Complete Results

HOUSTON– Junior Ashley Hughes won the 400-meter dash while setting a new program record to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's and women's track and field teams at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight on Saturday at Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field.
 
Hughes finished with a time of 54.04 seconds to win the event by over a second. She broke her own time of 54.35 that was set at the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union earlier this month.
 
UTRGV combined to post 10 other top-five finishes on Saturday. 
 
Freshman Harlingen South alum Sky Tatum posted a third place finish in the men's discus with a throw of 49.90 meters, which ranks fourth-best in program history. On the women's side, senior Diamond Thomas finished in second place in the discus throw with a mark of 52.73 meters, which ranks second-best in program history. Thomas also added a third place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 51.09 meters.
 
Sophomore Alexandrea Hurst finished in second place in the women's shot put with a mark of 15.19 meters while freshman Samariae Bonds finished in third with a mark of 14.90 meters. Senior Dai'ja Coleman added a second place finish in the women's triple jump after a leap of 12.05 meters. 
 
Freshman Harlingen alum Max Carmona finished the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.16 to finish in fourth place while junior Brandon Sanders came in second place in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 47.37 seconds, which ranks second-best in program history. 
 
Senior Dimitris Levantinos crossed the finish line of the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.25 to finish in fifth place. 
 
Redshirt junior Sierra Spinler crossed the finish line in third place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:40.69 and junior Edinburg North alum Bryana Rios finished up the night with a fifth place finish in the women's 5,000-meter run after posting a time of 18:08.09.
 
UTRGV will be back in action on Friday, April 26, when it competes at the Bobcat Classic in San Marcos in the final tune up before the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
 
Results
 
Men's Discus Throw
3. Sky Tatum, 49.90m
• Fourth-best in program history
7. Michael Gonzalez, 45.30m
21. Ricardo Espinoza, 35.36m
 
Women's Discus Throw
2. Diamond Thomas, 52.73m
• Second-best in program history
7. Alexandrea Hurst, 42.16m
11. Juvae Williams, 38.37m
14. Ciera Gonzalez, 38.16m
23. Brittany Cantu, 35.51m
 
Women's Hammer Throw
3. Diamond Thomas, 51.09m
13. Alexandrea Hurst, 43.76m
17. Brittany Cantu, 41.88m
19. Samariae Bonds, 40.65m
21. Ciera Gonzalez, 38.95m
 
Men's Hammer Throw
7. Michael Gonzalez, 48.58m
13. Ricardo Espinoza, 43.76m
14. Jonathan Ojeda, 42.82m
 
Men's Shot Put
6. Michael Gonzalez, 14.90m
13. Sergio Tijerina, 13.31m
15. Sky Tatum, 11.66m
17. Jonathan Ojeda, 11.30m
 
Women's Shot Put
2. Alexandrea Hurst, 15.19m
• Fourth-best in program history
3. Samariae Bonds, 14.90m
15. Brittany Cantu, 11.45m
 
Women's Triple Jump
2. Dai'ja Coleman, 12.05m
12. Kassandra Rocha, 10.36m
 
Women's Javelin Throw
12. Elizabeth Ortiz, 23.11m
13. Eleanor Arndt, 18.46m
 
Men's Javelin Throw
6. Julian Trevino, 48.07m
 
Women's High Jump
9. Marta Vargues, 1.50m
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash
6. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 12.30s
11. Zarrey Sams, 12.49s
14. Keely Satterfield, 12.64s
25. Dai'ja Coleman, 13.30s
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
4. Max Carmona, 1:51.16
23. Isaac Arevalo, 1:58.93
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Ashley Hughes, 54.04s
• Program record
8. Destiny Rutherford, 57.35s
12. Natalie Garza, 58.57s
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
2. Brandon Sanders, 47.37s
• Fourth-best in program history
16. Mariano Hernandez, 49.12s
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
11. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 25.18s
15. Zarrey Sams, 25.59s
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
19. Maxime Gardes, 22.60s
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
6. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:04.90
12. Alyssa Salazar, 1:07.39
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
5. Dimitris Levantinos, 53.25s
11. Roel Renteria, 56.05s
16. Kyle Marroquin, 57.17s
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
18. Jovanni Solis, 17.09s
19. Elizabeth Ortiz, 17.11s
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
7. Monica Rivera, 2:18.10
15. Kelly Aguinaga, 2:25.40
17. Monica Yanez, 2:26.52
19. Lauren Asiedu, 2:29.01
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
3. Sierra Spinler, 4:40.69
 
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
7. Tristen Pena, 4:02.01
8. Antoine Godin, 4:02.04
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
9. Brian Yanez, 9:37.57
15. Alberto Herrera, 10:01.49
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
6. Destiny Rutherford, Natalie Garza, 3:59.70
   Monica Rivera, Elizabeth Ortiz
8. Zarrey Sams, Jovanni Solis, 4:06.85
   Sierra Spinler, Jasmyn Tulloch
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
7. Dimitris Levantinos, Roel Renteria, 3:21.90
   Julian Trevino, Kyle Marroquin
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
26. Juan Manzano, 15:43.88
 
Women's 5,000-Meter Run
5. Bryana Rios, 18:08.09
7. Anahi Romo, 18:12.66

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