RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Bragging rights were won by Team Orange Friday as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field program competed in its annual Orange & Gray intrasquad meet at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. 
 
The meet win went down to the wire, but Orange slimly claimed the victory, 169-168. UTRGV's student-athletes combined for 10 meet records. There was a great energy at the track as the student-athletes cheered each other on and were supported by track & field alumni, other UTRGV sports and staff, and family and friends. 
 
"Congratulations to Team Orange, they earned the bragging rights this particular year. I really saw a lot of potential and it makes us feel really good about the direction we're going in as a team and as a staff. When you see those numbers, the numbers don't lie, so it clearly means we're on the up and up, not only in the Western Athletic Conference but in the country," head track & field/cross country coach Shareese Hicks said. "To have the family, friends and alumni come out and show us support, it really invigorates everyone. You want to give that extra kick because mom and dad are in the stands, your friends are in the stands, so we're really appreciative of everyone who came out." 
 
Freshmen Omolola Kuponiyi and Antoine Walker were the top finishers in the women's and men's shot put, respectively. Sophomores Rayja'nae Pettit and Jedidiah Udunna won competitive women's and men's long jump battles. Sophomore McAllen High alum Adelaide Fleischmann earned the women's javelin win and graduate student La Feria alum Julian Trevino hit a personal record in the men's javelin. 
 
Sophomore Tolu Odetola won the women's triple jump while junior Kevin Washington took the men's triple. Sophomore Los Fresnos alum Penny Alanis hit a good mark in the high jump. 
 
Freshman Weslaco East alum Gael Romo impressed with wins in the men's 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash, setting a meet record in the 200. Sophomore Symoria Adkins won the women's 60-meter hurdles, tying her own meet record, and finished first in the 200-meter dash with a meet record time. Adkins added a second-place finish in the women's 60-meter dash to her impressive day. 
 
Sophomore Nayla Harris won the 60 dash. Freshman Zach Voss had a meet record performance to win the men's 60-meter hurdles. Rounding out the meet was the 400-meter dash, which saw junior Zoe Adams win the women's race in meet record time and senior Jermarrion Stewart take the men's race, also setting a new meet record. 
 
The distance races saw freshman Kailey Salazar take first in the women's 800-meter run and senior Brownsville Porter alum Jorge Salazar win the men's 800 -- both set new meet records. Junior Samantha Gonzalez won both the women's two-mile and mile races, setting a meet record in the two-mile. Sophomore Abraham Morales took the win in the men's mile and senior Ricardo Garcia won the two-mile with a meet-record performance. 
 
UTRGV's 2024 track season will kick off with the indoor campaign starting in January. Keep an eye on GoUTRGV.com for the schedule release. 
 
Complete Results 
Women's shot put 
1. Omolola Kuponiyi, 13.7m (Orange) 
2. Hannah Hilding, 12.81m (Gray) 
 
Men's shot put
1. Antoine Walker, 15.5m (Gray) 
2. Tristan Solis, 9.2m (Orange) 
 
Women's long jump 
1. Rayja'nae Pettit, 5.97m (Orange) 
2. Tolu Odetola, 5.64m (Orange) 
3. Jordyn Tiggs, 5.50m (Gray) 
 
Men's long jump 
1. Jedidiah Udunna, 7.40m (White) 
2. Kevin Washington, 7.01m (Orange) 
3. Hebrew Hunter, 6.58m (Gray) 
 
Women's javelin 
1. Adelaide Fleischmann, 89-7 (Gray) 
2. Jayda Stevenson, 80-1 ft (Orange) 
 
Men's javelin 
1. Julian Trevino, 182-6 (White) 
 
Women's triple jump 
1. Tolu Odetola, 11.71m (Orange) 
2. Jordyn Tiggs, 11.10m (Gray) 
 
Men's triple jump 
1. Kevin Washington, 14.54m (Orange) 
2. Hebrew Hunter, 14.53m (Gray) 
 
Women's discus
1. Hannah Hilding, 147-3 (Gray) 
2. Adelaide Fleischmann, 119-5 (Gray) 
3. Jayda Stevenson, 98-7 (Orange) 

Men's discus 
1. Tristan Solis, 122-8 (Orange) 
 
Women's high jump 
1. Penny Alanis, 1.60m (White) 
 
Women's two-mile run 
1. Samantha Gonzalez, 11:31 (Orange) 
• Meet Record 
2. Ana Hernandez, 11:38 (Gray) 
3. Faith Cruz, 11:46 (Orange)
4. Desiree Guerra, 13:06 (Gray) 
 
Men's two-mile run 
1. Ricardo Garcia, 9:33 (Orange)
• Meet Record 
2. Alex Canales, 9:37 (Orange) 
3. Manuel Flores, 9:47 (Gray) 
4. Kevin Cardenas (Orange) 
5. Alex Munoz (Gray) 
6. Diego De Leon (Gray) 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles 
1. Symoria Adkins, 8.44 (Gray) 
• T-Meet Record 
2. Uxia Pereira, 8.72 (Orange) 
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles 
1. Zach Voss, 8.00 (Gray) 
• Meet Record 
2. Daniel Siaffa, 8.11 (Orange) 
3. Jaylen Critton, 8.15 (Gray) 
4. Jaqualand Fields, 8.53 (Orange) 
 
Women's 60-meter dash 
1. Nayla Harris, 7.48 (Gray) 
2. Symoria Adkins, 7.59 (White) 
3. Yaria Akers, 7.77 (Orange) 
4. Daniella Muniz, 7.81 (Orange) 
5. Denae McElrath, 8.07 (Gray) 
6. Ja'Nyla Tucker, 8.26 (Gray)  
 
Men's 60-meter dash 
1. Gael Romo, 6.70 (Orange) 
2. Jedidiah Udunna, 6.82 (Gray) 
3. Jaleel Scott, 6.92 (Gray) 
4. Jalen Nero, 6.98 (Orange) 
 
Women's 800-meter run 
1. Kailey Salazar, 2:23.1 (Orange) 
• Meet Record 
2. Estrella Medellin, 2:23.5 (Gray) 
3. Selissa Gonzales, 2:27 (White) 
 
Men's 800-meter run 
1. Jorge Salazar, 1:55.4 (Gray) 
• Meet Record 
2. Abraham Morales, 1:56 (Gray)
3. JD Corona, 1:58 (Orange) 
4. Mario Cantarero, 2:01 (Orange) 
 
Women's 200-meter dash 
Heat 1 
1. Symoria Adkins, 23.95 (Gray) 
• Meet Record 
2. Zoe Adams, 24.05 (Orange) 
3. Aisha Gay, 24.81 (Gray) 
4. Nayla Harris, 25.32 (Gray) 
5. Daniella Muniz, 25.52 (Orange)
6. Aliyah Castillo, 25.70 (Orange) 
7. Lani Brewer, 26.07 (Orange)
8. Uxia Pereira, 26.26 (Orange) 
9. Denae McElrath, 26.67 (Gray) 
10. Britney Brown, 26.72 (Gray) 
11. Emily Martinez, 26.93 (Gray) 
12. Ja'Nyla Tucker, 27.22 (Gray) 
13. Kalissa Cavazos, 27.93 (Orange) 
 
Men's 200-meter dash 
1. Gael Romo, 21.15 (Orange) 
• Meet Record 
2. Jalen Nero, 21.16 (Orange) 
3. Sam Johnson II, 21.89 (Orange) 
4. Jermarrion Stewart, 21.92 (Gray) 
5. Derrius Henry, 22.38 (Gray) 
6. Jaleel Scott, 22.91 (Gray) 
7. Zach Voss, 23.45 (Gray) 
 
Women's mile run 
1. Samantha Gonzalez, 5:27 (Orange) 
2. Selissa Gonzales, 5:30 (Orange) 
T3. Ana Hernandez, 5:34 (Gray)  
T3. Estrella Medellin, 5:34 (Gray) 
5. Faith Cruz, 5:38 (Gray) 
6. Kailey Salazar (Orange) 
7. Desiree Guerra, 5:58 (White) 
 
Men's mile run 
1. Abraham Morales, 4:28 (Gray) 
2. Ricardo Garcia, 4:35 (Orange) 
3. Alex Canales, 4:36 (Orange) 
4. Mario Cantarero, 4:40 (Orange) 
5. Manuel Flores, 4:44 (Gray) 
6. JD Corona, 4:48 (Orange) 
7. Alex Munoz, 4:58 (Gray) 
8. Kevin Cardenas, 5:01 (Gray) 
 
Women's 400-meter dash 
1. Zoe Adams, 55.56 (Orange) 
• Meet Record 
2. Aisha Gay, 56.92 (Gray) 
3. Aliyah Castillo, 58.06 (Orange) 
4. Lani Brewer, 60.10 (Orange) 
5. Britney Brown, 60.35 (Gray) 
6. Emily Martinez, 60.63 (Gray) 
7. Kalissa Cavazos, 63.99 (Orange) 
 
Men's 400-meter dash 
1. Jermarrion Stewart, 47.95 (Gray)
• Meet Record 
2. Jamari Harts, 48.20 (Orange) 
3. Emmanuel Wanga, 48.43 (Orange)
4. Derrius Henry, 48.56 (Gray) 
5. Daniel Siaffa, 49.10 (Orange) 
6. Jaqualand Fields, 51.10 (Orange) 
7. Jaylen Critton, 51.60 (White) 


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