BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Juniors Nayla Harris and Corin Burns set program records Saturday as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams competed at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster at E.B. Cushing Stadium in the final non-conference meet of the season. 

Harris broke her own program record in the women's 100-meter dash as she took third in a loaded field, running a personal best time of 11.22. She was the only mid-major competitor in the top five, finishing behind a pair of A&M runners and beating a trio of Baylor athletes. 
 
Burns took the No. 1 spot in the men's 200-meter dash record books with his fourth-place finish in 20.84, a personal record. 
 
Sophomore Kailey Salazar earned the win in the women's 800-meter run, running 2:09.91. She was .50 seconds short of her personal best and took the No. 4 spot in program history with the race. Junior Lilliana Guerrero followed in fifth in 2:12.99. 
 
UTRGV's first three races of the day resulted in four top-10 finishes. The 4x100-meter relay teams were sharp once again, with the men's team taking second and the women's team finishing third. Burns, freshman Richard Young, sophomore Brownsville Hanna alum Alejandro Arellano and sophomore Weslaco East alum Gael Romo ran 40.59 in the men's race, taking the No. 7 spot in program history. In the women's race, freshmen Krystan Bright and Jizzale Davis teamed with senior Zoë Adams and Harris ran 45.86, the seventh-best time in program history. 
 
Senior Samantha Gonzalez and junior PSJA High alum Faith Cruz were fourth and sixth, respectively in the women's 5,000-meter relay run early in the morning. Gonzalez's time of 17:28.68 is seventh-best in program history. 
 
Burns led UTRGV's men's 100-meter dash group with a fifth-place finish in 10.35, the No. 3 time in program history. Young was 12^th in the 100 and 17^th in the 200 with a personal best time of 21.20, which is the No. 8 race in program history. Junior Jalen Nero tabbed a personal best in the 200 and a season best in the 100. 
 
Junior Hannah Hilding had another solid day with a pair of top-5 finishes. She got her day started with a season-best mark of 59.44 meters to take second in the women's hammer throw, notching the No. 8 toss in program history with a clutch final throw. Hilding took fourth in discus, recording a personal best for the second consecutive meet as she threw 49.97 meters. 
 
Senior Efe Latham also made finals in two throwing events and looked solid in the final non-conference tune-up. She took third in women's shot put with a mark of 14.48 meters and was ninth in hammer throw. 
 
Junior Achol Maywin cleared 1.73 meters to finish seventh in the women's high jump. Her clearance was a personal best and the No. 3 jump in program history. 
 
UTRGV's freshman women's hurdle duo earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Trezur Connley was eighth with a personal best time of 13.98, and Bright followed in 10^th in 14.05. Bright also took 14^th in the 400-meter hurdles. 
 
Adams led UTRGV's women's 400-meter group with a 14^th place finish in 56.28. Senior Trinity Kirk followed in 15^th and junior Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo was 18^th. In the men's 400, Arellano took 10^th in 47.28 and junior Derrius Henry followed close behind in 11^th. Senior Daniel Siaffa ran a season-best 53.36 to finish eighth in the men's 400-meter hurdles. 
 
Davis tabbed a pair of 16^th-place finishes in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. She led the Vaqueros women's 200 runners in 24.18 while Connley recorded her second personal best of the day with a 26.55 time in the 200. 
 
Junior Abraham Morales had another consistent performance in the men's 1,500-meter run as he finished 16^th. His time of 3:55.35 was .06 seconds off a personal best and his third consecutive race in the 3:55 range. 
 
The Vaqueros saw both men's triple jumpers make the final. Junior Aaron Cooper finished sixth with a mark of 15.03 meters and sophomore Hebrew Hunter took eighth. Senior Kailah Gilmore was eighth with a mark of 5.86 meters in the women's long jump, while sophomore Keamonie Archie was 10^th in the men's event. 

The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Burns, Arellano, Siaffa and Henry closed the day with a season-best time of 3:11.25 to finish fourth. It was the third-best race in program history. 
 
UTRGV finished the meet with eight personal bests and 11 new entries into the outdoor program record books. Up next for the Vaqueros will be the Southland Conference (SLC) Outdoor Championships in Houston set for May 15-17. 
 
UTRGV SCHEDULE 
Field Events 
Women's hammer
2. Hannah Hilding, 59.44m 
· 8^th in program history  
9. Efe Latham, 48.04m 
 
Women's long jump
8. Kailah Gilmore, 5.86m 
 
Men's long jump
10. Keamonie Archie, 7.09m 
 
Women's high jump
7. Achol Maywin, 1.73m 
· 3^rd in program history 
 
Women's javelin
15. Hannah Hilding, 36.53m 
 
Women's shot put 
3. Efe Latham, 14.48m 
 
Women's discus
4. Hannah Hilding, 49.97m 
 
Women's triple jump
11. La'Zariah Bethany, 12.19m 
14. Tolu Odetola, 11.90m 
 
Men's triple jump
6. Aaron Cooper, 15.03m 
8. Hebrew Hunter, 14.43m 
 
Track Events 
Women's 5,000-meter run
4. Samantha Gonzalez, 17:28.68
· 7^th in program history 
6. Faith Cruz, 18:10.81 
 
Women's 4x100-meter relay
3. Krystan Bright, Jizzale Davis, Zoe Adams, Nayla Harris, 45.86 
· 7^th in program history 
 
Men's 4x100-meter relay 
2. Corin Burns, Richard Young, Alejandro Arellano, Gael Romo, 40.59
· 7^th in program history 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run
31. Faith Cruz, 4:49.03 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run 
16. Abraham Morales, 3:55.35 
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles
8. Trezur Connley, 13.98 
10. Krystan Bright, 14.05 
 
Women's 400-meter dash 
14. Zoe Adams, 56.28 
15. Trinity Kirk, 56.54 
18. Aliyah Castillo, 57.20 
 
Men's 400-meter dash 
10. Alejandro Arellano, 47.28
11. Derrius Henry, 47.39 
 
Women's 100-meter dash
3. Nayla Harris, 11.22 
· Program Record 
16. Jizzale Davis, 11.78 
 
Men's 100-meter dash 
5. Corin Burns, 10.35 
· 3^rd in program history 
12. Richard Young, 10.52 
26. Gael Romo, 10.71  
32. Jalen Nero, 10.79 
 
Women's 800-meter run 
1. Kailey Salazar, 2:09.91 
· 4^th in program history  
5. Lilliana Guerrero, 2:12.99 
 
Men's 800-meter run 
17. Diego Pina, 1:56.32
18. Mario Cantarero, 1:57.07 
Abraham Morales, DNF 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles 
14. Krystan Bright, 1:06.53 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles 
8. Daniel Siaffa, 53.36 
 
Women's 200-meter dash 
16. Jizzale Davis, 24.18 
27. Zoe Adams, 24.67  
46. Trezur Connley, 26.55 
 
Men's 200-meter dash 
4. Corin Burns, 20.84 
· Program Record 
17. Richard Young, 21.20 
· 8^th in program history 
20. Alejandro Arellano, 21.31 
25. Jalen Nero, 21.51 
Gael Romo, DQ 
 
Men's 4x400-meter relay 
4. Corin Burns, Alejandro Arellano, Daniel Siaffa, Derrius Henry, 3:11.25 
· 3^rd in program history  

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