Rice University Athletics
Friday, February 27
Birmingham, Ala.
Rice University
vs
American Indoor Championships
Photo by: ©Juan DeLeon Creative
Owls Head to Birmingham for American Indoor Championships
2/26/2026 3:53:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – The Rice men's track and field team is set for the American Indoor Championships this weekend in Birmingham, Ala., with the two-day meet set to begin Friday.
Several athletes ranked within the top 10 are ready to represent the Owls this weekend.
The conference leader in the weight throw, Sultan Bakare is searching for a podium appearance in two events, also being ranked second in the shot put.
Cal Abdulky enters the meet seeded second in the weight throw, while Daniel Sowell sits fifth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put.
School record holder in the 60m hurdles, Christian Edgar is ranked fourth for the event.
Marcus Gaitan is slotted sixth in the 800m, while Rice's 4x400m also sits sixth in the conference.
The pole vault duo of Chizitere Okolie and William Hagemeier both sit tied for seventh with a clearance of 4.75m.
Patrick Elizondo's clearance of 1.95m ranks tenth for the American.
EVENT LIST
60m – Soga Adeyiga
60m Hurdles – Christian Edgar, Vincent Nnanna
200m – Soga Adeyiga
400m – Connor McGrath, Jakob Gilbreth
800m – Jordan Edmondson, Nathan Turman, Marcus Gaitan
Mile – Matthew Gaitan, Jackson Moran, Andrew Murray
3000m – Brandon Martz, Andrew Murray, Ben Tijerina, Matthew Gaitan, Jackson Moran
5000m – Brandon Martz, Ben Tijerina
4x400 – Jakob Gilbreth, Connor McGrath, Edward Bocock, Vincent Nnanna
DMR – Andrew Murray, William Thames, Jakob Gilbreth, Jackson Moran
High Jump – Patrick Elizondo
Long Jump – Edward Bocock
Pole Vault – William Hagemeier, Chizitere Okolie
Triple Jump – Edward Bocock
Shot Put – Sultan Bakare, Daniel Sowell
Weight Throw – Cal Abdulky, Sultan Bakare, Daniel Sowell
Heptathlon – Reeve Tarter
Several athletes ranked within the top 10 are ready to represent the Owls this weekend.
The conference leader in the weight throw, Sultan Bakare is searching for a podium appearance in two events, also being ranked second in the shot put.
Cal Abdulky enters the meet seeded second in the weight throw, while Daniel Sowell sits fifth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put.
School record holder in the 60m hurdles, Christian Edgar is ranked fourth for the event.
Marcus Gaitan is slotted sixth in the 800m, while Rice's 4x400m also sits sixth in the conference.
The pole vault duo of Chizitere Okolie and William Hagemeier both sit tied for seventh with a clearance of 4.75m.
Patrick Elizondo's clearance of 1.95m ranks tenth for the American.
EVENT LIST
60m – Soga Adeyiga
60m Hurdles – Christian Edgar, Vincent Nnanna
200m – Soga Adeyiga
400m – Connor McGrath, Jakob Gilbreth
800m – Jordan Edmondson, Nathan Turman, Marcus Gaitan
Mile – Matthew Gaitan, Jackson Moran, Andrew Murray
3000m – Brandon Martz, Andrew Murray, Ben Tijerina, Matthew Gaitan, Jackson Moran
5000m – Brandon Martz, Ben Tijerina
4x400 – Jakob Gilbreth, Connor McGrath, Edward Bocock, Vincent Nnanna
DMR – Andrew Murray, William Thames, Jakob Gilbreth, Jackson Moran
High Jump – Patrick Elizondo
Long Jump – Edward Bocock
Pole Vault – William Hagemeier, Chizitere Okolie
Triple Jump – Edward Bocock
Shot Put – Sultan Bakare, Daniel Sowell
Weight Throw – Cal Abdulky, Sultan Bakare, Daniel Sowell
Heptathlon – Reeve Tarter
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