Overview
About Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division I (D1) as a member of the Southland Conference (SC). The Vaqueros train at Track at the University of Texas Rio Grande (400m outdoor track). Texas Rio Grande Valley is in Edinburg, Texas, with 24,678 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $9,993 USD.
Teams
Vaqueros track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Shareese HicksDirector of Track & Field/Cross Country
- Ricardo MendozaAssistant Coach (Distance)
- Antwon HicksAssistant Coach (Hurdles)
- Jakob DegensheinAssistant Coach (Throws)
Support staff
- Aaron SeminskiDirector of Track & Field Operations
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at UTRGV
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley →
- College of Education & P-16 Integration
- College of Engineering & Computer Science
- College of Fine Arts
- College of Health Professions
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Sciences
- Graduate College
- Honors College
- Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Social Work
- University College
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 55%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state
- $9,993 USD
- Out-of-state
- $19,713 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $19,713 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $17,358 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $4,858 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $3,980 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $3,681 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $4,614 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $7,274 USD
- Over $110,000
- $14,327 USD
Sports medicine
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