Greaves, Hampton Advance to NCAA Championships

FAYETTEVILLE – The Rice men's track and field team had a great opening day of competition at the NCAA West Prelims in Fayetteville, Ark., with Jack Greaves and Ty Hampton advancing to the championship meet.

On his final throw of the night, Greaves jumped into seventh in the javelin with a mark of 72.28m to earn a spot at the championship meet. Hampton advanced off his opening throw of 71.64m. All qualifiers out of the region threw 70-plus meter marks through harsh weather conditions, on top of the final flight starting after 11 p.m.

In the 400m hurdles, Edward Bocock finished 28^th with a time of 51.29 to close his freshman season.

Sultan Bakare ended his season after qualifying in the hammer throw and the shot put. Bakare was 39^th in the hammer with a throw of 58.66m.

Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jon Warren
"What an unbelievable competition, an almost midnight javelin competition in the middle of a rainstorm. This was by far the best javelin competition in the history of the prelims. Our two guys approached it differently. Ty had a great first throw that we thought was safe, but it ended up getting close by the end. Jack decided to wait and advance on his final throw, but both advanced to Eugene out of this extremely impressive field. Edward finished a fantastic freshman year and ran better than I think even he expected this season. He has tremendous potential. Sultan finished a great season, qualifying in two events, which is really impressive. Both of them got great experience here. We're not done yet, as we look forward to Andrew and Juan on Friday."

RESULTS
Javelin
7. Jack Greaves – 72.28m (advances)
10. Ty Hampton – 71.64m (advances)

400m Hurdle Prelims
28. Edward Bocock – 51.29

Hammer Throw
39. Sultan Bakare – 58.66m

Shot Put
--- Bakare – No mark

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Juan Marais and Andrew Murray close Rice's stay at the prelim meet on Friday.

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