200 with a 21-9 and that is really promising to see that from him. Idatonye had a great day on the track running the 60 and the 200. We really had some decent performances all around. I think we are in a good place. We have to make sure to stay healthy and keep moving along."
 
UTRGV combined for 13 more top-10 finishes to finish with a total of 15 on Friday. Junior Yariel Matute set a new indoor personal record in the men's 200-meter dash after crossing the finish line with a time of 21.97 seconds, which ranks second fastest in program history, as he finished in ninth place. 
 
On the women's side, junior Idatonye Cheetham-West also set an indoor personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.23 seconds, which also ranks second fastest in program history, as she came in 11^th place. 
 
Sophomore Ricardo Mendoza posted a fifth place finish in the men's mile run after finishing with a time of 4:19.02. Sophomore Carlos Serna-Hernandez also set a personal record in the men's 400-meter dash after posting a time of 50.25 seconds. 
 
Sophomore Bryana Rios added a 10^th place finish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:00.23. On the men's side of the 3,000-meter run, Brian Yanez posted an eighth place finish after crossing the finish line with a time of 8:58.75.
 
UTRGV added top-10 finishes in both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay as the men finished in fourth place and the women posted a ninth place finish. 
 
UTRGV combined to post five top-10 finishes in the men's and women's 5,000-meter race. Senior Jennifer Zapata led the women's team with a fourth place finish with a time of 18:16.76 while sophomores Ana Bautista and Alma Villanueva finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively. 
 
Junior Alberto Herrera led the men's team in the 5,000-meter race with a sixth place finish after posting a time of 15:20.63 while freshman Jose Serna finished in eight place with a time of 15:42.07.
 
In the women's long jump, sophomore Keely Satterfield posted a seventh place finish with a leap of 5.52 meters. Junior Dai'ja Coleman added an eight place finish in the women's triple jump with a leap of 11.52 meters and junior Anthony Magallon added a seventh place finish in the men's high jump after clearing a height of 1.94 meters.
 
As a team, the men finished in sixth place out of 14 teams while the women's team finished in ninth out of 13 teams. 
 
UTRGV will be back in action on January 26 when they travel to Houston for the Houston Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston. 
 
Results
 
Women's 60-Meter Dash-Preliminary Round
17. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 7.85s
20. JoVanna Jones, 7.90s
27. Valerie King Mancha, 8.11s
 
Men's 60-Meter Dash-Preliminary Round
25. Yariel Matute, 7.15s
33. Cristian Reyna, 7.32s
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles-Preliminary Round
33. Leslie Luna, 10.05s
 
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles-Preliminary Round
16. Dimitris Levantinos, 8.76s
 
Women's Mile Run
13. Kelly Aguinaga, 5:34.66
 
Men's Mile Run
5. Ricardo Mendoza, 4:19.02
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
11. Destiny Rutherford, 58.96s
28. Felicia Wills, 1:01.32
33. Haley Allen, 1:02.20
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
13. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 50.25s
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
13. Adrianna Cruz, 2:28.19
20. Monica Yanez, 2:42.78
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
13. Mikel Escobar, 1:59.49
20. Carlos Roguera, 2:02.76
21. Isaac Arevalo, 2:03.23
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
11. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 25.23s
18. Valerie King Mancha, 25.81s
19. Destiny Rutherford, 25.94s
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
9. Yariel Matute, 21.97s 
25. Cristian Reyna, 23.05s
28. Dimitris Levantinos, 23.48s
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Run
10. Bryana Rios, 11:00.23
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Run
8. Brian Yanez, 8:58.75
13. Juan Manzano, 9:09.36
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
9. UTRGV A, 3:38.71
21. UTRGV B, 4:24.01
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
4. UTRGV A, 3:20.01
14. UTRGV B, 3:37.05
 
Women's 5,000-Meter Run
4. Jennifer Zapata, 18:16.76
7. Ana Bautista, 18:35.59
8. Alma Villanueva, 18:37.85
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
6. Alberto Herrera, 15:20.63
8. Jose Serna, 15:42.07
11. Mathew Peynado, 15:56.23
 
Women's High Jump
20. Marta Vargues, 1.52m
 
Women's Long Jump
7. Keely Satterfield, 5.52m
16. Dai'ja Coleman, 5.19m
20. Kassandra Rocha, 5.01m
 
Men's Long Jump
26. Anthony Magallon, 6.05m
28. Mauricio Campos, 5.83m
 
Men's Weight Throw
14. Paul May, 15.71m
21. Michael Gonzalez, 13.64m
25. Jonathan Ojeda, 11.96m
 
Men's Shot Put
1. Paul May, 16.63m
6. Antonio Salinas, 15.74m
23. Michael Gonzalez, 13.55m
 
Women's Triple Jump
8. Dai'ja Coleman, 11.53m
16. Marta Vargues, 10.63m
19. Keely Satterfield, 10.05m
 
Men's High Jump
7. Anthony Magallon, 1.94m