Pueblo, CO - The Texas A&M - Kingsville men's and women's track and field teams put on a show on day two at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, producing five All-Americans, including the Hogs' second National Runner-up of the weekend, and sending an individual and two relays to Saturday's finals.

Ronald Grueso Mosquera highlighted the day with a monstrous 57.29m in the final throw of his collegiate career launching him up the leaderboard into second place, where he would finish the day. After Thomas Nieto's National Runner-up placement in the pole vault on Thursday, the Javelina men's team now has 16 total points, tied for the fifth-most in the nation heading into Saturday.

Joining Grueso Mosquera with All-American performances were senior Madison Alegria and sophomore Afaf Benhadja in the high jump, and senior Paxton Hair and freshman David Guzman in the discus. Guzman made the event's finals, placing ninth with a throw of 54.12m in the finals, closing out his first outdoor season as a second team All-American. Hair placed 10th with a throw of 53.50m, just shy of a berth to the finals, finishing out his Javelina career as a second-team All-American.

Competing at almost the same time at the high jump pit, Alegria cleared 1.73m, the second-best jump of her season, finishing out her collegiate career with a second-team All-American performance, placing ninth. Benhadja joined her on the second team, clearing 1.68m and tying her for 10th.

TAMUK had all kinds of success on the oval as well, beginning with sophomore Jhonatan Rodriguez-Osorno, who ran 1:49.26 in the men's 800m prelim, using a stellar second lap to finish seventh overall, earning a bid to the event's finals, set for 3:00 p.m. Saturday. 

In the final event of the day, the record-breaking 4x400m relays each made the finals, which are now set to begin at 4:45 p.m. (women) and 4:55 p.m. (men) Saturday. In the women's event, Vitiana Robert, Oneika Brissett, Sakara Wade, and Cynai Christopher overcame a messy handoff to run a 3:37.04, earning the final spot in the finals. On the men's side, Sterling Riles, Tony Benitez, Michael Samihamba, and Taylor Chaney ran a school record 3:07.61, placing eighth and earning a shot at the gold today.

The Javelinas will have a little less time to recover and prepare for the final day of competition as an early-morning announcement sited expected inclement weather to compress Saturday's schedule (times updated below).

TAMUK Saturday Schedule:
*Updated with inclement weather changes*

1:20 p.m. - Jazmin Ray - W triple jump
3:00 p.m. - Jhonatan Rodriquez Osorno - M 800m
3:00 p.m. - David Guzman, Ronald Grueso Mosquera - M shot put 
4:45 p.m. - Vitiana Robert, Oneika Brissett, Sakara Wade, Cynai Christopher - W 4x400m relay
4:55 p.m. - Sterling Riles, Tony Benitez, Michael Samihamba, Taylor Chaney - M 4x400m relay

*All Time in Mountain*