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Friday, February 23
Birmingham, Ala
Rice University
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AAC Championships
Owls Have Several Highlight Performances at AAC Indoor Championships
2/24/2024 10:39:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – The Rice men's track and field team took sixth as a team in the conference debut for the Owls at the AAC Indoor Championships. Rice battled in a highly competitive meet throughout the two days, landing in the middle of the pack, with the third through sixth-place teams finishing just a mere 12 points apart from each other.
Jorge Hinojosa and Christopher Rivera continued the strong showing from the Rice throwers, finishing in fourth and seventh, respectively, in the shot put. Both finished with season bests in the event.
The Owls had a great showing in the heptathlon, led by Vincent Arousell's second-place finish. Arousell set four personal bests in the event, leading to a personal best score of 5477 points. Luke Ivy had a career showing, with a personal best 4536 points, while setting personal bests in five different events, finishing eighth.
On the track, Gus Gannon had a season best in the 3000m, finishing sixth, while Elliot Metcalf took eighth in the mile. Rice's 4x400m Relay team scored the last point of the meet, finishing eighth in the event.
Overall, the Owls had six podium visits while claiming one event title and one school record.
Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jon Warren
"This was a good catapult towards outdoors. This small group, who did very well in quite a few events, will be greatly augmented by the addition of others who did not have indoor events or indoor eligibility. I am greatly looking forward to the outdoor campaign. But before that, we still have one national indoor qualifier in Alexander Slinkman to focus on and we have many medalists and event scorers that rightfully deserve recognition from this weekend. Cal [Abdulky] and Shaun [Kerry] in the weight throw both making the podium, as well as the freshman Vincent Arousell in the hept, Matt Kumar in the pole vault, Ese Amata in the high jump, and the DMR of Andrew Murray, Connor McGrath, Davis Thames, and Elliot Metcalf all earning silver medals and all deserving special recognition. Gus Gannon and Jorge Hinojosa both just missed the podium with fourth-place finishes in the 5k and shot put, respectively. Gus even came back today and finished sixth in the 3k. We also saw some big personal bests throughout the meet including Javier Alatorre in the pole vault, and Arousell and Luke Ivy in the heptathlon."
RESULTS (Top finishers)
Mile
8. Elliot Metcalf – 4:07.87
3000m
6. Gus Gannon – 8:10.50 – Season Best
Shot Put
4. Jorge Hinojosa – 16.71m (54-10.00) – Season Best
7. Christopher Rivera – 15.27m (50-01.25) – Season Best
Heptathlon
2. Vincent Arousell – 5477 points – Personal Record
8. Luke Ivy – 4536 points – Personal Record
4x400m Relay
8. McGrath, Schott, O'Connor, Shurpalekar – 3:21.73
FRIDAY RESULTS
5000m
4. Gus Gannon – 14:19.61 – School Record
DMR
2. Andrew Murray, Connor McGrath, Davis Thames, Elliot Metcalf – 9:53.47
Pole Vault – B
2. Matt Kumar – 4.88m (16-00.00)
6. Javier Alatorre – 4.88m (16-00.00) – Personal Best
High Jump
2. Ese Amata – 2.06m (6-09.00)
Weight Throw
1. Cal Abdulky – 21.03m (69-00.00)
3. Shaun Kerry – 20.47m (67-02.00) – Personal Record
TEAM STANDINGS
1. South Florida – 156
2. Charlotte – 105.6
3. UTSA – 80
4. Tulsa– 79
5. Wichita State – 70
6. Rice – 68
7. Memphis – 36
8. North Texas – 35.5
9. East Carolina – 31
UP NEXT
The Owls will be back in action at the NCAA Championships on March 8-9. Top 16 event finishers qualify for the meet.
Jorge Hinojosa and Christopher Rivera continued the strong showing from the Rice throwers, finishing in fourth and seventh, respectively, in the shot put. Both finished with season bests in the event.
The Owls had a great showing in the heptathlon, led by Vincent Arousell's second-place finish. Arousell set four personal bests in the event, leading to a personal best score of 5477 points. Luke Ivy had a career showing, with a personal best 4536 points, while setting personal bests in five different events, finishing eighth.
On the track, Gus Gannon had a season best in the 3000m, finishing sixth, while Elliot Metcalf took eighth in the mile. Rice's 4x400m Relay team scored the last point of the meet, finishing eighth in the event.
Overall, the Owls had six podium visits while claiming one event title and one school record.
"This was a good catapult towards outdoors. This small group, who did very well in quite a few events, will be greatly augmented by the addition of others who did not have indoor events or indoor eligibility. I am greatly looking forward to the outdoor campaign. But before that, we still have one national indoor qualifier in Alexander Slinkman to focus on and we have many medalists and event scorers that rightfully deserve recognition from this weekend. Cal [Abdulky] and Shaun [Kerry] in the weight throw both making the podium, as well as the freshman Vincent Arousell in the hept, Matt Kumar in the pole vault, Ese Amata in the high jump, and the DMR of Andrew Murray, Connor McGrath, Davis Thames, and Elliot Metcalf all earning silver medals and all deserving special recognition. Gus Gannon and Jorge Hinojosa both just missed the podium with fourth-place finishes in the 5k and shot put, respectively. Gus even came back today and finished sixth in the 3k. We also saw some big personal bests throughout the meet including Javier Alatorre in the pole vault, and Arousell and Luke Ivy in the heptathlon."
Mile
8. Elliot Metcalf – 4:07.87
3000m
6. Gus Gannon – 8:10.50 – Season Best
Shot Put
4. Jorge Hinojosa – 16.71m (54-10.00) – Season Best
7. Christopher Rivera – 15.27m (50-01.25) – Season Best
Heptathlon
2. Vincent Arousell – 5477 points – Personal Record
8. Luke Ivy – 4536 points – Personal Record
4x400m Relay
8. McGrath, Schott, O'Connor, Shurpalekar – 3:21.73
FRIDAY RESULTS
5000m
4. Gus Gannon – 14:19.61 – School Record
DMR
2. Andrew Murray, Connor McGrath, Davis Thames, Elliot Metcalf – 9:53.47
Pole Vault – B
2. Matt Kumar – 4.88m (16-00.00)
6. Javier Alatorre – 4.88m (16-00.00) – Personal Best
High Jump
2. Ese Amata – 2.06m (6-09.00)
Weight Throw
1. Cal Abdulky – 21.03m (69-00.00)
3. Shaun Kerry – 20.47m (67-02.00) – Personal Record
TEAM STANDINGS
1. South Florida – 156
2. Charlotte – 105.6
3. UTSA – 80
4. Tulsa– 79
5. Wichita State – 70
6. Rice – 68
7. Memphis – 36
8. North Texas – 35.5
9. East Carolina – 31
The Owls will be back in action at the NCAA Championships on March 8-9. Top 16 event finishers qualify for the meet.
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