Pueblo, CO - Seventeen Javelina athletes from the Texas A&M - Kingsville track and field teams (10 men, seven women) are ready for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Pueblo, CO this weekend.
Starting on Thursday, the athletes will compete in 15 total event entries (two relays, four individuals entered in two events). Any athlete placing in the top eight of an event will be named to the All-American First Team, while 9-12 will be selected to the Second Team. Athletes competing in events  with preliminaries (men's 800m, men's & women's 4x400m relay, women's 400m), must place in the top nine of the event (top two finishers from each heat, plus the next three fastest times from any heat), to advance to the finals of the event.
On the men's side, Jhonatan Rodriquez Osorno and
Keyshawn Garcia will be running in the 800m,
Thomas Nieto will compete in the pole vault, both Ronald Greuso Mosquera and
David Guzman will throw in both the shot put and the discus - where they will be joined by
Paxton Hair. The 4x400m relay crew of
Sterling Riles,
Tony Benitez, Micheal Samihamba,
Taylor Chaney will hope to bring hardware home from nationals for the second year in a row. On the women's side,
Madison Alegria and
Afaf Benhadja will be high jumping,
Jazmin Ray will be triple jumping, and the record-setting squad of
Oneika Brissett,
Cynai Christopher,
Vitiana Robert, and
Sakara Wade will compete in the 4x400m relay - Brissett and Christopher will both also compete in the 400m as individuals. Twelve of the 17 athletes will be looking to become All-Americans for the second time this calendar year (indoor season).
Each day's events will be live streamed through the NCAA, with a separate link through the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Network to watch the throws events.
(All times are Mountain)
Jhonatan Rodriquez Osorno - 800m (Friday, 6:15 p.m. - prelims)
Keyshawn Garcia - 800m (Friday, 6:15 p.m. - prelims)
Thomas Nieto - pole vault (Thursday, 11:05 a.m.)
Ronald Greuso Mosquera - shot put (Saturday, 5:05 p.m.), discus (Friday, 5 p.m.)
David Guzman - shot put (Saturday, 5:05 p.m.), discus (Friday, 5 p.m.)
Paxton Hair - discus (Friday, 5 p.m.)
Sterling Riles - 4x400m relay (Friday, 8:05 p.m. - prelims)
Tony Benitez - 4x400m relay (Friday, 8:05 p.m. - prelims)
Micheal Samihamba - 4x400m relay (Friday, 8:05 p.m. - prelims)
Taylor Chaney - 4x400m relay (Friday, 8:05 p.m. - prelims)
Madison Alegria - high jump (Friday, 4 p.m.)
Afaf Benhadja - high jump (Friday, 4 p.m.)
Jazmin Ray - triple jump (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.)
Oneika Brissett - 4x400m relay (Friday, 7:50 p.m. - prelims), 400m (Thursday, 5:40 p.m.)
Cynai Christopher - 4x400m relay (Friday, 7:50 p.m. - prelims), 400m (Thursday, 5:40 p.m.)
Vitiana Robert - 4x400m relay (Friday, 7:50 p.m. - prelims)
Sakara Wade - 4x400m relay (Friday, 7:50 p.m. - prelims)
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