Jennifer at Valley Collegiate Classic
Mathew Maciel
Jennifer Zapata

Women's Track & Field

Zapata Breaks Program Record in 3,000-Meter Steeplechase at Texas Relays

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AUSTIN – Senior Los Fresnos alum Jennifer Zapata broke the program record for the 3,000-meter steeplechase to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams at the 92nd annual Clyde Little Field Texas Relays on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
 
Zapata finished in a time of 10:49.23, breaking her own record of 10:53.18 set in 2017. Zapata was in 12th after two laps and 10th for the next three laps before moving up a spot during each of the final two laps to finish eighth out of 16. Her final lap time of 1:29.47 was the fourth best in the field.
 
Senior Omer Almog finished 11th in Section A of the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:01.85.
 
UTRGV competes in 10 events on Friday starting at 9:35 a.m. with most events scheduled to be televised live on Longhorn Network.
 
Thursday Results
Running Events
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
8. Jennifer Zapata, 10:49.23
•Program Record
 
Men's 1,500-Meter Run (Section A)
11. Omer Almog, 4:01.85
 
Friday
Field Event
Women's Shot Put (Section B), 10 a.m.
Samariae Bonds
 
Running Events (Preliminaries)
Morning Session, 9:35 a.m.
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
Destiny Rutherford, Ashley Hughes, Zarrey Sams, Keely Satterfield
 
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
Ronnie Ollivierre, Yashawn Hamilton, Maxime Gardes, Mariano Hernandez
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Dimitris Levantinos
Kyle Marroquin
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
Yashawn Hamilton
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
Destiny Rutherford, Kyra Keurentjes, Jasmyn Tulloch, Ashley Hughes
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
Mariano Hernandez, Brandon Sanders, Dimitris Levantinos, Max Carmona
 
Evening Session
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles, 5:40 p.m.
Carlos Serna-Hernandez
 
Women's Distance Medley Relay, 5:50 p.m
Sierra Spinler, Ashley Hughes, Kyra Keurentjes, Dorcas Koech
 
Men's Distance Medley Relay, 6:05 p.m.
Brian Yanez, Brandon Sanders, Max Carmona, Omer Almog
 
Saturday
Field Event
Women's Discus (Section B), 10 a.m.
Diamond Thomas
 
Running Event
Women's 4x800-Meter Relay, 10:40 a.m.
Kyra Keurentjes, Sierra Spinler, Monica Rivera, Dorcas Koech

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Players Mentioned

Omer Almog

Omer Almog

Redshirt Junior
Dimitris Levantinos

Dimitris Levantinos

5' 10"
Senior
Ronnie Ollivierre

Ronnie Ollivierre

6' 0"
Sophomore
Carlos Serna-Hernandez

Carlos Serna-Hernandez

Junior
Brian Yanez

Brian Yanez

5' 9"
Senior
Max Carmona

Max Carmona

Freshman
Mariano Hernandez

Mariano Hernandez

Freshman
Brandon Sanders

Brandon Sanders

Junior
Maxime Gardes

Maxime Gardes

Freshman
Destiny Rutherford

Destiny Rutherford

5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Omer Almog

Omer Almog

Redshirt Junior
Dimitris Levantinos

Dimitris Levantinos

5' 10"
Senior
Ronnie Ollivierre

Ronnie Ollivierre

6' 0"
Sophomore
Carlos Serna-Hernandez

Carlos Serna-Hernandez

Junior
Brian Yanez

Brian Yanez

5' 9"
Senior
Max Carmona

Max Carmona

Freshman
Mariano Hernandez

Mariano Hernandez

Freshman
Brandon Sanders

Brandon Sanders

Junior
Maxime Gardes

Maxime Gardes

Freshman
Destiny Rutherford

Destiny Rutherford

5' 7"
Senior