Final Results

HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's and women's track and field teams combined for 11 top-five finishes at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight on Saturday at Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field.
 
Junior Paul May got things started with a third-place finish in the men's discus throw after hitting a mark of 49.58 meters. Sophomore Christian Hall-Garner added a fifth-place finish after a throw of 48.31 meters while senior Antonio Salinas and sophomore Michael Gonzalez added sixth and eighth place finishes.
 
May, who also finished in sixth place in the hammer throw, also added a fourth-place finish in the men's shot put after a throw of 16.30 meters. Hall-Garner finished in sixth with a throw of 15.84 meters while Salinas added a seventh-place finish with a throw of 15.72 meters.
 
Junior Idatonye Cheetham-West finished in third place in the women's long jump after a leap of 5.97 meters. She also added a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.31 seconds and a 10^th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.00 seconds.
 
Junior Anthony Magallon posted a fifth-place finish in the men's high jump after clearing a height of 1.98 meters. 
 
Freshman Mikel Escobar finished in fourth place in the men's 800-meter run after crossing the finish line with a time of 1:51.70, which set a new personal record and currently ranks first in the Western Athletic Conference.
 
Junior Felicia Wills finished the women's 400-meter hurdles in second place after posting a new personal best time of 1:00.86, which ranks fourth fastest in program history and currently second fastest in the WAC this season.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Carlos Serna-Hernandez posted a fourth-place finish with a time of 53.69 seconds.
 
Junior Yariel Matute finished in second place in the 400-meter dash with a new personal record time of 47.06 seconds, which ranks second fastest in program history and second fastest in the WAC this season.
Matute then turned around and teamed with Serna-Hernandez, Escobar, and junior Dimitris Levantinos to post a fourth-place finish in the men's 4x400-meter relay after they finished with a time of 3:19.57.
 
Sophomore Bryana Rios closed out the day with a fourth-place finish in the women's 5,000-meter run after crossing the finish line with a new personal best time of 18:12.55 while sophomore Alma Villanueva posted an eighth-place finish with a time of18:59.99.
 
UTRGV will have one final test before the WAC Outdoor Championships which will come on May 4 at the Tom Tellez Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston.
 
Results
 
Men's Discus Throw
3. Paul May, 49.58m
5. Christian Hall-Garner, 48.31m
6. Antonio Salinas, 44.32m
8. Michael Gonzalez, 44.28m
 
Women's Hammer Throw
9. Ashley Pierce, 47.41m
 
Men's Hammer Throw
6. Paul May, 53.50m
10. Christian Hall-Garner, 45.22m
14. Jonathan Ojeda, 40.91m
17. Michael Gonzalez, 39.11m
 
Men's Shot Put
4. Paul May, 16.30m
6. Christian Hall-Garner, 15.84m
7. Antonio Salinas, 15.72m
12. Michael Gonzalez, 14.83m
16. Venancio Jaramillo, 13.07m
 
Women's Shot Put
16. Pamela Cruz, 11.15m
 
Men's Long Jump
12. Alex Lara, 6.15m
13. Oscar Cantu, 6.11m
 
Women's Long Jump
3. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 5.97m
13. Keely Satterfield, 5.48m
22. Kassandra Rocha, 5.15m
 
Women's Triple Jump
6. Dai'ja Coleman, 11.60m
13. Marta Vargues, 10.08m
 
Men's High Jump
5. Anthony Magallon, 1.98m
9. Mauricio Campos, 1.93m 
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
17. Felicia Wills, 15.74s
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
7. Christian Williams, 15.28s
16. Dimitris Levantinos, 17.11s
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash
7. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 12.31s
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
15. Ronnie Ollivierre, 11.15s
29. Alex Lara, 11.63s
32. Cristian Reyna, 11.91s
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
14. Haley Allen, 2:24.70
16. Adrianna Cruz, 2:26.21
17. Monica Yanez, 2:26.67
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
4. Mikel Escobar, 1:51.70
27. Carlos Roguera, 2:00.07
28. Isaac Arevalo, 2:01.40
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
2. Felicia Wills, 1:00.86
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
4. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 53.69s
8. Dimitris Levantinos, 56.18s
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
12, Destiny Rutherford, 57.44s
16. Haley Allen, 1:00.54
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
2. Yariel Matute, 47.06s
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
10. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 25.00s
19. JoVanna Jones, 25.55s
22. Destiny Rutherford, 25.93s
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
30. Ronnie Ollivierre, 23.04s
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
14. Ana Bautista, 4:51.21
24. Kelly Aguinaga, 5:03.01
35. Teresa Sova, 5:20.94
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
14. Brian Yanez, 9:55.56
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
6. Felicia Wills, JoVanna Jones, 3:58.85
    Idatonye Cheetham-West, Destiny Rutherford
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
4. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, Yariel Matute, 3:19.57
    Mikel Escobar, Dimitris Levantinos
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
13. Mathew Peynado, 15:28.46
28. Jose Serna, 16:38.38
 
Women's 5,000-Meter Run
4. Bryana Rios, 18:12.55
8. Alma Villanueva, 18:59.99

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