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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Freshman Samariae Bonds shattered the program record for the shot put to win her flight and lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field team during the final day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round on Saturday at Hornet Stadium.
 
Bonds uncorked a throw of 15.95 meters, good for 18^thout of 48 and just 0.27 meters short of qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Bonds' previous career-best in the shot put was 15.48 meters while the previous program record was 15.53 meters, set by sophomore Alexandra Hurst earlier this year.
 
Hurst finished 37^thwith a throw of 14.94 meters, her fourth-best of the season and the ninth-best in program history.
 
Senior Diamond Thomas finished 47^th with a throw of 13.83 meters.
 
Earlier in the day, senior Dai'ja Coleman finished 35^thin the triple jump with a distance of 12.19 meters, tied for the eighth-best mark in program history. Coleman finishes her career with seven of the top 10 triple jumps in program history.
 
UTRGV Results
Women's Triple Jump Semifinals
35. Dai'ja Coleman, 12.19m
•Tied for eighth-best in program history
 
Women's Shot Put Semifinals
18. Samariae Bonds, 15.95m
•Program record
37. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.94m
•Ninth-best in program history
47. Diamond Thomas, 51.29m

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