Cactus Cup Results | Roadrunner Invitational Results

KINGSVILLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams combined for seven victories at the Cactus Cup on Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville's Javelina Stadium.
 
Additionally, part of the team competed at the Roadrunner Invitational at the UTSA Park West Athletics Complex, with freshman Dorcas Koech finishing second in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:14.78.
 
At the Cactus Cup, senior Idatonye Cheetham-West tied the program record for the long jump by winning with a distance of 6.14 meters. UTRGV's other field win came courtesy of senior Dai'ja Coleman, who recorded a 12.19-meter triple jump.
 
On the track, junior Ashley Hughes recorded her second-straight victory by taking the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.27 meters. She also teamed with senior Felicia Wills, senior Destiny Rutherford and freshman Zarrey Sams to win the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:58.58. Rutherford added a victory in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.95.
 
The men also won the 4x400-meter relay, as the team of junior Carlos Serna-Hernandez, junior Brandon Sanders, freshman Mariano Hernandez and freshman Brownsville Veterans Memorial alum Max Carmona finished in a time of 3:18.23.
 
UTRGV dominated the 5,000-meter run, finishing 1-2-3-4 behind freshman Harlingen alum Fernando Escobar (15:49.54), senior Sharyland alum Brian Yanez (16:02.28), senior Med High alum Mathew Peynado (16:08.11) and sophomore Weslaco alum Juan Manzano (16:26.93).
 
Six other performances entered the record books, including three in the women's shot put, as UTRGV finished 2-3-4, led by senior Diamond Thomas (14.67 meters, second-best in program history), sophomore Alexandrea Hurst (14.56 meters, third-best) and freshman Samariae Bonds(13.95 meters, eighth-best).
 
Thomas also recorded the fifth-best discus throw (45.98 meters) and hammer throw (51.78 meters) in program history, finishing second in both events.
 
On the men's side, the team of sophomore Ronnie Ollivierre, freshman Yashawn Hamilton, Hernandez and Serna-Hernandez recorded the third-best time in program history at 42.06 to come in second place.
 
As teams, the women finished second with 131 points and the men finished third with 123 points.
 
UTRGV is back in action March 28-30 at the Texas Relays.
 
UTRGV Results
Roadrunner Invitational
Heptathlon
8. Eleanor Arndt, 2,515 points
12. Elizabeth Ortiz, 2,027 points
 
100-Meter Hurdles
9. Eleanor Arndt, 15.75 (745 points)
12. Elizabeth Ortiz, 20.17 (288 points)
 
High Jump
7. Eleanor Arndt, 1.54m (666 points)
T-9. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1.39m (502 points)
 
Shot Put
5. Elizabeth Ortiz, 9.13m (473 points)
9. Eleanor Arndt, 8.11m (406 points)
 
200-Meter Dash
4. Elizabeth Ortiz, 26.38 (764 points)
10. Eleanor Arndt, 27.17 (698 points)
 
Long Jump
4. Eleanor Arndt, 5.30m (643 points)
8. Elizabeth Ortiz, 5.17m (606 points)
 
Javelin
6. Elizabeth Ortiz, 24.88m (380 points)
11. Eleanor Arndt, 13.00m (160 points)
 
800-Meter Run
6. Eleanor Arndt, 2:31.23 (678 points)
9. Elizabeth Ortiz, 2:33.67 (648 points)
 
Saturday
Running Events
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
18. Tristan Pena, 4:10.61
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
16. Monica Rivera, 4:58.60
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Run
2. Dorcas Koech, 10:14.78
13. Sharon Koima, 10:47.90
14. Sierra Spinler, 10:50.61
16. Anahi Romo, 10:54.31
 
Cactus Cup
Team Standings
Women
1. Angelo State, 251 points
2. UTRGV, 141 points
3. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 137 points
4. Our Lady of the Lake, 67 points
5. Northwest Missouri, 34 points
6. St. Thomas Aquinas, 11 points
 
Men
1. Angelo State, 255.50 points
2. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 149.50 points
3. UTRGV, 123 points
4. Northwest Missouri, 48 points
5. Our Lady of the Lake, 29 points
6. St. Thomas Aquinas, 11 points
 
Field Events
Women's Pole Vault
4. Ashley Gonzalez, 2.95m (5 points)
 
Women's Long Jump
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 6.14m (10 points)
•Ties program record
 
Women's Triple Jump
1. Dai'ja Coleman, 12.19m (10 points)
3. Kassandra Rocha, 11.19m (6 points)
4. Keely Satterfield, 10.89m (5 points)
 
Women's Discus Throw
2. Diamond Thomas, 45.98m (8 points)
•Fifth-best in program history
3. Alexandrea Hurst, 42.71m (6 points)
7. Taylar Kregness, 40.66m (2 points)
10. Ciera Gonzalez, 35.95m
11. Juvae Williams, 35.68m
14. Brittany Cantu, 33.37m
 
Women's Hammer Throw
2. Diamond Thomas, 51.78m (8 points)
•Fifth-best in program history
5. Juvae Williams, 44.31m (4 points)
7. Alexandrea Hurst, 41.68m (2 points)
8. Brittany Cantu, 41.08m (1 point)
9. Ciera Gonzalez, 39.74m
11. Samariae Bonds, 35.74m
 
Women's Shot Put
2. Diamond Thomas, 14.67m (8 points)
•Second-best in program history
3. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.56m (6 points)
•Third-best in program history
4. Samariae Bonds, 13.95m (5 points)
•Eighth-best in program history
8. Brittany Cantu, 11.73m (1 point)
9. Taylar Kregness, 11.37m
 
Men's High Jump
3. Mauricio Campos, 1.95m (6 points)
 
Men's Pole Vault
2. Jon Zapata, 4.50m (8 points)
 
Men's Long Jump
2. Yashawn Hamilton, 7.01m (8 points)
 
Men's Discus Throw
10. Michael Gonzalez, 42.15m
14. Ricardo Espinoza, 38.83m
 
Men's Hammer Throw
3. Michael Gonzalez, 48.22m (6 points)
6. Jonathan Ojeda, 44.00m (3 points)
7. Ricardo Espinoza, 43.90m (2 points)
 
Men's Javelin Throw
4. Julian Trevino, 44.91m (5 points)
6. Ronnie Ollivierre, 38.06m (3 points)
 
Men's Shot Put
6. Michael Gonzalez, 15.13m (3 points)
9. Ricardo Espinoza, 14.35m
13. Jonathan Ojeda, 11.47m
 
Running Events
Women's 100-Meter Dash
11. Mariana Hernandez, 13.28
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Ashley Hughes, 24.27 (10 points)
9. Keely Satterfield, 27.21
10. Dai'ja Coleman, 27.35
11. Mariana Hernandez, 27.58
14. Jovanni Solis, 28.45
16. Kassandra Rocha, 29.47
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Destiny Rutherford, 57.95 (10 points)
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
3. Monica Yanez, 5:17.78 (6 points)
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
4. Alyssa Salazar, 16.14 (5 points)
5. Jasmyn Tulloch, 16.15 (4 points)
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
4. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:07.91 (5 points)
5. Alyssa Salazar, 1:09.00 (4 points)
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Felicia Wills, Destiny Rutherford, Zarrey Sams, Ashley Hughes, 3:58.58 (10 points)
5. Idatonye Cheetham-West, Lauryn Asiedu, Jasmyn Tulloch, Alyssa Salazar, 4:31.87 (5 points)
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
6. Maxime Gardes, 10.80 (3 points)
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
5. Yashawn Hamilton, 22.07 (4 points)
7. Maxime Gardes, 22.17 (2 points)
8. Mariano Hernandez, 22.31 (1 point)
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
7. Julian Trevino, 55.37 (2 points)
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
3. Max Carmona, 2:01.23 (6 points)
8. Isaac Arevalo, 2:08.56 (1 point)
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
1. Fernando Escobar, 15:49.54 (10 points)
2. Brian Yanez, 16:02.28 (8 points)
3. Mathew Peynado, 16:08.11 (6 points)
4. Juan Manzano, 16:26.93 (5 points)
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
4. Kyle Marroquin, 15.09 (5 points)
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
2. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 56.46 (8 points)
 
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
2. Ronnie Ollivierre, Yashawn Hamilton, Mariano Hernandez, Carlos Serna-Hernandez, 42.06 (8 points)
•Third-best in program history
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Carlos Serna-Hernandez, Brandon Sanders, Mariano Hernandez, Max Carmona, 3:18.23 (10 points)

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