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Saturday, April 22
Houston, Texas
Rice University
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J Fred Duckett Twilight
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Rice Shines at J Fred Duckett Twilight Invite
4/22/2023 10:31:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice men's track and field team had several top finishes at the 19th annual J. Fred Duckett Twilight Invite at Rice University's Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field, the final home meet this season for the Owls.
Rice got started early, with Shaun Kerry and Cal Abdulky going 1-2 in the hammer throw, while Nick Hicks finished close behind in fourth. Elian Ahmar claimed the shot put title while Alexander Slinkman won the pole vault. Discus rounded out the field events with Sam Welsh, Samuel Woodley and Hicks providing a 1-2-3 sweep for the Owls.
On the track, Grant Levesque grabbed a second-place finish in the 110m hurdles while Gus Gannon finished second in the steeplechase.
The Owls had 19 top-10 finishers with 16 placing in the top five.
RESULTS (Top 10 finishers)
110m Hurdles
2. Levesque – 14.45
400m Hurdles
9. Zach Neuman – 53.06
1500m
7. Jackson Moran – 3:50.48
3000m Steeplechase
2. Gannon – 9:11.21
3. Andrew Murray – 9:18.95
Field Events
Hammer Throw
1. Kerry – 65.31m (214-03)
2. Abdulky – 63.67m (208-10)
4. Nick Hicks – 60.67m (199-00)
Javelin
3. Corbett Fong – 57.87m (189-10)
Shot Put
1. Ahmar – 18.20m (59-08.50)
4. Jorge Hinojosa – 16.79m (55-01)
High Jump
2. Amata – 2.12m (6-11.5)
9. Patrick Elizondo – 1.92m (6-03.5)
Pole Vault
1. Slinkman – 5.28m (17-03.75)
2. Rivera – 4.83m (15-10)
4. Javier Alatorre – 4.68m (15-04.25)
Discus
1. Welsh – 58.58m (192-02)
2. Woodley – 53.84m (176-07)
3. Hicks – 53.01m (173-11)
UP NEXT
Rice will be back in action May 5 for the Tom Tellez Invite at the University of Houston.
Rice got started early, with Shaun Kerry and Cal Abdulky going 1-2 in the hammer throw, while Nick Hicks finished close behind in fourth. Elian Ahmar claimed the shot put title while Alexander Slinkman won the pole vault. Discus rounded out the field events with Sam Welsh, Samuel Woodley and Hicks providing a 1-2-3 sweep for the Owls.
On the track, Grant Levesque grabbed a second-place finish in the 110m hurdles while Gus Gannon finished second in the steeplechase.
The Owls had 19 top-10 finishers with 16 placing in the top five.
110m Hurdles
2. Levesque – 14.45
400m Hurdles
9. Zach Neuman – 53.06
1500m
7. Jackson Moran – 3:50.48
3000m Steeplechase
2. Gannon – 9:11.21
3. Andrew Murray – 9:18.95
Field Events
Hammer Throw
1. Kerry – 65.31m (214-03)
2. Abdulky – 63.67m (208-10)
4. Nick Hicks – 60.67m (199-00)
Javelin
3. Corbett Fong – 57.87m (189-10)
Shot Put
1. Ahmar – 18.20m (59-08.50)
4. Jorge Hinojosa – 16.79m (55-01)
High Jump
2. Amata – 2.12m (6-11.5)
9. Patrick Elizondo – 1.92m (6-03.5)
Pole Vault
1. Slinkman – 5.28m (17-03.75)
2. Rivera – 4.83m (15-10)
4. Javier Alatorre – 4.68m (15-04.25)
Discus
1. Welsh – 58.58m (192-02)
2. Woodley – 53.84m (176-07)
3. Hicks – 53.01m (173-11)
Rice will be back in action May 5 for the Tom Tellez Invite at the University of Houston.
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