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Women's Track & Field

Indoor Track & Field Shines at Season-Opening Robert Platt Invitational

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 10th 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 Vlkwho placed fifth in the women's shot put. 
 
Guajardo also marked a new personal record (PR) in the men's long jump, finishing 15th 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 16th. 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 10th 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 
• 6th 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 
• 2nd 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 
• 6th 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) 
• 2nd 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 
• 10th 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-5th fastest in program history 
14. Nayla Harris, 7.93 
 
Men's 60-meter dash semifinals
8. Yashawn Hamilton, 6.86 (advanced to finals) 
• T-3rd fastest in program history 
14. Jermarrion Stewart, 7.00 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles finals 
6. Uxia Pereira, 8.82 
• 8th fastest in program history 
 
Women's 60-meter dash finals
4. Jada Hoffman, 7.61 
• 2nd fastest in program history 
 
Men's 60-meter dash finals
4. Yashawn Hamilton, 6.87 
• 5th 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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Players Mentioned

Alex  Canales

Alex Canales

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Alex Galvan

Alex Galvan

Combined/Multi
5' 9"
Junior
Marco  Guajardo

Marco Guajardo

Jumps
5' 8"
Junior
Yashawn Hamilton

Yashawn Hamilton

Sprints
Redshirt Junior
Tristan Pena

Tristan Pena

Distance
5' 6"
Senior
Jaleel  Scott

Jaleel Scott

Sprints
5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jermarrion  Stewart

Jermarrion Stewart

Sprints
5' 10"
Junior
Abraham Morales

Abraham Morales

Distance
6' 0"
Freshman
Sebastian Salinas

Sebastian Salinas

Distance
5' 9"
Freshman
Jedidiah  Udunna

Jedidiah Udunna

Jumps/Sprints
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex  Canales

Alex Canales

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Alex Galvan

Alex Galvan

5' 9"
Junior
Combined/Multi
Marco  Guajardo

Marco Guajardo

5' 8"
Junior
Jumps
Yashawn Hamilton

Yashawn Hamilton

Redshirt Junior
Sprints
Tristan Pena

Tristan Pena

5' 6"
Senior
Distance
Jaleel  Scott

Jaleel Scott

5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sprints
Jermarrion  Stewart

Jermarrion Stewart

5' 10"
Junior
Sprints
Abraham Morales

Abraham Morales

6' 0"
Freshman
Distance
Sebastian Salinas

Sebastian Salinas

5' 9"
Freshman
Distance
Jedidiah  Udunna

Jedidiah Udunna

6' 3"
Freshman
Jumps/Sprints