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Gannon Reaches Podium; Owls Sit in Second
5/16/2025 11:17:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
CHARLOTTE – The Rice men's track and field team continued to build upon yesterday's success at day two of the AAC Outdoor Championships in Charlotte, N.C. The Owls are currently in second as a team at the end of day two.
For a second consecutive season, Gus Gannon reached the podium with a second-place finish in the steeplechase. Andrew Murray was close behind in fifth place, while Brandon Martz snuck through for a point in eighth place.
Daniel Sowell added a sixth-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 16.65m, with Sultan Bakare close behind, finishing eighth.
Christian Edgar was the first Owl to advance to the finals tomorrow, doing so in the 110m after finishing seventh with a time of 14.05.
Drayden Dickmann also moved on to the finals, doing so in the 100m with a time of 10.55, finishing eighth.
Evan Ringwald qualified for tomorrow's finals in the 800m, just making the cut in eighth with a time of 1:51.13.
THURSDAY'S RECAP
Augustus Henry used a personal best throw of 69.10m in the javelin to claim the first event title for the Owls. Henry's throw moves him into 20th in the NCAA West and 33rd in the NCAA.
All three of Rice's entries secured points, with Aryan Padaruth (sixth) and Jack Greaves (seventh) also adding points in the javelin.
Cal Abdulkey claimed the first podium visit of the meet earlier in the day, finishing third in the hammer throw with a distance of 61.53m. Sultan Bakare added more points after jumping from seventh to fourth place on his final throw.
A trio of Owls advanced to Saturday's finals in the 1500m, with Gus Gannon, Elliot Metcalf and Jackson Moran all moving on.
Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jon Warren
"The steeplechase went very well for us today, and even brought some surprises too. Gus ran a fantastic race and finished second to an extremely good runner. Andrew Murray also ran a solid race for us to grab some more points with a fifth-place finish. The surprise goes to Brandon Martz, who ran a great personal best to snag a point in eighth. Really proud of his race tonight and of all the steeple runners. It was wonderful to get three guys to score in the event. We grabbed more points out of the shot put with Daniel Sowell in sixth and Sultan Bakare in eighth. We have several moving on to tomorrow's finals, Drayden Dickmann, Christian Edgar, and Evan Ringwald, and I can't wait to see what they can do tomorrow. There were also several athletes who just missed the cut, finishing in ninth and tenth. I am really excited to see what we can do tomorrow. We have guys running in four finals and also in the relays and 5000m. Over in the field events, I am hoping for some big performances out of the high jump, pole vault and in the discus. Tomorrow should be a great day of competition not only for Rice, but for track and field as a whole."
RESULTS (Top Finishers)
100m
8. Drayden Dickmann – 10.55 (advances)
110m Hurdles
7. Christian Edgar – 14.05 (advances)
800m
8. Evan Ringwald – 1:51.13 (advances)
3000m Steeplechase
2. Gus Gannon – 8:57.26 (+8)
5. Andrew Murray – 9:01.78 (+4)
8. Brandon Martz – 9:16.73 (+1)
Shot Put
6. Daniel Sowell – 16.65 (+3)
8. Sultan Bakare – 16.30 (+1)
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
1500m
3. Gus Gannon – 3:47.91 (advances)
7. Elliot Metcalf – 3:48.01 (advances)
8. Jackson Moran – 3:50.50 (advances)
Hammer Throw
3. Cal Abdulky – 61.53m (+6)
4. Sultan Bakare – 59.16m (+5)
Javelin
1. Augustus Henry – 69.10m (+10)
6. Aryan Padaruth – 65.77m (+3)
7. Jack Greaves – 65.68m (+2)
TEAM SCORES
1. Wichita State – 69
2. Rice – 43
3. North Texas – 39
4. Tulane – 29
5. Memphis – 25
6. Tulsa – 21
7. Charlotte – 20
8. East Carolina – 10
9. South Florida – 9
10. UTSA – 8
UP NEXT
The Owls wrap up their stay in Charlotte tomorrow evening.
For a second consecutive season, Gus Gannon reached the podium with a second-place finish in the steeplechase. Andrew Murray was close behind in fifth place, while Brandon Martz snuck through for a point in eighth place.
Daniel Sowell added a sixth-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 16.65m, with Sultan Bakare close behind, finishing eighth.
Christian Edgar was the first Owl to advance to the finals tomorrow, doing so in the 110m after finishing seventh with a time of 14.05.
Drayden Dickmann also moved on to the finals, doing so in the 100m with a time of 10.55, finishing eighth.
Evan Ringwald qualified for tomorrow's finals in the 800m, just making the cut in eighth with a time of 1:51.13.
THURSDAY'S RECAP
Augustus Henry used a personal best throw of 69.10m in the javelin to claim the first event title for the Owls. Henry's throw moves him into 20th in the NCAA West and 33rd in the NCAA.
All three of Rice's entries secured points, with Aryan Padaruth (sixth) and Jack Greaves (seventh) also adding points in the javelin.
Cal Abdulkey claimed the first podium visit of the meet earlier in the day, finishing third in the hammer throw with a distance of 61.53m. Sultan Bakare added more points after jumping from seventh to fourth place on his final throw.
A trio of Owls advanced to Saturday's finals in the 1500m, with Gus Gannon, Elliot Metcalf and Jackson Moran all moving on.
"The steeplechase went very well for us today, and even brought some surprises too. Gus ran a fantastic race and finished second to an extremely good runner. Andrew Murray also ran a solid race for us to grab some more points with a fifth-place finish. The surprise goes to Brandon Martz, who ran a great personal best to snag a point in eighth. Really proud of his race tonight and of all the steeple runners. It was wonderful to get three guys to score in the event. We grabbed more points out of the shot put with Daniel Sowell in sixth and Sultan Bakare in eighth. We have several moving on to tomorrow's finals, Drayden Dickmann, Christian Edgar, and Evan Ringwald, and I can't wait to see what they can do tomorrow. There were also several athletes who just missed the cut, finishing in ninth and tenth. I am really excited to see what we can do tomorrow. We have guys running in four finals and also in the relays and 5000m. Over in the field events, I am hoping for some big performances out of the high jump, pole vault and in the discus. Tomorrow should be a great day of competition not only for Rice, but for track and field as a whole."
100m
8. Drayden Dickmann – 10.55 (advances)
110m Hurdles
7. Christian Edgar – 14.05 (advances)
800m
8. Evan Ringwald – 1:51.13 (advances)
3000m Steeplechase
2. Gus Gannon – 8:57.26 (+8)
5. Andrew Murray – 9:01.78 (+4)
8. Brandon Martz – 9:16.73 (+1)
Shot Put
6. Daniel Sowell – 16.65 (+3)
8. Sultan Bakare – 16.30 (+1)
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
1500m
3. Gus Gannon – 3:47.91 (advances)
7. Elliot Metcalf – 3:48.01 (advances)
8. Jackson Moran – 3:50.50 (advances)
Hammer Throw
3. Cal Abdulky – 61.53m (+6)
4. Sultan Bakare – 59.16m (+5)
Javelin
1. Augustus Henry – 69.10m (+10)
6. Aryan Padaruth – 65.77m (+3)
7. Jack Greaves – 65.68m (+2)
1. Wichita State – 69
2. Rice – 43
3. North Texas – 39
4. Tulane – 29
5. Memphis – 25
6. Tulsa – 21
7. Charlotte – 20
8. East Carolina – 10
9. South Florida – 9
10. UTSA – 8
The Owls wrap up their stay in Charlotte tomorrow evening.
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