Shot put records shattered as UTRGV Track & Field posts big results at Aggie Invitational

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COLLEGE STATION – The program records in the women’s and men’s shot puts fell as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams made 10 entries in the record book on Saturday at the Aggie Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M, at Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium at McFerrin Athletic Center.

Sophomore Samariae Bonds won the women’s shot put with a mark of 15.98 meters, surpassing the program record by 0.37 meters, setting a new personal record by 0.67 meters, and beating the next closest competitor by 0.56 meters. Sophomore Alexandrea Hurst, who broke the program record last week, came in fourth with a distance of 14.78 meters, the eighth-best in program history.

Bonds added the second-best weight throw in program history with a personal record mark of 18.95 meters to come in second.

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Senior Paul May broke his own program record in the men’s shot put with a mark of 17.68 meters, 0.23 meters ahead of the previous record and 1.21 meters than the closest competitor. May had a big showing in the weight throw as well, coming in second with a personal record mark of 18.46 meters, the second-best in program history.

Sophomore Kyra Keurentjes recorded the second-fastest 800-meter run in program history, finishing fourth with a time of 2:14.52.

Senior Idatonye Cheetham-West placed second in the long jump with the sixth-best mark in program history, coming in at 5.86 meters.

Freshman Mystique Brown recorded the 10^th-fastest 200-meter dash in program history for the second week in a row, coming in fifth with a personal record time of 25:19.

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Sophomore Mariano Hernandez posted the 10^th-fastest 200-meter dash in program history with a personal record time of 22.24, good for 12^th place.

Both teams came in fourth, behind Texas A&M, Baylor and Missouri.

UTRGV is back in action on Friday and Saturday at the Houston Invitational.

Team Results

Women

1. Texas A&M, 155

3. Baylor, 115

2. Missouri, 103

4. UTRGV, 81

Men

1. Texas A&M, 150

2. Baylor, 102

3. Missouri, 99

4. UTRGV, 51

5. Texas Southern, 20

UTRGV Results

Field Events

Women’s Long Jump

2. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 5.86m (8 points)

            •Sixth-best in program history

7. Zarrey Sams, 5.27m (2 points)

Men’s Long Jump.

5. Matthew Salaiz, 6.66m (4 points)

Men’s Weight Throw

2. Paul May, 18.46m (8 points)

            •Second-best in program history

4. Michael Gonzalez, 16.45m (5 points)

5. Sky Tatum, 15.39m (4 points)

6. Ricardo Espinoza, 14.59m (3 points)

Women’s Shot Put

1. Samariae Bonds, 15.98m (10 points)

            •Program record

4. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.78m (5 points)

            •Eighth-best in program history

8. Taylar Kregness, 12.10m (1 point)

9. Brittany Cantu, 11.86m

Men’s High Jump

5. Noah Trevino, 1.94m

T-7. Mauricio Campos, 1.89m (1.5 points)

T-7. Anthony Magallon, 1.89m (1.5 points)

Women’s Weight Throw

2. Samariae Bonds, 18.95m (8 points)

            •Second-best in program history

5. Alexandrea Hurst, 16.01m (4 points)

6. Juvae Williams, 14.98m (3 points)

7. Brittany Cantu, 14.67m (2 points)

Men’s Shout Put

1. Paul May, 17.68m (10 points)

            •Program record

4. Michael Gonzalez, 15.47m (5 points)

6. Aaron Williams, 14.74m (3 points)

8. Ricardo Espinoza, 13.45m (1 point)

9. Sergio Tijerina, 13.33m

Track Events

Women’s 60-Meters Dash Preliminaries

10. Mystique Brown, 7.89

Men’s 60-Meters Hurdles Preliminaries

4. Sean Skaugen, 8.41q

6. Torry Holmes, 8.51q

10. Roel Renteria, 9.03

Women’s Mile Run

5. Sierra Spinler, 5:10.95 (4 points)

8. Dorcas Koech, 5:20.23 (1 point)

Men’s Mile Run

8. Abraham Chirchir, 4:19.51 (1 point)

9. Tristan Pena, 4:21.31

18. Omer Almog, 4:27.59

Men’s 60-Meter Hurdles Finals

4. Sean Skaugen, 8.43 (5 points)

Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles

7. Elizabeth Ortiz, 9.95 (2 points)

Women’s 400-Meter Dash

3. Diamond Lilly, 59.21 (6 points)

5. Devon Goodwin, 1:00.04 (4 points)

6. Lisa Sanchez, 1:03.24 (3 points)

Men’s 400-Meter Dash

14. Max Carmona, 50.10

20. Roel Renteria, 51.34

21. Wes Franklin, 52.67

Women’s 800-Meter Run

4. Kyra Keurentjes, 2:14.52 (5 points)

            •Second-best in program history

11. Natalie Garza, 2:21.04

13. Tamara Woodley, 2:29.50

Men’s 800-Meter Run

3. Ricardo Mendoza, 1:55.70 (6 points)

8. Miguel Escamilla, 1:59.31 (1 point)

Women’s 200-Meter Dash

5. Mystique Brown, 25.19 (4 points)

            •10^th-fastest in program history

8. Idatonye Cheetham-West, 25.64 (1 point)

11. Elizabeth Ortiz, 26.15

Men’s 200-Meter Dash

12. Mariano Hernandez, 22.24

            •10^th-fastest in program history

14. Ackeem Gordon, 22.48

Women’s 3,000-Meter Run

15. Anahi Romo, 10:46.52

16. Sharon Koima, 10:53.82

18. Alma Villanueva, 10:59.67

Men’s 3,000-Meter Run

4. Abraham Chirchir, 8:36.66 (5 points)

6. Alex Munoz, 8:46.47 (3 points)

9. Ricardo Mendoza, 8:48.37

12. Omer Almog, 8:58.85

Women’s 4×400-Meter Relay

5. Tamara Woodley, Kyra Keurentjes, Natalie Garza, Diamond Lilly, 3:55.31 (4 points)

7. Devon Goodwin, Elizabeth Ortiz, Charlize De La Garza, Jovanni Solis, 4:04.34 (2 points)

Men’s 4×400-Meter Relay

8. Mariano Hernandez, Max Carmona, Ackeem Gordon, Miguel Escamilla, 3:18.91 (1 point)

            •Seventh-fastest in program history

10. Roel Renteria, Sean Skaugen, Wes Franklin, Anthony Magallon, 3:24.52

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