CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field team competed well against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) Islanders at the South Texas Showdown presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union on Friday at the Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer and Track & Field Stadium. 
 
UTRGV won 10 events and had a particularly strong showing on the men's side, led by junior Yashawn Hamilton and sophomore Michael Campbell. The men were defeated 64-76 by the Islanders, while the women fell 30-79. 
 
Hamilton helped the Vaqueros sweep the podium in the men's 100-meter dash, earning a first-place finish. He also won the men's long jump and was on UTRGV's winning 400-meter relay. 
 
Campbell won both the shot put and the discus. UTRGV claimed first place in all three men's throws as junior La Joya Palmview alum Ricky Espinoza won the hammer throw. Espinoza tabbed a personal record with his hammer throw of 50.09 meters. 
 
Sophomore Jermarrion Stewart finished second and redshirt freshman Jaleel Scott was third in the 100 dash. Sophomore Ackeem Gordon ran a personal-best 11.16 to finish sixth. The Vaqueros also swept the podium in the men's 800-meter run as graduate student La Joya High alum Ricardo Mendoza finished first, junior Edinburg North alum Tristan Pena took second and sophomore Miguel Escamilla was third. 
 
Stewart won the men's 200-meter dash and teamed with Hamilton, Scott and sophomore PSJA High alum Marco Guajardo to win the sprint relay. 
 
Junior La Feria alum Julian Trevino won the men's javelin title and sophomore Lyford alum Kayleen May was first in the women's javelin.
 
Redshirt sophomore Harlingen South alum Annelle Rodriguez was second in the women's high jump, setting a new personal record with a jump of 1.52 meters. 
 
Next up, UTRGV will compete at the UTSA Invitational on April 2. 
 
UTRGV Results 
FIELD EVENTS 
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Ricky Espinoza, 50.09m 
 
Men's Shot Put
1. Michael Campbell, 15.57m 
 
Men's Long Jump
1. Yashawn Hamilton, 6.72m 
 
Men's Javelin
1. Julian Trevino, 51.32m 
2. Marco Guajardo, 47.29m 
 
Women's High Jump
2. Annelle Rodriguez, 1.52m 
 
Women's Javelin
1. Kayleen May, 25.60m 
 
Men's Discus
1. Michael Campbell, 48.89m 
 
RUNNING EVENTS 
Men's 400-meter relay
1. Jaleel Scott, Yashawn Hamilton, Marco Guajardo, Jermarrion Stewart, 43.19 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run 
7. Samantha Gonzalez, 5:01.08 
9. Janie Delgado, 5:23.68 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run
3. Alex Canales, 4:17.31 
5. Ricardo Garcia, 4:21.20 
 
Women's 400-meter dash
3. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1:02.82 
 
Women's 100-meter dash
6. Mikayla Roell, 12.96 
 
Men's 100-meter dash
1. Yashawn Hamilton, 10.58 
2. Jermarrion Stewart, 10.67 
3. Jaleel Scott, 10.71 
6. Ackeem Gordon, 11.16 
 
Women's 800-meter run
2. Estrella Medellin, 2:22.83 
 
Men's 800-meter run
1. Ricardo Mendoza, 1:56.59 
2. Tristan Pena, 1:56.95 
3. Miguel Escamilla, 1:58.37 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles
2. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:08.38 
3. Lisa Sanchez, 1:11.16 
 
Women's 200-meter dash
8. Mikayla Roell, 28.20 
 
Men's 200-meter dash
1. Jermarrion Stewart, 21.74 
5. Jaleel Scott, 22.58 
7. Marco Guajardo, 23.55 
 
Women's 3,000-meter run
3. Anahi Romo, 10:43.16 
 
Men's 3,000-meter run
3. Alex Munoz, 8:58.31 
5. Dominik Medrano, 9:21.55 
7. Edward Ramos, 9:32.52 
 
Women's 1,600-meter relay
2. Jasmyn Tulloch, Lauryn Asiedu, Lisa Sanchez, Elizabeth Ortiz, 4:06.92 
 
Men's 1,600-meter relay
2. Miguel Escamilla, Ricardo Mendoza, Tristan Pena, Alex Canales, 3:31.73 

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