AZUSA, Calif. – Junior N Vanee Anchike and the tremendous trio of women's 800-meter runners shined Friday as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams opened competition at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. 
 
Anchike finished fourth in the women's 800 invitational race in a program and personal best time of 2:03.00, which is currently a top 10 time in the NCAA West. Senior Lilliana Guerrero and junior Kailey Salazar ran the Nos. 2 and 3 best times in program history, both tabbing personal records. Guerrero was 59^th with a time of 2:07.41 and Salazar ran 2:07.92, taking 71^st in a deep field. All three women's 800 runners in the invitational race won their heats. 
 
Sophomore Santa Maria alum Mia Picazo added to the solid women's 800 performances in the Open A race, taking 30^thin a personal best time of 2:10.67, which is the 10^th fastest time in outdoor program history. Senior Abraham Morales took sixth in the men's 800-meter run Open B race, running a personal best time of 1:51.58. In the women's 5,000-meter run Open B race, senior PSJA High alum Faith Cruz ran a personal best time of 17:14.35, which is fourth-fastest in program history, in a 31^st-place finish. 
 
Sophomore Jizzale Davis won Heat 8 of the women's 100-meter dash invitational in 11.97, taking eighth overall in the semifinals to punch her ticket to Saturday's final. 
 
Freshman Avianna Miller and junior La'Zariah Bethany both tabbed top 10 finishes in the women's triple jump. Miller cleared 11.88 meters to finish eighth in a field of 38, and Bethany jumped 11.86 meters to follow in ninth. 
 
Senior Efe Latham was sixth in women's hammer throw, notching a personal best mark of 53.58 meters. 
 
The Vaqueros totaled seven personal bests on Day 1 in California and made five entries into the outdoor program record books. 
 
The Bryan Clay Invitational continues Saturday. UTRGV will get underway at 11 a.m. (CT) in field and track events. 
 
UTRGV FRIDAY RESULTS
Field Events 
Women's hammer throw
6. Efe Latham, 53.58m 
 
Women's triple jump (open)
8. Avianna Miller, 11.88m 
9. La'Zariah Bethany, 11.86m 
 
Men's high jump (invitational)
Antwoine Warren, NH
 
Track Events 
Women's 5,000-meter run (Open B) 
31. Faith Cruz, 17:14.35
· 4^th in program history 
 
Men's 800-meter run (Open B) 
6. Abraham Morales, 1:51.58 
 
Women's 100-meter dash semifinal (Invitational) 
8. Jizzale Davis, 11.97 (advanced to final) 
 
Women's 800-meter run (Open A)
30. Mia Picazo, 2:10.67
· 10^th in program history  
 
Women's 800-meter run (Invitational) 
4. N Vanee Anchike, 2:03.00 
· Program Record
59. Lilliana Guerrero, 2:07.41 
· 2^nd in program history 
71. Kailey Salazar, 2:07.92 
· 3^rd in program history 
 
SATURDAY SCHEDULE 
Field Events 
Men's javelin, 11 a.m. (invitational) 
Matic Vidmar
 
Women's long jump, 2 p.m. (open) 
Avianna Miller 
La'Zariah Bethany 
 
Women's shot put, 2 p.m. (invitational) 
Efe Latham 
 
Track Events 
Women's 1,500-meter run, 11 a.m. (Open C) 
Mia Picazo 
 
Men's 4x100-meter relay, 12:05 p.m. 
Derrick Hahn, Sam Johnson II, Joshua Mascall, Derrius Henry, Alejandro Arellano, Gael Romo 
 
Women's 4x100-meter relay, 12:30 p.m. 
Ashley Lingueno, Jizzale Davis, Dior Williams, Kaliyah Poston, Aliyah Castillo, Treasure Vallerie 
 
Men's 400-meter dash, 12:50 p.m. 
Alejandro Arellano 
Derrius Henry 
Sam Johnson II 
Joshua Mascall 
 
Women's 400-meter dash, 1:25 p.m. 
Aliyah Castillo 
Treasure Vallerie 
 
Women's 100-meter dash final (Invitational), 2:18 p.m. 
Jizzale Davis 
 
Men's 110-meter hurdles, 2:35 p.m. 
Jaylen Critton 
Jefferson Jean 
Daniel Siaffa 
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles, 3:10 p.m. 
Trezur Connley 
Ashley Lingueno 
Dior Williams 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles, 3:50 p.m. 
Jaylen Critton 
Daniel Siaffa 
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles, 4:20 p.m. 
Talyna Ligier 
 
Women's 200-meter dash, 5:20 p.m. 
Jizzale Davis 
Kaliyah Poston 
 
Men's 4x400-meter relay, 5:50 p.m. 
Derrius Henry, Sam Johnson II, Daniel Siaffa, Joshua Mascall 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run, 7 p.m. (Open B) 
Faith Cruz
Kailey Salazar 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run, 8:10 p.m. (Open B)
Abraham Morales 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run, 9:10 p.m. (Invite) 
N Vanee Anchike 
 
Men's 1,500-meter run, 10:46 p.m. (Invite) 
Nirmit Dahiya 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run, 11:30 p.m. (Open A) 
Lilliana Guerrero 

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