United's Talamantez signs with UTPA

EDINBURG — The University of Texas-Pan American men and women’s track and field programs announced on Thursday that Brittany Talamantez, of Laredo United High School, signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Lady Broncs for the 2009 Fall campaign.

Talamantez joins the squad as a thrower. Talamantez at Laredo United qualified for regionals in 2007 in the discus and secured third in the state in powerlifting.

In 2008, she was the District 29-5A district champ in the shot-put and also earned a return trip to state in powerlifting, where she finished second.

In 2009, Talamantez was the state champion in powerlifting. In addition to track, Talamantez also was a three-year letter winner in basketball.

“We are very excited that Brittany will be joining our program. She is a very talented and hard working athlete who is going to develop into a very successful thrower at the collegiate level,” said assistant coach Jennifer Leatherman. “I feel she will have an immediate impact in the Great West Conference in the throws next year as a freshman for the us.”

Talamantez's brother, Michael, is currently playing football at the University of Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Edit: Fri., April 17, 1:55 p.m.: The above story was from a UTPA press release. Since the story was not bylined by LMT, it was derived from an outside source.