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Owls Have Great Outdoor Season Debut at UH
3/20/2025 7:23:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice men's track and field team opened the 2025 outdoor season with great performances all throughout the track at the Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invite at the University of Houston Thursday afternoon.
Elliot Metcalf claimed the event title in the 1500m, with freshman Marcus Gaitan finishing right behind in second.
William Thames had a great showing with a second-place finish in the 800m.
In the hammer throw, Cal Abdulky grabbed the title with a throw of 61 meters. Daniel Sowell and Sultan Bakare both climbed into the top 10 for the event with 53m-plus throws.
Bakare also moved into ninth all-time in the shot put with a throw of 17.05m.
Over in the discus, Juan Marais finished second in his debut with a distance of 55.70m, ranking sixth all-time at Rice.
Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jon Warren
"Fun way to start the outdoor season. Very happy with the way they all competed for the rust-buster sort of meet. Great performances from Cal in the hammer, Elliot in the 1500m, Juan in the discus, William and Gus in the 800m, and many others gave great efforts. It was a fun way to end spring break."
RESULTS (Top Finishers)
400m
8. Andrew Trinidad – 55.26s
9. Thomas Ma – 55.39s
800m
2. William Thames – 1:50.90
9. Gus Gannon – 1:55.09
1500m
1. Elliot Metcalf – 3:48.62
2. Marcus Gaitan – 3:54.55
Discus
2. Juan Marais – 55.70m (182-09) – No. 6 all-time
5. Daniel Sowell – 46.52m (152-07)
Hammer Throw
1. Cal Abdulky – 61.63m (202-02)
5. Daniel Sowell – 54.39m (178-05) – No. 9 all-time
6. Sultan Bakare – 53.64m (176-00) – No. 10 all-time
Javelin
7. Luke Ivy – 47.24m (155-00)
Long Jump
9. Luke Ivy – 6.64 (21-09.50)
Shot Put
5. Sultan Bakare – 17.05m (55-11.25) – No. 9 Rice all-time
7. Daniel Sowell – 16.53m (54-02.75)
8. Jorge Hinojosa – 15.65m (51-04.25)
UP NEXT
The Owls will return home for the Victor Lopez Classic next weekend.
Elliot Metcalf claimed the event title in the 1500m, with freshman Marcus Gaitan finishing right behind in second.
William Thames had a great showing with a second-place finish in the 800m.
In the hammer throw, Cal Abdulky grabbed the title with a throw of 61 meters. Daniel Sowell and Sultan Bakare both climbed into the top 10 for the event with 53m-plus throws.
Bakare also moved into ninth all-time in the shot put with a throw of 17.05m.
Over in the discus, Juan Marais finished second in his debut with a distance of 55.70m, ranking sixth all-time at Rice.
"Fun way to start the outdoor season. Very happy with the way they all competed for the rust-buster sort of meet. Great performances from Cal in the hammer, Elliot in the 1500m, Juan in the discus, William and Gus in the 800m, and many others gave great efforts. It was a fun way to end spring break."
400m
8. Andrew Trinidad – 55.26s
9. Thomas Ma – 55.39s
800m
2. William Thames – 1:50.90
9. Gus Gannon – 1:55.09
1500m
1. Elliot Metcalf – 3:48.62
2. Marcus Gaitan – 3:54.55
Discus
2. Juan Marais – 55.70m (182-09) – No. 6 all-time
5. Daniel Sowell – 46.52m (152-07)
Hammer Throw
1. Cal Abdulky – 61.63m (202-02)
5. Daniel Sowell – 54.39m (178-05) – No. 9 all-time
6. Sultan Bakare – 53.64m (176-00) – No. 10 all-time
Javelin
7. Luke Ivy – 47.24m (155-00)
Long Jump
9. Luke Ivy – 6.64 (21-09.50)
Shot Put
5. Sultan Bakare – 17.05m (55-11.25) – No. 9 Rice all-time
7. Daniel Sowell – 16.53m (54-02.75)
8. Jorge Hinojosa – 15.65m (51-04.25)
The Owls will return home for the Victor Lopez Classic next weekend.
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