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Indoor Track & Field Wraps Up Competition at Texas Tech Open

LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros indoor track & field team wrapped up the Texas Tech Open on Saturday with freshman Symoria Adkins making her second entry into the program record books and senior Edinburg North alum Tristan Pena and freshman McAllen Memorial alum Sebastian Salinas both earning top-10 finishes in the men’s mile.

Adkins finished 38th in the women’s 200-meter dash, which saw over 100 student-athletes compete, by running 24.96. Her performance is the ninth fastest in program history. On Friday, Adkins set a new program record in the women’s 60-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.64.

UTRGV’s men’s milers also had a good day on the track. Pena placed eighth (4:21.21) and Salinas (4:21.45) was right behind to finish ninth. Freshman Abraham Morales and sophomore Rio Grande City alum Alex Canales added 13th and 21St place finishes to cap a solid day for the indoor distance crew. Junior Samantha Gonzalez (12th), freshman PSJA High alum Faith Cruz (23rd) and junior McAllen Rowe alum Janie Delgado (24th) all finished in the top-25 of the women’s mile.

UTRGV will return to Lubbock for the Jarvis Scott Open Feb. 10-11.

Saturday Results
Women’s shot put
B Section

12. Marlene Gutierrez13.72m

Women’s 200-meter dash

38. Symoria Adkins24.96
• 9th fastest in program history
51. Aisha Gay25.21
52. Jada Hoffman25.23
80. Uxia Pereira25.96
82. Jalyn Williams25.99
96. Yaria Akers26.38
97. Denae McElrath26.50
99. Ja’Nyla Tucker26.53
101. Aliyah Castillo26.60
102. Nayla Harris26.67

Men’s 200-meter dash – Group B, 12 pm; Group A, 2:10 p.m

62. Jermarrion Stewart22.32
76. Alex Galvan22.56
77. Jaqualand Fields22.57
82. Jalen Nero22.66
84. Jaylen Critton22.87
88. Jaleel Scott23.02
90. Derrius Henry23.06

Women’s 800-meter run

15. Estrella Medellin2:21.93

Women’s mile

12. Samantha Gonzalez5:18.05
23. Faith Cruz5:30.86
24. Janie Delgado5:31.79

Men’s mile

8. Tristan Pena4:21.21
9. Sebastian Salinas4:21.45
13. Abraham Morales4:27.62
21. Alex Canales4:39.65

Women’s triple jump
B Section

23. Rayja’nae Pettit11.33m
26. Three Odetola11.21 m

Men’s triple jump

19. Marco Guajardo13.90m

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