2014-15 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster

Austin Riddle
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Memorial HS
*Two-Time All-American-(2nd team 2017, honorable mention 2016)
*School record holder - hammer throw
(Outdoor)
Hammer Throw-1st
Discus-12th
AT MAJOR MEETS
2015 C-USA Indoor - 7th, Weight Throw, 16.10m (52-10)
2015 C-USA Outdoor - 4th, Hammer Throw, 56.93m (186-9)
2015 C-USA Outdoor - 6th, Discus Throw, 48.34m (158-7)
2016 C-USA Indoor - 6th, Weight Throw, 17.69m (58-0.5)
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, Hammer Throw, 62.01m (203-5)
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 6th, Discus Throw, 47.92m (157-3)
2016 NCAA West Prelims - 7th, Hammer Throw, 64.15m (210-5)
2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships - 19th, Hammer Throw, 63.09m (207-0)
2017 C-USA Indoor - 6th, Weight Throw, 18.81m (61-8.5)
2017 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, Hammer Throw, 64.94m (213-1)
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 11th, Discus Throw, 46.93m (154-0)
2017 NCAA West Prelims - 6th, Hammer Throw, 66.00m (216-6)
2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships - 18th, Hammer Throw, 64.94m (213-1)
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships- 3rd, Weight Throw, 19.72m\
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 2nd, Discus Throw, 51.07m
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 2nd, Hammer Throw, 64.27m
2018 NCAA West Prelims - 14th, Hammer Throw, 63.66m
2018 NCAA West Prelims - 39th, Discus Throw, 49.90m
ACADEMIC HONORS
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
Weight Throw- 20.13m (66-0.50), Houston Invite (1/26/18)
(Outdoor)
Discus- 53.87m (176-9.00), UCSD Triton Invitational (4/13/18)
*Hammer- 67.69m (222-0.75), Texas Relays (3/31/17)* (School Record)
Shot Put - 11.85m (38-10.5), Kansas Relays (4/20/16)
2017-18
Indoor: Competed in the weight throw three times during the indoor season and finished top three in each competition...won the weight throw at the Leonard Hilton Invitational by throwing 19.91m...threw a personal best of 20.13m at the Houston Invitational where he placed second overall...finished third at C-USA Indoor Championships after throwing 19.72m. Outdoor: During the outdoor season, Riddle finished in the top three seven times, split between the discus and hammer throws...took second at the Victor Lopez Classic in the discus throw with a throw of 52.43m...threw 64.84m at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and finished in third place...won the hammer throw at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet by throwing 65.07m...at the UCSD Triton Invitational, threw a personal best distance of 53.87m in the discus throw for sixth place...took home a pair of second place finishes in the discus and hammer throws at the Tom Tellez Invitational...placed second in the discus and hammer throws at C-USA Outdoor Championships with throws of 51.07m and 64.27m, respectively...advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds of the discus and hammer throw where he competed in the prelims of both events.
2016-2017
Indoor: Finished in first at the Howie Ryan Invitational with a 19.17m weight throw...set a career-best in the weight throw at the Houston Invitational with a 19.56m throw.Outdoor: Finished first in the hammer throw competition at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational...set a career best in the hammer throw in the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relay with a 67.69m throw, good for seventh place...finished second in the hammer throw at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, with a throw of 64.94m., thus earning All-Conference honors and a spot in the NCAA Division 1 West Preliminary Round...earned Second-Team All-American honors in hammer throw.
2015-16
Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets, highlighted by a sixth place finish in the weight throw at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Set a new Rice school record in the hammer throw (64.15m) with a seventh-place heave at the NCAA West Prelims...placed 19th in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships to earn All-American Honorable Mention honors...also earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the hammer throw at the C-USA Championships.
2014-15
Indoor: Finished 7th (16.10m) in the weight throw at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Had a 4th place finish (56.93m) in the hammer at the C-USA Championships, a new PR...placed second at the UTEP Invitational in both the discus (47.62m) and hammer throw (57.05m).
2013-14
Outdoor: Competed in five throwing events as an unattached redshirt freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated and ran track at Memorial High School for head coach Richard Ruez ... was a district champion and area/regional finalist his senior season.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Austin Joe Riddle ... Parents: Al and Julie Riddle (one sister) ... Major: Mechanical Engineering ... College: Duncan.
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