HOUSTON –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) indoor track & field team performed very well at the season-opening Robert Platt Invitational Friday at the Yeoman Fieldhouse, making 10 entries into the program record books and claiming eight top-five finishes.
UTRGV's success started with field events. Graduate student thrower
Marlene Gutierrez claimed fourth place in the women's weight throw with a 17.69 meter toss, the sixth-best mark in program history. Freshman
Jedidiah Udunna made himself known in his collegiate debut, earning sixth place in the men's long jump. His mark of 7.22 meters leaps him straight to No. 2 in the program record books. Junior PSJA High alum
Marco Guajardo placed fourth in the men's triple jump, marking 14.03 meters for the sixth best jump in program history.
The Vaqueros shined in the 60-meter races, both hurdles and dash. Junior
Uxia Pereira notched the second-fastest time in program history in the women's 60-meter hurdles, running 8.73 in the preliminary race to advance to finals. Pereira placed sixth in finals in 8.82, the program's eighth best performance. Graduate student
Jada Hoffman and senior
Yashawn Hamilton earned fourth in the women's and men's 60-meter dashes, respectively. Hoffman's finals time (7.61) and semifinals time (7.67) are the second and tied-fifth fastest performances in women's program history. Hamilton's finals (6.87) and semifinals (6.86) races are the fifth and tied-third fastest performances in the men's record books.
Senior Edinburg North alum
Tristan Pena earned sixth place in the men's mile with the 10
th fastest time in program history of 4:17.14.
Freshmen
Rayja'nae Pettit and
Ashley Lingueno made splashes in their first collegiate field event competitions. Pettit won bronze in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.73 meters. Lingueno finished tied for fifth in the women's high jump, clearing 1.60 meters. She also ran with UTRGV's "A" team in the women's 4x400-meter relay. Concluding the successful day for field event groups was junior thrower
Zoe Vlk, who placed fifth in the women's shot put.
Guajardo also marked a new personal record (PR) in the men's long jump, finishing 15
th with a jump of 6.65 meters. Sophomore Rio Grande City alum
Alex Canales ran a PR in the men's mile as he finished 16
th. In the women's 3,000-meter run, junior
Samantha Gonzalez and junior McAllen Rowe alum
Janie Delgado both set new PRs.
UTRGV's men's 4x400-meter relay team of freshman
Jaqualand Fields, freshman
Sam Johnson II, freshman
Derrius Henry and junior
Jermarrion Stewart closed the running events on a high note, finishing fourth in 3:19.55, two tenths of a second shy of the 10
th best time in program history.
The Vaqueros' next meet is the Texas Tech Open & Multis, happening Jan. 26-28 in Lubbock.
UTRGV Results
Field Events
Women's High Jump
T5.
Ashley Lingueno, 1.60m
T9. Penelope Alanis, 1.50m
Men's High Jump
T6.
Noel Asiedu, 1.95m
Women's Weight Throw
4.
Marlene Gutierrez, 17.69m
• 6
th best in program history
11.
Zoe Vlk, 15.30m
12.
Hannah Hilding, 15.28m
Women's Long Jump
3.
Rayja'nae Pettit, 5.73m
T13.
Ashley Lingueno, 5.27m
T13.
Nayla Harris, 5.27m
20.
Tolu Odetola, 5.07m
27.
Lauren Rekward, 4.55m
29. Jayln Williams, 3.71m
Men's Long Jump
6.
Jedidiah Udunna, 7.22m
• 2
nd best in program history
15.
Marco Guajardo, 6.65m
21.
Orlando Martinez, 6.32m
Women's Shot Put
5.
Zoe Vlk, 14.22m
7.
Marlene Gutierrez, 13.34m
11.
Hannah Hilding, 12.21m
Women's Triple Jump
T8.
Tolu Odetola, 11.21m
10.
Rayja'nae Pettit, 11.20m
Men's Triple Jump
4.
Marco Guajardo, 14.03m
• 6
th best in program history
Running Events
Men's 60-meter hurdles prelims
13.
Alex Galvan, 8.61
Women's 60-meter hurdles prelims
7.
Uxia Pereira, 8.73 (advanced to finals)
• 2
nd fastest in program history
15.
Symoria Adkins, 9.09
28.
Ashley Lingueno, 9.58
Women's 60-meter dash prelims
4.
Jada Hoffman, 7.74 (advanced to semifinals)
T15.
Nayla Harris, 7.85 (advanced to semifinals)
25.
Yaria Akers, 7.98
26.
Denae McElrath, 8.00
Men's 60-meter dash prelims
14.
Yashawn Hamilton, 6.99 (advanced to semifinals)
16.
Jermarrion Stewart, 7.00 (advanced to semifinals)
28.
Jaleel Scott, 7.13
Women's Mile
12.
Ana Hernandez, 5:19.98
17.
Estrella Medellin, 5:29.63
21.
Natalie Guillen, 5:38.75
Men's Mile
6.
Tristan Pena, 4:17.14
• 10
th fastest in program history
8.
Sebastian Salinas, 4:18.10
16.
Alex Canales, 4:25.09
Women's 400-meter dash
10.
Aisha Gay, 58.64
23.
Aliyah Castillo, 1:00.87
26.
Jalyn Williams, 1:01.01
34.
Ja'Nyla Tucker, 1:02.43
Men's 400-meter dash
12.
Sam Johnson II, 50.43
18.
Derrius Henry, 51.29
28. JaQualand Fields, 52.25
Women's 60-meter dash semifinals
5.
Jada Hoffman, 7.67 (advanced to finals)
• T-5
th fastest in program history
14.
Nayla Harris, 7.93
Men's 60-meter dash semifinals
8.
Yashawn Hamilton, 6.86 (advanced to finals)
• T-3
rd fastest in program history
14.
Jermarrion Stewart, 7.00
Women's 60-meter hurdles finals
6.
Uxia Pereira, 8.82
• 8
th fastest in program history
Women's 60-meter dash finals
4.
Jada Hoffman, 7.61
• 2
nd fastest in program history
Men's 60-meter dash finals
4.
Yashawn Hamilton, 6.87
• 5
th fastest in program history
Women's 3,000-meter run
7.
Samantha Gonzalez, 10:19.24
9.
Faith Cruz, 10:25.92
12.
Janie Delgado, 10:40.59
Men's 3,000-meter run
6.
Abraham Morales, 8:51.54
Women's 200-meter dash
19.
Symoria Adkins, 26.09
28.
Denae McElrath, 26.35
33.
Yaria Akers, 26.51
Men's 200-meter dash
17.
Jermarrion Stewart, 22.50
24.
Alex Galvan, 22.96
35.
Jaleel Scott, 23.46
Women's 4x400-meter relay
8.
Aliyah Castillo,
Jalyn Williams,
Ashley Lingueno,
Aisha Gay, 4:04.42
11.
Ja'Nyla Tucker,
Jada Hoffman,
Denae McElrath,
Uxia Pereira, 4:10.28
16.
Yaria Akers,
Symoria Adkins,
Nayla Harris,
Estrella Medellin, 4:40.80
Men's 4x400-meter relay
4.
Jaqualand Fields,
Sam Johnson II,
Derrius Henry,
Jermarrion Stewart, 3:19.55
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