AUSTIN – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros outdoor track & field program posted four first-place finishes during the final day of the Texas Invitational Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium & Soccer Field.
 
The women's relay teams accounted for half of those wins, sweeping the relays and making two entries into the outdoor program record books. 
 
In the 4x100-meter relay, the team of junior Aisha Gay, graduate student Jada Hoffman, junior Yaria Akers and freshman Symoria Adkins clocked in at 46.42 to finish first. It's the No. 2 performance in program history, sitting behind the same team's program record set last week in Houston. 
 
Freshmen Ashley Lingueno, Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo, Lani Brewer and Gay combined to win the women's 4x400-meter relay in 3:48.57, good for the eighth fastest time in program history. 
 
Joining those Vaqueros on the top of the podium in running events was freshman Abraham Morales, who won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase and shaved eight seconds off his personal best, clocking in at 9:31.01. Graduate student Marlene Gutierrez had another good outing in the women's hammer throw, marking 60.94 meters to win the event and take the No. 3 spot in program history. She now owns the top three hammer throws in the outdoor record books. 
 
Akers also entered the record books in the women's 100-meter dash, running 11.85 to place 14^th. It's tied for the fifth-fastest race in program history. In the men's 100-meter dash, senior Yashawn Hamilton ran 10.60 to place 19^th and take the No. 8 spot in the men's program record books. 
 
Freshman Aaron Cooper marked a PR of 14.66 meters to finish ninth in the men's triple jump. It's the seventh-best jump in outdoor program history. The men's 4x100-meter relay team of redshirt sophomore Jaleel Scott, senior Yashawn Hamilton, freshman Jaqualand Fields and freshman Sam Johnson II ran the ninth-fastest time in program history, 41.23, to finish seventh. 
 
The women's hurdles squad also had a good day. Adkins finished 10^th in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.05, and junior Uxia Pereira took 14^th in 14.16. Those are the No. 6 and No. 6 times in the event in program history, and it's a PR for Adkins. 
 
Freshman PSJA High alum Faith Cruz notched a big PR in the women's 5,000-meter run, taking second in 18:14.45. 
 
In total, UTRGV student-athletes tallied nine personal records during the final day of the meet. Next up for the Vaqueros will be the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships beginning May 11 in Nacogdoches. 
 
UTRGV Results
Women's hammer throw
1. Marlene Gutierrez, 60.94m 
• 3^rd best in program history 
 
Women's discus
11. Hannah Hilding, 44.67m 
19. Zoe Vlk, 37.01m 
20. Ana Rodriguez, 33.89m 
 
Women's triple jump
5. Rayja'nae Pettit, 11.56m 
 
Men's triple jump
9. Aaron Cooper, 14.66m 
• 7^th best in program history 
10. Marco Guajardo, 13.47m 
 
Women's 4x100-meter relay
1. Aisha Gay, Jada Hoffman Yaria Akers, Symoria Adkins, 46.42 
• 2^nd fastest in program history 
 
Men's 4x100-meter relay
7. Jaleel Scott, Yashawn Hamilton, Jaqualand Fields, Sam Johnson II, 41.23 
• 9^th fastest in program history 
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles
10. Symoria Adkins, 14.05 
• 6^th fastest in program history 
14. Uxia Pereira, 14.16 
• 9^th fastest in program history 
 
Women's 400-meter dash
9. Aisha Gay, 54.72 
 
Women's shot put
8. Zoe Vlk, 14.45m 
11. Marlene Gutierrez, 13.84 
 
Men's 400-meter dash
9. Sam Johnson II, 47.92 
10. Jamari Harts, 48.10 
14. Derrius Henry, 48.92 
15. Alejandro Arellano, 49.23 
16. Jermarrion Stewart, 49.33 
 
Women's 100-meter dash
14. Yaria Akers, 11.85 
• T-5^th fastest in program history 
24. Daniella Muniz, 12.49 
 
Men's 100-meter dash
19. Yashawn Hamilton, 10.60 
• 8^th fastest in program history 
25. Jaleel Scott, 10.74 
26. Jedidiah Udunna, 10.75 
30. Jalen Nero, 10.99 
 
Women's 800-meter run
8. Estrella Medellin, 2:18.07 
 
Men's 800-meter run
7. Tristan Pena, 1:56.32 
16. Jorge Salazar, 2:00.07 
 
Women's 4x400-meter relay
1. Ashley Lingueno, Aliyah Castillo, Lani Brewer, Aisha Gay, 3:48.57 
• 8^th fastest in program history 
 
Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase
1. Abraham Morales, 9:31.01 
4. Ricardo Garcia, 9:52.26 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run
11. Tristan Pena, 3:57.46 
 
Women's 5,000-meter run
2. Faith Cruz, 18:14.45 
3. Ana Hernandez, 18:26.65 
5. Natalie Guillen, 19:04.28 
6. Janie Delgado, 19:15.82 

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