AUSTIN – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros outdoor track & field teams will be competing in one final tune-up match prior to the conference championships Friday and Saturday at the Texas Invitational at Mike A. Myers Stadium & Soccer Field.
Action begins Friday with field events at 11 a.m. Running events Friday will commence at 1 p.m. Most events will compete on Saturday, beginning with field events at 9:30 a.m. and running events at 2:20 p.m.
Competing teams will include the hosting Texas Longhorns, Texas State, UTSA, Houston, SMU, Florida State, Notre Dame, Rice, Incarnate Word and others. Western Athletic Conference (WAC) foes Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State and UT Arlington will also be in attendance.
"We're feeling very good. We're coming off a meet where we got two school records with majority freshmen teams, so that was a confidence boost on the sprints side. Across all event groups we've got people clawing and crawling to the top of the WAC performance lists and even the NCAA West lists so across the board we're feeling really good and ready to compete this weekend," head coach
Shareese Hicks said.
UTRGV's women's throws crew has been solid all season, and the jumpers have been dynamic. The sprint and distance groups are improving at a consistent rate and showing flashes of brilliance, all coming around to peaking at the right time.
The Vaqueros will use this final regular season meet to focus on the little things and chase fast times and big marks to put themselves in a good spot heading into championship season.
"We're seeing constant hunger and pride in being a Vaquero and representing the Valley. It's exciting for us and the entire program across the board," Hicks said. "They know this is their last stamp on that WAC top-10 list going into the conference championships, so I think we're ready to perform at our best and make everybody proud."
UTRGV Schedule
Friday
Men's javelin, 11 a.m.
Alex Galvan
Women's long jump, 11 a.m.
Ashley Lingueno
Rayja'nae Pettit
Men's long jump, 11 a.m.
Aaron Cooper
Jedidiah Udunna
Women's 400-meter hurdles, 1 p.m.
Kalissa Cavazos
Uxia Pereira
Men's 400-meter hurdles, 1:15 p.m.
Jaylen Critton
Jaqualand Fields
Alex Galvan
Women's 200-meter dash, 1:30 p.m.
Lani Brewer
Aliyah Castillo
Ashley Lingueno
Daniella Muniz
Men's 200-meter dash, 1:40 p.m.
Jalen Nero
Saturday
Women's hammer throw, 9:30 a.m.
Marlene Gutierrez
Hannah Hilding
Women's discus, 12 p.m.
Hannah Hilding
Ana Rodriguez
Zoe Vlk
Women's triple jump, 1 p.m.
Rayja'nae Pettit
Men's triple jump, 1 p.m.
Aaron Cooper
Marco Guajardo
Women's 4x100-meter relay, 2:20 p.m.
Symoria Adkins,
Yaria Akers,
Aisha Gay,
Jada Hoffman,
Daniella Muniz
Men's 4x100-meter relay, 2:25 p.m.
Jaqualand Fields,
Yashawn Hamilton,
Sam Johnson II,
Jaleel Scott,
Jermarrion Stewart
Women's 100-meter hurdles, 2:35 p.m.
Symoria Adkins
Ashley Lingueno
Uxia Pereira
Women's 400-meter dash, 2:50 p.m.
Aisha Gay
Women's shot put, 3 p.m.
Marlene Gutierrez
Hannah Hilding
Ana Rodriguez
Zoe Vlk
Men's 400-meter dash, 3 p.m.
Alejandro Arellano
Jamari Harts
Derrius Henry
Sam Johnson II
Jermarrion Stewart
Women's 100-meter dash, 3:10 p.m.
Yaria Akers
Jada Hoffman
Daniella Muniz
Men's 100-meter dash, 3:20 p.m.
Yashawn Hamilton
Jalen Nero
Jaleel Scott
Jedidiah Udunna
Women's 800-meter run, 3:30 p.m.
Estrella Medellin
Men's 800-meter run, 3:35 p.m.
Tristan Pena
Jorge Salazar
Women's 4x400-meter relay, 3:50 p.m.
Lani Brewer,
Aliyah Castillo,
Aisha Gay,
Ashley Lingueno
Men's 4x400-meter relay, 3:55 p.m.
TBD
Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, 7:45 p.m.
Ricardo Garcia
Abraham Morales
Women's 1,500-meter run, 8 p.m.
Janie Delgado
Natalie Guillen
Ana Hernandez
Men's 1,500-meter run, 8:05 p.m.
Tristan Pena
Women's 5,000-meter run, 8:10 p.m.
Faith Cruz
Men's 5,000-meter run, 8:35 p.m.
Alex Munoz
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