Burns and Cooper Close Men’s Track & Field Season at NCAA West First Round

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) men’s outdoor track & field team wrapped up its season Friday at the NCAA West First Round hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium. 
 
Junior Aaron Cooper finished 30^th after a good series of jumps that saw him improve with each attempt. Cooper cleared 48, 49 and 50 feet, capping his series with his best jump of the day at 15.37 meters, which is the fourth-best mark in program history. He matched his finish from last year’s NCAA West regional. 
 
Junior Corin Burns took 24^th in the men’s 200-meter dash quarterfinals in 20.86, the No. 4 time in program history. Burns ran four of the five fastest 200 races in program history in his first year competing at UTRGV. 
 
The NCAA West meet wraps up Saturday with junior Achol Maywin competing in the women’s high jump semifinals at 3:30 p.m. 
 
UTRGV RESULTS
Friday, May 30 
Men’s triple jump first round
30. Aaron Cooper, 15.37m 
· 4^th in program history 
 
Men’s 200-meter dash quarterfinals 
24. Corin Burns, 20.86
· 4^th in program history 
 
Saturday, May 31 
Women’s high jump semifinal, 3:30 p.m. 
Achol Maywin (F2) 

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