For Immediate Release: March 17, 2001
Contact: Luis Nunez, UT Pan American Asst. SID

UTPA’s Lopez and Ojeda Set School Records, Summa Ties One, in Angela Procter Invite.

EDINBURG – Robert Lopez crushed the previous school record in the hammer throw, Galina Ojeda broke her own record in the 400-meter hurdles and eight other athletes from the University of Texas-Pan American won individual titles at the Angela Procter Invitational Saturday afternoon at the UTPA Track and Field Complex.

Lopez, a sophomore from Mission, Texas, threw the hammer 171’7”, 52 inches longer than the previous record, to finish first in the event.  Chris Chow held the previous record since 1994 with a throw of 119’3”.  He also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 49’0.50” and third in the discus with a throw of 146’9.50.  Galina Ojeda ran the 400-meter hurdles in a record 65.50, breaking her own school record of 66.83.  Coincidentally, she broke the school record in last year’s Angela Procter Invite.  She also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.30.  Valerie Summa tied the school record in the high jump with a leap of 5’6”, good enough for second place in the meet.  She also finished first in the triple jump with a leap of 34’6”and finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15’9”.

Other winners for the Lady Broncs included Shari Galvin in the 400-meter dash, Rachel Drury in the pole vault, Lovie Mathis in the long jump, Valerie Summa in the triple jump, Amy Moses in both the shot put and discus throw, and Perla Handy in the first ever 3,000-meter steeple chase in UTPA history.  For the men, winners included Michael Sperry in the pole vault and Jacob Mancha in the triple jump.

Galvin finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.10.  Perla Handy finished first in the steeple chase with a time of 11:35.30 and finished second in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:57.50.  April Hipolito finished third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:31.80.  Lovie Mathis finished first in the long jump with a leap of 16’8”.  Christian Cabello finished third in both the high jump and long jump with distances of 5’2” and 15’7”, respectively.  Rachel Drury finished first in the pole vault with a leap of 9’6”.

Freshman Amy Moses placed in three different events.  She took first in the shot put and discus throw with a distance of 40’3.50” and 127’3”, respectively.  She also finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 116’9”.  Fellow thrower LaQuanta Bivens finished second in the discus throw with a distance of 127’2”, third in the hammer throw with a 91’7”, and fourth in the shot put with a 30’9.50”. 

For the Broncs, Jacob Mancha finished first in the triple jump with a leap of 41’06.  He also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.60, and second in the long jump with a leap of 18’11”.  Michael Sperry finished first in the pole vault with a leap of 14’0”.  Tim Gutierrez finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.20.

The track and field teams will return to action when they travel to compete in the Texas A&M-Kingsville Meet on March 24th in Kingsville, Texas.

 
Univ. of Texas - Pan American
Angela Procter Invitational Saturday March 17, 2001


Finals WOMEN'S 100 METER DASH


 1. Jaclyn Dominguez, Texas A&M-Ki 14.30; 2. Daisy Johnson, Texas A&M-Ki 14.70.


Finals WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH


 1. Mina Kelly, Texas A&M-Ki 26.60; 2. Emily Rice, Islander TC 27.00; 3. Galina 
Ojeda, Texas-Pan Am 27.30; 4. Olaya Teran, Unattached 27.60; 5. Jennifer Hanzelka, 
Texas A&M-Ki 28.00; 6. Lovie Mathis, Texas-Pan Am 28.10; 7. Valerie Summa, Texas-
Pan Am 28.50; 7. Christian Cabello, Texas-Pan Am 28.50; 9. Rachel Drury, Texas-Pan 
Am 31.00.


Finals WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH


 1. Shari Galvin, Texas-Pan Am 59.10; 2. Emily Rice, Islander TC 60.80; 3. Mina 
Kelly, Texas A&M-Ki 61.80; 4. Stephanie Squibb, Unattached 64.00; 5. Millie Martinez, 
Texas-Pan Am 67.20.


Finals WOMEN'S 800 METER DASH


 1. Dee Dee Cortez, Unattached 2:20.40; 2. Olaya Teran, Unattached 2:22.80; 3. 
Rachel Hudson, Islander TC 2:30.10; 4. Laura Duewel, Islander TC 2:33.60; 5. 
Patty Villarreal, Texas-Pan Am 2:37.90.


Finals WOMEN'S 1,500 METER RUN


 1. Rachel Hudson, Islander TC 4:47.10; 2. Perla Handy, Texas-Pan Am 4:57.50; 
3. Laura Duewel, Islander TC 5:05.80; 4. Trich Sauceda, Texas A&M-Ki 5:11.00; 
5. Patty Villarreal, Texas-Pan Am 5:14.70; 6. Beth Grosshiem, Islander TC 5:29.60.


Finals WOMEN'S 5,000 METER RUN


 1. Trich Sauceda, Texas A&M-Ki 19:07.10; 2. Leeann Jiminez, Islander TC 19:23.50; 
3. April Hipolito, Texas-Pan Am 19:31.80; 4. Elma Barrera, Islander TC 19:55.40; 
5. Lindsay Veal, Islander TC 21:10.70.


Finals WOMEN'S 400 METER LOW HURDLES


 1. Galina Ojeda, Texas-Pan Am 65.50; 2. Jennifer Hanzelka, Texas A&M-Ki 75.00.


Finals WOMEN'S 3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE


 1. Perla Handy, Texas-Pan Am 11:35.30; 2. Cavada Alamar, Islander TC 12:01.00.


Finals WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP


 1. Sherri Cain, Texas A&M-Ki 5-08; 2. Valerie Summa, Texas-Pan Am 5-06; 3. 
Christian Cabello, Texas-Pan Am 5-02.


Finals WOMEN'S POLE VAULT


 1. Rachel Drury, Texas-Pan Am 9-06.


Finals WOMEN'S LONG JUMP


 1. Lovie Mathis, Texas-Pan Am 16-08; 2. Valerie Summa, Texas-Pan Am 15-09; 
3. Christian Cabello, Texas-Pan Am 15-07; 4. Jaclyn Dominguez, Texas A&M-Ki 15-0; 
- Daisy Johnson, Texas A&M-Ki FOUL. 0-01; - Lovie Mathis, Texas-Pan Am FOUL; 
- Christian Cabello, Texas-Pan Am FOUL.


Finals WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
 1. Amy Moses, Texas-Pan Am 40-03.50; 2. Liz Gillman, Unattached 37-04; 3. 
Tracie Hopper, Texas A&M-Ki 36-10; 4. LaQuanta Bivens, Texas-Pan Am 30-09.50; 
5. Jaime Alvardo, Texas A&M-Ki 26-07.50; 6. Natasha Williams, Texas A&M-Ki 25-10.


Finals WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW
 1. Amy Moses, Texas-Pan Am 127-03; 2. LaQuanta Bivens, Texas-Pan Am 127-02; 
3. Elizabeth Gillian, Unattached 124-08; 4. Tracie Hopper, Texas A&M-Ki 97-08.50.


Finals WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW


 1.    Elizabeth Gillian, Unattached 120-07; 2. Amy Moses, Texas-Pan Am 116-09; 
3. LaQuanta Bivens, Texas-Pan Am 91-07; 4. Tracie Hopper, Texas A&M-Ki 86-11.5; 
5. Natasha Williams, Texas A&M-Ki 63-03


Finals MEN’S 100 METER DASH


 1. Aleric Clark, Texas A&M-Ki 11.20; 2. Michael Garza, Texas A&M-Ki 11.40.


Finals MEN’s 200 METER DASH


 1. Eric Watson, Islander TC 23.40; 2. Michael Garza, Texas A&M-Ki 24.20; 3. Jacob 
Mancha, Texas-Pan Am 24.60; 4. Mike Sperry, Texas-Pan Am 25.80.


Finals MEN’S 400 METER DASH


 1. Chad Smithey, Texas A&M-Ki 50.10; 2. Tim Gutierrez, Texas-Pan Am 52.20; 3. 
Jesse Bibb, Islander TC 52.40; 4. Martin Longoria, Texas-Pan Am 52.60; 5. Gary Haydon, 
Texas-Pan Am 54.70; - Emmanuel Butler, Texas-Pan Am DNF.


Finals MEN'S 800 METER RUN


 1. Casey Barrera, Islander TC 1:58.00; 2. Luis Escamilla, Texas A&M-Ki 2:00.10; 
3. Johnny Williams, Unattached 2:00.70; 4. John Baeza, Islander TC 2:01.70; 
5. Josh Garcia, Islander TC 2:02.80; 6. Herberto Varela, Texas-Pan AM 2:10.70; 
7. Brian Caldwell, Islander TC, 2:05.70; 8. Eddie Gies, Islander TC, 2:06.40; 
9. Carlos Gallegos, Texas-Pan Am 2:10.70; Stephen Zarate, Texas-Pan Am 2:13.80.


Finals MEN’s 1500 METER RUN


 1. John Baeza, Islander TC 4:06.30; 2. Mike Chancellor, Islander TC 4:10.80; 
3. J.J. Garza, Islander TC 4:13.50; 4. Eddie Gies, Islander TC 4:13.90; 5. Hugo 
Cervantes, Islander TC 4:17.80; 6. Josh Garcia, Islander 4:21.10; 7. Luis Escamilla, 
Texas A&M-Ki 4:22.30; 8. Israel Arroyo, Texas-Pan Am 4:29.30; 9. Heberto Varela, 
Texas-Pan Am 4:32.10; 10. Stephen Zarate, Texas-Pan Am 4:35.30; 11. Steve Reyna, 
Texas-Pan Am 4:43.70.


Finals MEN'S 5,000 METER RUN


 1. Gabriel Rodriguez, Unattached 15:11.40; 2. Daniel Lerma, Unattached 15:57.60; 
3. Jacob Perez, Unattached 16:31.40; 4. Israel Arroyo, Texas-Pan Am 16:35.80; 5. 
Sergio Aguilar, Islander TC 17:13.20.


Finals MEN'S 400 METER INT HURDLES


 1. Brent Holmes, Texas A&M-Ki 54.80; 2. David Moreno, Texas A&M-Ki 57.70; - Devon 
Desai, Islander TC DNF.


Finals MEN'S 3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE


 1. Hugo Cervantes, Islander TC 9:57.90; 2. J.J. Garza, Islander TC 10:11.40; 3. 
Mike Chancellor, Islander TC 10:13.80; 4. Jacob Perez, Unattached 10:25.70.


Finals MEN'S 4X400 METER RELAY


 1. Texas A&M-Ki 3:25.20; 2. Islander TC 3:29.00; 3. Texas-Pan Am 3:37.90; 4. 
Texas-Pan Am "B" 3:54.80.


Finals MEN'S HIGH JUMP


 1. Elliot Magee, Texas A&M-Ki 6-0.


Finals MEN'S POLE VAULT


 1. Mike Sperry, Texas-Pan Am 14-0; 2. Robert Ruiz, Texas A&M-Ki 13-06; - Clynt 
Elwood, Islander TC NH.


Finals MEN'S LONG JUMP


 1. Aleric Clark, Texas A&M-Ki 21-01.50; 2. Jacob Mancha, Texas-Pan Am 18-11.


Finals MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP


 1. Jacob Mancha, Texas-Pan Am 41-06; - Jesse Bibb, Islander TC FOUL.


Finals MEN'S SHOT PUT


 1. Art Lozano, Texas A&M-Ki 52-09; 2. Robert Lopez, Texas-Pan Am 49-00.50; 
3. Isaac Ybarra, Texas-Pan Am 47-11.50; 4. J.C. Crosby, 

 Texas-Pan Am 46-07; 
5. Mark Evans, Texas A&M-Ki 46-05.50; 6. Stellan Back, Texas A&M-Ki 43-01; 
7. Ifiok Ofong, Islander TC 39-0; 8. Eric Watson, Islander TC 37-10; 9. Jeremy 
Bridgeman, Islander TC 27-10.


Finals MEN'S DISCUS THROW


 1. Mark Evans, Texas A&M-Ki 158-10; 2. Art Lozano, Texas A&M-Ki 148-08; 3. Robert 
Lopez, Texas-Pan Am 146-09.50; 4. J.C. Crosby,

 Texas-Pan Am 137-07; 5. Ifiok Ofong, 
Islander TC 132-04.50; 6. Isaac Ybarra, Texas-Pan Am 129-04.50; 7. Carlton Jones, 
Texas

 A&M-Ki 111-03.50; 8. Jacob Neurauter, Texas A&M-Ki 109-03.25; 9. Jeremy 
Bridgeman, Islander TC 65-04.


Finals MEN'S HAMMER THROW


 1. Robert Lopez, Texas-Pan Am 171-07; 2. Isaac Ybarra, Texas-Pan Am 130-0; 
3. Art Lozano, Texas A&M-Ki 126-09.50; 4. Mark Evans, Texas A&M-Ki 124-11; 
5. Jacob Neurauter, Texas A&M-Ki 111-04.50; 6. Carlton Jones, Texas A&M-Ki 103-05; 
7. J.C. Crosby, Texas-Pan Am 95-09.50.