SAN ANGELO, TEXAS – The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s track and field team got off to a good start at the 2010 Lone Star Conference Championship Meet hosted by Angelo State University on Saturday. (Results)

The Javelinas tallied 31 points during the first day of competition after totaling only 19 points a year ago. The team fared well in the pole vault as four members posted scoring marks. Freshman Samantha Alvarez (Victoria/Memorial HS) led the way as she cleared 10-10.25 to take home second place honors. Following right behind her was freshman Amy Rabalais (Sandia/George West HS) in third with a height of 10-4.25. Tiffany Masters (Jourdanton/Pleasanton HS) and Elvia Lopez (Rio Grande City/Rio Grande City HS) tied for fifth with a height of 8-10.75.

Junior thrower Katie Dugie (Yorktown/Yorktown HS) placed in both the hammer throw and shot put. She nabbed eighth place in the hammer with a toss of 119-11. She grabbed the bronze medal in the shot put with a heave of 42-5.5.

Freshman Samone Lindsey (Indianapolis, IN/Elkins HS) set a personal record in the triple with a leap of 36-2 to grab sixth place honors.

Senior Rhonida Carter (Houston/Nimitz HS) advanced to the finals on Sunday in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles. In the 100 hurdles she clocked a personal record time of 14.56 missing NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifying by .01.
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