LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) indoor track & field freshman Symoria Adkins set a new program record in the women's 60-meter hurdles, running 8.64 at the Texas Tech Open Friday at the Sports Performance Center. 
 
Adkins and junior Uxia Pereira both advanced out of the qualifying round of the women's 60-meter hurdles. Pereira recorded the fourth fastest time in program history (8.74) in the first race. Adkins' time earned her a 12^th place finish in the first round of the event. 
 
Graduate student Jada Hoffman tied her own second-best performance in program history in the qualifying round of the women's 60-meter dash, running 7.61 for the second consecutive weekend. Though she turned in one of the 16-best times, she was not a qualifier to the next round. In the men's 60-meter dash, junior Jermarrion Stewart ran 6.92 in the qualifying round, notching the ninth fastest time in program history. Continuing the success in the speedy races, junior Aisha Gay turned in the sixth fastest women's 400-meter dash time in program history to finish 26^th. 
 
In field events, graduate student Marlene Gutierrez and freshman Jedidiah Udunna both made entries into the record books for the second consecutive meet. Gutierrez won the Section B women's weight throw with a top toss of 18.93 meters – the fourth best throw in program history. Udunna marked the fifth best men's long jump in program history, jumping 6.96 to place 10^th. 
 
Junior Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin also earned a top-10 finish, placing seventh in the women's 600-meter run with a time of 1:39.30. 
 
The Texas Tech Open concludes Saturday starting at 10 a.m. at the Sports Performance Center. 
 
Friday Results
Women's weight throw 
Section B 
1. Marlene Gutierrez, 18.93m 
• 4^th best in program history 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles qualifying round
8. Uxia Pereira, 8.74 (advanced to 1^st Round) 
• 4^th fastest in program history 
15. Symoria Adkins, 8.90 (advanced to 1^st Round) 
33. Ashley Lingueno, 9.40 
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles qualifying round
29. Jaylen Critton, 8.51 
34. Alex Galvan, 8.64 
 
Women's 60-meter dash qualifying round
16. Jada Hoffman, 7.61 
• Tied 2^nd fastest in program history 
24. Nayla Harris, 7.71 
34. Yaria Akers, 7.80 
56. Denae McElrath, 8.04 
 
Men's 60-meter dash qualifying round 
39. Jermarrion Stewart, 6.92 
• 9^th fastest in program history 
47. Jaleel Scott, 6.99 
50. Jedidiah Udunna, 7.04 
59. Jalen Nero, 7.14 
 
Women's long jump 
B Section 
18. Rayja'nae Pettit, 5.51m 
20. Jalyn Williams, 5.46m 
 
Men's long jump
Finals
10. Jedidiah Udunna, 6.96 
• 5^th best in program history 
B Section
24. Orlando Martinez, 6.58m 
 
Women's 600-meter run
7. Estrella Medellin, 1:39.30 
12. Ana Hernandez, 1:43.94 
 
Men's 600-meter run
21. Sebastian Salinas, 1:22.72 
22. Tristan Pena, 1:22.96 
27. Alex Canales, 1:26.18 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles 1^st Round
12. Symoria Adkins, 8.64 
• New school record 
 
Women's 400-meter dash
26. Aisha Gay, 56.62 
• 6^th fastest in program history 
45. Jalyn Williams, 59.46 
56. Aliyah Castillo, 1:00.38 
61. Ja'Nyla Tucker, 1:00.79 
 
Men's 400-meter dash
29. Sam Johnson II, 49.52 
34. Jaqualand Fields, 50.36 
40. Derrius Henry, 50.78 
 
Saturday Schedule
Women's shot put – 10 a.m.  
Marlene Gutierrez 
 
Women's 200-meter dash – Group B, 11:30 a.m.; Group A, 1:40 p.m. 
Symoria Adkins 
Yaria Akers 
Aliyah Castillo 
Aisha Gay 
Nayla Harris 
Jada Hoffman 
Denae McElrath 
Uxia Pereira 
Ja'Nyla Tucker 
Jalyn Williams 
 
Men's 200-meter dash – Group B, 12 p.m.; Group A, 2:10 p.m. 
Jaylen Critton 
Alex Galvan 
Jaqualand Fields 
Yashawn Hamilton 
Jamari Harts 
Derrius Henry 
Sam Johnson II 
Jalen Nero 
Jaleel Scott 
Jermarrion Stewart 
 
Women's high jump, 12 p.m. 
Penelope Alanis 
Ashley Lingueno 
 
Men's high jump, 12 p.m. 
Noel Asiedu 
Orlando Martinez 
 
Women's 800-meter run, 12:30 p.m. 
Estrella Medellin 
 
Women's mile, 1:10 p.m. 
Faith Cruz 
Janie Delgado 
Samantha Gonzalez 
Ana Hernandez 
 
Men's mile, 1:25 p.m. 
Alex Canales 
Abraham Morales 
Tristan Pena 
Sebastian Salinas 
 
Women's triple jump, 1:30 p.m. 
Tolu Odetola 
Rayja'nae Pettit 
 
Men's triple jump, 1:30 p.m. 
Marco Guajardo 

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