SAN MARCOS – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros outdoor track & field teams tabbed five personal bests Thursday to open the Bobcat Invitational at the Texas State Track & Field Complex. 
 
The meet continues Friday and the Vaqueros will get underway at 1 p.m. in field events and 6 p.m. in track events. 
 
Senior Samantha Gonzalez and junior PSJA High alum Faith Cruz both ran personal bests in the women's 5,000-meter run. Gonzalez clocked the No. 2 time in program history as she took second in 17:00.12. Cruz followed in 11^th in 17:58.58. 
 
Sophomore Kailey Salazar led UTRGV's women's 800-meter group in another solid event squad outing. Salazar took third in a deep field of nearly 70 runners, clocking in with the seventh-best time in program history at 2:11.14. Junior Lilliana Guerrero followed in sixth with the 10^th-best time in program history of 2:12.41 and freshman Santa Maria alum Mia Picazo ran a personal best to finish 21^st. 
 
Junior Nayla Harris ran a personal best 24.51 to take sixth in Section B of the women's 200-meter dash. Junior Hannah Hilding also tabbed a sixth-place finish in the women's discus A section with a mark of 43.60 meters. 
 
Sophomore Mario Cantarero ran a personal best in the men's 800-meter run, finishing 30^th behind junior Abraham Morales who took 25^th. Sophomore Weslaco East alum Gael Romo was 19^th to lead UTRGV's 200-meter dashers in the men's Section B race and junior Jalen Nero was 26^th in Section B of the men's 100-meter dash. Sophomore McAllen Rowe alum Kevin Cardenas made his outdoor season debut and took 27^th in the men's 5,000-meter run. 
 
THURSDAY RESULTS
Field Events 
Women's discus A
6. Hannah Hilding, 43.60m 
17. Adelaide Fleischmann, 33.57m 
 
Track Events 
Men's 100-meter dash B
26. Jalen Nero, 11.22 
 
Women's 200-meter dash B 
6. Nayla Harris, 24.51
30. Trinity Kirk, 25.31
40. Aliyah Castillo, 25.62 
 
Men's 200-meter dash B 
19. Gael Romo, 21.69 
21. Jalen Nero, 21.71 
28. Richard Young, 21.94 
 
Women's 800-meter run
3. Kailey Salazar, 2:11.14 
· 7^th in program history 
6. Lilliana Guerrero, 2:12.41 
· 10^th in program history 
21. Mia Picazo, 2:16.47 
 
Men's 800-meter run 
25. Abraham Morales, 1:55.91
30. Mario Cantarero, 1:56.47 
 
Women's 5,000-meter run
2. Samantha Gonzalez, 17:00.12
· 2^nd in program history 
11. Faith Cruz, 17:58.58 
 
Men's 5,000-meter run 
27. Kevin Cardenas, 15:54.01 
 
FRIDAY SCHEDULE 
Field Events 
Women's long jump A, 1 p.m. 
Kailah Gilmore 
 
Men's long jump A, follows women 
Keamonie Archie 
 
Track Events 
Women's 400-meter hurdles, 6 p.m. 
Krystan Bright 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles, 6:40 p.m. 
Jaylen Critton 
 
Women's 200-meter dash A, 7:30 p.m. 
Zoe Adams 
Jizzale Davis 
 
Men's 200-meter dash A, 8 p.m. 
Alejandro Arellano 
Corin Burns 
Jamari Harts 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run, 8:30 p.m. 
Faith Cruz 
Samantha Gonzalez 
Lilliana Guerrero 
Mia Picazo 
Kailey Salazar 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run, 9 p.m. 
Mario Cantarero 
Abraham Morales 
 
SATURDAY SCHEDULE 
Field Events 
Women's hammer throw A, 10 a.m. 
Hannah Hilding 
Efe Latham 
 
Women's high jump, 10 a.m. 
Achol Maywin 
 
Women's triple jump, 10 a.m. 
La'Zariah Bethany 
 
Men's triple jump, follows women         
Aaron Cooper 
Hebrew Hunter 
 
Women's shot put A, follows men 
Efe Latham 
 
Track Events 
Women's 100-meter hurdles A, 2:35 p.m. 
Krystan Bright 
Trezur Connley 
 
Men's 110-meter hurdles A, 3 p.m. 
Jaylen Critton 
Zach Voss 
 
Women's 400-meter dash A, 3:30 p.m. 
Zoe Adams 
Aliyah Castillo 
Trinity Kirk 
 
Men's 400-meter dash A, 3:50 p.m. 
Alejandro Arellano 
Jamari Harts 
Derrius Henry 
Cerrone Thompson 
Richard Young 
 
Women's 100-meter dash A, 4:10 p.m.            
Jizzale Davis 
Nayla Harris 
 
Men's 100-meter dash A, 4:25 p.m.                  
Keamonie Archie 
Corin Burns 
Gael Romo 

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