http://www.goutrgv.com COLLEGE STATION – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men’s and women’s track and field teams kick off their indoor season when they compete at the Ted Nelson Invitational on Friday at Gilliam Indoor Stadium. Competition begins with the women’s high jump and the preliminary round of the women’s 60-meter dash at 12 p.m. Who Else Along with UTRGV others competing at the Ted Nelson Invitational are: Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Northwestern (LA), Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas Southern, Louisiana Lafayette, and Louisiana Monroe. Texas Living UTRGV will compete in four meets in the state of Texas leading up to the WAC Indoor Championships starting with the Ted Nelson Invitational. They also compete at the Houston Invitational, Texas Tech Open, and the Howie Ryan Invitational in Houston. The only regular season meet that will be out of state will be the Husky Classic, hosted by the University of Washington. The NCAA Indoor Championships will also be held in Texas. It will be a familiar location as they will be hosted in College Station by Texas A&M. Last Year at Texas A&M UTRGV opened the indoor season last year with 15 top-10 finishes at the Aggie Team Invitational. Krysta Martinez posted a fifth place finish in the mile run after posting a time of 5:20.46 while Jennifer Zapata finished in seventh with a time of 5:23.55. Paul May added a fifth place finish in the shot put after a throw of 15.40 meters and then he added a 10th place finish in the weight throw after hitting a mark of 15.71 meters. Thalia Polanco posted a second place finish in the 5,000-meter run after she crossed the finish line with a time of 18:59.68. Yariel Matute turned in a fifth place finish in the 400-meter dash after finishing with a time of 49.47 seconds. Next Up UTRGV will be back in action on January 26 when they head to Houston to compete in the Houston Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston.