Live Results | Day One Recap

OREM, Utah. – Junior Idatonye Cheetham-West and freshman Samariae Bonds won the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships in the long jump and shot put, respectively, to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams during day two of the WAC Championships on Friday at Hal Wing Track.
 
Cheetham-West recorded a program record jump of 6.43 meters, which is tied for the 11^thbest mark in the nation and sixth best in the west region entering Friday's action. Freshman Zarrey Sams finished fifth with a jump of 5.72 meters, giving UTRGV 14 points in the event.
 
Cheetham-West also finished fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.95 seconds to qualify for the finals.
 
Bonds recorded a throw of 15.48 meters, a personal record and the second-best in program history. UTRGV earned 20 points in the event, as sophomore Alexandrea Hurst came in second with a throw of 14.81 meters, the 10^th-best in program history, and senior Diamond Thomas placed seventh with a throw of 13.60 meters.
 
The women's team added two points in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, as senior Los Fresnos alum Jennifer Zapata finished seventh with a time of 11:14.37, the fifth-best in program history, and one point in the Heptathlon, as freshman Elizabeth Ortiz finished eighth with 4,056 points, the third-highest total in program history.
 
The women now rank third in the team standings while the men rank fourth.
 
The men's team earned seven points in the men's shot put, as junior PSJA Memorial alum Michael Gonzalez finished third with a mark of 16.08 meters and sophomore Palmview alum Ricky Espinoza placed eighth with a throw of 13.95 meters.
 
Freshman Antoine Godin added three points by coming in sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:45.26.
 
Including Cheetham-West, UTRGV had 14 student-athletes advance to the finals of their track events.
 
On the women's side, junior Ashley Hughes recorded the second-best 400-meter dash in program history at 54.11 seconds while senior Destiny Rutherford recorded the sixth-best time at 56.41 seconds. Hughes followed that up with the third-best 200-meter dash in program history with a time of 21.12 seconds.
 
Other qualifiers include senior Felicia Wills and freshman Harlingen alum Jasmyn Tulloch in the 400-meter hurdles and freshman Kyra Keurentjes in the 800-meter run.
 
On the men's side, senior Dimitris Levantinos qualified in both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles, including a time of 52.17 seconds in the later, the fourth-best in program history. Freshman Harlingen alum Roel Renteria also advanced in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
Junior Brandon Sanders won the 400-meter dash preliminary with a time of 47.90 seconds. Freshman Mariano Hernandez qualified in the same event.
 
Other qualifiers include freshman Brownsville Veterans Memorial alum Max Carmona in the 800-meter run and freshman Maxime Gardes in the 100-meter dash.
 
Actions concludes on Saturday with field events starting at 1 p.m. and track events starting at 3:50 p.m.
 
Team Results
Women
1. Grand Canyon, 96
2. New Mexico State, 64
3. UTRGV, 49
4. Utah Valley, 45.50
5. California Baptist, 27
6. Kansas City, 18.50
7. Seattle U, 12
T-8. CSU Bakersfield, 0
T-8. Chicago State, 0
 
Men
1. Utah Valley, 101
2. Grand Canyon, 94
3. Kanas City, 56
4. UTRGV, 31
5. California Baptist, 14
6. CSU Bakersfield, 13
7. Seattle U, 2
8. Chicago State, 0
 
UTRGV Results
Field Events
Women's Shot Put
1. Samariae Bonds, 15.48m (10 points)
•Second-best in program history
2. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.81m (8 points)
•10^th-best in program history
7. Diamond Thomas, 13.60m (2 points)
9. Taylar Kregness, 13.17m
15. Brittany Cantu, 11.81m
 
Men's Long Jump
13. Julian Trevino, 6.47m
14. Yashawn Hamilton, 6.45m
 
Women's Pole Vault
9. Ashley Gonzalez, 2.93m
 
Men's Shot Put
3. Michael Gonzalez, 16.08m (6 points)
8. Ricky Espinoza, 13.95m (1 point)
9. Sky Tatum, 13.66m
11. Sergio Tijerina, 12.25m
12. Jonathan Ojeda, 12.17m
 
Women's Long Jump
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 6.43m (10 points)
•Program record
5. Zarrey Sams, 5.72m (4 points)
11. Dai'ja Coleman, 5.38m
13. Elizabeth Ortiz, 5.27m
15. Keely Satterfield, 5.24m
16. Eleanor Arndt, 5.17m
 
Track Events
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries
10. Felicia Wills, 14.93
11. Eleanor Arndt, 15.22
13. Alyssa Salazar, 15.50
14. Jasmyn Tulloch, 15.52
16. Elizabeth Ortiz, 18.60
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries
5. Dimitris Levantinos, 14.78q
•Fifth-best in program history
11. Roel Renteria, 15.98
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash Preliminaries
4. Ashley Hughes, 54.11q
•Second-best in program history
7. Destiny Rutherford, 56.41q
•Sixth-best in program history
12. Natalie Garza, 57.68
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash Preliminaries
1. Brandon Sanders, 47.90Q
6. Mariano Hernandez, 48.85q
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash Preliminaries
4. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 11.95q
9. Zarrey Sams, 12.17
17. Keely Satterfield, 12.65
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash Preliminaries
7. Maxime Gardes, 10.75q
9. Ronnie Ollivierre, 19.84
 
Women's 800-Meter Run Preliminaries
7. Kyra Keurentjes, 2:15.67q
12. Monica Riera, 2:20.14
14. Sierra Spinler, 2:22.58
 
Men's 800-Meter Run Preliminaries
4. Max Carmona, 1:54.12Q
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries
2. Felicia Wills, 1:03.07Q
5. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:03.60q
10. Alyssa Salazar, 1:05.60

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries
3. Dimitris Levantinos, 52.17q
•Fourth-best in program history
8. Roel Renteria, 55.09q
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash Preliminaries
3. Ashley Hughes, 24.12Q
•Third-best in program history
12. Destiny Rutherford, 24.94
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash Preliminaries
11. Mariano Hernandez, 21.71
18. Maxime Gardes, 23.05
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Final
7. Jennifer Zapata, 11:14.37 (2 points)
•Fifth-best in program history
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Final
6. Antoine Godin, 9:45.26 (3 points)
 
Heptathlon
8. Elizabeth Ortiz, 4,056 points (1 point)
•Third-best in program history
11. Eleanor Arndt, 3,191 points
12. Jovanni Solis, 2,654 points
 
Long Jump
4. Elizabeth Ortiz, 5.37m points (663 points)
5. Eleanor Arndt, 5.28m (637 points)
T-10. Jovanni Solis, 4.67m (472 points)

Javelin
7. Elizabeth Ortiz, 27.57m (431 points)
8. Jovanni Solis, 24.93m (381 points)
11. Eleanor Arndt, 17.12m (236 points)

800-Meter Run
2. Elizabeth Ortiz, 2:31.22 (678 points)
11. Jovanni Solis, 3:24.64 (170 points)
12. Eleanor Arndt, 3:58.36 (19 points)


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