SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams closed the regular season Sunday at the Trinity Last Chance Meet and picked up two victories and two personal bests at the Trinity Multi-Purpose Stadium. 
 
Senior Derrius Henry and junior Brownsville Hanna alum Alejandro Arellano took first and second in the men's 400-meter dash. Henry ran 47.02 to win the event and Arellano was close behind in 47.06. 
 
Senior Jaylen Critton picked up a victory in the men's 400-meter hurdles, running 53.15. He was eighth in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.63. In the men's 100-meter dash, sophomore Richard Young finished second in 10.55. 
 
Freshman Saniyah Richardson tabbed a third-place finish in women's long jump with a personal-best mark of 5.65 meters. Freshmen Edinburg Vela alum Evalyn Pena picked up a pair of third-place finishes in throwing events. She tossed 39.91 meters in hammer throw and 12.17 meters in shot put. 
 
Sophomore Rio Grande City alum Emily Martinez was fifth in the women's 800-meter run with a personal-best race of 2:21.12. 
 
Up next for the Vaqueros will be the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships set for May 14-16 in Nacogdoches, Texas. 
 
UTRGV RESULTS
Field Events 
Women's hammer throw
3. Evalyn Pena, 39.91m 
 
Women's long jump 
3. Saniyah Richardson, 5.65m 
 
Women's shot put 
3. Evalyn Pena, 12.17m 
 
TRACK EVENTS 
Men's 110-meter hurdles 
8. Jaylen Critton, 16.63 
 
Men's 400-meter dash 
1. Derrius Henry, 47.02 
2. Alejandro Arellano, 47.06 
 
Men's 100-meter dash 
2. Richard Young, 10.55 
 
Women's 800-meter run 
5. Emily Martinez, 2:21.12 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles 
1. Jaylen Critton, 53.15 

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