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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams opened up the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships with a pair of silver and a pair of bronze medals on Thursday at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
 
In the men's hammer throw, graduate student Paul May and senior Christian Hall-Gardner placed second and third, respectively, with launches of 57.19 meters, tied for fifth-best in program history, and 53.84 meters, earning a combined 14 points.
 
Sophomore Esmeralda Ruiz took silver in the women's hammer throw with a personal record throw of 55.73 meters, the fourth-best mark in program history, earning eight points.
 
In the men's 10,000-meter run, senior Abraham Chirchir took bronze with a time of 30:47.51.
 
In the decathlon, graduate student Palmview alum Anthony Magallon won the high jump by clearing 1.92 meters while taking second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.93. 
 
Freshman Mission Veterans alum Alex Galvan won the decathlon shot put with a toss of 12.83 meters.
 
Sophomore Uxia Pereria finished with a second-place time of 14.46 in the heptathlon 100-meter hurdles, tied for the ninth-best in program history. 
 
The UTRGV men's team currently sits third in the WAC with 28 points. Grand Canyon leads the way with 68. The UTRGV women's team is in fourth with 11 points. Grand Canyon leads with 38 points. 
 
Action resumes on Friday with combined events at 9:30 a.m., field events at 12 p.m. and track events at 5. Due to a combination of limited space and COVID-19 protocols as voted upon by the WAC Medical Advisory Committee, fans will be unable to attend the events in person. Fans can watch field events through the WAC Facebook Page and track events on ESPN+ in the United States and the WAC Digital Network internationally.
 
Team Standings
MEN 
1. Grand Canyon, 63 points
2. Utah Valley, 35 points
3. UTRGV, 28 points
4. California Baptist, 20 points
5. Tarleton, 9 points
T-6. Chicago State, 0 points
T-6. Seattle U, 0 points
 
WOMEN 
1. Grand Canyon, 38 points
2. New Mexico State, 33 points 
3. Utah Valley, 15 points
4. UTRGV, 11 points
5. Seattle U, 10 points
6. California Baptist, 7 points
7. Tarleton, 3 point
T-8. Chicago State, 0 points
T-8. Dixie State, 0 points
 
UTRGV Results
COMBINED EVENTS
Decathlon (through five events)
3. Anthony Magallon, 3,540 points
6. Alex Galvan, 3,422 points
9. Julian Trevino, 3,177 points
11. Marco Guajardo, 3,110 points
 
100-Meter Dash
2. Anthony Magallon, 10.93
6. Alex Galvan, 11.25
7. Marco Guajardo, 11.29
8. Julian Trevino, 11.35
 
Long Jump
4. Julian Trevino, 6.47m
5. Anthony Magallon, 6.45m
8. Alex Galvan, 6.23m
12. Marco Guajardo, 6.02m 
 
Shot Put
1. Alex Galvan, 12.83m
5. Anthony Magallon, 11.06m
9. Marco Guajardo, 10.42
10. Julian Trevino, 10.34m
 
High Jump
1. Anthony Magallon, 1.92m
5. Alex Galvan, 1.80m 
12. Marco Guajardo, 1.65m
14. Julian Trevino, 1.62m
 
400-Meter Dash
7. Julian Trevino, 52.20 
8. Marco Guajardo, 52.41
9. Anthony Magallon, 52.62
10. Alex Galvan, 52.69
 
Heptathlon (through four events)
4. Uxia Pereira, 2,784 points
 
100-Meter Hurdles
2. Uxia Pereira 14.46
•Tied for ninth-best in program history
 
High Jump
8. Uxia Pereira, 1.46m
 
Shot Put
8. Uxia Pereira, 9.58m
 
200-Meter Dash
5. Uxia Pereira, 26.07
 
FIELD EVENTS
Women's Hammer Throw
2. Esmeralda Ruiz, 55.73m (8 points)
•Fourth best in program history
7. Juvae Williams, 50.48m (2 points)
8. Alexandrea Hurst, 49.82m (1 points)
9. Brittany Cantu, 48.58m 
16. Hailey Wallet, 37.06m 
 
Men's Hammer Throw
2. Paul May, 57.19m (8 points)
•Tied for fifth-best in program history
3. Christian Hall-Gardner, 53.84m (6 points)
5. Michael Gonzalez, 52.86m (4 points)
7. Aaron Williams, 51.76m (2 points)
9. Ricky Espinoza, 49.05m
10. Michael Campbell, 48.73m 
 
Men's Javelin Throw
7. Julian Trevino, 48.99m (2 points)
 
TRACK EVENTS
Women's 10,000-Meter Run
11. Anahi Romo, 39:56.61
13. Alma Villanueva, 40:39.22
 
Men's 10,000-Meter Run
3. Abraham Chirchir, 30:47.51 (6 points)
13. Marcos Munoz, 32:27.15
15. Dominik Medrano, 32:59.90

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