.png&type=webp)
Photo by: CUSA
Hicks Wins Hammer Throw at C-USA Championships
5/14/2021 10:11:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Kerry earns all-conference honors
MURFREESBORO, TN – The Rice Owls men's track & field placed a pair of hammer throwers on the medal stand to highlight day two of the Conference USA Championships Friday at Middle Tennessee's Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.
Sophomore Nick Hicks won his third career C-USA title (first Outdoor) with a winning heave of 62.40m (204-0) in the hammer throw. Hicks, who ranked 24th in the NCAA West region entering Friday, unleashed the winning throw on his very first attempt.
Hicks joined Duncan Dickerson (2015) as the only Owls in program history to win the hammer throw at a conference championship. The victory was Hicks' sixth this outdoor season.
Joining Hicks on the medal stand was freshman Shaun Kerry, who advanced to the finals with a throw of 60.33m (197-11) on his second attempt. The Driffield, East Yorkshire (England) native recorded his 10th top-three finish of the season while earning six points for the Owls.
The Owls also had four competitors in the decathlon, all of whom set personal bests in total points. Sophomore Corbett Fong led the way with a career-best 7115 points, good enough for fourth place and five team points. Fong won both the discus (42.64m) and javelin (58.76m) on Friday. Also picking up team points for the Owls in the decathlon were Keegan O'Connor (6th-6198 points) and Dillon Stewart (7th-5920 points). Chance Allshouse also set a personal best mark with 5108 points, just missing out on earning a team point with a ninth place finish.
Day three of the C-USA Championships will pick back up on Saturday starting at 3:30 p.m. for the Owls starting with the discus.
Hammer Throw
1. Nick Hicks – 62.40m (204-9)
3. Shaun Kerry – 60.33m (197-11)
12. Austin Weber – 49.01m (160-9)
Decathlon
4. Corbett Fong – 7115 points (PB)
6. Keegan O'Connor – 6198 points (PB)
7. Dillon Stewart – 5920 points (PB)
9. Chance Allshouse – 5108 points (PB)
10,000m
13. Travis Dowd – 31:23.01
15. Daniel Cohen – 32:18.49
Sophomore Nick Hicks won his third career C-USA title (first Outdoor) with a winning heave of 62.40m (204-0) in the hammer throw. Hicks, who ranked 24th in the NCAA West region entering Friday, unleashed the winning throw on his very first attempt.
Hicks joined Duncan Dickerson (2015) as the only Owls in program history to win the hammer throw at a conference championship. The victory was Hicks' sixth this outdoor season.
Joining Hicks on the medal stand was freshman Shaun Kerry, who advanced to the finals with a throw of 60.33m (197-11) on his second attempt. The Driffield, East Yorkshire (England) native recorded his 10th top-three finish of the season while earning six points for the Owls.
The Owls also had four competitors in the decathlon, all of whom set personal bests in total points. Sophomore Corbett Fong led the way with a career-best 7115 points, good enough for fourth place and five team points. Fong won both the discus (42.64m) and javelin (58.76m) on Friday. Also picking up team points for the Owls in the decathlon were Keegan O'Connor (6th-6198 points) and Dillon Stewart (7th-5920 points). Chance Allshouse also set a personal best mark with 5108 points, just missing out on earning a team point with a ninth place finish.
Day three of the C-USA Championships will pick back up on Saturday starting at 3:30 p.m. for the Owls starting with the discus.
Hammer Throw
1. Nick Hicks – 62.40m (204-9)
3. Shaun Kerry – 60.33m (197-11)
12. Austin Weber – 49.01m (160-9)
Decathlon
4. Corbett Fong – 7115 points (PB)
6. Keegan O'Connor – 6198 points (PB)
7. Dillon Stewart – 5920 points (PB)
9. Chance Allshouse – 5108 points (PB)
10,000m
13. Travis Dowd – 31:23.01
15. Daniel Cohen – 32:18.49
-RiceOwls.com-
Players Mentioned
Combined Events
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Combined Events
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
Combined Events
/ Men's Track & Field
Decathlon
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & FieldWBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02