RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday that junior Corin Burns, of the men's track & field team, is the Killers Golf UTRGV Student-Athlete of the Week.
 
Burns was the highest scoring individual across both the UTRGV men's and women's track & field teams after medaling in three of his four events at the Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Houston. Burns either accounted for or helped score 24 points for the men's team.
 
The championships started on Thursday where Burns placed third in the men's 200-meter dash preliminaries, and he qualified for the finals with a time of 20.96, the No. 4 time in program history.
 
On Friday, Burns punched his second finals ticket as he ran 10.36 in the men's 100-meter dash. He moves on as the top qualifier and tabbed the No. 5 time in program history. 
 
On Saturday, Burns helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a fifth-place finish after the team clocked a 40.15, the No. 2 time in program history.
 
Burns proceeded to take silver in the 100-meter dash in 10.32, the third-fastest time in program history and bronze in the 200-meter dash where he ran 20.79, which was a personal best and tied the program record.
 
The sprinter stepped out of his comfort zone to run the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay team. The Vaqueros finished third with a time of 3:08.47, the No. 2 time in program history and the first sub-3:10 race since 2023.
 
Up next for qualifying student-athletes will be the NCAA West First Round which is scheduled for May 29-31 in Bryan-College Station, Texas.

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