FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros had three men's outdoor track & field student-athletes kick off the action at the NCAA West First Round Wednesday at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 
 
UTRGV had representatives competing in three events, two on the track and one in field, trying to tab top marks to keep their seasons alive. In track events, the top three finishers in each heat plus the next six best times claimed the 24 spots in the quarterfinals. Senior Daniel Siaffa finished 42^nd in the men's 110-meter hurdles first round with a time of 14.37 and junior Jefferson Jean ran 14.99 to take 45^th. 
 
Siaffa raced again just over two hours later in the men's 400-meter hurdles first round. He finished 38^th with a time of 51.76, tying the ninth-fastest race in program history. Siaffa improved five spots since his first NCAA West race in the 400 hurdles in 2024. He wraps up his three years at UTRGV as the No. 2 400 hurdler in program history with a personal best time of 51.17 and with the program record in the 110 hurdles of 13.84. 
 
Javelin was a single-round competition with athletes getting only three attempts to secure a top 12 mark, no ties, to advance to Eugene. Freshman Matic Vidmar had to endure a schedule change, which moved javelin to the late start, and the elements. Rain fell consistently throughout his warmup and the entirety of Flight 2, but Vidmar still delivered a record-book throw. He finished 31^st with a mark of 61.19 meters, coming up with the top toss on his final attempt to take third in his flight with the fourth-best throw in program history. Vidmar made six entries into the outdoor record books during his rookie campaign and ends the season as the program record holder. 
 
The meet continues Thursday when the women take center stage. Pending possible weather changes, the Vaqueros will commence competition at 6 p.m. on the track with five student-athletes running in six events. UTRGV's lone women's field event qualifier, senior Efe Latham, will participate in the second flight of the shot put first round, which starts at 7 p.m. 
 
Friday will be the final day of competition for the men's qualifiers. Freshman Antwoine Warren will take on the high jump semifinals scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Warren will be in the second of two flights. 
 
UTRGV RESULTS
Wednesday
Men's 110-meter hurdles first round
42. Daniel Siaffa, 14.37
45. Jefferson Jean, 14.99 
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles first round
38. Daniel Siaffa, 51.76
· T-9^th in program history 
 
Men's javelin first round
31. Matic Vidmar, 61.19m 
· 4^th in program history 
 
UTRGV SCHEDULE
Thursday
Women's 100-meter hurdles first round, 6 p.m. 
Dior Williams 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run first round, 6:30 p.m. 
N Vanee Anchike 
 
Women's shot put first round, 7 p.m.
Efe Latham 
 
Women's 100-meter dash first round, 7 p.m. 
Jizzale Davis 
 
Women's 400-meter dash first round, 7:25 p.m. 
Treasure Vallerie 
 
Women's 800-meter run first round, 7:50 p.m. 
N Vanee Anchike 
 
Women's 200-meter dash first round, 8:45 p.m. 
Jizzale Davis 
Kaliyah Poston 
 
Friday
Men's high jump semifinals, 2 p.m. 
Antwoine Warren 
 
Saturday
Women's 4x100-meter relay quarterfinals, 5 p.m. 
Ashley Lingueno, Jizzale Davis, Dior Williams, Kaliyah Poston 
 
Women's 1,500-meter run quarterfinals, 5:15 p.m. 
TBD
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles quarterfinals, 6:15 p.m. 
TBD
 
Women's 100-meter dash quarterfinals, 6:35 p.m. 
TBD
 
Women's 400-meter dash quarterfinals, 6:50 p.m. 
TBD
 
Women's 800-meter run quarterfinals, 7:05 p.m. 
TBD
 
Women's 200-meter dash quarterfinals, 7:50 p.m. 
TBD

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