LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) indoor track & field teams wrapped up their regular season Saturday at the Jarvis Scott Open at Texas Tech's Sports Performance Center, collecting seven personal records and making seven entries into the school record books. 
 
Sophomore Hannah Hilding secured her second personal best of the meet with a throw of 13.80 meters to finish 16^thin the women's shot put. This was Hilding's second two-PR weekend of the season. Freshman Omolola Kuponiyi followed in 19^th in a deep field. Freshman Antoine Walker also tossed a personal best in the men's shot put, finishing 17^th with a mark of 14.78 meters. 
 
The men's triple jumpers turned in some solid marks. Junior Kevin Washington led the way, taking eighth with a jump of 15.02 meters, good for No. 3 in school history. Freshman Hebrew Hunter tabbed the fifth-best mark in program history, jumping 14.67 meters to finish 12^th, and freshman Aaron Cooper cleared 14.62 meters, finishing 13^th with the sixth-best mark in the record books. 
 
UTRGV's 200-meter dash runners collected four PB performances. In the women's race, junior Zoë Adams led the pack with a 33^rd-place finish. Sophomore Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo lowered her PR to 26.07. Junior Jermarrion Stewart paced the men's 200 group, running a PR 21.68 to finish 17^th and take the No. 4 spot in program history. Sophomores Sam Johnson II and Jamari Harts both clocked in at 21.89, finishing 32^nd and tying the ninth-best performance in school history with their PBs. 
 
Senior Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin lowered her best time in the women's 600-yard run to 1:27.88, finishing 12^th behind freshman Kailey Salazar, who took 10^th in 1:26.99 in her first time running the event. In the men's 600y, senior Brownsville Porter alum Jorge Salazar was ninth in 1:12.07. Junior Samantha Gonzalez earned a fifth-place finish in the women's mile, missing a PR by one-tenth of a second as she clocked in at 5:08.16. 
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Castillo, senior Aisha Gay, sophomore Lani Brewer and Adams clocked the seventh-best race in program history, running 3:52.06 to finish 15^th. 
 
UTRGV's next meet will be the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Indoor Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center Feb. 19-20. 
 
Saturday Results 
Women's shot put
16. Hannah Hilding, 13.80m 
19. Omolola Kuponiyi, 13.56m 
 
Women's triple jump
11. Gabrielle Thomas, 11.82m 
14. Tolu Odetola, 11.65m 
22. Rayja'nae Pettit, 11.16m 
 
Men's triple jump
8. Kevin Washington, 15.02m 
· 3^rd best in program history 
12. Hebrew Hunter, 14.67m
· 5^th best in program history 
13. Aaron Cooper, 14.62m  
· 6^th best in program history 
17. Jedidiah Udunna, 14.20m 
 
Men's shot put
17. Antoine Walker, 14.78m 
 
Women's 200-meter dash
33. Zoë Adams, 24.89 
62. Yaria Akers, 25.46 
72. Daniella Muniz, 26.02  
74. Aliyah Castillo, 26.07 
 
Men's 200-meter dash
17. Jermarrion Stewart, 21.68
· 4^th fastest in program history 
T32. Sam Johnson II, 21.89 
· T-9^th fastest in program history 
T32. Jamari Harts, 21.89 
· T-9^th fastest in program history 
34. Jalen Nero, 21.91 
37. Emmanuel Wanga, 22.04 
 
Women's 600-yard run
10. Kailey Salazar, 1:26.99 
12. Estrella Medellin, 1:27.88 
 
Men's 600-yard run
9. Jorge Salazar, 1:12.07 
 
Women's mile
5. Samantha Gonzalez, 5:08.16 
 
Men's mile
23. JD Corona, 4:26.30 
29. Alex Canales, 4:29.36 
 
Men's 3,000-meter run 
14. Ricardo Garcia, 8:59.13 
15. Abraham Morales, 9:03.45
 
Women's 4x400-meter relay
15. Aliyah Castillo, Aisha Gay, Lani Brewer, Zoë Adams, 3:52.06 
· 7^th fastest in program history 

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