Houston - The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's and men's track and field teams continued their momentum into FasTrak Athletix's Collegiate Classic, where they won seven events, collected 14 new top-10 marks in school history, and set two new top-15 marks in the nation.

After setting 22 new top-10 marks in program history last weekend, the Javelinas' full crew re-wrote more of the record book in their trip back to Houston. The Collegiate Classic was the second to last meet for TAMUK before the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships, and marked a key step forward for the teams as they look ahead to the postseason.

"I thought we had our best overall team meet of the season for both men and women but we're still building up to where I believe we can be," Head Coach Ryan Dall said. "There are still many improvements out there for us to make, so we will get back to practice this week and try to get a bit sharper for the meet next week."

Sophomore sprinter Oneika Brissett laid claim to both top national marks, as she won the women's 200m and took second place in the 400m. Her 54.61 in the 400m is the second fastest time in school history and the new ninth-fastest time in the nation in D2 this season. Her time of 24.25 in the 200m edged out her own time to set a new third-best mark in school history and the 14th-fastest in the nation.

She was joined in making history in multiple events by junior Kenzie Kurdys, who continues to make a steady climb up both the women's pole vault and 60m hurdles in her first year as a Javelina. She qualified for the finals in the 60mH, where she ran a 8.88, placing second in the event and setting the new fourth-best time in school history. She also cleared a bar set at 3.70m in the pole vault, picking up an event win and moving up to second in TAMUK's all-time record book. 

Kingsville's distance crews also dominated the weekend, as both the men's and women's teams competed in the 5000m, where they combined to set four new top-10 marks in program history. Leading the way was sophomore Roberto Alejandro, who set the school record in the 3000m last weekend, with a 15:03.08, placing him second in the event and nabbing the new second-best time in school history. Sophomore Robert Trevino wasn't too far behind him, as he ran a 15:26.23, the new third-fastest time in school history. Freshman Kayla Trevino-Garcia's 5k time of 17:57.71 finished her second in the event and third in school history, while sophomore Yaritzy Acosta ran a 19:40.80, the new 10th-fastest time in school history.

"I was very happy for our event winners today," Dall said. "It's never easy to get a win with our schedule and the competition that we normally go up against."

The men's two event wins came from freshman sprinter Ausencio Martinez, who ran a 21.78 in the 200m, and Trevor Upton, who tied his top-10 mark in school history in the pole vault with a 4.90m clearance, leading four Javelinas who finished in the top five in the event. 

TAMUK's other three event wins come on the women's side, including the combination of Jazmine Miller, Sophie Mossman, Nanhi Pannu, and Sakara Wade, who ran a 3:54.99 in the 4x400m relay. Senior high jumper Madison Ramos continued her stellar final season with clearance of a bar set at 1.70m, winning the event. Junior Karina Alvarez rounded out the victories with a throw of 13.59m in the shot put, the new 6th-best mark in school history.

The teams will be heading back to Houston next weekend for the Howie Ryan Invitational, which will be their final tune up before the beginning of their postseasons at the LSC Championships two weeks after.



Compiled Javelina Results:
- FasTrak Athletix Collegiate Classic in Houston (Yeoman Fieldhouse)

Men:

Track:

60m:
Prelims: Malachi Barendilla - 6.97q - 8th
Prelims: Ausencio Martinez - 7.00 - 11th
Prelims: Dorian Aranda - 7.31 - 75th
Finals: Malachi Barendilla - 6.91 - 7th

60mH:
Jason Gordon - 8.24q - 7th - 9th  in school history
Christopher Gonzalez - 8.57 - 11th
Gabriel Hernandez - 9.53 - 27th
Caden Soliz - 9.67 - 28th

Mile:
Jacob Rivera - 4:24.21 - 9th

400m:
Michael Samihamba - 49.13 - 6th
Tony Benitez - 49.15 - 7th
Darius Bouakel - 49.23 - 8th
Jacob Swierc - 49.24 - 9th
Austin Villanueva - 50.10 - 11th

800m:
Jhonotan Rodriguez-Osorno - 1:54.89 - 2nd
Leon Doran - 1:55.73 - 3rd
Aiden Summers - 1:57.07 - 9th
Kristian Green - 2:03.53 - 25th

200m:
Ausencio Martinez - 21.78 - 1st
Malachi Barendilla - 21.89 - 3rd
Darius Bouakel - 22.45 - 20th

5000m:
Roberto Alejandro - 15:03.08 - 2nd - 2nd in school history
Robert Trevino - 15:26.23 - 6th - 3rd in school history

4x400m:
Villanueva, Green, Martinez, Rodriguez-Osorno - 3:22.14 - 3rd
Swierc, Bouaha, Benitez, Samihamba - DQ
Tavion, Hernandez, Doran, Gordon - DQ

Field:

Weight Throw:
Mathew Cordero - 12.88m - 15th
Tyron Schmidt - 11.50m - 18th

High Jump:
Caden Soliz - 1.80m - 10th

Shot Put:
Mathew Cordero - 16.18m - 2nd
Tyron Schmidt - 14.77m - 8th

Pole Vault:
Gage Upton - 4.90m - 1st
Django Segovia - 4.75m - 3rd
Wesley Miller - 4.75m - 4th
Brady Rygaard - 4.60m - 5th
Perry McIntire - 4.30m - 8th
Braden Shaw - 4.30m - 9th
JD Solis - NH

Long Jump:
Christopher Gonzalez - 6.97m - 3rd
Jayden McCoy - 6.81m - 6th
Jason Gordon - 6.42m - 11th

Triple Jump:
Dorian Aranda - 14.26m - 6th - 10th in school history
Gabriel Hernandez - 13.14m - 12th


Women:

Track:

60mH:
Prelims: Kenzie Kurdys - 9.15q - 2nd
Prelims: Herminia Corado - 9.47 - 6th
Finals: Kenzie Kurdys - 8.88 - 2nd - 4th in school history
Finals: Herminia Corado - 9.21 - 7th - 5th in school history

Mile:
Audrey Cubria - 6:51.36 - 23rd

400m:
Oneika Brissett - 54.61 - 2nd - 2nd in school history - 9th in the nation
Jazmine Miller - 57.86 - 4th
Sakara Wade - 58.43 - 6th
Herminia Corado - 59.81 - 9th
Katelyn Vaden - 1:01.54 - 19th

800m:
Ella Hester - 2:29.11 - 13th
Sophie Mossman - 2:29.30 - 14th
Zailey Zimmerman - 2:38.68 - 28th

200m:
Oneika Brissett - 24.25 - 1st - 3rd in school history - 14th in the nation
Jazmine Miller - 25.15 - 4th
Zia Casas - 25.87 - 13th
Katelyn Vaden - 26.51 - 27th

5000m:
Kayla Trevino-Garcia - 17:57.71 - 2nd - 3rd in school history
Yaritzy Acosta - 19:40.80 - 11th - 10th in school history

4x400m:
Miller, Mossman, Pannu, Wade - 3:54.99 - 1st
Corado, Vaden, Casas, Hester - DNF

Field:

Weight Throw:
Aishwarya Bhardwaj - 14.66m - 3rd
Kaylea Demetrius - 14.50m - 4th - 10th in school history
Hailey Martinez - 11.55m - 19th

High Jump:
Madison Ramos - 1.70m - 1st
Paisley Janssen - 1.60m - 5th
Nicola Swenson - 1.50m - 8th

Shot Put:
Karina Alvarez - 13.59m - 1st- 6th in school history
Kaylea Demetrius - 13.10m - 3rd - 7th in school history
Yosiris Cordoba - 12.52m - 4th

Pole Vault:
Kenzie Kurdys - 3.70m - 1st - 2nd in school history

Long Jump:
Kyra Nunez - 5.20m - 9th
Kiara Jones - 5.02m - 16th

Triple Jump:
Kiara Jones - 9.95m - 10th