HOUSTON – Graduate student Aviana Goode broke the program record in the 60-meter hurdles to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams during the indoor season opener on Saturday at the FasTrak Collegiate Challenge at Houston’s Yeoman Fieldhouse.

Goode finished in a time of 8.78 in both the preliminary and finals races, earning sixth place. She is the only woman in UTRGV history to break nine seconds in the event. Goode also tied for the program’s sixth-best women’s high jump mark by clearing 1.62 meters in an eighth-place finish. She brought home third place in the long jump with a mark of 5.68 meters.

Freshman Jermarrion Stewart tied for the fastest qualifying time in the men’s 60-meter dash opening race, running a 6.98. He trimmed his time down to 6.95 in the preliminary round, tying for the seventh-best time in program history, to advance to finals. Stewart placed seventh with a 6.94 in the finals, entering the record books once again, tied for the fifth-best mark. Stewart also took 18^th place in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 22.27.

Junior Alexandrea Hurst earned a third-place finish in the women’s shot put with a throw of 14.85 meters. Hurst took 12^th in the weight throw with a toss of 14.56 meters. Senior Christian Hall-Gardner also turned in a strong performance in field events, taking third place in the men’s weight throw with a toss of 16.78 meters and a 14^th place finish in shot put. Freshman Michael Campbell clinched a sixth-place finish with a 15.55-meter throw in the shot put.

Junior Edinburg North alum Tristan Pena finished fifth in the men’s 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.13. Freshman PSJA High alum Marco Guajardo claimed an eighth-place finish in the men’s triple jump, hitting a mark of 13.43 meters, which ranks third in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Goode’s long jump ties for third among WAC athletes, and Hurst’s shot put mark is the second-best toss in the conference.

Sophomore Yashawn Hamilton finished 11^th in the men’s long jump, setting a new personal record with a mark of 6.59 meters. Sophomore Uxia Pereira ran a personal best 9.02 in the women’s 60-meter hurdles prelims and enters the UTRGV record books with the third-best time in program history.

Freshman Brownsville Porter alum Jorge Salazar ran the men’s 400-meter dash in 50.91 seconds to take 10^th place. Sophomore Miguel Escamilla finished 10^th with a time of 1:59.91 in the men’s 800-meter run. Freshman Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin clocked in at 2:31.51 to take 11^th in the women’s 800-meter run.

UTRGV returns to Yeoman Fieldhouse for the Houston G5 & Super 22 Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

UTRGV Results

Field Events

Women’s Shot Put

3. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.85m

26. Laura Duma, 10.85m 

27. Esmeralda Ruiz, 10.59m

Men’s Shot Put

6. Michael Campbell, 15.55m

14. Christian Hall-Gardner, 14.51m

16. Ricardo Espinoza, 14.12m

Women’s High Jump

T8. Aviana Goode, 1.62m

•Tied for sixth-best in program history

T21. Annelle Rodriguez, 1.47m

Women’s Long Jump

3. Aviana Goode, 5.68m

16. Daniella Muniz, 4.99m

Men’s Long Jump

11. Yashawn Hamilton, 6.59m

19. Alex Galvan, 6.44m

23. Vincent Nguyen, 6.27m

Women’s Weight Throw

12. Alexandrea Hurst, 14.56m

19. Esmeralda Ruiz, 13.66m

Men’s Triple Jump

8. Marco Guajardo, 13.43m

13. Vincent Nguyen, 12.51m

Men’s Weight Throw

3. Christian Hall-Gardner, 16.78m

14. Ricardo Espinoza, 14.42m

Track Events

Women’s Mile Run

17. Samantha Gonzalez, 5:34.34

20. Anahi Romo, 5:38.55

26. Andrea Gallardo, 5:47.53

Men’s Mile Run

19. Ricky Garcia, 4:35.86

25. Alex Canales, 4:39.77

33. Dominik Medrano, 4:47.21

34. Edward Ramos, 4:47.67

40. Marcos Munoz, 5:04.92

Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles

6. Aviana Goode, 8.78

•Best in program history

Men’s 60-Meter Dash

7. Jermarrion Stewart, 6.94

•Tied for fifth-best in program history

Women’s 400-Meter Dash

14. Diamond Lilly, 1:01.98

16. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1:02.64

18. Lauryn Asiedu, 1:02.77

22. Jasmyn Tulloch, 1:03.76

Men’s 400-Meter Dash

10. Jorge Salazar, 50.91

Women’s 800-Meter Run

11. Estrella Medellin, 2:31.51

Men’s 800-Meter Run

5. Tristan Pena, 1:58.13

10. Miguel Escamilla, 1:59.91

27. Alex Galvan, 2:13.76

Women’s 200-Meter Dash

34. Uxia Pereira, 27.04

46. Laura Duma, 27.90

Men’s 200-Meter Dash

18. Jermarrion Stewart, 22.27

59. Jaleel Scott, 23.63