SEATTLE – Graduate student La Joya High alum Ricardo Mendoza ended his career with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros on a high note, winning the silver medal in the men's 800-meter run on Saturday at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Seattle. 
 
Mendoza turned on the jets in the final 200 meters of the race, moving from fourth place up to second. This is the fourth time Mendoza has won a medal at the WAC track & field championships, combining outdoor and indoor, in the 800. 
 
Both UTRGV men's triple jumpers, sophomores Marco Guajardo and Vincent Nguyen, reached the championship flight in the event. PSJA High alum Guajardo finished sixth and Nguyen placed eighth, both contributing to the team score. 
 
Junior La Feria alum Julian Trevino scored with a sixth-place finish in the men's javelin. Trevino set a new personal record and third-best mark in program history with a throw of 55.02 meters, which was a clutch toss on his last attempt. Guajardo finished 13^th in the event. 
 
Sophomore Samantha Gonzalez closed her impressive season strong, notching another personal record, this one in a 23^rd-place finish in the women's 5,000-meter run. Sophomore Alex Munoz finished 24^th in the men's 5,000-meter race. 
 
UTRGV's relay teams put points on the board. The men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams both finished eighth. The Vaqueros men – Jaleel Scott, Ackeem Gordon, Marco Guajardo and Jermarrion Stewart – ran a season-best time of 41.98.
 
Jorge Salazar, Stewart, Mendoza and Miguel Escamilla also ran a season's best in the men's 4x400-meter relay to finish sixth. The women's team of Devon Goodwin, Elizabeth Ortiz, Jasmyn Tulloch and Estrella Medellin ran a season-best to place 10^th in the 4x400-meter relay. 
 
The Vaqueros finished ninth in the men's team standings and tied for 12^th in the women's standings. 
 
TEAM STANDINGS 
Men
Team                                       Points 
1. Grand Canyon                    155.5 
2. Sam Houston                      135.5 
3. Utah Valley                         112 
4. Stephen F. Austin               105
5. California Baptist                92 
6. Abilene Christian                91.5 
7. Tarleton                              50.5 
8. Lamar                                  37 
9. UTRGV                               26 
10. Seattle U                           8 
11. Chicago State                   5 
 
Women
Team                                       Points 
1. Stephen F. Austin               160
2. Abilene Christian                143 
3. Utah Valley                         99 
4. Grand Canyon                    98 
5. Sam Houston                      76 
6. New Mexico State              74 
7. Lamar                                  71 
8. California Baptist                53 
9. Tarleton                              31 
10. Seattle U                           10 
11. Dixie State                        2 
T13. UTRGV                           1 
T13. Chicago State                 1 
 
UTRGV SATURDAY RESULTS
Field Events 
Men's Triple Jump
6. Marco Guajardo, 13.86m 
8. Vincent Nguyen, 13.58m 
 
Men's Javelin
6. Julian Trevino, 55.02m 
• Third best in program history 
13. Marco Guajardo, 46.43m 
 
Running Events 
Men's 400-meter relay final
8. Jaleel Scott, Ackeem Gordon, Marco Guajardo, Jermarrion Stewart, 41.98 

Women's 400-meter relay final
8. Mikayla Roell, Elizabeth Ortiz, Daniella Muniz, Devon Goodwin, 49.08 

Men's 800-meter run final
2. Ricardo Mendoza, 1:52.44 
  
Men's 5,000-meter run final
24. Alex Munoz, 15:14.21 
 
Women's 5,000-meter run final
23. Samantha Gonzalez, 17:39.10 
32. Anahi Romo, 18:23.57 
 
Men's 1,600-meter relay final
6. Jorge Salazar, Jermarrion Stewart, Ricardo Mendoza, Miguel Escamilla, 3:16.78 
 
Women's 1,600-meter relay final
10. Devon Goodwin, Elizabeth Ortiz, Jasmyn Tulloch, Estrella Medellin, 4:01.71 


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