COLLEGE STATION – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field teams had a solid day at their final tune-up meet, setting nine personal records and recording five top-5 finishes at the competitive Texas A&M Alumni Muster on Saturday at E.B. Cushing Stadium. 
 
UTRGV's distance runners turned in some of the top performances of the day. Sophomore Samantha Gonzalez trimmed her 3,000-meter steeplechase time by nearly 30 seconds, earning a third-place finish in a personal best time of 11:06.92 – the fourth best time in program history. In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, sophomore Ricardo Garcia and junior Harlingen High alum Edward Ramos finished sixth and seventh and each notched PRs. 
 
Sophomore Alex Munoz closed the meet on a high note, claiming third place in the men's 5,000-meter run. 
 
The men's 800-meter runners continued to impress. Graduate student La Joya High alum Ricardo Mendoza took fifth place and sophomore Miguel Escamilla was eighth as both ran personal bests in the event. In the women's 800-meter run, sophomore Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin finished 11^th. 
 
The Vaqueros tabbed two top-5 finishes in field events. Sophomore Michael Campbell claimed fourth place in men's discus – entering the program record books for the fourth time this season in the event with the seventh best throw (50.82 meters). Sophomore PSJA High alum Marco Guajardo was fifth in the men's javelin. Redshirt senior Christian Hall-Gardner finished sixth in the men's hammer throw and 15^th in both shot put and discus. 
 
Junior Harlingen High alum Jasmyn Tulloch had a solid day to lead the Vaqueros hurdlers. She finished 18^th in the 100-meter hurdles and 13^th in the 400-meter hurdles, setting a PR in the 100 hurdles. Sophomore Devon Goodwin notched a PR in the women's 400-meter dash, taking 26^th place. 
 
Redshirt freshman Jaleel Scott and sophomore Ackeem Gordon both ran personal bests in the men's 100-meter dash, finishing 41^st and 46^th, respectively, in the event. Sophomore Jermarrion Stewart paced the men's sprinters with a 28^th place finish in a busy 100 dash field and a 21^st place finish in the 200-meter dash. 
 
UTRGV's next meet will be the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships taking place May 12-14 in Seattle. 
 
UTRGV RESULTS
FIELD EVENTS 
Women's Long Jump
25. Daniella Muniz, 4.63m 
 
Men's Javelin
5. Marco Guajardo, 49.51m 
6. Julian Trevino, 49.06m 
 
Men's Hammer Throw 
6. Christian Hall-Gardner, 54.44m 
 
Men's Long Jump
16. Alex Galvan, 6.21m 
 
Men's Shot Put 
15. Christian Hall-Gardner, 15.24m 
 
Men's Discus
4. Michael Campbell, 50.82m
- Seventh best in program history
15. Christian Hall-Gardner, 44.71m 
 
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 1,500-meter run
15. Ana Hernandez, 5:09.26 
18. Andrea Gallardo, 5:17.15 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run
16. Tristan Pena, 4:03.53 
24. Alex Canales, 4:12.79 
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles
18. Jasmyn Tulloch, 15.05 
19. Uxia Pereira, 15.07
 
Women's 400-meter dash
25. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1:00.21 
26. Devon Goodwin, 1:00.44 
 
Men's 400-meter dash
34. Jorge Salazar, 50.16 
 
Women's 100-meter dash
30. Mikayla Roell, 12.88 
31. Daniella Muniz, 12.90 
 
Men's 100-meter dash
28. Jermarrion Stewart, 10.65 
41. Jaleel Scott, 10.90 
46. Ackeem Gordon, 11.16 
 
Women's 800-meter run
11. Estrella Medellin, 2:18.95 
 
Men's 800-meter run
5. Ricardo Mendoza, 1:51.84 
8. Miguel Escamilla, 1:53.42 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles
13. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:04.69 
16. Uxia Pereira, 1:07.30 
 
Women's 200-meter dash
30. Daniella Muniz, 27.06 
33. Mikayla Roell, 27.52 
 
Men's 200-meter dash
21. Jermarrion Stewart, 21.55 
34. Jaleel Scott, 22.72 
 
Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase
3. Samantha Gonzalez, 11:06.92 
- Fourth best in program history 
 
Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase
6. Ricardo Garcia, 9:47.59 
7. Edward Ramos, 9:59.52 
 
7. Women's 4x400-meter relay team, 4:02.73 
 
6. Men's 4x400-meter relay team, 3:20.55 
 
Women's 5,000-meter run 
11. Anahi Romo, 18:49.53 
13. Janie Delgado, 20:15.86  
 
Men's 5,000-meter run
3. Alex Munoz, 14:47.78 
16. Dominik Medrano, 16:26.40  

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