Official Twitter of D1 UIW Track & Field/XC. 2022-23 Southland Men’s Triple Crown (XC/Indoor/Outdoor). 2024 Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Champion. 2024 SLC XC Champs
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HE’S DONE IT!!
@Rodzilla579 becomes the first Decathlon conference champion in program history!
#TheWord👌
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🚨🚨 SAREA ALERT 🚨🚨
@saebaebaex2 just set a new program record with a 6.60m long jump! Tied for the longest jump in the country this season and the second best long jump in the history of the Southland Conference!
#TheWord👌 #SouthlandStrong
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AUSTIN BOUND!
@saebaebaex2 becomes UIW's first-ever national championship outdoor qualifier with a 6.21m long jump!
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🎶 🏆𝙒𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎🎶 🏆
For the second time this year, the UIW men's track and field team are @SouthlandSports CHAMPIONS‼️🏆
#TheWord | #uiW | #4eachother
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🚨 NEW SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨
Kallie Morrison sets a season best and new school record in the 200 running a 24.51. Oh and by the way…she’s a freshman 🫣
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The UIW women score a program record 120 points to earn Southland Conference Runner-Up!
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𝕎𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤🎶
For the first time in program history, the UIW Men are your 2022 @SouthlandSports TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS‼️🏆
📰 - bit.ly/35EhptK
#TheWord | #uiW | #4eachother
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🚨🚨 NEW RECORD 🚨🚨
@saebaebaex2 hits 13.42 meters in the triple jump. A new #SouthlandStrong record!
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All 🇺🇸
@saebaebaex2 takes 6th in the long jump at Nationals with a 6.44m jump on her final attempt!
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SLC record in triple jump 😎
Tied the best long jump in the country 💪
Now @saebaebaex2 is a @USTFCCCA national athlete of the week!
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Chopane’s 10.38 seconds in the 100M dash (wind legal) qualifies him for NCAA Regionals!🏃♂️💨
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The women bring home 𝙎𝙄𝙇𝙑𝙀𝙍 at the 2022 @SouthlandSports Conference Meet‼️🥈
#TheWord | #uiW | #4eachother
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The FASTEST Woman in the Southland @___Speedy‼️
Her first career conference title!
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Congrats to our Head Honcho and fearless Leader Coach Riedel for being award the Southland Conference Coach of the Year Award 🏆
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Excited to announce the signing of @ericquilantan12 to the Cardinal family!✍️
Welcome to the Nest!👌
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Congrats to Coach Riedel on being named the Southland Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year 🏆
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Congratulations to our head coach, Dr. Derek Riedel for being named @SouthlandSports
Coach of the Year for the 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 time this season‼️‼️
📰 - bit.ly/3LvMP4C
#TheWord | #4eachother
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Women’s XC team took 1st at the UIW XC Opener tonight!
#TheWord #Relentless
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This is what the second fastest 100m hurdles in program history looks like.
@JericaLovePT 🏃🏾♀️💨😱
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That's a winner!
Sarea Alexander takes the women's long jump at 6.38m (20' 11¼").
Her second career SLC indoor title in long jump!
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🚨NEW RANKING ALERT 🚨
Our Mens cross country team is now ranked 6th in the South Central Region and the #1 Southland team in the region. Got a feeling we will be cracking the top 5 real soon 🏃🏾♂️💨
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What a weekend. Shout out @___Speedy for leading the team with 21 points scored.
100m 🥇
200m 🥈
4x100m 🥉
4x400m 🥉
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🥇Men’s 800 meter CHAMPION🥇
Matthew Hernandez clocking in at 1:52.54
#Relentless | #TheWord | #SouthlandStrong
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BACK TO BACK!
@saebaebaex2 jumps 6.51m to claim her third-career SLC outdoor title and second in as many years!
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In honor of women’s history month we’re going to honor this awesome woman!! Coach DuPree’s sprinters scored a combined (men and women) 31 points to contribute to the men’s title and women’s runner-up finish! She mentored 4 All-Conference athletes
#4eachother
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Your SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMP FOR GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY JOY GILL!!
New school record with ease ‼️
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Your UIW Southland Conference Champs!
Great to be recognized before our @uiw_football team takes the field 👌
#champs #wordstrong
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Congratulations to @saebaebaex2 for being named #SouthlandStrong Female Athlete of the Year for Indoor!
Well deserved but the season isn't over yet!
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The UIW Men’s Decathlon team is ranked 2️⃣nd in the NCAA. This places the Cardinals right behind the University of Oregon🤯
#TheWord | #uiW | #4eachother
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𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿 𝙈𝘼𝙉🫡
Congratulations to head coach Dr. Derek Riedel for being named Coach of the Year👌
#TheWord | #TakeFlight
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🚨 NEW SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨
Senior Cam Crowe and Freshman Corin Burns battled all day in the 60. Cam came out with the victory and new SR and lifetime PR with a time of 6.60 🔥
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NCAA BOUND!! Congrats to our 7 student-athletes who earned spot in DI West Regionals next weekend in Sacramento! J. Love (100m hurdles), S. Alexander (LJ and TJ), C. Cole (100m), & 4x4 relay (T. Mays, V. Jackson, L. Simmons, & E. Sebastion). #SpreadTheWord bit.ly/2k3JfV4
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A ring ceremony fit for the champs! A special ring for a special team.
@SouthlandSports
Great work by Marco Trujillo Jr.
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Ladies and gentlemen, your 2018 @SouthlandSports Long Jump Champion, with a stadium record leap of 6.54 meters, @saebaebaex2!!That mark places her 2nd in the NCAA West Region and 8th nationally! #SpreadTheWord
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We are so proud of these ladies! We raced 3 freshmen and 2 sophomores and overcame the loss of 3 important ladies earlier in the year to finish tied for 4th. Every woman set a 6K personal best! Great things coming for these champions!
#Relentless @UIWAthletics
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𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭✍️
UIW welcomes one of the best 200 meter runners in the nation, Corin Burns, to the Nest‼️
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Congratulations Dom!
Dom’s career and impact speak for themselves. She leads by example with an unmatched work ethic and integrity!
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🥈@jeremiah_g3 claims silver in the high jump setting a new school record of 2.08!!
#Relentless
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And he's gone!
@Rodzilla579 sets a new PR in the 400m to finish day 1 in 2nd place, 25 points behind the leader.
More to come from him tomorrow.
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First meet as a Cardinal and he’s already a school record holder in the 600 yard!
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🥇FIRST PLACE FINISH🥇
Abby Gray secures first place in the @SouthlandSports 2021 Cross Country Championships running a 21:30.39 6k 👏
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THE CHAMPS ARE HERE!!! For the first time since 84-85 the Cards win the triple crown‼️
Cross Country Champions 👑
Indoor Champions 👑
Outdoor Champions 👑
#TheWord #brickbybrick
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Matthew Hernandez (the 2020 SLC 800m indoor champion) was named to the Academic All-Conference team!
#Relentless | #TheWord 👌
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21 All-Southland selections! 🔥
The most in program history. And there's plenty more where that came from.
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That feeling of winning conference for the 3rd time in a row🏆
#DaybyDay
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With a 12-Second school record, ADAM HERRERA earns a silver place finish in the steeplechase with a time of 9:02!! #SpreadTheWord
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Freshman Joy Gill on her way to the COURSE RECORD and SCHOOL RECORD victory at the UIW Twilight!
Yes, you read correctly, she’s a freshman and we had 2 course and school records in one night!
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Hey @SouthwestAir do we have to buy a seat for Mr. and Mrs. Trophy? We should at least buckle these in right?
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MEN PLACE FIRST IN THE 2021 UIW INVITATIONAL ‼️👏
The women’s team placed third of 11 teams! Great showing for both programs!
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@UIWTrackXC is excited to welcome local distance standout Elizabeth Alvarado to the Cardinal family!
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Armando Villarreal (6th place finish) led the men’s team to a 3rd place finish in tonight’s UIW XC Opener!👟
#TheWord #Relentless
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Wilke sets a UIW record in the high jump of 1.75M to claim silver by one scratch!😱🤯
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🚨 ALL CONFERENCE AWARDS 🚨
With all the success we had at the indoor conference meet, here are our All Conference winners from the indoor season 👏 looking to have even more come outdoor
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🚨 COMMITTED 🚨
Please welcome Natalia Martinez to the cardinal family! Natalia is coming from El Paso, TX and is a mile specialist. With only running for one year, the sky is the limit for what she will do at the D1 level. Welcome to the nest 👌
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We love that trophy!
40+ guys who came together for one goal and along the way accomplished much more…
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VIDEO: Wiley Saavedra shows off his athleticism with a backflip after setting a new personal record of 15'11" in the pole vault #WordUpCards
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🚨 TOP RANKING ALERT 🚨
Ours men’s Heptathlon squad is ranked 4th in all of NCAA! Only three schools squads rank over us and they are all Power 5 opponents. They played a big role in our indoor championship title. Congrats men! 🔥
#brickbybrick #ranked
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Less than 2 years ago this guy walked on to the team with a 16:30 5k PR. He was a baby. 20 months of hard work later he ran through the 5k in 15:00 on his way to a school record 30:41 10k!! Relentless work ethic at its finest!
#Kaizen
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🚨SCHOOL RECORD ALERT🚨
New school record holder Amarrion Reese with a 7.52m jump‼️
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Congrats to Joy Gill on being the first woman in UIW D1 history named to the cross country all-region team!!!
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The rain didn’t stop @saebaebaex2 from claiming her third consecutive @SouthlandSports long jump championship! It only took 1 Jump this time! Way to start us off Shay!
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🚨 NEW SCHOOL RECORD 🚨
Another freshman Tevijon Williams runs a 21.09 to break the indoor 200 school record. His first time on an indoor track was yesterday 🫢
#brickbybrick #freshmantakeover
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Southland Field Athlete of the Year!
Just another day in the office for @saebaebaex2
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🚨 NEW SCHOOL RECORD 🚨
Another familiar face just set a new mile record with a time of 4:51.66! THE Joy Gill adds another record to her resume.
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@JericaLovePT explodes out of the blocks on her way to a season-best 13.31, sending her into the Regional finals tomorrow night!
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Five time…yeah that’s right, FIVE TIME Southland Conference Coach of the Year Dr. Derek Riedel‼️
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DOM-INATION!
Dominique Allen wins her third outdoor 800m title! Just the second @SouthlandSports runner in history to do so!
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First podium of the meet!🥈
Women’s 4x100!🏃♀️💨
Ceasar ➡️ Sebastion ➡️ Thomas ➡️ Keys
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Congrats Team Red - champions of the first fall time trials! Picking up those valuable Cardinal Cup points! #Relentless
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Thank you to our amazing seniors!
6 Cross Country All-SLC awards, 6 Indoor SLC titles, 4 Outdoor SLC titles (and counting), 1 All-American and countless memories.
Tune into Facebook Live for the senior ceremony:
Women at 12:30 p.m.
Men at 2:00 p.m.
#TheWord👌
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Clint Cole just won the 60m dash at OU! 6.79 puts him top 10 nationally and crushes the school… instagram.com/p/BP0kM7MhSXF/
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🚨NEW SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨
The Men’s 4x100 meter relay record has been broken! The squad of Thomas, Corin, Cameron, and Tevijon blazed the track with a 39.65. They are the first and only team to break 40 seconds in the event.
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