
Men’s T&F Readies for AAC Outdoor Championships
5/9/2024 10:24:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
SAN ANTONIO – The Rice Owls men's track & field team heads to San Antonio this weekend for the 2024 AAC Outdoor Championships, starting Friday, May 10 through Sunday, May 12. The meet is hosted by UTSA.
The Owls placed sixth as a team at the AAC Indoor meet a few months back, with 12 points separating Rice from third place. Cal Abdulky was Rice's lone event winner, with 13 Owls placing at the meet.
Rice currently has several athletes in the top 50 of their respective events in the NCAA: Sam Welsh (6th – Discus), Ese Amata (26th – high jump), Shaun Kerry (31st – hammer throw) and Cal Abdulky (36th – hammer throw).
Scheduled Rice competitors
110m Hurdles – Christian Edgar
400m – Connor McGrath
400m Hurdles – Thomas Ma
800m – Gerardo Torres, Davis Thames, Ronen Oosthuizen, Cadan Hanson
1500m – Jose Acuna, Jackson Moran, Elliot Metcalf, Gus Gannon
5000m – Gus Gannon, Andrew Murray, Elliot Metcalf, Jackson Moran, Filippo Aldrovandi, Wesley Wright, Grant Samara, Travis Dowd
3000m Steeplechase – Gus Gannon, Andrew Murray, Grant Samara
10000m – Ben Tijerina, Travis Dowd, Filippo Aldrovandi, Wesley Wright
4x400m – McGrath, Edgar, Shurpalekar, Thames
High Jump – Ese Amata, Patrick Elizondo, Vincent Arousell
Pole Vault – Javier Alatorre, Matt Kumar
Shot Put – Christopher Rivera, Jorge Hinojosa, Sam Welsh
Discus – Jorge Hinojosa, Sam Welsh
Hammer Throw – Cal Abdulky, Shaun Kerry
Javelin – Aryan Padaruth, Ty Hampton
Decathlon – Vincent Arousell, Luke Ivy
The Owls placed sixth as a team at the AAC Indoor meet a few months back, with 12 points separating Rice from third place. Cal Abdulky was Rice's lone event winner, with 13 Owls placing at the meet.
Rice currently has several athletes in the top 50 of their respective events in the NCAA: Sam Welsh (6th – Discus), Ese Amata (26th – high jump), Shaun Kerry (31st – hammer throw) and Cal Abdulky (36th – hammer throw).
Scheduled Rice competitors
110m Hurdles – Christian Edgar
400m – Connor McGrath
400m Hurdles – Thomas Ma
800m – Gerardo Torres, Davis Thames, Ronen Oosthuizen, Cadan Hanson
1500m – Jose Acuna, Jackson Moran, Elliot Metcalf, Gus Gannon
5000m – Gus Gannon, Andrew Murray, Elliot Metcalf, Jackson Moran, Filippo Aldrovandi, Wesley Wright, Grant Samara, Travis Dowd
3000m Steeplechase – Gus Gannon, Andrew Murray, Grant Samara
10000m – Ben Tijerina, Travis Dowd, Filippo Aldrovandi, Wesley Wright
4x400m – McGrath, Edgar, Shurpalekar, Thames
High Jump – Ese Amata, Patrick Elizondo, Vincent Arousell
Pole Vault – Javier Alatorre, Matt Kumar
Shot Put – Christopher Rivera, Jorge Hinojosa, Sam Welsh
Discus – Jorge Hinojosa, Sam Welsh
Hammer Throw – Cal Abdulky, Shaun Kerry
Javelin – Aryan Padaruth, Ty Hampton
Decathlon – Vincent Arousell, Luke Ivy
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