Complete Results

HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams combined to win 10 events at the Rice Invitational on Tuesday at Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field.
 
Graduate student Aviana Goode earned a pair of top-two finishes, winning the high jump with a height of 1.69 meters, the third-best in program history, and placing second in the 100-meter hurdles with a program record time of 14.00 seconds. Junior Zarrey Sams finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.37, the third-best in program history.
 
Freshman Josefine Eriksen won two events, taking the 800-meter run in 2:10.78, the second-best time in program history, and teaming with sophomore Tamara Woodley, sophomore Diamond Lilly and junior Port Isabel alum Natalie Garza to complete the 4x400-meter relay in 3:50.65, the eighth-best time in program history.
 
Postbaccalaureate student Idatonye Cheetham-West won the long jump with a distance of 6.24 meters, the third-best in program history. Cheetham-West now holds six of the top eight spots in program history.
 
Freshman Samantha Gonzalez won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:15.69.
 
On the men's side, the team of junior Mariano Hernandez, junior Brownsville Veterans alum Max Carmona, freshman Jermarrion Stewart, and graduate student Palmview alum Yariel Matute won their second-straight 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:14.60, an improvement of 4.44 seconds over their performance at Saturday's Longhorn Invitational.
 
Matute, Hernandez and Stewart also claimed the top three spots in the 200-meter dash with times of 21.67, 22.07 and 22.19, respectively.
 
Junior Edinburg North alum Tristan Pena won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:55.64.
 
Junior Harlingen alum Roel Renteria won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.57.
 
Junior Harry Barthelemy won the high jump with a mark of 2.02 meters.
 
UTRGV is scheduled to return to action March 18-20 at the UTSA Invitational.
 
UTRGV Results
FIELD EVENTS
Women's Hammer Throw
4. Esmeralda Ruiz, 45.13m
6. Juvae Williams, 43.47m
7. Brittany Cantu, 42.80m
8. Hailey Wallet, 40.85m
 
Men's Hammer Throw
4. Michael Gonzalez, 47.24m
5. Aaron Williams, 46.83m
6. Ricardo Espinoza, 41.19m
 
Men's Discus
3. Michael Gonzalez, 43.67m
4. Aaron Williams, 42.21m
7. Anthony Magallon, 39.52m
9. Ricardo Espinoza, 38.80m
10. Alex Galvan, 35.80m
11. Marco Guajardo, 34.61m
12. Roel Renteria, 31.51m
13. Vincent Nguyen, 28.76m
 
Women's Discus
3. Esmeralda Ruiz, 37.05m
4. Brittany Cantu, 36.94m
6. Juvae Williams, 35.19m
 
Women's Long Jump
1. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 6.24m
•Third-best in program history
4. Daniella Muniz, 5.58m
9. Uxia Pereira, 5.26m
10. Eleanor Arndt, 5.09m
 
Men's Long Jump
4. Anthony Magallon, 6.43m
7. Roel Renteria, 6.18m
8. Alex Galvan, 6.15m
9. Vincent Nguyen, 6.12m
 
Women's Triple Jump
4. Zarrey Sams, 11.46m
9. Estrella Medellin, 10.83m
 
Women's Pole Vault
6. Ashley Janet Gonzalez, 2.92m
7. Karla Garza, 2.77m
 
Men's Pole Vault
5. Anthony Magallon, 4.04m
 
Women's High Jump
1. Aviana Goode, 1.69m
•Third-best in program history
 
Men's High Jump
1. Harry Barthelemy, 2.02m
 
Men's Shot Put
3. Aaron Williams, 14.83m
5. Michael Gonzalez, 14.59m
6. Ricardo Espinoza, 13.68m
9. Alex Galvan, 12.42m
 
Women's Shot Put
2. Brittany Cantu, 12.49m
3. Esmeralda Ruiz, 12.04m
6. Hailey Wallet, 10.33m
7. Kayleen May, 9.12m
 
Women's Javelin
2. Uxia Pereira, 27.29m
3. Kayleen May, 24.00m
4. Eleanor Arndt, 17.47m
 
TRACK EVENTS
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
6. Samantha Gonzalez, 4:47.96
12. Aaliyah Garza, 5:04.95
13. Anahi Romo, 5:05.72
14. Ana Hernandez, 5:06.34
15. Alma Villanueva, 5:09.23
 
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
1. Tristan Pena, 3:55.64
4. Ricardo Mendoza, 3:57.49
12. Jeremy Nino, 4:11.58
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
2. Aviana Goode, 14.00
•Program record
3. Zarrey Sams, 14.37
•Third-best in program history
4. Uxia Pereira, 14.69
10. Eleanor Arndt, 16.66
 
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
2. Roel Retneria, 15.30
3. Anthony Magallon, 15.50
 
Women's 100-Meter Dash
4. Karla Garza, 13.25
 
Men's 100-Meter Dash
3. Marco Guajardo, 11.65
4. Alex Galvan, 11.73
5. Baffour Kyem, 12.19
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash
10. Mikayla Roell, 1:11.33
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash
2. Max Carmona, 49.47
5. Jorge Salazar, 50.54
8. Sir Hubbard, 52.51
 
Women's 800-Meter Run
1. Josefine Eriksen, 2:10.78
•Second-best in program history
4. Estrella Medellin, 2:23.44
7. Natalie Garza, 2:27.37
9. Aaliyah Garza, 2:34.09
10. Ana Hernandez, 2:34.59
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
2. Ricardo Mendoza, 1:54.51
3. Miguel Escamilla, 1:55.88
7. Tristan Pena, 2:00.21
8. Jeremy Nino, 2:01.27
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
3. Uxia Pereira, 1:06.25
5. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:11.34
8. Lisa Sanchez, 1:14.75
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Roel Renteria, 55.57
3. Wes Franklin, 58.06
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
4. Zarrey Sams, 25.68
10. Daniella Muniz, 26.17
11. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 26.38
14. Aviana Goode, 26.58
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
1. Yariel Matute, 21.67
2. Mariano Hernandez, 22.07
3. Jermarrion Stewart, 22.19
6. Yashawn Hamilton, 22.47
11. Baffour Kyem, 24.59
 
Women's 5,000-Meter Run
1. Samantha Gonzalez, 18:15.69
3. Anahi Romo, 19:01.07
4. Alma Villanueva, 19:39.97
5. Janie Delgado, 20:10.49
7. Andrea Gallardo, 20:46.47
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
2. Alex Munoz, 15:19.05
5. Ricardo Garcia, 15:27.99
7. Dominik Medrano, 15:46.69
10. Edward Ramos, 16:10.67
15. Albino Rodriguez, 17:08.35
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Tamara Woodley, Diamond Lilly, Josefine Eriksen, Natalie Garza, 3:50.65
•Eighth-best in program history
5. Eleanor Arndt, Aviana Goode, Zarrey Sams, Daniella Muniz, 4:12.93
6. Mystique Brown, Devon Goodwin, Jasmyn Tulloch, Lisa Sanchez, 4:25.66
7. Idatonye Cheetham-West, Ashley Janet Gonzalez, Karla Garza, Kayleen May, 4:39.85
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Mariano Hernandez, Max Carmona, Jermarrion Stewart, Yariel Matute, 3:14.60
4. Sir Hubbard, Miguel Escamilla, Ricardo Mendoza, Wes Franklin, 3:24.33
5. Alex Galvan, Harry Barthelemy, Baffour Kyem, Julian Trevino, 3:29.52

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