LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros indoor track & field teams broke three program records Friday to open competition at Texas Tech's Stan Scott Invite at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock. 
 
Junior Nayla Harris broke the record she set two weeks ago in the women's 60-meter dash en route to a first-place finish in a loaded field, defeating opponents from Ohio State, UCF, and the hosting Red Raiders. Harris won her heat in the first round and ran 7.27 in the semifinals to punch her ticket to finals. She ran 7.26, a new personal and program best, to take the win. 
 
Junior Corin Burns followed suit in the men's 60-meter dash. He won his preliminary heat, then clocked 6.73 in the semifinals to secure his spot in finals. Burns ran 6.71, setting a new program record, in a sixth-place finish. 
 
The women's distance medley relay comprised of junior Lilliana Guerrero, sophomore Kailey Salazar, senior Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin and senior Samantha Gonzalez broke a program record from 2019 as they ran 11:55.33 in a fifth-place finish. 
 
Junior Jedidiah Udunna earned a fourth-place finish in men's long jump with a mark of 7.34 meters, which is sixth-best in program history. In women's long jump, sophomore La'Zariah Bethany marked an indoor personal record. The throwing duo of junior Hannah Hilding and senior Efe Latham both notched season bests in Section A of women's weight throw as they finished sixth and seventh, respectively. 
 
Freshman Krystan Bright reached the semifinals of the women's 60-meter hurdles and ran personal bests in both races of the day. She opened clocking 8.63 in the prelims to advance on time to the next round. She was 13^th in semifinals in 8.61. 
 
Freshman Jizzale Davis ran a personal record in the women's 60-meter dash prelims, finishing 31^st. Juniors Cerrone Thompson and Daniel Siaffa both tabbed personal bests in the men's 600-yard run. Sophomore Jamari Harts added a personal best in the men's 400-meter dash. 
 
The Vaqueros finished Friday's action with seven personal bests and eight entries into the program record books. They'll wrap up the Stan Scott Invite on Saturday starting with field events at 11 a.m. and running events at 12 p.m. 
 
UTRGV Friday Results 
Field Events 
Women's weight throw (A)
6. Hannah Hilding, 17.12m 
7. Efe Latham, 16.11m 
 
Women's long jump
11. Gabrielle Thomas, 5.63m 
12. Kailah Gilmore, 5.56m 
14. Nayla Harris, 5.49m 
19. Rayja'nae Pettit, 5.40m 
24. La'Zariah Bethany, 5.10m 
 
Men's long jump
4. Jedidiah Udunna, 7.34m 
· 6^th in program history 
12. Keamonie Archie, 7.03m 
16. Ja'Carrius Demmerritte, 6.96m 
 
Running Events 
Women's 60-meter hurdles prelims (6 heat winners + next 18 overall) 
13. Krystan Bright, 8.63 (advanced to semis) 
26. Trezur Connley, 9.04
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles prelims (6 heat winners + next 18 overall)
31. Jaylen Critton, 8.42 
 
Women's 60-meter dash prelims (9 heat winners + next 15 overall) 
5. Nayla Harris, 7.39 (auto-qualified to semis) 
· 4^th in program history 
31. Jizzale Davis, 7.68 
48. Kailah Gilmore, 7.82  
 
Men's 60-meter dash prelims (9 heat winners + next 15 overall) 
6. Corin Burns, 6.75 (auto-qualified to semis) 
· 5^th in program history 
28. Gael Romo, 6.87 
46. Diego Rodriguez, 6.97 
 
Men's 600-yard run
10. Derrius Henry, 1:11.08 
22. Cerrone Thompson, 1:14.45 
25. Daniel Siaffa, 1:16.15  
 
Women's distance medley relay
5. Lilliana Guerrero, Kailey Salazar, Estrella Medellin, Samantha Gonzalez, 11:55.33 
· Program Record 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles semifinals (3 heat winners + next 5 times) 
13. Krystan Bright, 8.61 
 
Women's 60-meter dash semifinals (3 heat winners + next 5 times)
4. Nayla Harris, 7.27 (advanced to final) 
· 2^nd in program history  
 
Men's 60-meter dash semifinals (3 heat winners + next 5 times)
7. Corin Burns, 6.73 (advanced to final) 
· 2^nd in program history  
 
Women's 400-meter dash
24. Zoë Adams, 56.25 
37. Trinity Kirk, 58.93 
 
Men's 400-meter dash 
32. Alejandro Arellano, 48.44
34. Jamari Harts, 48.54 
 
Women's 60-meter dash final 
1. Nayla Harris, 7.26 
· Program Record 
 
Men's 60-meter dash final
6. Corin Burns, 6.71 
· Program Record 
 
Saturday Schedule
Field Events 
Women's shot put (B), 11 a.m. 
Efe Latham 
Hannah Hilding 
 
Women's triple jump, 11 a.m. 
La'Zariah Bethany (F1) 
Gabrielle Thomas (F2) 
Rayja'nae Pettit (F2) 
 
Men's triple jump, 11 a.m. 
Aaron Cooper (F2) 
Jacarrius Demmerritte (F2) 
 
Women's high jump, 1 p.m. 
Achol Maywin 
 
Men's high jump, 1 p.m. 
Zaire Cunningham 
 
Running Events 
Women's 200-meter dash, 12 p.m. (Heats 11-up)
Zoe Adams (H11) 
Jizzale Davis (H14) 
Krystan Bright (H15) 
Aliyah Castillo (H16) 
Trezur Connley (H17) 
Trinity Kirk (H17) 
 
Men's 200-meter dash, 12:20 p.m. (Heats 11-up)
Keamonie Archie (H12) 
Jaylen Critton (H14) 
Diego Rodriguez (H14) 
Richard Young (H19) 
Jamari Harts (H20) 
Sam Johnson II (H22) 
 
Women's 800-meter run, 12:50 p.m. 
Kailey Salazar (H1) 
Lilliana Guerrero (H2) 
Estrella Medellin (H2) 
Azayla Smith (H3) 
 
Men's 800-meter run, 1:05 p.m. 
Diego Pina (H4) 
Mario Cantarero (H4) 
 
Women's mile, 1:20 p.m. 
Samantha Gonzalez (H2) 
Faith Cruz (H3) 
 
Men's mile, 1:50 p.m. 
Abraham Morales (H1) 
 
Women's 200-meter dash, 2 p.m. (Heats 1-10) 
Nayla Harris (H1) 
 
Men's 200-meter dash, 2:20 p.m. (Heats 1-10) 
Alejandro Arellano (H2) 
Gael Romo (H3) 
Corin Burns (H6) 
Jedidiah Udunna (H9)
 
Women's 3,000-meter run, 2:40 p.m. 
Samantha Gonzalez (H1) 

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