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San Antonio – Junior Ashley Hughes set the program record in the women’s 400-meter dash to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s and women’s track & field team at the UTSA Invitational on Saturday at Park West Athletics Complex.
Hughes crossed the finish line with a time of 54.37 seconds to finish in second place. She broke Vanessa Brown’s record of 54.79 seconds that was set in 2008.
Junior Dai’ja Coleman also posted a second place finish in the women’s triple jump after a leap of 12.11 meters while freshman Zarrey Sams finished in third with a leap of 11.28 meters. Coleman added an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter dash after crossing the finish line while freshman Mariana Hernandez came in ninth with a time of 13.52 seconds.
On the men’s side, freshman Yashawn Hamilton finished in sixth place in the 100-meter dash after posting a time of 10.92 seconds. He also added a 10th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.43 seconds.
Junior Brandon Sanders posted a 10th place finish in the 400-meter dash after crossing the finish line with a time of 49.68 seconds. Freshman Max Carmona came in right behind Sanders in 11th with a time of 49.89 seconds and freshman Mariano Hernandez finished in 12th with a time of 50.58 seconds.
UTRGV will be back in action on March 22 when it competes at the Cactus Cup in Kingsville and at the Roadrunner Invitational in San Antonio.
Results
Women’s 100-Meter Dash
8. Dai’ja Coleman, 13.14s
9. Mariana Hernandez, 13.52s
Women’s 200-Meter Dash
11. Destiny Rutherford, 25.56s
12. Zarrey Sams, 25.74s
15. Keely Satterfield, 26.75s
20. Mariana Hernandez, 28.16s
Women’s 400-Meter Dash
2. Ashley Hughes, 54.37s (Program record)
7. Lauren Asiedu 1:02.59
Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles
9. Felicia Wills, 15.39s
12. Jasmyn Tulloch, 16.55s
14. Alyssa Salazar, 17.44s
15. Eleanor Arndt, 43.70s
Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
7. Jasmyn Tulloch 1:07.68
10. Alyssa Salazar, 1:11.48
4×400-Meter Relay
4. Jovanni Solis, Dai’ja Coleman, 4:13.26
Marta Vargues, Jasmyn Tulloch
Women’s Triple Jump
2. Dai’ja Coleman, 12.11m
3. Zarrey Sams, 11.28m
Men’s 100-Meter Dash
6. Yashawn Hamilton, 10.92s
14. Ronnie Ollivierre, 11.39s
Men’s 200-Meter Dash
10. Yashawn Hamilton, 22.43s
Men’s 400-Meter Dash
10. Brandon Sanders, 49.68s
11. Max Carmona, 49.89s
12. Mariano Hernandez, 50.58s
Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles
12. Dimitris Levantinos, 15.56s
Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles
9. Dimitris Levantinos, 55.91s
Men’s Pole Vault
7. Jon Zapata, 4.00m
 men’s and women’s track & field team at the UTSA Invitational on Saturday at Park West Athletics Complex.){kind=link}