{"id":5999,"date":"2023-05-01T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:10:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:10:02","slug":"going-the-distance-setting-the-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/going-the-distance-setting-the-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Going the Distance, Setting the Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kevynne Aleman&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>04\/26\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_6168-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_6168-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_6168-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_6168-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_6168.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo details: Graduate Hammer Thrower Marlene Gutierrez in getting ready to launch her throw.<br>Photo Courtesy: UTRGV Athletics\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TRACK-STORY.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">UTRGV\u2019S graduate hammer thrower Marlene Gutierrez is having a remarkable season, allowing her to rank No. 1 on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tf.tfrrs.org\/lists\/4288\/WAC_Outdoor_Performance_List\">WAC performance list<\/a>\u00a0and set a program record with a\u00a0throw of 61.80 meters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gutierrez has been a part of the track and field sport since her senior year of high school in 2018, throwing\u00a0both shot put and discus.\u00a0Her college career started at\u00a0The University of California, Davis where she was able to set program and personal best records.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although COVID-19 didn\u2019t allow Gutierrez to compete her last year at UC Davis, she was able to gain one year of eligibility which led her to UTRGV\u2019s Track and Field program. She described the open arms the program offered her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThey offered not only the family kind of welcoming type of support but also the coaching staff and everything was amazing and I was just super drawn to it so I was like I can\u2019t miss out on this opportunity at all\u201d, said Gutierrez\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Bobcat Invitational, Gutierrez was able to set a new program record for the hammer throw with a distance of 61.80 meters. She talks about what fueled her performance and how she was able to conquer the record.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cJust surrounding myself with good people and having goals that I want little by little throughout the season they\u2019ve progressed and I\u2019ve been able to reach them little by little. So I have new goals that I want to reach and I think that\u2019s been my motivation is to just keep going because once I reach one I want the next one,\u201d said Gutierrez\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Track and Field\u2019s Assistant coach Cleopatra Borel has had the opportunity to mentor and coach Gutierrez\u00a0\u00a0. Over the short year of working with her, Borel talks about the kind of athlete Gutierrez is.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cMarlene is just a joy, an absolute joy. She\u2019s like the perfect athlete. She listens, she\u2019s aware of what she needs. 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