Owls Have Tremendous Weekend at UH and A&M

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Men's Track & Field

at Ted Nelson Invite

Jan 23

Men's Track & Field

at Ted Nelson Invite

Jan 23

Men's Track & Field

at Robert Platt Invitational

Jan 30

Men's Track & Field

at Robert Platt Invitational

Jan 30

Men's Track & Field

at Charlie Thomas Invite

Feb 6

Men's Track & Field

at Charlie Thomas Invite

Feb 6

Men's Track & Field

at Howie Ryan Invite

Feb 13

HOUSTON – The Rice men's track and field team had a great final weekend of competitions before the conference championships, seeing top performances at both the Cameron Burrell Invitational at UH and the Texas A&M Alumni Muster.

The Owls had a tremendous showing in the javelin at Houston, going 1-2-3 with two 70-plus-meter finishes. Aryan Padaruth set a personal best with a throw of 70.99m, the fourth best all-time at Rice, to claim the event title.

Jack Greaves moved into fifth all-time in his collegiate debut with a throw of 70.42m, with Augustus Henry finishing third with a throw of 66.79m.

Sultan Bakare added a personal best showing in the hammer throw to take third, finishing with a throw of 60.07m, the eighth best all-time at Rice.

Marcus Gaitan led the charge in the 800m, finishing first with a time of 1:51.52, while Jackson Moran was close behind to finish sixth.

Christian Edgar finished third in the 100m hurdles (14.03s) and was later fourth in the 400m hurdles (53.68)

Evan Ringwald also finished first in his race, doing so in the 1500m, ending with a time of 3:56.60.

At Texas A&M, Juan Marais took third in the discus, finishing with a throw of 55.07m.

Augustus Henry had a clearance of 2.00m in his first high jump attempts of the season, finishing third.

RESULTS (Top Finishers)
HOUSTON
100m Hurdles
3. Christian Edgar – 14.03
8. Ethan Judge – 14.61

200m
10. Soga Adeyiga – 22.36

400m
4. Jakob Gilbreth – 49.24

400m Hurdles
4. Christian Edgar – 53.68
7. Kamden O'Connor – 58.68

800m
1. Marcus Gaitan – 1:51.52
6. Jackson Moran – 1:53.21
9. Elliot Metcalf – 1:53.46

1500m
1. Evan Ringwald – 3:56.60

3000m Steeplechase
2. Brandon Martz – 9:52.44

4x100
3. Rice A – 41.53

Hammer Throw
3. Sultan Bakare – 60.07m (197-01) (Personal Best – Rice No. 8 All-Time)
5. Daniel Sowell – 56.68m (185-11)

Javelin
1. Aryan Padaruth – 70.99m (232-11) (Personal Best – Rice No. 4 All-Time)
2. Jack Greaves – 70.42m (231-00) (Rice No. 5 All-Time)
3. Augustus Henry – 66.79m (219-01)
9. Reeve Tarter – 42.21m (138-06)

Long Jump
4. Reeve Tarter – 5.74m (18-10.00)

Shot Put
5. Sultan Bakare – 16.88m (55-04.75)
8. Daniel Sowell – 16.36m (53-08.25)
10. Jorge Hinojosa – 15.70m (51-06.25)

TEXAS A&M
100m Hurdles
6. Christian Edgar – 14.09

400m Hurdles
10. Christian Edgar – 53.83

4x100
5. Rice A – 41.29

Hammer Throw
6. Cal Abdulky – 58.70m (192-7)

High Jump
3. Augustus Henry – 2.00m (6-6.75)

Discus
3. Juan Marais – 55.07m (180-08)

UP NEXT
The Owls will head out to Charlotte, N.C., for the AAC Outdoor Championships on May 15-17.

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