KINGSVILLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams had another stellar outing at the Cactus Cup at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville Saturday, setting three meet records and two program records.  
 
Junior Corin Burns was dynamic, breaking the meet record as won both the men's 100- and 200-meter dashes. Burns ran a personal best 10.17 in the 100 dash, setting a UTRGV outdoor program record with the blazing time. Burns ran 20.98 in the 200 dash, good for the No. 2 spot in the program record books. 
 
Junior Nayla Harris also ran a meet record in the women's 100-meter dash, winning the event in 11.44, which is the No. 2 time in program history. 
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of junior Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo, senior Zoe Adams, senior Trinity Kirk and freshman Jizzale Davis broke their own program record with a time of 3:44.21 to take second.
 
The Vaqueros won 11 events – three in the field competitions and eight on the track. Sophomore Keamonie Archie won the men's long jump with a mark of 7.05 meters. Junior Achol Maywin tied her personal best and the No. 3 clearance in program history of 1.72 meters to win the women's high jump. Sophomore Tolu Odetola won the women's triple jump with a personal best mark of 12.17 meters. 
 
UTRGV's 100-meter dashers had a big day. Junior Jamari Harts, sophomore Weslaco East alum Gael Romo and freshman Richard Young all tabbed personal bests and entered the program record books in the men's race, finishing third, fifth and sixth, respectively. In the women's race, Davis, Adams and Kirk finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively, while Adams clocked a personal best. The Vaqueros swept the 100 victories. 
 
Adding to the short race success, freshman Trezur Connley won the women's 100-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 14.09. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, junior Jaylen Critton took second in a personal best time of 14.22, taking the No. 2 spot in UTRGV outdoor history. 
 
The men's 4x100-meter relay team of Romo, Harts, Archie and Burns won the event in their first race of the season. Their time of 40.35 is the fifth-best in program history 
 
UTRGV won the men's 400-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles. Junior Derrius Henry was victorious in the 400 flat, running 47.61. Senior Daniel Siaffa took the long hurdles in 53.93. 
 
Senior Samantha Gonzalez won the women's 1,500-meter run in 4:51.52. Following close behind were teammates Lilliana Guerrero in second and PSJA High alum Faith Cruz in third. In the men's 1,500, sophomore McAllen Rowe alum Kevin Cardenas finished ninth. 
 
Gonzalez also competed in the women's 400-meter hurdles for the first time in her career in preparation for the steeplechase. She took sixth. Also running in an off-event was sophomore Kailey Salazar, who took fifth in the women's 400-meter dash and even running a sub-1:00 time of 57.95. Connley stepped out of her ordinary races and took 17^th in the women's 200-meter dash. 
 
Senior Efe Latham competed in three of four throwing events on the day, taking second in the women's javelin and third in the women's shot put. Senior Kailah Gilmore marked a season-best 5.89 meters in the women's long jump to finish second. 
 
Freshman PSJA Memorial alum Diego Pina took second in the men's 800-meter run. Rounding out the day was UTRGV's men's 4x400-meter relay team of Critton, Burns, Romo and junior Jalen Nero, which took sixth.  
 
The Vaqueros tabbed eight personal bests and made 11 entries into the outdoor record books. Their next meet will be the J. Fred Duckett Twilight April 26 in Houston.
 
UTRGV RESULTS 
Field Events 
Women's long jump 
2. Kailah Gilmore, 5.89m 
 
Women's javelin
2. Efe Latham, 37.08m 
 
Men's long jump
1. Keamonie Archie, 7.05m 
10. Aaron Cooper, 4.45m 
 
Women's high jump
1. Achol Maywin, 1.72m 
· T-3^rd in program history 
 
Women's triple jump
1. Tolu Odetola, 12.17m  
 
Women's shot put
3. Efe Latham, 13.93m 
 
Track Events 
Men's 4x100-meter relay 
1. Gael Romo, Jamari Harts, Keamonie Archie, Corin Burns, 40.35 
· 5^th in program history 
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles 
1. Trezur Connley, 14.09 
 
Men's 110-meter hurdles 
2. Jaylen Critton, 14.22 
· 2^nd in program history 
 
Women's 400-meter dash
5. Kailey Salazar, 57.95 
8. Lilliana Guerrero, 1:00.17
13. Mia Picazo, 1:01.77
15. La'Zariah Bethany, 1:02.21 
 
Men's 400-meter dash
1. Derrius Henry, 47.61 
2. Sam Johnson II, 47.96 
8. Cerrone Thompson, 49.17 
 
Women's 100-meter dash
1. Nayla Harris, 11.44 
· Meet Record 
· 2^nd in program history 
3. Jizzale Davis, 11.73 
4. Zoe Adams, 12.07 
5. Trinity Kirk, 12.15 
8. Aliyah Castillo, 12.35 
 
Men's 100-meter dash 
1. Corin Burns, 10.17 
· Program Record 
· Meet Record 
3. Jamari Harts, 10.33 
· 2^nd in program history 
5. Gael Romo, 10.44 
· T-3^rd in program history 
6. Richard Young, 10.49 
· T-6^th in program history 
7. Alejandro Arellano, 10.59 
14. Jalen Nero, 10.92 
 
Men's 800-meter run
2. Diego Pina, 1:58.00 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles 
6. Samantha Gonzalez, 1:12.03 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles 
1. Daniel Siaffa, 53.93 
2. Jaylen Critton, 54.26 
 
Women's 200-meter dash 
17. Trezur Connley, 27.54 
 
Men's 200-meter dash 
1. Corin Burns, 20.98 
· Meet Record 
· 2^nd in program history 
6. Sam Johnson II, 21.62 
8. Jalen Nero, 21.94 
10. Gael Romo, 21.97 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run
1. Samantha Gonzalez, 4:51.52 
2. Lilliana Guerrero, 4:51.98 
3. Faith Cruz, 4:55.74 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run
9. Kevin Cardenas, 4:19.51 
 
Women's 4x400-meter relay
2. Aliyah Castillo, Zoe Adams, Trinity Kirk, Jizzale Davis, 3:44.21 
· Program Record 
5. Krystan Bright, Nayla Harris, Trezur Connley, Kailey Salazar, 4:18.67 
 
Men's 4x400-meter relay
6. Jaylen Critton, Corin Burns, Gael Romo, Jalen Nero, 3:27.29 

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