Team Gray Wins Track & Field’s Orange & Gray Intrasquad Meet

The weather may have been gloomy, but the effort was far from it Friday as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros track & field student-athletes competed in the Orange & Gray intrasquad meet, won 279-239 by Team Gray, at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

Team Gray picked up field wins in the women’s long jump by junior Nayla Harris, men’s weight throw by freshman Rio Grande City alum Dante Barrera, and women’s triple jump by graduate student Gabrielle Thomas. The gray unit had big success in distance events, taking three of four titles, as sophomore Kailey Salazar won the women’s 800-meter run, junior Abraham Morales won the men’s 3K, and freshman PSJA Memorial alum Diego Pina took first in the men’s 800-meter run.

Harris won the women’s 60-meter dash in 7.37, setting an intrasquad meet record. Senior Zoe Adams took the women’s 400-meter dash victory and junior Cerrone Thompson was first in the men’s race to pick up crucial points for Team Gray. Freshman Krystan Bright added a win in the women’s 60-meter hurdles.

Junior Hannah Hilding powered Team Orange with a dominant day in field events as she won the women’s shot put, weight throw and discus. Hilding set an intrasquad meet record with her weight throw mark of 17.30 meters and her discus mark of 47.10 meters. Junior Jedidiah Udunna also picked up a win for Team Orange as he jumped 7.37 meters in the men’s long jump.

Another star for Team Orange was junior Corin Burns, who shined bright in his first day competing as a Vaquero. Burns won the men’s 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Junior PSJA High alum Faith Cruz added a win in the women’s mile. Freshman Jizzale Davis took first in a competitive women’s 200-meter dash in 24.92.

Junior Aaron Cooper competed neutrally but set an intrasquad meet record in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 15.46 meters. Sophomore Rio Grande City alum Tristan Solis won the men’s discus for the neutral Team White.

Results
Women’s shot put
1. Hannah Hilding, 13.56m
2. Efe Latham, 13.08m
3. Evalyn Pena, 11.20m
4. Lauryn Menchaca, 10.52m

Men’s shot put 
1. Dante Barrera, 14.17m

Men’s long jump
1. Jedidiah Udunna, 7.37m
2. Keamonie Archie, 7.35m
3. Zaire Cunningham, 6.43m

Women’s long jump 
1. Nayla Harris, 5.78m
T2. Saniyah Richardson, 5.63m
T2. Aja Johnson, 5.63m
4. Kailah Gilmore, 5.50m
5. Michaela Mitchell, 5.00m

Women’s weight throw 
1. Hannah Hilding, 17.30m
2. Efe Latham, 15.25m
3. Evalyn Pena, 12.26m
4. Lauryn Menchaca, 10.98m

Men’s weight throw 
1. Dante Barrera, 13.86m
2. Artemio Belmontes IV, 12.21m

Men’s triple jump 
1. Aaron Cooper, 15.46m

Women’s triple jump 
1. Gabrielle Thomas, 12.22m
2. La’Zariah Bethany, 12.05m
3. Rayja’nae Pettit, 11.59m

Women’s discus
1. Hannah Hilding, 47.10m
2. Adelaide Fleischmann, 43.56m
3. Efe Latham, 34.16m
4. Lauryn Menchaca, 35.75m
Evalyn Pena, DNS

Men’s discus 
1. Tristan Solis, 41.50m
2. Dante Barrera, 41.08m
3. Artemio Belmontes IV, 36.53m

Women’s 800-meter run 
1. Kailey Salazar, 2:19.88
2. Estrella Medellin, 2:22
3. Lilliana Guerrero, 2:23
4. Mia Picazo, 2:24
5. Azayla Smith, 2:31

Men’s 3K 
1. Abraham Morales, 9:09
2. Mario Cantarero, 9:26
3. Kevin Cardenas, 9:26
4. Mario Guzman, 9:55

Women’s 60-meter hurdles 
1. Krystan Bright, 8.73
2. Trezur Connley, 8.87
3. Herminia Corado, 9.87
4. Michaela Mitchell, 10.61

Men’s 60-meter hurdles 
1. Jaylen Critton, 8.38
James Voss, DNF

Women’s 60-meter dash 
1. Nayla Harris, 7.37
2. Jizzale Davis, 7.78
3. Saniyah Richardson, 7.79
4. Winisha Steele Michael, 8.15

Men’s 60-meter dash 
1. Corin Burns, 6.73
2. Diego Rodriguez, 6.88
3. Alejandro Arellano, 6.90
4. Gael Romo, 6.94
5. Jedidiah Udunna, 6.94
6. Keamonie Archie, 7.01

Women’s 200-meter dash 
1. Jizzale Davis, 24.92
2. Zoe Adams, 25.42
3. Trinity Kirk, 25.51
4. Aliyah Castillo, 25.61
5. Saniyah Richardson, 25.85
6. Teryn Green, 25.86
7. Winisha Steele Michael, 26.52
8. Lani Brewer, 26.78

Men’s 200-meter dash 
1. Corin Burns, 21.39
2. Jamari Harts, 21.92
3. Cerrone Thompson, 21.99
4. Ricky Young, 22.12
5. Alejandro Arellano, 22.14
6. Gael Romo, 22.15
7. Diego Rodriguez, 22.58
8. Jaylen Critton, 22.65

Women’s mile
1. Faith Cruz, 5:13
2. Kailey Salazar, 5:16
3. Mia Picazo, 5:27
4. Selissa Gonzales, 5:27.44
5. Lilliana Guerrero, 5:35
6. Alexis Fonseca, 5:37
7. Ana Hernandez, 5:38
8. Daira Rojas Vasquez, 5:41
9. Morgan Ramos, 5:46

Men’s 800-meter run 
1. Diego Pina, 1:59
2. Emmanuel Wanga, 2:07

Women’s 400-meter dash
1. Zoe Adams, 58.66
2. Aliyah Castillo, 59.06
3. Trinity Kirk, 59.13
4. Teryn Green, 1:00.52
5. Lani Brewer, 1:00.63
6. Krystan Bright, 1:01.46
7. Herminia Corado, 1:04.26

Men’s 400-meter dash 
1. Cerrone Thompson, 48.62
2. Jamari Harts, 48.88
3. Derrius Henry, 48.91
4. Daniel Siaffa, 54.13
Ricky Young, DNS