HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros indoor track & field teams finished the Houston G5& Super 22 Invitational on a strong note to build on their momentum heading into conference competition. 
 
The women's team tallied 22 points to finish ninth in the team standings. UTRGV's men also finished ninth with 19.5 points. 
 
Graduate student Aviana Goode earned third place in the women's high jump with her season's best and the program's fourth-best jump of 1.65 meters. Freshman Harlingen South alum Annelle Rodriguez finished ninth in the event, setting a personal best by clearing 1.50 meters. 
 
Freshman Michael Campbell also entered the record books with the programs seventh-best throw in the men's shot put, taking fourth in the event with a toss of 16.29 meters, a new personal record. Junior Alexandrea Hurst found the medal stand with her third-place finish in the women's shot put with a throw of 15.02 meters. 
 
UTRGV's distance runners performed well during day two. In the women's 3,000-meter run, sophomore Anahi Romo ran a personal best 10:36.36 to finish eighth. Freshman Samantha Gonzalez followed close behind, coming in 10^thwith a time of 10:52.06. Freshman Ricardo Garcia and sophomore Alex Munoz were 11^th and 20^th, respectively, in the men's 3,000-meter run. 
 
Sophomore Uxia Pereira and freshman Jaleel Scott both ran personal best times in the women's and men's 200-meter dash, respectively. Pereira was UTRGV's top finisher on the women's side, clocking in at 26.59 to place 29^th. Scott's time of 23.36 was good for 38^th place, coming in behind teammates freshman Jermarrion Stewart (25^th), sophomore Yashawn Hamilton (27) and freshman Brownsville Porter alum Jorge Salazar (37^th). 
 
In total, UTRGV entered the program record books six times and set 17 personal records over the course of the meet. Nine student-athletes now boast times or marks in the top 10 of 12 events among Western Athletic Conference (WAC) competitor rankings. 
 
UTRGV's next meet will be the WAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18-19 in Albuquerque, NM. 
 
Team Standings
 MEN
1. Houston, 180 points
2. Rice, 96.5 points
3. Sam Houston State, 72.5 points
4. Southern, 51 points
5. Lamar, 45 points
6. Texas Southern, 34 points
7. UTSA, 33 points
8. Prairie View A&M, 24.5 points
9. UTRGV, 19.5 points
10. Texas State, 5 points 
 
WOMEN
1. Houston, 136 points
2. Sam Houston State, 86.5 points
3. Rice, 85 points
4. Georgia State, 67 points
5. UTSA, 61 points
6. Lamar, 45.5 points
7. Prairie View A&M, 36 points
8. Houston Baptist, 30 points
9. UTRGV, 22 points
10. Southern, 16 points
11. Texas Southern, 12 points
 
UTRGV Results
FIELD EVENTS
Women's High Jump
3. Aviana Goode, 1.65m
•Fourth-best in program history
9. Annelle Rodriguez, 1.50m
 
Men's High Jump
T8. Alex Galvan, 1.85m
 
Women's Shot Put
3. Alexandrea Hurst, 15.02m 
21. Esmeralda Ruiz, 9.35m
 
Men's Shot Put
4. Michael Campbell, 16.29m
•Seventh-best in program history
12. Christian Hall-Gardner, 14.45m
18. Alex Galvan, 12.59m 
  
TRACK EVENTS 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
43. Uxia Pereira, 26.59
46. Jasmyn Tulloch, 27.04
49. Daniella Muniz, 27.29 
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash 
25. Jermarrion Stewart, 22.79
27. Yashawn Hamilton, 22.92
37. Jorge Salazar, 23.27
38. Jaleel Scott, 23.36
 
Women's 3000-Meter Run
8. Anahi Romo, 10:36.36
10. Samantha Gonzalez, 10:52.06
 
Men's 3000-Meter Run
11. Ricardo Garcia, 8:54.24
20. Alex Munoz, 9:07.68
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
11. Jasmyn Tulloch, Uxia Pereira, Estrella Medellin, Aaliyah Garza, 4:15.32 
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
7. Jorge Salazar, Jermarrion Stewart, Miguel Escamilla, Tristan Pena, 3:23.38 
 
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