ALBUQUERQUE – Sophomore Miguel Escamilla earned bronze in the men's 800-meter run to headline the performances for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's and women's track & field teams during the final day of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Indoor Championships on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
 
The men's team finished eighth with 21 points. The women's team took ninth with 24 points. 
 
Escamilla's time of 1:54.38 is the tenth best in program history. It's one of seven entries into the record books from Saturday.
 
Graduate student Aviana Goode placed fifth in the women's high jump and seventh in the 60-meter hurdles. Her high jump mark of 1.69 meters, which she cleared on her first attempt, is the second best in program history. Goode's hurdles time of 8.81 also entered the record books, and she now owns the six fastest times in UTRGV history. 
 
Three freshmen on the men's team, competing in their first WAC Indoor Championships, entered the record books. Jermarrion Stewart was fifth in the men's 60-meter dash, finishing in 6.86, the third best in history. Mission Veterans Memorial alum Alex Galvan finished 11^th in the heptathlon with 4,729 points, which is a new program record. PSJA High alum Marco Guajardo took eighth in the men's triple jump with a mark of 14.26 meters – a personal best and the fifth longest in program history. 
 
Escamilla, Stewart, redshirt sophomore Yashawn Hamilton and freshman Brownsville Porter alum Jorge Salazar combined to run an impressive race in the men's 4x400-meter relay. They ran the program's eighth best time, finishing eighth in 3:18.46. 
 
Freshman Miranda Tcheutchoua tossed a personal best 16.45 meters in the women's weight throw to lead UTRGV with a sixth-place finish. Redshirt junior Alexandrea Hurst also placed in the top 10, finishing behind her teammate in seventh.
 
Freshman Samantha Gonzalez and sophomore Alex Munoz each notched top 20 finishes in the women's and men's 3,000-meter runs, respectively. Gonzalez was 19^th, running a personal best time of 10:36.48. Munoz placed 20^th in 8:53.14.
 
TEAM STANDINGS
MEN
1. Grand Canyon, 201.50 points
2. Stephen F. Austin, 96.50
3. Sam Houston, 95.50
4. Lamar, 77
5. Abilene Christian, 73.50
6. Utah Valley, 64
7. Tarleton State, 27 
8. UTRGV, 21 
9. Seattle U, 4
10. Chicago State, 2
 
WOMEN 
1. Grand Canyon, 112 points
2. Stephen F. Austin, 107
3. Abilene Christian, 106.50
4. New Mexico St., 94
5. Utah Valley, 87
6. Sam Houston, 65.50
7. Lamar, 36
8. Tarleton, 26
9. UTRGV, 24
10. Chicago State, 3
11. Seattle U, 2
 
UTRGV RESULTS
COMBINED EVENTS
Heptathlon
11. Alex Galvan, 4729 points 
- Most in program history
 
FIELD EVENTS
Women's High Jump
5. Aviana Goode, 1.69m
- Second best in program history 
 
Women's Weight Throw
6. Miranda Tcheutchoua, 16.45m
7. Alexandrea Hurst, 16.20m 
22. Esmeralda Ruiz, 13.23m 
 
Men's Triple Jump
8. Marco Guajardo, 14.26m
- Fifth best in program history
 
Men's Weight Throw
12. Christian Hall-Gardner, 15.70m
15. Ricardo Espinoza, 15.51m
 
RUNNING EVENTS, FINALS
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
7. Aviana Goode, 8.81 
- Fifth best in program history
 
Men's 60-Meter Dash, 4:40 p.m. 
5. Jermarrion Stewart, 6.86 
- Third best in program history 
 
Men's 800-Meter Run
3. Miguel Escamilla, 1:54.38 
- Tenth best in program history 
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Run
20. Alex Munoz, 8:53.14  
22. Tristan Pena, 8:54.27 
29. Ricardo Garcia, 9:05.94 
32. Alex Canales, 9:13.36 
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Run
19. Samantha Gonzalez, 10:36.48 
31. Anahi Romo, 10:55.90 
41. Janie Delgado, 11:34.87 
42. Andrea Gallardo, 11:38.51 
 
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
8. Jorge Salazar, Jermarrion Stewart, Yashawn Hamilton, Miguel Escamilla, 3:18.46 
- Eighth best in program history 
 
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
10. Elizabeth Ortiz, Devon Goodwin, Estrella Medellin, Uxia Pereira, 4:01.49

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