BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) men's outdoor track & field team wrapped up its season Friday at the NCAA West First Round hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
Junior
Aaron Cooper finished 30
th after a good series of jumps that saw him improve with each attempt. Cooper cleared 48, 49 and 50 feet, capping his series with his best jump of the day at 15.37 meters, which is the fourth-best mark in program history. He matched his finish from last year's NCAA West regional.
Junior
Corin Burns took 24
th in the men's 200-meter dash quarterfinals in 20.86, the No. 4 time in program history. Burns ran four of the five fastest 200 races in program history in his first year competing at UTRGV.
The NCAA West meet wraps up Saturday with junior
Achol Maywin competing in the women's high jump semifinals at 3:30 p.m.
UTRGV RESULTS
Friday, May 30
Men's triple jump first round
30.
Aaron Cooper, 15.37m
· 4
th in program history
Men's 200-meter dash quarterfinals
24.
Corin Burns, 20.86
· 4
th in program history
Saturday, May 31
Women's high jump semifinal, 3:30 p.m.
Achol Maywin (F2)
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