Final Results

HOUSTON – Junior Paul May broke his own program record in the shot put as he went on to win the event leading The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men's and women's track & field teams at the Howie Ryan Invitational on Friday at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
 
May won the shot put for the third time this indoor season after hitting a mark of 17.45 meters, which, broke his previous record of 17.37 meters. He was the only thrower to surpass the 17-meter mark. It was his third win of the season. May also added a sixth place finish in the weight throw after a mark of 16.45 meters.
 
Junior Idtonye Cheetham-West also continued her strong start to the indoor season as she won the women's long jump with a leap of 5.82 meters. She adds the win to go along with her three program records set this season in the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and the long jump.
 
Cheetham-West also added a 10^th place finish in the 60-meter dash after finishing with a time of 7.75 seconds. 
 
Bryanna Rios posted an eighth-place finish in the women's 3,000-meter run after finishing with a personal best time of 10:38.50. Valerie King Mancha posted an eighth-place finish in the women's 200-meter dash after crossing the finish line with a personal best time of 25.67 seconds.
 
Dai'ja Coleman took third place in the women's triple jump after a leap of 11.77 meters. The team of Kelly Aguinaga, Monica Yanez, Adrianna Cruz and Teresa Sova posted a second-place finish in the distance medley relay after finishing with a time of 13:56.38.
 
On the men's side, senior Antonio Salinas added a fourth-place finish in the men's shot put after a throw of 15.64 meters while sophomore Christian Hall-Garner finished in fifth place with a throw of 15.63 meters and sophomore Michael Gonzalez finished in ninth after a throw of 15.08 meters.
 
Hall-Garner added a ninth-place finish in the men's weight throw after hitting a mark of 15.31 meters, which sets a new personal record while senior Venancio Jaramillo finished in 10^th with a personal best throw of 14.20 meters.
 
Brian Yanez and Juan Manzano posted top-10 finishes in the 3,000-meter run as they finished in fourth and sixth place respectively. Yanez posted a time of 8:50.16 while Manzano finished with a time of 8:51.77.
 
Anthony Magallon posted an eighth-place finish in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.95 meters.
 
The men's team closed out the meet with a third-place finish in the distance medley relay after posting a time of 10:48.68. 
 
UTRGV will wrap up the Husky Classic tomorrow in Seattle, Washington with the first event starting at 11 a.m. 
 
Results
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles Preliminary Round
29. Felicia Wills, 9.58s
36. Leslie Luna, 10.30s
 
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles Preliminary Round
16. Christian Williams, 8.55s
27. Dobri Stalev, 8.92s
37. Dimitris Levantinos, 16.61s
 
Women's 60-Meter Dash Preliminary Round
8. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 7.69s q
14. JoVanna Jones, 7.85s q
15. Destiny Rutherford, 7.88s q 
19. Valerie King Mancha, 7.96s q
35. Dai'ja Coleman, 8.38s
 
Women's 60-Meter Dash Semifinal Round
10. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 7.75s
13. JoVanna Jones, 7.80s
14. Destiny Rutherford, 7.89s
20. Valerie King Mancha, 8.01
 
Men's 60-Meter Dash Preliminary Round
32. Ronnie Ollivierre, 7.20s
42. Dobri Stalev, 7.32s
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Run
8. Bryana Rios, 10:38.50
22. Teresa Sova, 11:32.28
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Run
4. Brian Yanez, 8:50.16
6. Juan Manzano, 8:51.77
12. Jose Serna, 8:56.82
17. Mathew Peynado, 9:03.41
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
17. Dimitris Levantinos, 52.14s
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
22. Adrianna Cruz, 2:28.60
25. Haley Allen, 2:30.65
26. Kelly Aguinaga, 2:30.79
31. Monica Yanez, 2:36.12

 
Men's 800-Meter Run
15. Isaac Arevalo, 2:04.11
22. Carols Roguera, 2:08.23
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
8. Valerie King Mancha, 25.67s
13. Destiny Rutherford, 26.01s
18. Felicia Wills, 26.30s
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
15. Cristian Reyna, 23.73s
 
Women's Distance Medley Relay
2. Kelly Aguinaga, Monica Yanez, 13:56.38
    Adrianna Cruz, Teresa Sova
 
Men's Distance Medley Relay
3. Brian Yanez, Yariel Matute, 10:48.68
    Isaac Arevalo, Jose Serna
 
Women's Long Jump
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 5.82m
14. Dai'ja Coleman, 5.13m
 
Men's Long Jump
11. Dobri Stalev, 6.23m
16. Oscar Cantu, 6.00m
 
Women's Triple Jump
3. Dai'ja Coleman, 11.77m
 
Men's Weight Throw
6. Paul May, 16.45m
9. Christian Hall-Garner, 15.31m 
10. Venancio Jaramillo, 14.20m
12. Michael Gonzalez, 13.70m
 
Men's Shot Put
1. Paul May, 17.45m
4. Antonio Salinas, 15.64m
5. Christian Hall-Garner, 15.63m
9. Michael Gonzalez, 15.08m
 
Men's High Jump
8. Anthony Magallon, 1.95m
16. Dobri Stalev, 1.85m

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