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Thursday, May 15
Charlotte, N.C.
Rice University
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AAC Championships
Marais Places Second on Final Day of AACs
5/17/2025 11:15:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
CHARLOTTE – The Rice men's track and field team finished a successful weekend at the AAC Outdoor Championships Saturday, adding one more podium visit and scoring across several events on the final day. The Owls closed their stay in Charlotte in sixth as a team.
Freshman Juan Marais had the lone podium visit of the day for Rice, securing a second-place finish in the discus with a throw of 56.87m.
Christian Edgar had a huge race in the 110m hurdles, finishing fourth after entering the day seeded seventh.
Another freshman, Evan Ringwald, secured points with a fifth-place finish in the 800m. Elliot Metcalf (fifth) and Jackson Moran (sixth) added points in the 1500m.
Drayden Dickmann also finished higher than seeded with a sixth-place showing in the 100m after entering seeded eighth.
FRIDAY'S RECAP
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.
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.
Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jon Warren
"Juan gets the highlight of the day, finishing second as a freshman in his conference debut. He had two throws of 56 meters, which was awesome to see as he threw into squirrely winds. Anytime you have a freshman on the podium it is just fantastic. We also had a whole lot of guys who really competed well. The sprints did really well. Christian getting fourth in the hurdles was stunning. Really great job by him today. Drayden got sixth in the 100m. 4x100 and 4x400 both getting fifth was incredible. The 4x400 field was fantastic, and the quality of the conference is amazing. It's the best outside of the powers. Every event is just amazing to watch. We had Evan scoring fifth in a great field in the 800m, and Elliot and Jackson went fifth and sixth in the 1500m. Overall, I'm really proud of the effort given by this group across a wide variety of events. Now, we get to look forward to an exciting week of competition at the NCAA West Prelims, where we will send six guys competing in the postseason. We will have Juan Marais (discus), Gus Gannon (3000m steeplechase), Cal Abdulky (hammer throw), and Augustus Henry, Aryan Padaruth and Jack Greaves (javelin). Looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish in College Station."
RESULTS (Top Finishers)
100m
6. Drayden Dickmann – 10.64 (+3)
110m Hurdles
4. Christian Edgar – 14.04 (+5)
800m
5. Evan Ringwald – 1:51.48 (+4)
1500m
5. Elliot Metcalf – 3:51.60 (+4)
6. Jackson Moran – 3:52.57 (+3)
4x100
5. Jakob Gilbreth, Sachin Shurpalekar, Connor McGrath, Drayden Dickmann – 40.56
4x400
5. Connor McGrath, Jakob Gilbreth, Christian Edgar, Kevin Schott – 3:12.40
Discus
2. Juan Marais – 56.87m (+8)
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
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
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. South Florida – 173.5
2. Wichita State – 155
3. Memphis – 82.5
4. Charlotte – 82
5. North Texas – 80
6. Rice – 78
7. Tulane – 68
8. Tulsa – 50
9. UTSA – 31
10. East Carolina – 18
UP NEXT
The Owls will head to College Station for the NCAA West Prelims on May 28-31.
Freshman Juan Marais had the lone podium visit of the day for Rice, securing a second-place finish in the discus with a throw of 56.87m.
Christian Edgar had a huge race in the 110m hurdles, finishing fourth after entering the day seeded seventh.
Another freshman, Evan Ringwald, secured points with a fifth-place finish in the 800m. Elliot Metcalf (fifth) and Jackson Moran (sixth) added points in the 1500m.
Drayden Dickmann also finished higher than seeded with a sixth-place showing in the 100m after entering seeded eighth.
FRIDAY'S RECAP
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.
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.
"Juan gets the highlight of the day, finishing second as a freshman in his conference debut. He had two throws of 56 meters, which was awesome to see as he threw into squirrely winds. Anytime you have a freshman on the podium it is just fantastic. We also had a whole lot of guys who really competed well. The sprints did really well. Christian getting fourth in the hurdles was stunning. Really great job by him today. Drayden got sixth in the 100m. 4x100 and 4x400 both getting fifth was incredible. The 4x400 field was fantastic, and the quality of the conference is amazing. It's the best outside of the powers. Every event is just amazing to watch. We had Evan scoring fifth in a great field in the 800m, and Elliot and Jackson went fifth and sixth in the 1500m. Overall, I'm really proud of the effort given by this group across a wide variety of events. Now, we get to look forward to an exciting week of competition at the NCAA West Prelims, where we will send six guys competing in the postseason. We will have Juan Marais (discus), Gus Gannon (3000m steeplechase), Cal Abdulky (hammer throw), and Augustus Henry, Aryan Padaruth and Jack Greaves (javelin). Looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish in College Station."
100m
6. Drayden Dickmann – 10.64 (+3)
110m Hurdles
4. Christian Edgar – 14.04 (+5)
800m
5. Evan Ringwald – 1:51.48 (+4)
1500m
5. Elliot Metcalf – 3:51.60 (+4)
6. Jackson Moran – 3:52.57 (+3)
4x100
5. Jakob Gilbreth, Sachin Shurpalekar, Connor McGrath, Drayden Dickmann – 40.56
4x400
5. Connor McGrath, Jakob Gilbreth, Christian Edgar, Kevin Schott – 3:12.40
Discus
2. Juan Marais – 56.87m (+8)
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
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
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. South Florida – 173.5
2. Wichita State – 155
3. Memphis – 82.5
4. Charlotte – 82
5. North Texas – 80
6. Rice – 78
7. Tulane – 68
8. Tulsa – 50
9. UTSA – 31
10. East Carolina – 18
The Owls will head to College Station for the NCAA West Prelims on May 28-31.
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