For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

HILTON SIGNS WITH LADY BRONC TRACK AND FIELD

EDINBURG, TX-The University of Texas-Pan American has added another track and field recruit for the fall.

Britney Hilton of Texas City, Texas and Texas City High School will join the Lady Broncs this fall. She will enter UTPA as a freshman, with four years of eligibility.

Hilton finished fourth at the Texas Class 4A Championships this spring. Her best times are 14.69 seconds for the 100 meter hurdles, and 44.8 seconds for the 300 meter hurdles.

"Britney is a very good, quality hurdler," said UTPA Head Coach Ricky Vaughn. "She's going to be able to come in and run both the 200 and the 400 meter hurdles for us, and she'll also be an integral part of our 4 X 100 and 4 X 400 meter relay teams. Britney has the potential to come in and immediately make a difference for us in her events. I look for a lot of good things from Britney."

Hilton joins Ashley Leal and Lizet Garcia, who are from McAllen Texas, and McAllen High School, and Ashley Perez of Falfurrias, Texas and Falfurrias High School in joining the Lady Broncs for the fall.

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