NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) outdoor track & field teams had four student-athletes score and seven secure spots in Saturday's finals during Day 1 of the Southland Conference (SLC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at Homer Bryce Stadium.
Freshman
Matic Vidmar earned the silver medal in the men's javelin with a toss of 64.54 meters, good for No. 2 in program history. He was the leader after the first three rounds, but the eventual champion overtook his top mark on his final attempt.
Senior
Efe Latham put the first women's points on the board in hammer throw. She took seventh with a mark of 50.41 meters. In the women's long jump, freshman
Saniyah Richardson hit a personal best 5.66 meters to finish 12
th.
Junior
Lilian Mateo and senior PSJA High alum
Faith Cruz both got on the scoreboard in the women's 10,000-meter run. Mateo finished sixth in 36:41.15, the No. 3 time in program history. Cruz ran a personal best 37:06.07 to finish seventh with the fourth-best time in program history.
The SLC Outdoor Championships continue Friday with field events set to start at 12:30 p.m. and track events starting at 5 p.m. Fans can watch the evening session on ESPN+.
The Vaqueros advanced two to the finals in both the women's 200-meter dash and men's 1,500-meter run. In the women's 200, sophomore
Jizzale Davis ran 23.65 and senior
Kaliyah Poston ran 23.99 to punch their tickets to the final as the fourth and seventh-fastest qualifiers. All qualifiers for the race were based on time and there was no automatic ticket for winning a heat. Davis tied the seventh-fastest time in program history in the race and junior
Treasure Vallerie hit a personal best in 24.02, just missing the finals with a ninth-place finish.
In the men's 1,500, senior
Abraham Morales and junior
Nirmit Dahiya will be moving on. Morales qualified on time in 3:54.41 and Dahiya won his heat to earn the automatic ticket in 3:57.00. Freshman Weslaco East alum
Adrianno Gonzalez ran a personal best 4:04.00 in the event.
Junior
N Vanee Anchike won her heat in the women's 1,500-meter run and advanced to the final as the No. 1 time qualifier in 4:27.22, the No. 2 time in program history behind her own program record. Freshman
Talyna Ligier secured her spot in the final of the women's 400-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish in prelims, running 1:00.97, which is the ninth-fastest time in program history.
Rounding out the finals qualifiers was senior
Daniel Siaffa, who finished sixth in the men's 400-meter hurdles prelims in 52.24. Senior
Jaylen Critton narrowly missed advancing with a ninth-place finish.
Sophomore
Richard Young finished 27
th to lead UTRGV's men's 200-meter dash competitors.
UTRGV totaled four personal bests and made six entries into the outdoor program record books Thursday.
UTRGV RESULTS
Thursday Field Events
Women's hammer throw
7.
Efe Latham, 50.41m
27.
Evalyn Pena, 35.26m
28.
Trina Hubert, 35.17m
Women's long jump
12.
Saniyah Richardson, 5.66m
20.
Jazmine Newsome, 5.38m
Men's javelin
2.
Matic Vidmar, 64.54m
· 2
nd in program history
Thursday Track Events
Women's 1,500-meter run prelims
1.
N Vanee Anchike, 4:27.22 (advanced to final)
· 2
nd in program history
Men's 1,500-meter run prelims
4.
Abraham Morales, 3:54.41 (advanced to final)
6.
Nirmit Dahiya, 3:57.00 (advanced to final)
21.
Adrianno Gonzalez, 4:04.00
Women's 400-meter hurdles prelims
4.
Talyna Ligier, 1:00.97 (advanced to final)
· 9
th in program history
Men's 400-meter hurdles prelims
6.
Daniel Siaffa, 52.24 (advanced to final)
9.
Jaylen Critton, 53.64
JaDan Keiler, DQ
Women's 200-meter dash prelims
4.
Jizzale Davis, 23.65 (advanced to final)
· T-7
th in program history
7.
Kaliyah Poston, 23.99 (advanced to final)
9.
Treasure Vallerie, 24.02
Men's 200-meter dash prelims
27.
Richard Young, 21.96
29.
Diego Rodriguez, 22.05
Women's 10,000-meter run
6.
Lilian Mateo, 36:41.15
· 3
rd in program history
7.
Faith Cruz, 37:06.07
· 4
th in program history
UTRGV SCHEDULE
Friday Field Events
Men's long jump, 12:30 p.m.
Keamonie Archie
Women's shot put, 2:30 p.m.
Evalyn Pena
Efe Latham
Women's triple jump, 3:30 p.m.
Avianna Miller
La'Zariah Bethany
Friday Track Events
Women's 100-meter hurdles prelims, 5 p.m.
Trezur Connley (H1)
Dior Williams (H2)
Ashley Lingueno (H3)
Men's 110-meter hurdles prelims, 5;20 p.m.
Daniel Siaffa (H1)
Jefferson Jean (H2)
Jaylen Critton (H2)
JaDan Keiler (H2)
Women's 400-meter dash prelims, 5:40 p.m.
Aliyah Castillo (H1)
Treasure Vallerie (H4)
Men's 400-meter dash prelims, 6 p.m.
Alejandro Arellano (H1)
Sam Johnson II (H2)
Derrius Henry (H3)
Joshua Mascall (H4)
Women's 100-meter dash prelims, 6:15 p.m.
Kaliyah Poston (H1)
Jizzale Davis (H2)
Men's 100-meter dash prelims, 6:30 p.m.
Keamonie Archie (H1)
Derrick Hahn (H2)
Richard Young (H2)
Gael Romo (H3)
Diego Rodrigue (H4)
Women's 800-meter run prelims, 6:45 p.m.
Emily Martinez (H1)
Mia Picazo (H2)
N Vanee Anchike (H2)
Kailey Salazar (H3)
Lilliana Guerrero (H4)
Men's 800-meter run prelims, 7:05 p.m.
Adrianno Gonzalez (H4)
Abraham Morales (H4)
Saturday Field Events
Women's discus, 11 a.m.
Trina Hubert
Men's high jump, 1 p.m.
Paul Agba
Zaire Cunningham
Antwoine Warren
Saturday Track Events (All Finals)
Women's 4x100-meter relay, 5 p.m.
Men's 4x100-meter relay, 5:10 p.m.
Women's 1,500-meter run, 5:20 p.m.
N Vanee Anchike
Men's 1,500-meter run, 5:30 p.m.
Abraham Morales
Nirmit Dahiya
Women's 100-meter hurdles, 5:40 p.m.
TBD
Men's 110-meter hurdles, 5:50 p.m.
TBD
Women's 400-meter dash, 6 p.m.
TBD
Men's 400-meter dash, 6:10 p.m.
TBD
Women's 100-meter dash, 6:20 p.m.
TBD
Men's 100-meter dash, 6:25 p.m.
TBD
Women's 800-meter run, 6:40 p.m.
TBD
Men's 800-meter run, 6:50 p.m.
TBD
Women's 400-meter hurdles, 7 p.m.
Talyna Ligier
Men's 400-meter hurdles, 7:10 p.m.
Daniel Siaffa
Women's 200-meter dash, 7:20 p.m.
Jizzale Davis
Kaliyah Poston
Women's 5,000-meter run, 7:40 p.m.
N Vanee Anchike
Men's 5,000-meter run, 8 p.m.
Nirmit Dahiya
Women's 4x400-meter relay, 8:25 p.m.
Men's 4x400-meter relay, 8:40 p.m.
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