BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Sophomore Jedidiah Udunna broke his own program in the men's long jump Friday as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field program opened competition at Texas A&M's 44 Farms Team Invitational at E.B. Cushing Stadium. 
 
Udunna cleared 7.92 meters on his third attempt, passing his own program best as he finished fourth. The seven best long jumps now belong to the sophomore, along with eight of the top-10 jumps in the record books. Junior Kevin Washington followed in ninth with a season-best mark of 7.24 meters. 
 
The women's long jumpers were not to be outdone. Junior Kailah Gilmore led the way with a personal-best mark of 6.00 meters to finish fourth. Sophomore Aja Johnson also hit a personal record, finishing 12^th with a mark of 5.49 meters. 
 
Sophomore Hannah Hilding hit her third personal best in as many weeks to finish fourth in the women's discus, tossing 49.42 meters. Freshman McAllen High alum Adelaide Fleischmann tabbed another top-10 finish, coming in sixth. 
 
Graduate student Julian Trevino capped the successful first day of field events with a fifth-place finish in men's javelin, launching a personal-best 56.67 meters to claim the No. 3 spot in the program record books. 
 
The 200-meter dashers wasted no time showcasing UTRGV's speed in the early running session, collecting six personal records. Sophomore Symoria Adkins paced the women with a fifth-place finish in a season-best time of 23.65 to take the No. 2 spot in program history. Junior Zoë Adams (24.07) and senior Yaria Akers (24.25) followed in 14^th and 16^th, respectively, with PRs. Sophomore Nayla Harris and freshman P'soularia Maxey also ran personal bests. 
 
Sophomore Jamari Harts was 19^th in the men's 200, clocking in at 21.37 for the seventh-fastest race in program history. Freshman Weslaco East alum Gael Romo (21.53) and senior Jaleel Scott (21.90) both hit personal bests as they finished 23^rd and 28^th, respectively. 
 
The men's 400-meter hurdles trio of junior Daniel Siaffa and sophomores Jaylen Critton and Jaqualand Fields performed well, running personal bests across the board. Siaffa led the way with a third-place finish in 52.39, the seventh-fastest race in program history. Critton followed in fourth with a time of 52.98, claiming No. 8 in program history. Fields rounded things out running 53.76 to finish seventh. 
 
Sophomore PSJA High alum Faith Cruz and senior Ricardo Garcia closed the day for UTRGV in the 5,000-meter races. In the women's race, Cruz shaved 14 seconds off her personal best in her 2024 debut, taking eighth in 18:02.34. Garcia was 10^th in the men's race. 
 
UTRGV totaled 15 personal bests and made six entries into the program record books during Day One of the 44 Farms Invitational. The meet wraps up Saturday with field events starting at 3 p.m. and running events starting at 6 p.m. in College Station. Fans can watch on SEC Network+.  
 
UTRGV Friday Results
Women's discus
4. Hannah Hilding, 49.42m 
6. Adelaide Fleischmann, 45.34m 
 
Women's long jump 
4. Kailah Gilmore, 6.00m 
12. Aja Johnson, 5.49m 
15. Jordyn Tiggs, 5.45m 
 
Men's long jump
4. Jedidiah Udunna, 7.92m 
· Program Record
9. Kevin Washington, 7.24m 
 
Men's javelin
5. Julian Trevino, 56.67m 
· 3^rd best in program history 
 
Women's 200-meter dash
5. Symoria Adkins, 23.65 
· 2^nd fastest in program history 
14. Zoë Adams, 24.07 
16. Yaria Akers, 24.25 
27. Trinity Kirk, 24.85 
30. Nayla Harris, 25.02
32. P'soularia Maxey, 25.11 
 
Men's 200-meter dash 
19. Jamari Harts, 21.37 
· 7^th fastest in program history 
23. Gael Romo, 21.53 
28. Jaleel Scott, 21.90 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles
14. Kalissa Cavazos, 1:16.46 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles 
3. Daniel Siaffa, 52.39 
· 7^th fastest in program history 
4. Jaylen Critton, 52.98 
· 8^th fastest in program history 
7. Jaqualand Fields, 53.76 
 
Women's 5,000-meter run 
8. Faith Cruz, 18:02.34 
 
Men's 5,000-meter run 
10. Ricardo Garcia, 15:26.28 
 
Saturday Schedule
FIELD
Women's hammer throw, 3 p.m. 
Hannah Hilding 
 
Women's triple jump, 4 p.m. 
Tolu Odetola 
Gabrielle Thomas 
 
Men's triple jump, 4 p.m. 
Kevin Washington 
Hebrew Hunter 
Aaron Cooper 
 
Women's shot put, 6 p.m. 
Hannah Hilding 
Omolola Kuponiyi 
 
Men's shot put, 7:30 p.m. 
Antoine Walker 
 
TRACK (rolling schedule)  
6 p.m. 
Women's 4x100-meter relay
Men's 4x100-meter relay
 
Women's' 1,500-meter run 
Samantha Gonzalez 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run 
Mario Cantarero (1)
Abraham Morales (2) 
JD Corona (2) 
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles 
Symoria Adkins (3) 
 
Men's 110-meter hurdles 
Daniel Siaffa (1)
James Voss (1) 
Jaylen Critton (2) 
 
Women's 400-meter dash 
Trinity Kirk (3) 
Aliyah Castillo (3) 
P'soularia Maxey (4) 
Zoë Adams (5) 
 
Men's 400-meter dash 
Derrius Henry (3) 
Jermarrion Stewart (4)
Emmanuel Wanga (4) 
Sam Johnson II (5) 
 
Women's 100-meter dash 
Yaria Akers (3) 
Nayla Harris (3) 
Symoria Adkins (3) 
Kailah Gilmore (3) 
 
Men's 100-meter dash 
Jaqualand Fields (1) 
Jedidiah Udunna (2) 
Jaleel Scott (3) 
Jamari Harts (4) 
Gael Romo (5) 
 
Women's 800-meter run 
Kailey Salazar (2) 
Estrella Medellin (2) 
 
Men's 800-meter run 
Jorge Salazar (2) 
Abraham Morales (2) 
Mario Cantarero (2) 

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