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SAN ANTONIO – Based on marks entering Saturday, graduate student
Desirea Buerge now ranks third in the NCAA, fifth in the United States and 29
th in the world in the discus after uncorking a 58.90-meter throw to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams during day three of the Roadrunner Invitational on Saturday at Park West Athletics Complex.
With this throw, Buerge qualifies for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. by surpassing the qualifying mark of 58.00 meters. The qualifying round of the U.S. Olympic Trials is on June 18 at 6 p.m. The finals are on June 19 at 8:42 p.m.
In order to qualify for the Olympics, Buerge would need to meet the Olympic Standard of 63.50 meters while finishing in the top three at the U.S. Olympic Trials. The only Americans currently ahead of Buerge are
Valarie Allman(66.46m), NCAA-leader
Laulauga Tausaga of Iowa (60.81m),
Rachel Dincoff (59.73m), and Texas Tech's
Seasons Usual (59.70m). Buerge's throw is 1.26 meters ahead of Miami's
Zakiya Rashid (57.64m) among Americans and 0.10 meters ahead of Arizona State's
Jorinde Van Klinken (58.80m) in the NCAA. The world leader is currently Cuba's
Yaimé Pérez (67.73m).
World Discus Rankings
| Rank |
Name |
Mark |
Nationality |
Date |
Venue |
| 1. |
Yaimé Pérez |
67.73 |
Cuba |
3/13/21 |
Estadio Panamericano, La Habana (CUB) |
| 2. |
Valarie Allman |
66.46 |
USA |
3/26/21 |
Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin, TX (USA) |
| 3. |
Liliana Cá |
66.40 |
Portugal |
3/6/21 |
Centro Nacional de Lançamentos, Leiria (POR) |
| 4. |
Sandra Perkovic |
66.25 |
Croatia |
3/13/21 |
Stadion Park mladeži, Split (CRO) |
| 5. |
Kamalpreet Kaur |
65.06 |
India |
3/19/21 |
Patiala (IND) |
| 6. |
Shadae Lawrence |
63.75 |
Jamaica |
3/20/21 |
USF Track Complex, Tampa, FL (USA) |
| 7. |
Mélina Robert-Michion |
63.43 |
France |
2/21/21 |
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence (FRA) |
| 8. |
Marija Tolj |
63.39 |
Croatia |
3/6/21 |
Stadion Park mladeži, Split (CRO) |
| 9. |
Dani Stevens |
63.36 |
Australia |
3/13/21 |
SOPAC, Sydney (AUS) |
| 10. |
Bin Fend |
63.19 |
China |
3/30/21 |
Chengdu (CHN) |
| 11. |
Silinda Oneisi Morales |
63.17 |
Cuba |
3/13/21 |
Estadio Panamericano, La Habana (CUB) |
| 12. |
Yang Chen |
62.66 |
China |
4/2/21 |
Chengdu (CHN) |
| 13. |
Seema Punia |
62.64 |
India |
3/19/21 |
Patiala (IND) |
| 14. |
Yelena Panova |
62.36 |
Russia |
2/24/21 |
Yunost Stadium, Adler, Sochi (RUS) |
| 15. |
Irina Rodrigues |
61.94 |
Portugal |
3/6/21 |
Centro Nacional de Lançamentos, Leiria (POR) |
| 16. |
Fernanda Martins |
61.19 |
Brazil |
4/3/21 |
CVEATC, Chula Vista, CA (USA) |
| 17. |
Daisy Osakue |
60.87 |
Italy |
3/5/21 |
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX (USA) |
| 18. |
Denia Caballero |
60.81 |
Cuba |
2/27/21 |
Estadio Panamericano, La Habana (CUB) |
| 19. |
Laulauga Tausaga (Iowa) |
59.94 |
USA |
3/27/21 |
Billy Hayes T& F Complex (Indiana University), Bloomington, IN (USA) |
| 20. |
Taryn Gollshewsky |
59.73 |
Australia |
3/13/21 |
SOPAC, Sydney (AUS) |
| 21. |
Rachel Dincoff |
59.73 |
USA |
4/9/21 |
Terry & Linda Fuller T&F Complex (Texas Tech), Lubbock, TX (USA) |
| 22. |
Salla Sipponen |
59.70 |
China |
2/24/21 |
TESC, Tampere (FIN) |
| 23. |
Seasons Usual (Texas Tech) |
59.70 |
USA |
4/9/21 |
Terry & Linda Fuller T&F Complex (Texas Tech), Lubbock, TX (USA) |
| 24. |
Xinyue Su |
59.40 |
China |
4/2/21 |
Chengdu (CHN) |
| 25. |
Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba |
59.36 |
France |
2/21/21 |
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence (FRA) |
| 26. |
Jade Lally |
59.26 |
Great Britain |
3/13/21 |
SOPAC, Sydney (AUS) |
| 27. |
Özlem Becerek |
59.15 |
Turkey |
2/27/21 |
Mersin (TUR) |
| 28. |
Yekaterina Strokova |
59.00 |
Russia |
2/14/21 |
Yunost Stadium, Adler, Sochi (RUS) |
| 29. |
Desirea Buerge (UTRGV) |
58.90 |
USA |
4/17/21 |
Park West Athletics Complex, San Antonio, TX (USA) |
| 30. |
Kirsty Law |
58.82 |
Great Britain |
4/3/21 |
Trafford Athletic Stadium, Manchester (GBR) |
| 31. |
Jorinde Van Klinken (Arizona State) |
58.80 |
The Netherlands |
4/3/21 |
GCU Track & Field, Phoenix, AZ (USA) |
| 32. |
Shanice Love (Florida State) |
58.79 |
Jamaica |
4/2/21 |
Percy Beard Track (Un. of Florida), Gainesville, FL (USA) |
| 33. |
Ailen Armada |
58.51 |
Argentina |
4/11/21 |
Concepción del Uruguay (ARG) |
| 34. |
Yuliya Maltseva |
57.84 |
Russia |
2/24/21 |
Yunost Stadium, Adler, Sochi (RUS) |
| 35. |
Alexandra Emilianov (Kansas) |
57.73 |
Moldova |
3/27/21 |
Oral Roberts Oneok Sport Complex, Tulsa, OK (USA) |
| 36. |
Yuchen Xie |
57.69 |
China |
3/30/21 |
Chengdu (CHN) |
| 37. |
Zakiya Rashid (Miami) |
57.64 |
USA |
3/26/21 |
UMiami Cobb Stadium, Coral Gables, FL (USA) |
Buerge won the event by 7.34 meters and broke the program record, which she set earlier this season, by 5.33 meters.
On the men's side, graduate student
Paul May recorded the third-best discus throw in program history, finishing fifth with a throw of 50.89 meters. May now holds the top three marks in program history.
The men's 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore
Yashawn Hamilton, graduate student and Juarez Lincoln alum
Yariel Matute, junior
Mariano Hernandez, and freshman
Jermarrion Stewart now holds the top three times in program history, finishing third with a time of 40.77, the third-best in program history.
Hernandez followed that up with a 21.32 200-meter dash, tied for the third-fastest in program history and good for fourth place.
Freshman
Josefine Eriksen PRed in the 800-meter run with a second-place time of 2:10.28, the second-best in program history.
Junior
Zarrey Sams PRed in the 100-meter hurdles with a fourth-place time of 14.30, the seventh-fastest in program history.
In the pole vault, freshman Sharyland alum
Karla Garza tied for the second-best mark in program history at 3.35 meters while junior PSJA Memorial alum
Ashley Janet Gonzalez tied for the fourth-best mark in program history at 3.20 meters.
Sophomore
Tamara Woodley won the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.49.
UTRGV's final meet before hosting the Western Athletic Conference Championships is on Saturday, April 24, as the teams compete at Rice's J. Fred Duckett Twilight. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is scheduled to compete as well and the meet will count as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
UTRGV Results
FIELD EVENTS
Women's Discus
1.
Desirea Buerge, 58.90m
•Program Record
•Best in the WAC this season
•Third-best in the NCAA this season
•Fifth-best by an American this season
•29
th-best in the world this season
5.
Alexandrea Hurst, 45.54m
11.
Brittany Cantu, 38.04m
12.
Esmeralda Ruiz, 36.29m
Men's Discus
5.
Paul May, 50.89m
•Third-best in program history
7.
Christian Hall-Gardner, 47.97m
10.
Michael Campbell, 44.94m
12.
Michael Gonzalez, 42.43m
13.
Aaron Williams, 41.14m
17. Ricardo Espinoza, 37.24m
Women's Pole Vault
T-11.
Karla Garza, 3.35m
•Tied for second-best in program history
14.
Ashley Janet Gonzalez, 3.20m
•Tied for fourth-best in program history
Men's High Jump
9.
Anthony Magallon, 1.90m
Women's Long Jump
6.
Idatonye Cheetham-West, 5.85m
9.
Zarrey Sams, 5.56m
Men's Triple Jump
5.
Vincent Nguyen, 13.32m
TRACK EVENTS
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
3.
Yashawn Hamilton,
Yariel Matute,
Mariano Hernandez,
Jermarrion Stewart, 40.77
•Third-best in program history
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
4.
Zarrey Sams, 14.30
•Seventh-best in program history
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
10.
Wes Franklin, 15.05
13.
Anthony Magallon, 15.51
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1.
Tamara Woodley, 55.49
11.
Devon Goodwin, 1:03.07
Men's 400-Meter Dash
11.
Jorge Salazar, 50.32
Women's 100-Meter Dash
11.
Idatonye Cheetham-West, 12.27
15.
Mikayla Roell, 12.43
Men's 100-Meter Dash
22.
Yashawn Hamilton, 30.51
Women's 800-Meter Run
2.
Josefine Eriksen, 2:10.28
•Second-best in program history
5.
Estrella Medellin, 2:18.16
Men's 800-Meter Run
3.
Max Carmona, 1:54.18
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
7.
Lisa Sanchez, 1:09.65
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
8.
Wes Franklin, 53.84
Women's 200-Meter Dash
11.
Zarrey Sams, 25.07
13.
Mystique Brown, 25.26
19.
Mikayla Roell, 25.99
Men's 200-Meter Dash
4.
Mariano Hernandez, 21.32
•Tied for third-best in program history
7.
Jermarrion Stewart, 21.55
17.
Yariel Matute, 21.90
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
10
Ricardo Mendoza, 4:13.42
14.
Miguel Escamilla, 4:15.38
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