HOUSTON – Twenty-six student-athletes will certainly make their Vaqueros debuts as The College of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) track & area program opens up the interior period on Friday at the Robert Platt Invitational at Houston’s Yeoman Fieldhouse.
With 19 freshers planning for their very first college competitors, UTRGV head track & field/cross nation instructor Shareese Hicks stated there can be some “deer in the fronts lights” sensations in the beginning. However the Vaqueros mentoring personnel has actually been concentrating on obtaining the young team to rely on themselves as well as their capabilities in advance of this very first go-round, as well as the student-athletes are heading right into this fulfill prepared to implement, have a good time as well as obtain the period began on a favorable note.
“We’re seeming like, lastly, we’re entirely as well as we prepare to see where we go to literally as well as emotionally as well as to head out there as well as contend our hearts out,” Hicks stated. “We have actually obtained a big team of freshers as well as they’re all really considerable function gamers, so this is their time to verify to themselves as well as reveal the globe that they’re expected to be right here. They’re mosting likely to head out as well as implement as well as have a great deal of enjoyable while doing so.”
Getting involved groups consist of the organizing Houston Cougars, Central Arkansas, Houston Christian, Lamar, Grassy Field Sight A&M, Rice, Stephen F. Austin, St. Thomas, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Southern as well as UTSA. The fulfill starts with area occasions at 2 p.m. as well as running occasions will certainly begin at 3:30 p.m.
UTRGV’s group chemistry will certainly play a large function in the success of this very first trip. The knowledgeable Vaqueros prepare to lead as well as advisor the more youthful student-athletes. Everybody is sustaining as well as pressing each various other as the occasion teams proceed their inter-team fights. Hicks is carefully positive concerning the group’s possibility as well as really anxious to see the Vaqueros in an affordable fulfill.
“We’re delighted to begin as well as to bring our Valley rate as well as Valley power to Houston this weekend break,” Hicks stated. “Samantha Gonzalez is coming off a remarkable cross nation period so she prepares to roll, along with Alex Canales as well as Sebastian Salinas, Abraham Morales as well as all those range men. The dives are truly significant for us now. Jedidiah Udunna as well as Aaron Cooper had some terrific success in the Orange as well as Grey fulfill so they’re wanting to lug that over. As well as sprints smart, all throughout the board everyone prepares to produce a main mark as well as have some enjoyable.”
Meet Arrange
Area Occasions
Female’s High Dive, 2 p.m.
Penelope Alanis
Ashley Lingueno
Guy’s High Dive, 2 p.m.
Noel Asiedu
Orlando Martinez
Vincent McMillon
Female’s Weight Toss, 2 p.m. (after guys’s)
Marlene Gutierrez
Hannah Hilding
Zoe Vlk
Female’s Lengthy Dive, 4 p.m.
Nayla Harris
Ashley Lingueno
Tolu Odetola
Rayja’nae Pettit
Lauren Rekward
Jayln Williams
Guy’s Lengthy Dive, 4 p.m.
Aaron Cooper
Marco Guajardo
Orlando Martinez
Jedidiah Udunna
Female’s Shot Placed, 4:30 p.m. (after guys’s)
Marlene Gutierrez
Hannah Hilding
Zoe Vlk
Female’s Three-way Dive, 6 p.m.
Tolu Odetola
Rayja’nae Pettit
Guy’s Three-way Dive, 6 p.m.
Aaron Cooper
Marco Guajardo
Running Occasions
Guy’s 60-meter difficulties prelims, 4 p.m.
Alex Galvan
Female’s 60-meter difficulties prelims, 4:15 p.m.
Symoria Adkins
Ashley Lingueno
Uxia Pereira
Female’s 60-meter prelims, 4:45 p.m.
Yaria Akers
Nayla harris
Jada Hoffman
Denae McElrath
Guy’s 60-meter prelims, 5 p.m.
Yashawn Hamilton
Jaleel Scott
Jermarrion Stewart
Female’s Mile, 5 p.m.
Natalie Guillen
Ana Hernandez
Estrella Medellin
Guy’s Mile, 5:15 p.m.
Alex Canales
Tristan Pena
Sebastian Salinas
Female’s 400-meter dashboard, 5:25 p.m.
Aliyah Castillo
Aisha Gay
Ashley Lingueno
Ja’Nyla Tucker
Jalyn Williams
Guy’s 400-meter dashboard, 5:50 p.m.
JaQualand Area
Jamari Harts
Derrius Henry
Sam Johnson II
Female’s 60-meter dashboard semifinals, 6:10 p.m.
Leading 16 from prelims
Guy’s 60-meter dashboard semifinals, 6:20 p.m.
Leading 16 from prelims
Female’s 60-meter difficulties finals, 6:50 p.m.
Leading 8 from prelims
Guy’s 60-meter difficulties finals, 6:55 p.m.
Leading 8 from prelims
Female’s 60-meter dashboard finals, 7 p.m.
Leading 8 from semis
Guy’s 60-meter dashboard finals, 7:05 p.m.
Leading 8 from semis
Female’s 3,000-meter run, 7:10 p.m.
Confidence Cruz
Janie Delgado
Samantha Gonzalez
Guy’s 3,000-meter run, 7:25 p.m.
Abraham Morales
Female’s 200-meter dashboard, 7:40 p.m.
Symoria Adkins
Yaria Akers
Nayla Harris
Jada Hoffman
Denae McElrath
Uxia Pereira
Guy’s 200-meter dashboard, 8:05 p.m.
Alex Galvan
Yashawn Hamilton
Jaleel Scott
Jermarrion Stewart
Jedidiah Udunna
Female’s 4×400-meter relay, 8:20 p.m.
1. Aliyah Castillo, Aisha Gay, Ja’Nyla Tucker, Jalyn Williams
2. Symoria Adkins, Jada Hoffman, Ashley Lingueno, Estrella Medellin, Uxia Pereira
3. Yaria Akers, Nayla Harris, Denae McElrath, Lauren Rekward
Guy’s 4×400-meter relay, 8:40 p.m.
1. JaQualand Area, Jamari Harts, Derrius Henry, Sam Johnson II, Sebastian Salinas
2. Alex Galvan, Yashawn Hamilton, Jaleel Scott, Jermarrion Stewart
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