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COLLEGE STATION – Senior Omer Almog and sophomore Abraham Chirchir finished 1-2 in the men's 3,000-meter run to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) indoor track & field teams at the Ted Nelson Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M, on Friday at Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium at McFerrin Athletic Center.
 
Almog finished in a time of 8:18.70, the second-fastest time in program history, while Chirchir recorded a time of 8:24.29, the fourth-fastest time in program history. Almog and Chirchir combined to earn 18 points for the men's team, which finished with 48 points to come in sixth out of 16 at the meet.
 
The women's team scored 46 points to finish sixth out of 17. UTRGV scored a team-high 18 points in the shot put as freshman Samariae Bonds finished second with a throw of 14.30 meters, the third-best in program history, for eight points. Sophomore Alexandrea Hurst came in third with a throw of 14.08 meters, the sixth-best in program history, for six points. Senior Diamond Thomas placed fifth with a throw of 13.56 meters for four points.
 
The women also had three-point getters in the 3,000-meter run, as freshman Dorcas Koech finished third with a time of 10:19.24 for six points, freshman Mercy Chelangat came in fourth with a time of 10:21.05 for five points, and junior Edinburg North alum Bryana Rios placed seventh with a time of 10:27.43 for two points.
 
In total, UTRGV had nine performances that entered the record books.
 
On the men's side, senior Juarez Lincoln-alum Yariel Matute recorded the second-fastest 400-meter dash in program history with a time of 48.22, finishing second for eight points. Junior Christian Hall-Gardner posted the fourth-best weight throw in program history with a mark of 17.29 meters to finish fifth and score four points.
 
On the women's side, senior Idatonye Cheetham-West tied for the third-best long jump in program history with a distance of 5.75 meters, finishing sixth for three points. Cheetham-West followed that up with the fourth-fastest 60-meter dash in program history with a time of 7.81 seconds to finish 14^th. The distance medley relay team of freshman Monica Rivera, junior Sierra Spinler, junior Valley View alum Monica Yanez and freshman Port Isabel alum Natalie Garza finished in a second-place time of 12:33.92, the fifth-fastest in program history, to earn eight points.
 
UTRGV is back in action Jan. 25-26 at the Houston Invitational.
 
Results
Field Events
Women's High Jump
T-20. Marta Vargues, 1.52m
 
Men's Pole Vault
15. Jon Zapata, 4.18m
 
Women's Long Jump
6. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 5.75m, 3 pts
            •Tied for third-best distance in program history
18. Eleanor Arndt, 5.28m
29. Daija Coleman, 5.14m
34. Elizabeth Ortiz, 5.00m
40. Kassandra Rocha, 4.74m
 
Men's Long Jump
15. Matthew Salaiz, 6.65m
20. Julian Trevino, 6.28m
26. Pedro Segura, 6.00m
 
Men's Weight Throw
5. Christian Hall-Gardner, 17.29m, 4 pts
            •Fourth-best throw in program history
12. Sky Tatum, 13.86m
15. Michael Gonzalez, 13.42m
 
Women's Shot Put
2. Samariae Bonds, 14.30m, 8 pts
            •Third-best throw in program history
3. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.08m, 6 pts
            •Sixth-best throw in program history
5. Diamond Thomas, 13.56m, 4 pts
 
Men's Shot Put
11. Michael Gonzalez, 14.22m
19. Sky Tatum, 12.92m
20. Ricardo Espinoza, 12.75m
 
Women's Triple Jump
10. Daija Coleman, 11.53m
 
Women's Weight Throw
7. Diamond Thomas, 15.82m, 2 pts
11. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.48m
12. Brittany Cantu, 12.51m
26. Juvae Williams, 12.18m
 
Track Events
Women's 60-Meter Dash
14. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 7.81
            •Fourth-fastest time in program history
 
Men's 60-Meter Dash
T-21. Maxime Gardes, 7.14
31. Ronnie Ollivierre, 7.22
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
17. Felicia Wills, 9.31
36. Eleanor Arndt, 10.83
 
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
28. Roel Renteria, 8.95
29. Kyle Marroquin, 8.96
31. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 9.01
 
Women's Mile Run
10. Monica Rivera, 5:27.72
 
Men's Mile Run
7. Brian Yanez, 4:25.06, 2 pts
8. Tristan Pena, 4:26.51, 1 pt
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
10. Ashley Hughes, 58.71
25. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1:01.05
26. Natalie Garza, 1:01.17
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
2. Yariel Matute, 48.22, 8 pts
            •Third-fastest time in program history
26. Roel Renteria, 51.09
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
7. Kyra Keurentjes, 2:23.27, 2 pts
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
7. Max Carmona, 1:57.48, 2 pts
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
21. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 25.65
33. Zarrey Sims, 26.44
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
24. Ronnie Ollivierre, 23.02
32. Kyle Marroquin, 23.82
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Run
3. Dorcas Koech, 10:19.24, 6 pts
4. Mercy Chelangat, 10:21.05, 5 pts
7. Bryana Rios, 10:27.43, 2 pts
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Run
1. Omer Almog, 8:18.70, 10 pts
            •Second-fastest time in program history
2. Abraham Chirchir, 8:24.29, 8 pts
            •Fourth-fastest time in program history
 
Women's Distance Medley Relay
2. Monica Rivera, Sierra Spinler, Monica Yanez, Natalie Garza, 12:33.92, 8 pts
            •Fifth-fastest time in program history
 
Men's Distance Medley Relay
5. Brian Yanez, Max Carmona, Isaac Arevalo, Tristan Pena, 10:34.20, 4 pts
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
12. Felicia Wills, Kyra Keurentjes, Valerie King Mancha, Ashley Hughes, 4:01.49
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
9. Yariel Matute, Carlos Serna-Hernandez, Mariano Hernandez, Brandon Sanders, 3:20.29
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
3. Alberto Herrera, 15:32.03, 6 pts

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