LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros indoor track & field teams broke three program records as they wrapped up the Jarvis Scott Invite Saturday at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock.  
 
The distance crew had a big day on the track. Freshman Santa Maria alum Mia Picazo claimed the first program record of the day as she finished sixth in the women's 1,000-meter run in 3:02.13. It was her first time running the event as a collegiate student-athlete. Shortly after, senior Samantha Gonzalez set a new program record in the women's mile with a personal best performance as she finished fourth in 4:54.35. Senior Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin also ran a personal best in the women's mile. Gonzalez later finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run. 
 
UTRGV's men's 4x400-meter relay team capped the weekend with a program record in a ninth-place finish. Junior Derrius Henry, junior Brownsville Hanna alum Alejandro Arellano, junior Jamari Harts and junior Sam Johnson IIclocked in at 3:10.51 to take the No. 1 spot in the record books. 
 
The sprinters carried the momentum from Friday's races to Saturday and stacked up personal best performances. In the men's 200-meter dash B heats, the Vaqueros earned three top-10 finishes as Johnson led the way in sixth in 21.52, which is the fifth-best time in program history. Arellano finished right behind in seventh in 21.53, a personal best and tied for fifth-best performance in program history. Freshman Richard Young, who etched his name in history in the 100-meter dash Friday, took the No. 8 spot in the 200 with a personal best time of 21.60 as he finished ninth. Junior Jaylen Critton also tabbed a PB in the event. 
 
Junior Nayla Harris, freshman Krystan Bright and junior Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo all ran personal bests in the women's 200-meter dash B. Freshman Jizzale Davis led the event group with an eighth-place finish in 24.72. 
 
UTRGV had two student-athletes compete in the top-10 heats of the 200-meter dash. Senior Zoë Adams was 22^nd in the women's race and junior Jamari Harts took 15^th in the men's race, running 21.31 which is a personal best and the second fastest race in program history. 
 
UTRGV got two personal bests in the 600-yard events. In the women's race, sophomore Kailey Salazar earned a seventh-place finish while freshman Azayla Smith tabbed a PB as she finished 15^th. Freshman PSJA Memorial alum Diego Pina ran a PB as he finished 24^th in the men's race. 
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Castillo, Davis, Bright and Adams tabbed the sixth-best performance in program history as they clocked in at 3:51.45, which is a season-best for the Vaqueros.  
 
UTRGV had a personal record or record book entry in every field event it competed in Saturday. Junior Aaron Cooper was seventh in the men's triple jump with a PB mark of 14.98 meters, which is fourth best in program history. Senior Efe Latham took fifth in the women's shot put B with a massive personal best mark of 14.38 meters. Junior Hannah Hilding also made the event's final and finished ninth. 
 
Sophomore La'Zariah Bethany notched a personal best 11.97 meters in the women's triple jump to finish 14^th. In the women's high jump, junior Achol Maywin cleared 1.70 meters, tying the second-best mark in program history. Freshman Zaire Cunningham notched a personal best as he cleared 1.98 meters in the men's high jump. 
 
The Vaqueros collected 15 personal bests on Saturday and totaled 33 during the meet. UTRGV also made 10 entries into the record books. 
 
Up next for the Vaqueros is the Southland Conference Indoor Championship scheduled for March 2-3 in Birmingham, Alabama. 
 
UTRGV Saturday Results 
Field Events 
Women's triple jump
14. La'Zariah Bethany, 11.97m 
18. Gabrielle Thomas, 11.64m 
20. Tolu Odetola, 11.42m 
 
Men's triple jump
7. Aaron Cooper, 14.98m 
· 4^th in program history 
 
Women's shot put B
5. Efe Latham, 14.38m 
9. Hannah Hilding, 13.39m 
 
Women's high jump
10. Achol Maywin, 1.70m 
· T-2^nd in program history 
 
Men's high jump
17. Zaire Cunningham, 1.98m 
 
Running Events 
Women's 200-meter dash
8. Jizzale Davis, 24.72 
13. Nayla Harris, 24.83 
20. Trinity Kirk, 25.14
33. Krystan Bright, 25.62 
36. Aliyah Castillo, 25.65 
 
Men's 200-meter dash 
6. Sam Johnson II, 21.52
· 5^th in program history 
7. Alejandro Arellano, 21.53 
· T-5^th inprogram history 
9. Richard Young, 21.60 
· 8^th in program history 
34. Gael Romo, 22.12
42. Jaylen Critton, 22.26 
48. Diego Rodriguez, 22.38 
49. Cerrone Thompson, 22.41 
 
Women's 1,000-meter run
6. Mia Picazo, 3:02.13
· Program Record
 
Women's 600-yard run
7. Kailey Salazar, 1:24.32 
15. Azayla Smith, 1:27.82 
 
Men's 600-yard run 
24. Diego Pina, 1:14.21 
28. Mario Cantarero, 1:14.82 
 
Women's mile
4. Samantha Gonzalez, 4:54.35 
· Program Record
12. Lilliana Guerrero, 5:08.64 
23. Estrella Medellin, 5:15.65 
33. Faith Cruz, 5:27.81                       
 
Men's mile
21. Abraham Morales, 4:21.30 
 
Women's 200-meter dash (Top 10 heats)
22. Zoë Adams, 24.69
 
Men's 200-meter dash (Top 10 heats)
15. Jamari Harts, 21.31
· 2^nd in program history 
 
Women's 3,000-meter run
8. Samantha Gonzalez, 10:20.53 
 
Women's 4x400-meter relay
16. Aliyah Castillo, Jizzale Davis, Krystan Bright, Zoë Adams, 3:51.45 (season best**)
· 6^th in program history 
 
Men's 4x400-meter relay
9. Derrius Henry, Alejandro Arellano, Jamari Harts, Sam Johnson II, 3:10.51 
· Program Record

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