Hilding Earns Top 25 Finish During Day 2 of NCAA West First Round

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Three women of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) outdoor track & field team competed Thursday during Day 2 of the NCAA West First Round hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
 
Junior Hannah Hilding picked up a top 25 finish with a solid performance in the women’s hammer throw first round. She tabbed marks on all three attempts, but her second throw was the money shot. Hilding tossed 58.43 meters, the No. 10 mark in program history, to finish 24^th. She moved up six spots from her qualifying rank and improved her regional finish from last year by eight positions. 
 
Junior Nayla Harris was 32^nd in the first round of the women’s 100-meter dash. After a false start made her heat take the blocks a second time, Harris ran 11.45, which is the No. 5 time in program history. She tabbed the five fastest races in program history this outdoor season. 
 
Senior Efe Latham finished 36^th in women’s shot put with a mark of 14.84 meters. Latham went into the competition seeded 46^th and used a big first throw to move up on Thursday. 
 
UTRGV’s men will be back in action Friday at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Junior Aaron Cooper will compete in the triple jump first round at 2:30 p.m. and junior Corin Burns will run in the quarterfinals of the 200-meter dash at 7:50 p.m. 
 
UTRGV RESULTS
Thursday, May 29 
Women’s hammer throw first round
24. Hannah Hilding, 58.43m 
· 10^th in program history 
 
Women’s shot put first round
36. Efe Latham, 14.84m 
 
Women’s 100-meter dash first round
32. Nayla Harris, 11.45 
· 5^th in program history 
 
Friday, May 30 
Men’s triple jump first round, 2:30 p.m. 
Aaron Cooper (F2) 
 
Men’s 200-meter dash quarterfinals, 7:50 p.m. 
Corin Burns
 
Saturday, May 31 
Women’s high jump semifinal, 3:30 p.m. 
Achol Maywin (F2) 

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