Track & Field Eager to Take on NCAA West First Round

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The next phase of the outdoor season is here for qualifying student-athletes from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams. UTRGV will be represented by a program-record eight Vaqueros at the NCAA West First Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium. 
 
 Action starts Wednesday as sophomore Keamonie Archie competes in men’s long jump at 4:30 p.m. Also Wednesday, junior Corin Burns and freshman Richard Young will run in the first round of the men’s 200-meter dash at 8:45 p.m. 
 
Thursday will see the women’s student-athletes begin their weekend. At 10 a.m., junior Hannah Hilding will take on the first round of women’s hammer throw. Senior Efe Latham is set for a 6 p.m. start in the women’s shot put first round. Junior Nayla Harris makes her NCAA West debut Thursday at 7 p.m. in the first round of the women’s 100-meter dash.
 
Attention turns back to the men on Friday. Junior Aaron Cooper will compete in the first round of the men’s triple jump for the second consecutive year starting at 2:30 p.m. If Burns and/or Young advanced, they’ll run in the quarterfinals of the 200-meter dash at 7:50 p.m. 
 
The meet wraps up Saturday in Bryan-College Station. Junior Achol Maywin will compete in the women’s high jump semifinals starting at 3:30 p.m. If Harris advanced, she’ll run in the quarterfinals of the 100-meter dash at 6:35 p.m. 
 
There will be six heats of the running events and 24 student-athletes will move on to the next round. To advance to the quarterfinals, the Vaqueros sprinters will be chasing a top three finish in their respective heats or one of the next six best times. Twelve competitors will move on from the quarterfinals to the NCAA Championship meet – the top three finishers in each heat plus the next best three times. 
 
Field event athletes in the throws, long and triple jumps will only get three attempts to try and record one of the 12 best marks in their event to secure a spot at the championship meet. 
 
UTRGV Schedule 
Wednesday, May 28 
Men’s long jump first round, 4:30 p.m. 
Keamonie Archie (F1) 
 
Men’s 200-meter dash first round, 8:45 p.m. 
Corin Burns (H3)
Richard Young (H6)
 
Thursday, May 29 
Women’s hammer throw first round, 10 a.m. 
Hannah Hilding (F2) 
 
Women’s shot put first round, 6 p.m. 
Efe Latham (F1) 
 
Women’s 100-meter dash first round, 7 p.m. 
Nayla Harris (H4) 
 
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. 
TBD
 
Saturday, May 31 
Women’s high jump semifinal, 3:30 p.m. 
Achol Maywin (F2) 
 
Women’s 100-meter dash quarterfinals, 6:35 p.m. 
TBD

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