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EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics clinched its first South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union Championship when the women's track & field team beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
 
UTRGV wins the showdown by a final score of 33.5-to-27.5.
 
UTRGV will receive the showdown trophy during a special pregame ceremony at the baseball game against Corpus Christi on May 14 at 7 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
At this meet, the women won by a score of 95.5-to-70.5 while the men lost 98-to-72. UTRGV won 17 of the 34 events.
 
Junior Ashley Hughes led the way on the track by breaking the program record for the 400-meter dash for the second time this season, clocking in at 54.35 meters despite windy conditions. That race was one of two wins for Hughes, who teamed with senior Felicia Wills, freshman Kyra Keurentjes and senior Destiny Rutherford to win the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:50.37, the fifth-best in program history. Earlier in the meet, Wills recorded the second-best 100-meter hurdles performance in program history with a time of 14.46.
 
Senior Diamond Thomas dominated on the field, winning the shot put, discus and hammer throws. Her 14.92-meter mark in the shot put is the second-best in program history while her 50.60-meter discus throw is the third-best. Freshman Samariae Bonds recorded the fourth-best shot put in program history at 14.63 meters while sophomore Alexandrea Hurst came in with the seventh-best throw, 14.45 meters.
 
On the jumping runway, senior Dai'ja Coleman won the triple jump with a distance of 12.26 meters, the fifth-best in program history.
 
Three men's performances entered the program record books as well, as senior Dimitris Levantinos recorded the fourth-best 110-meter hurdles (14.71), freshman Weslaco alum Jon Zapata posted the fifth-best pole vault (4.45 meters), and the team of sophomore Ronnie Ollivierre, freshman Yashawn Hamilton, freshman Maxime Gardes, freshman Economedes alum Kyle Marroquin recorded the sixth-best 4x100-meter relay time (42.54).
 
UTRGV is back in action Friday and Saturday at the UIW Invitational.
 
Team Results
Women's
1. UTRGV, 95.5
2. Corpus Christi, 70.5
 
Men's
1. Corpus Christi, 98
2. UTRGV, 72
 
UTRGV Results
Throwing Events
Women's Shot Put
1. Diamond Thomas, 14.92m (5 points)
•Second-best in program history
2. Samariae Bonds, 14.63m (3 points)
•Fourth-best in program history
3. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.45m
•Seventh-best in program history
5. Taylar Kregness, 12.12m
 
Men's Shot Put
4. Michael Gonzalez, 15.42m (1 point)
5. Ricardo Espinoza, 13.54m
6. Sergio Tijerina, 13.42m
7. Sky Tatum, 13.39m
8. Jonathan Ojeda, 12.75m
 
Women's Discus Throw
1. Diamond Thomas, 50.60m (5 points)
•Third-best in program history
2. Alexandrea Hurst, 40.49m (3 points)
3. Ciera Gonzalez, 40.05m
4. Taylar Kregness, 38.60m
6. Juvae Williams, 36.25m
 
Men's Discus Throw
1. Sky Tatum, 47.36m (5 points)
5. Michael Gonzalez, 44.80m
7. Sergio Tijerina, 36.55m
8. Jonathan Ojeda, 29.90m
 
Women's Hammer Throw
1. Diamond Thomas, 50.61m (5 points)
2. Juvae Williams, 47.20m (3 points)
3. Samariae Bonds, 46.10m
4. Alexandrea Hurst, 43.14m
5. Ciera Gonzalez, 42.91m
6. Taylar Kregness, 37.34m
 
Men's Hammer Throw
3. Sky Tatum, 46.95m (2 points)
4. Jonathan Ojeda, 46.66m (1 point)
5. Ricardo Espinoza, 44.76m
7. Michael Gonzalez, 42.53m
 
Women's High Jump
2. Eleanor Arndt, 1.60m (2.5 points)
4. Jovanni Solis, 1.50m (1 point)
 
Men's High Jump
4. Mauricio Campos, 1.85m (2 points)
 
Women's Long Jump
3. Zarrey Sams, 5.71m (2 points)
4. Keely Satterfield, 5.64m (1 point)
5. Dai'ja Coleman, 5.63m
7. Elizabeth Ortiz, 5.39m
 
Men's Long Jump
3. Yashawn Hamilton, 7.00m (2 points)
5. Julian Trevino, 6.80m
 
Women's Triple Jump
1. Dai'ja Coleman, 12.26m (5 points)
•Fifth-best in program history
2. Kassandra Rocha, 11.53m (3 points)
3. Zarrey Sams, 11.26m
4. Jovanni Solis, 10.99m
5. Keely Satterfield, 10.79m
 
Men's Triple Jump
3. Mauricio Campos, 13.21m (2 points)
4. Julian Trevino, 13.10m (1 point)
 
Women's Pole Vault
1. Ashley Gonzalez, 3.05m (5 points)
 
Men's Pole Vault
3. Jon Zapata, 4.45m (2 points)
•Fifth-best in program history
 
Women's Javelin Throw
3. Elizabeth Ortiz, 22.27m (2 points)
4. Eleanor Arndt, 12.65m (1 point)
 
Men's Javelin Throw
2. Julian Trevino, 50.06m (2 points)
5. Dimitris Levantinos, 38.91m (1 point)
6. Jon Zapata, 37.18m
 
Running Events
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
1. Dai'ja Coleman, Kassandra Rocha, Jovanni Solis, Keely Satterfield, 48.04 (5 points)
 
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
2. Ronnie Ollivierre, Yashawn Hamilton, Maxime Gardes, Kyle Marroquin, 42.54 (3 points)
•Sixth-best in program history
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
1. Dorcas Koech, 4:42.87 (5 points)
2. Jennifer Zapata, 4:47.67 (3 points)
3. Bryanna Rios, 4:47.88
5. Monica Rivera, 4:51.30
8. Anahi Romo, 4:59.69
9. Sierra Spinler, 5:03.72
11. Sharon Koima, 5:11.61
12. Kelly Aguinaga, 5:32.76
 
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
2. Tristan Pena, 4:06.93 (3 points)
3. Brian Yanez, 4:07.28 (2 points)
5. Antoine Godin, 4:10.61
6. Fernando Escobar, 4:12.61
7. Alberto Herrera, 4:17.67
8. Juan Manzano, 4:18.87
10. Mathew Peynado, 4:23.66
12. Isaac Arevalo, 4:27.83
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
3. Felicia Wills, 14.46 (2 points)
•Second-best in program history
5. Eleanor Arndt, 15.36 (1 point)
6. Jasmyn Tulloch, 15.68
7. Alyssa Salazar, 15.77
8. Elizabeth Ortiz, 16.07
10. Jovanni Solis, 16.42
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
3. Dimitris Levantinos, 14.71 (2 points)
•Fourth-best in program history
4. Kyle Marroquoin, 15.50 (1 point)
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Ashley Hughes, 54.35 (5 points)
•Program record
3. Natalie Garza, 59.84 (2 points)
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
2. Brandon Sanders, 47.90 (3 points)
3. Mariano Hernandez, 48.57 (2 points)
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash
2. Zarrey Sams, 12.08 (3 points)
4. Keely Satterfield, 12.45 (1 point)
5. Mariana Hernandez, 12.81
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
1. Maxime Gardes, 10.68 (5 points)
2. Ronnie Ollivierre, 10.69 (3 points)
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
1. Kyra Keurentjes, 2:16.96 (5 points)
4. Kelly Aguinaga, 2:30.28 (1 point)
7. Monica Yanez, 2:34.79
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
1. Max Carmona, 1:53.71 (5 points)
5. Isaac Arevalo, 2:06.90 (1 point)
9. Carlos Sanchez, 2:15.25
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Felicia Wills, 1:01.29 (5 points)
3. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:05.42 (2 points)
4. Alyssa Salazar, 1:05.46
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Dimitris Levantinos, 53.39 (5 points)
4. Kyle Marroquin, 59.90 (1 point)
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
2. Destiny Rutherford, 24.85 (3 points)
6. Zarrey Sams, 26.64 (1 point)
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
1. Maxime Gardes, 21.89 (5 points)
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Felicia Wills, Kyra Keurentjes, Destiny Rutherford, Ashley Hughes, 3:50.37 (5 points)
•Fifth-best in program history
2. Elizabeth Ortiz, Monica Rivera, Eleanor Arndt, Jasmyn Tulloch, 4:01.66
3. Lauryn Asiedu, Sierra Spinler, Alyssa Salazar, Monica Yanez, 4:20.81
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Mariano Hernandez, Brandon Sanders, Dimitris Levantinos, Max Carmona, 3:16.06 (5 points)
2. Julian Trevino, Jon Zapata, Mauricio Campos, Isaac Arevalo, 3:44.97

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