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OREM, Utah – Senior Diamond Thomas and junior Brandon Sanders won the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships in the discus and 400-meter dash, respectively, and the team of senior Dimitris Levantinos, freshman Brownsville Veterans Memorial alum Max Carmona, freshman Mariano Hernandez and Sanders won the 4x400-meter relay title to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams during the final day of the WAC Championships on Saturday at Hal Wing Track.
 
In total, UTRGV finished with five WAC Championships, including titles by junior Idatonye Cheetham-West and freshman Samariae Bonds in the long jump and shot put, respectively, on Friday.
 
Thomas recorded the seventh-best discus in program history with a throw of 48.88 meters. UTRGV earned 13 points in the event as freshman Weslaco alum Ciera Gonzalez finished seventh with a throw of 41.26 meters and freshman Taylar Kregness placed eighth with a throw of 41.18 meters.
 
Sanders won the 400-meter dash for the second day in a row, this time with a time of 47.22 seconds. Hernandez placed sixth with a time of 48.42 seconds.
 
The men's 4x400-meter relay team closed out the competition with the fourth-best time in program history, clocking in at 3:12.33.
 
Levantinos had two other big performances, finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.47 seconds, the second-fastest in program history, and third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.70 seconds, the fourth-best in program history.
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of senior Destiny Rutherford, freshman Kyra Keurentjes, freshman Port Isabel alum Natalie Garza and junior Ashley Hughes took silver with a program record time of 3:44.67.
 
Hughes also broke the program record in the 400-meter dash with a second-place time of 53.44 seconds, one hundredth of a second off the lead. Rutherford posted the seventh-best time in program history with a seventh-place time of 56.27 seconds. Hughes later finished eighth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.41 seconds.
 
SeniorDai'ja Colemanrecorded the best triple jump of her career and second-best in program history with a second-place mark of 12.58 meters, tied for the 38^th-best in the west region entering Saturday's action.
 
Coleman also combined with Cheetham-West, freshman Zarrey Sams and junior Keely Satterfield for the second-fastest 4x100-meter relay in program history at 47.02 seconds. Cheetham-West later finished fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.09 seconds.
 
UTRGV had two other second-place finishes, including freshman Dorcas Koech in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:02.86 and senior Felicia Wills in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.36.

For her efforts, Koech was named WAC Women's Freshman Outstanding Athlete.
 
Both the men's and women's teams finished fourth.
 
UTRGV student-athletes with marks that rank in the top 48 in the west region this season will advance to the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round May 23-25 in Sacramento, Calif.
 
Team Results
Women
1. Grand Canyon, 203.50
2. New Mexico State, 191.50
3. Utah Valley, 145.50
4. UTRGV, 121
5. Kansas City, 72.50
6. California Baptist, 33
7. Seattle U, 28
8. CSU Bakersfield, 18
9. Chicago State, 6
 
Men
1. Utah Valley, 288
2. Grand Canyon, 190.50
3. Kanas City, 98
4. UTRGV, 80
5. Chicago State, 59
6. CSU Bakersfield, 56.50
7. California Baptist, 27
8. Seattle U, 15
 
UTRGV Results
Field Events
Men's Triple Jump
10. Mauricio Campos, 12.99m
12. Julian Trevino, 12.16m

Women's High Jump
13. Eleanor Arndt, 1.53m
15. Jovanni Solis, 1.48m

Women's Discus
1. Diamond Thomas, 48.88m (10 points)
•Seventh-best in program history
7. Ciera Gonzalez, 41.26m (2 points)
8. Taylar Kregness, 41.18m (1 point)
9. Alexandrea Hurst, 41.14m
13. Brittany Cantu, 37.69m
16. Juvae Williams, 37.29m

Men's Discus
6. Michael Gonzalez, 45.77m (3 points)
9. Sky Tatum, 43.76m
11. Ricky Espinoza, 35.76m
12. Sergio Tijerina, 35.59m
 
Women's Triple Jump
2. Dai'ja Coleman, 12.58m (8 points)
•Second-best in program history
8. Zarrey Sams, 11.19m (1 point)
10. Kassandra Rocha, 10.96m
13. Keely Satterfield, 10.43m

Men's High Jump
9. Mauricio Campos, 1.92m
 
Track Events
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
5. Idatonye Cheetham-West, Dai'ja Coleman, Zarrey Sams, Keely Satterfield, 47.02 (4 points)
•Second-fastest in program history
 
Women's 1500-Meter Run
16. Sierra Spinler, 4:54.31
21. Monica Rivera, 5:01.19
 
Men's 1500-Meter Run
11. Omer Almog, 4:03.06
16. Tristan Pena, 4:07.97
17. Antoine Godin, 4:12.19
20. Brian Yanez, 4:25.15
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
3. Dimitris Levantinos, 14.70 (6 points)
•Fourth-best in program history
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
2. Ashley Hughes, 53.44 (8 points)
•Program record
7. Destiny Rutherford, 56.27 (2 points)
•Seventh-best in program history
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash 
1. Brandon Sanders, 47.22 (10 points)
6. Mariano Hernandez, 48.42 (3 points)
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash
5. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 12.09 (4 points)
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
8. Maxime Gardes, 10.90 (1 point)
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
6. Kyra Keurentjes, 2:14.39 (3 points)
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
3. Max Carmona, 1:54.32 (6 points)
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
2. Felicia Wills, 1:01.36 (8 points)
5. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:03.69 (4 points)
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
2. Dimitris Levantinos, 51.47 (8 points)
•Second-fastest in program history
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
8. Ashley Hughes, 25.41 (1 point)
 
Women's 5000-Meter Run
2. Dorcas Koech, 18:02.86 (8 points)
9. Bryana Rios, 18:23.30
17. Jennifer Zapata, 18:39.59
28. Anahi Romo, 19:48.63
 
Men's 5000-Meter Run
18. Alberto Herrera, 16:38.26
19. Tristan Pena, 16:56.60
20. Fernando Escobar, 17:26.99
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
2. Destiny Rutherford, Kyra Keurentjes, Natalie Garza, Ashley Hughes, 3:44.67
•Program record
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Dimitris Levantinos, Max Carmona, Mariano Hernandez, Brandon Sanders, 3:12.33
•Fourth-fastest in program history

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