Preview | Owls Primed for C-USA Championships
5/11/2022 10:51:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
May 12-15 in San Antonio
HOUSTON - The Rice men's track and field team heads to San Antonio this weekend for the 2022 Conference USA Outdoor Championships, which will run Thursday-Sunday at the Park West Athletics Complex, hosted by UTSA.
The meet kicks off with the heptathlon on Thursday. Field events will take place early in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. All four days of competition will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Meet Information
Live Results | Schedule of Events | C-USA Championship Central
Rankings
The Owls, who will have 30 total athletes competing, are currently ranked No. 9 in the USTFCCCA South Central Region and second in C-USA. Rice holds four of the top marks in Conference USA this season; Grant Levesque (Decathlon-7219 pts), Alex Slinkman (Pole Vault-5.30m), Nick Hicks (Hammer Throw-62.60m), and James McNaney (Javelin-66.17m).
Scheduled Rice Men's Competitors with C-USA rankings (all times CT)
Finals (Thur./Fri.) - Decathlon - Grant Levesque (7219 pts-1st), Augustus Henry (6957 pts-2nd), Corbett Fong (6296 pts-4th), Keegan O'Connor (6133 pts-5th)
Finals (Fri. 2 p.m.) - Hammer Throw - Nick Hicks (62.60m-1st), Shaun Kerry (60.91m-2nd), Cal Abdulky (55.84m-7th)
Finals (Fri. 8 p.m.) - 10,000m - Travis Dowd (30:32.79-8th)
Finals (Sat. 1 p.m.) - Discus - Samuel Woodley (56.48m-1st), Jorge Hinojosa (52.39m-5th), Nick Hicks (51.20m-7th), Elian Ahmar (48.22m-14th)
Finals (Sat. 1 p.m.) - Long Jump - Augustus Henry (7.24m-7th), Sean Fresch (N/A)
Finals (Sat. 3:30 p.m.) - Pole Vault - Alex Slinkman (5.30m-1st), Grant Levesque (5.10m-2nd), Natan Rivera (5.00m-3rd)
Finals (Sat. 4:30 p.m.) - High Jump - Ese Amata (2.11m-3rd), Patrick Elizondo (1.92m-12th), Augustus Henry (1.92m-12th)
Prelims (Sat. 5:30 p.m.) - 1500m - Alex Topini (3:45.42), Elliot Metcalf (3:50.13-10th)
Prelims (Sat. 6 p.m.) - 110m Hurdles - Grant Levesque (14.54-7th)
Prelims (Sat. 7 p.m.) - 100m - Austin Conrad (11.03)
Prelims (Sat. 7:30 p.m.) - 800m - Jason Bugg (1:54.36-19th), Ronen Oosthuizen (1:54.79-22nd), Davis Thames (1:55.22-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 8 p.m.) - 400m Hurdles - Evan Marshman (54.34-11th), Thomas Ma (55.50-15th)
Prelims (Sat. 8:25 p.m.) - 200m - Austin Conrad (22.52-N/A)
Finals (Sat. 9 p.m.) - 3000m Steeplechase - Andrew Abikhaled (8:51.71-2nd), Hociel Landa (9:39.74-15th), Grant Samara (N/A)
Finals (Sun. 3:30 p.m.) - Javelin - James McNaney (66.17m-1st), Corbett Fong (58.43m-4th), Ari Broussard (55.93m-9th), Augustus Henry (54.76m-10th)
Finals (Sun. 3:30 p.m.) - Shot Put - Elian Ahmar (18.00m-2nd), Jorge Hinojosa (5th-16.64m), Christopher Rivera (15.40m-16th)
Finals (Sun. 6:25 p.m.) - 5000m - Hociel Landa (14:57.47-24th), Travis Dowd (14:59.99-25th), Andrew Abikhaled (N/A), Elliot Metcalf (N/A), Alex Topini (N/A), Grant Samara (N/A)
Finals (Sun. 8:50 p.m.) - 4x400 - Evan Marshman, Corbett Fong, Keegan O'Connor, Augustus Henry (3:18.58-7th)
The meet kicks off with the heptathlon on Thursday. Field events will take place early in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. All four days of competition will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Meet Information
Live Results | Schedule of Events | C-USA Championship Central
Rankings
The Owls, who will have 30 total athletes competing, are currently ranked No. 9 in the USTFCCCA South Central Region and second in C-USA. Rice holds four of the top marks in Conference USA this season; Grant Levesque (Decathlon-7219 pts), Alex Slinkman (Pole Vault-5.30m), Nick Hicks (Hammer Throw-62.60m), and James McNaney (Javelin-66.17m).
Scheduled Rice Men's Competitors with C-USA rankings (all times CT)
Finals (Thur./Fri.) - Decathlon - Grant Levesque (7219 pts-1st), Augustus Henry (6957 pts-2nd), Corbett Fong (6296 pts-4th), Keegan O'Connor (6133 pts-5th)
Finals (Fri. 2 p.m.) - Hammer Throw - Nick Hicks (62.60m-1st), Shaun Kerry (60.91m-2nd), Cal Abdulky (55.84m-7th)
Finals (Fri. 8 p.m.) - 10,000m - Travis Dowd (30:32.79-8th)
Finals (Sat. 1 p.m.) - Discus - Samuel Woodley (56.48m-1st), Jorge Hinojosa (52.39m-5th), Nick Hicks (51.20m-7th), Elian Ahmar (48.22m-14th)
Finals (Sat. 1 p.m.) - Long Jump - Augustus Henry (7.24m-7th), Sean Fresch (N/A)
Finals (Sat. 3:30 p.m.) - Pole Vault - Alex Slinkman (5.30m-1st), Grant Levesque (5.10m-2nd), Natan Rivera (5.00m-3rd)
Finals (Sat. 4:30 p.m.) - High Jump - Ese Amata (2.11m-3rd), Patrick Elizondo (1.92m-12th), Augustus Henry (1.92m-12th)
Prelims (Sat. 5:30 p.m.) - 1500m - Alex Topini (3:45.42), Elliot Metcalf (3:50.13-10th)
Prelims (Sat. 6 p.m.) - 110m Hurdles - Grant Levesque (14.54-7th)
Prelims (Sat. 7 p.m.) - 100m - Austin Conrad (11.03)
Prelims (Sat. 7:30 p.m.) - 800m - Jason Bugg (1:54.36-19th), Ronen Oosthuizen (1:54.79-22nd), Davis Thames (1:55.22-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 8 p.m.) - 400m Hurdles - Evan Marshman (54.34-11th), Thomas Ma (55.50-15th)
Prelims (Sat. 8:25 p.m.) - 200m - Austin Conrad (22.52-N/A)
Finals (Sat. 9 p.m.) - 3000m Steeplechase - Andrew Abikhaled (8:51.71-2nd), Hociel Landa (9:39.74-15th), Grant Samara (N/A)
Finals (Sun. 3:30 p.m.) - Javelin - James McNaney (66.17m-1st), Corbett Fong (58.43m-4th), Ari Broussard (55.93m-9th), Augustus Henry (54.76m-10th)
Finals (Sun. 3:30 p.m.) - Shot Put - Elian Ahmar (18.00m-2nd), Jorge Hinojosa (5th-16.64m), Christopher Rivera (15.40m-16th)
Finals (Sun. 6:25 p.m.) - 5000m - Hociel Landa (14:57.47-24th), Travis Dowd (14:59.99-25th), Andrew Abikhaled (N/A), Elliot Metcalf (N/A), Alex Topini (N/A), Grant Samara (N/A)
Finals (Sun. 8:50 p.m.) - 4x400 - Evan Marshman, Corbett Fong, Keegan O'Connor, Augustus Henry (3:18.58-7th)
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