Complete Results | Day One Recap
 
HOUSTON – Senior Omer Almog and junior Ashley Hughes won the men's mile run and women's 400-meter dash, respectively, to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) indoor track & field teams during the second day of the Houston Invitational on Saturday at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
 
This is Almog's second victory of the season after winning the 3,000-meter run at Texas A&M's Ted Nelson Invitational on Jan. 9. Almog finished the mile in 4:10.65, the second-fastest time in program history.
 
Hughescompleted the 400-meter run in a time of 56.82, the second-fastest time in program history.
 
UTRGV also dominated the women's shot put, taking three of the top five spots with three of the top four throws in program history. Freshman Samariae Bonds came in second with a program-record throw of 15.31 meters. Sophomore Alexandrea Hurst finished fourth with a throw of 14.68 meters, the third-best mark in program history. Senior Diamond Thomas came in fifth with a throw of 14.61 meters, the fourth-best mark in program history.
 
UTRGV recorded three other performances that ranked second in program history, including senior Dai'ja Coleman's 12.31-meter triple jump, senior Idatonye Cheetham-West's 7.71-second 60-meter dash, and senior Felicia Wills' 9.18-second 60-meter hurdles.
 
Cheetham-West punctuated her day with a 5.79-meter long jump, the fourth-best performance in program history.
 
Three additional performances ranked third in program history, including freshman Maxime Gardes' 7.04-second 60-meter dash, freshman Kyra Keurentjes' 2:16.01 800-meter run, and the 4x400-meter relay team of junior Carlos Serna-Hernandez, senior Juarez Lincoln alum Yariel Matute, freshman Mariano Hernandez and freshman Harlingen alum Roel Renteria, which finished in a time of 3:18.29.
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team also entered the record books, as the team of Hughes, Keujrentjes, freshman Port Isabel alum Natalie Garza and senior Destiny Rutherford posted the fourth-best time in program history at 3:52.73.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Feb. 8, with much of the squad competing at Houston's Howie Ryan Invitational while a separate group of student-athletes will travel to Washington for the first day of the two-day Husky Classic.
 
UTRGV Results
Field Events
Women's Shot Put
2. Samariae Bonds, 15.31m
•Program record
4. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.68m
•Third-best throw in program history
5. Diamond Thomas, 14.61m
•Fourth-best throw in program history
19. Taylar Kregness, 10.81m
 
Men's Shot Put
7. Christian Hall-Gardner, 14.76m
10. Michael Gonzalez, 14.12m
18. Sky Tatum, 11.52m
 
Men's Long Jump Invitational
8. Yashawn Hamilton, 6.55m
 
Women's Long Jump Invitational
4. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 5.79m
•Fourth-best distance in program history
 
Women's Triple Jump
6. Dai'ja Coleman, 12.31m
•Second-best distance in program history
 
Men's High Jump
11. Pedro Segura, 1.85m
13. Mauricio Campos, 185m
 
Track Events
Women's 60-Meter Dash Finals
13. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 7.71
•Second fastest time in program history
21. Destiny Rutherford, 7.90
 
Men's 60-Meter Dash Finals
21. Maxime Gardes, 7.04
•Tied for third-fastest time in program history
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles Finals
12. Felicia Wills, 9.18
•Second-fastest time in program history
 
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles Finals
15. Kyle Marroquin, 8.90
17. Roel Renteria, 8.98
 
Women's Mile Run
9. Sierra Spinler, 5:11.14
18. Dorcas Koech, 5:16.89
19. Bryana Rios, 5:17.35
25. Mercy Chelangat, 5:22.35
 
Men's Mile Run
1. Omer Almog, 4:10.65
•Second-fastest time in program history
18. Antoine Godin, 4:25.15
22. Alberto Herrera, 4:28.77
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Ashley Hughes, 56.82
•Second-fastest time in program history
16. Valeria King Mancha, 59.82
18. Natalie Garza, 1:00.40
21. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1:01.51
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
21. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 51.44
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
4. Kyra Keurentjes, 2:16.01
•Third-fastest time in program history
8. Monica Rivera, 2:18.98
24. Lauryn Asiedu, 2:28.49
26. Monica Yanez, 2:32.56
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
7. Max Carmona, 1:57.55
15. Isaac Arevalo, 1:59.77
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
12. Felicia Wills, 26.19
20. Mariana Hernandez, 27.70
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
12. Maxime Gardes, 22.73
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Run
13. Brian Yanez, 8:49.33
16. Tristan Pena, 8:50.40
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
2. Ashley Hughes, Kyra Keujrentjes, Natalie Garza, Destiny Rutherford, 3:52.73
•Fourth-fastest time in program history
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
3. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, Yariel Matute, Mariano Hernandez, Roel Renteria, 3:18.29
•Third-fastest time in program history

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