ABILENE, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field teams combined to earn 11 victories Saturday to close out the Wes Kittley Invitational hosted by Abilene Christian at Elmer Gray Stadium. 
 
Senior Daniel Siaffa and junior Kailey Salazar both set program records as UTRGV closed the season opener strong. Siaffa and junior Joshua Mascall picked up two wins each on the track. 
 
Siaffa won the men's 110- and 400-meter hurdles, running personal best times in both events. He set a new program record in the 110 race, running 14.05 to get the victory. His time of 51.17 in the 400 hurdles is the second-best in program history. 
 
Salazar won the women's 800-meter run with her personal and program record time of 2:09.06. She lowered her own program record with the solid performance and now owns five of the top 10 times in the outdoor 800 record books. 
 
Mascall was victorious in the men's 400- and 200-meter dashes, also clocking personal bests in both events. He ran 46.56, the No. 2 time in program history, in the 400 before making his second entry into the record books in the 200, running 20.90, which is No. 6 in the books. 
 
UTRGV's hurdlers and sprinters had a big day in Abilene. Freshman Dior Williams won the women's 100-meter hurdles with the No. 8 time in program history of 13.61. Redshirt junior Ashley Lingueno tabbed a personal best of 14.41 in the event to finish fourth. In the men's 110-hurdles, sophomore Jefferson Jean (14.40) took third and senior Jaylen Critton (14.44) was fourth, running the sixth and eighth-best times in program history. 
 
Behind Mascall in the men's 400, three additional Vaqueros finished in the top 5. Senior Sam Johnson II was second in 46.88, taking the No. 9 spot in the outdoor record books. Senior Derrius Henry tabbed a personal best of 46.97 to finish fifth, and junior Brownsville Hanna alum Alejandro Arellano was fifth. Henry also clocked a personal record in the 200, finishing fourth. 
 
The women's 400-meter dash crew also had a big day. Junior Treasure Vallerie won the event in a personal best time of 53.81 to take the No. 7 spot in the record books. Seniors Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo and Lilliana Guerrero also tabbed PRs in the race, finishing sixth and 10^th, respectively, in 56.55 and 56.95. 
 
Guerrero helped the women's 4x400-meter relay pick up the win in 3:48.60. She ran the third leg with Salazar, sophomore Santa Maria alum Mia Picazo, and junior N Vanee Anchike. 

Adding to the track victories was junior Keamonie Archie. He won the men's 100-meter dash in 10.45, clocking a personal best and the No. 10 time in program history. Archie, a two-sport athlete who is also going through spring football practice, was eighth in the 200. 
 
Freshman Antwoine Warren and junior La'Zariah Bethany earned wins in field events. Warren, who is coming off a Southland Conference (SLC) indoor championship season in men's high jump, opened his collegiate outdoor campaign with a first-place finish with a clearance of 2.16 meters. It's the second-best men's high jump in program history. Bethany marked a personal best triple jump of 12.30 meters to win the women's competition and tie the No. 9 jump in the UTRGV outdoor record books. 
 
The Vaqueros totaled 17 personal bests Saturday. Sophomore Saniyah Richardson had two, running 12.05 in the women's 100- and 24.74 in the 200-meter dashes. Lingueno also had two personal bests, adding her second in the 200 as she finished eighth in 24.65. Sophomore PSJA Memorial alum Diego Pina ran a PB 1:53.90 to finish eighth in the men's 800-meter run. 
 
The Vaqueros made 13 entries into the outdoor record books to close out the meet, bringing their weekend total to 14. They'll be back in action April 11 at the Cactus Cup in Kingsville, Texas. 
 
UTRGV RESULTS
FIELD EVENTS 
Men's high jump
1. Antwoine Warren, 2.16m 
· 2^nd in program history 
 
Women's hammer throw
4. Efe Latham, 49.81m 
 
Women's shot put
4. Efe Latham, 13.83m 
 
Women's triple jump, 3 p.m. 
1. La'Zariah Bethany, 12.30m 
· T-9^th in program history 
Avianna Miller, NM
 
TRACK EVENTS 
Women's 100-meter hurdles 
1. Dior Williams, 13.61 
· 8^th in program history 
4. Ashley Lingueno, 14.41 
5. Trezur Connley, 14.49 
 
Men's 110-meter hurdles
1. Daniel Siaffa, 14.05 
· Program Record 
3. Jefferson Jean, 14.40 
· T-6^th in program history 
4. Jaylen Critton, 14.44 
· 8^th in program history 
7. JaDan Keiler, 14.91 
8. Braydn Gilliam, 14.94 
 
Women's 400-meter dash 
1. Treasure Vallerie, 53.81 
· 7^th in program history 
6. Aliyah Castillo, 56.55 
10. Lilliana Guerrero, 56.95 
12. N Vanee Anchike, 57.65 
13. Jazmine Newsome, 57.99 
 
Men's 400-meter dash
1. Joshua Mascall, 46.56 
· 2^nd in program history 
2. Sam Johnson II, 46.88
· 9^th in program history  
4. Derrius Henry, 46.97 
5. Alejandro Arellano, 47.44 
 
Women's 100-meter dash 
10. Jizzale Davis, 11.95 
16. Saniyah Richardson, 12.05 
19. La'Zariah Bethany, 12.47 
23. Avianna Miller, 12.61 
 
Men's 100-meter dash
1. Keamonie Archie, 10.45 
· 10^th in program history 
7. Gael Romo, 10.64 
 
Women's 800-meter run 
1. Kailey Salazar, 2:09.06
· Program Record 
7. Mia Picazo, 2:15.15
 
Men's 800-meter run
8. Diego Pina, 1:53.90 
10. Adrianno Gonzalez, 1:54.13 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles 
3. Talyna Ligier, 1:03.41 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles
1. Daniel Siaffa, 51.17 
· 2^nd in program history 
10. Jaylen Critton, 54.55 
11. JaDan Keiler, 54.92 
 
Women's 200-meter dash 
3. Jizzale Davis, 24.01 
7. Dior Williams, 24.59 
8. Ashley Lingueno, 24.65 
11. Saniyah Richardson, 24.74 
18. Jazmine Newsome, 25.07 
28. Trezur Connley, 26.61 
 
Men's 200-meter dash
1. Joshua Mascall, 20.90 
· 6^th in program history 
4. Derrius Henry, 21.17 
8. Keamonie Archie, 21.38 
12. Gael Romo, 21.69 
24. Braydn Gilliam, 22.51 
28. Jefferson Jean, 22.80 
 
Women's 4x400-meter relay 
1. Kailey Salazar, Mia Picazo, Lilliana Guerrero, N Vanee Anchike, 3:48.60 

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