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2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Rivera, Christopher
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Christopher Rivera
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, SC
- High School:
- Byrnes HS
Bio
Rivera's TFRRS Results
Rice All Time Ranking (as of Sept. 29, 2022)
No. 12 in Outdoor Shot Put (53-0.75; 16.17)
No. 13 in Indoor Shot Put (54-8.25, 16.67)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2021 C-USA Indoor Shot Put (2nd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2024 AAC Outdoor - Shot Put, 14th, 15.15m/49-8.5
2024 AAC Indoor - Shot Put, 7th, 15.27m/49-7.75
2023 C-USA Outdoor - Shot Put, 14th, 15.06m/49-5
2023 C-USA Indoor - Shot Put, 10th, 14.20m/46-7.25
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships - Shot Put, 10th, 15.53/50-11.5
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships - Shot Put, 9th, 15.53/50-11.5
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- Shot Put, 10th, 15.33/50-3.5
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- Shot Put, 2nd, 16.17/53-0.75
2020 C-USA Indoor Championships- Shot Put, 13th, 14.70/48-2.75
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
Shot Put- 16.17m, C-USA Championships, 2/23/21
Outdoor
Shot Put- 16.67m, J. Fred Duckett Twilight, 4/24/21
2023-24
Indoor: Threw at four meets...Placed seventh in the shot put at the AAC Championships...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Finished 14th in the shot put at the AAC meet...Was sixth in the shot at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at five meets...Had a season-best throw of 14.53m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic...Outdoor: Threw at seven meets...Had a season-best throw of 15.21m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at five meets...threw a season-best 15.67m to place fourth at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Outdoor: Threw at four meets, recording a season-best mark of 15.53m at the C-USA Championships to place 10th.
2020-21
Indoor: Earned all-conference honors with a second place (16.17m/53-0.75) result in the shot put at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Threw at nine meets...established a season-best mark of 16.67m (54-8.25) in the shot put at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight...won the shot put at the Rice Invitational...recorded three top-three finishes...placed 10th at the C-USA Championships.
2019-20
Indoor: Competed at four meets...set a season-best mark of 15.22m at the Charlie Thomas Invite, placing seventh overall...earned a sixth place finish in his Rice debut at the FasTrak Collegiate Invite (14.86m)...concluded his season with a 13th place result at the C-USA Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Byrnes High School (Duncan, SC)...competed for head coach Matt Fieling...two-time all-region and all-country performer...set the school shot put record...county, region, and AAU Club National champion as a senior...graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
PERSONAL
Father: Martin Rivera...one brother, one sister...Major: Political Science & Business...Rice College: Martel.
Rice All Time Ranking (as of Sept. 29, 2022)
No. 12 in Outdoor Shot Put (53-0.75; 16.17)
No. 13 in Indoor Shot Put (54-8.25, 16.67)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2021 C-USA Indoor Shot Put (2nd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2024 AAC Outdoor - Shot Put, 14th, 15.15m/49-8.5
2024 AAC Indoor - Shot Put, 7th, 15.27m/49-7.75
2023 C-USA Outdoor - Shot Put, 14th, 15.06m/49-5
2023 C-USA Indoor - Shot Put, 10th, 14.20m/46-7.25
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships - Shot Put, 10th, 15.53/50-11.5
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships - Shot Put, 9th, 15.53/50-11.5
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- Shot Put, 10th, 15.33/50-3.5
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- Shot Put, 2nd, 16.17/53-0.75
2020 C-USA Indoor Championships- Shot Put, 13th, 14.70/48-2.75
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
Shot Put- 16.17m, C-USA Championships, 2/23/21
Outdoor
Shot Put- 16.67m, J. Fred Duckett Twilight, 4/24/21
2023-24
Indoor: Threw at four meets...Placed seventh in the shot put at the AAC Championships...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Finished 14th in the shot put at the AAC meet...Was sixth in the shot at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at five meets...Had a season-best throw of 14.53m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic...Outdoor: Threw at seven meets...Had a season-best throw of 15.21m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at five meets...threw a season-best 15.67m to place fourth at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Outdoor: Threw at four meets, recording a season-best mark of 15.53m at the C-USA Championships to place 10th.
2020-21
Indoor: Earned all-conference honors with a second place (16.17m/53-0.75) result in the shot put at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Threw at nine meets...established a season-best mark of 16.67m (54-8.25) in the shot put at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight...won the shot put at the Rice Invitational...recorded three top-three finishes...placed 10th at the C-USA Championships.
2019-20
Indoor: Competed at four meets...set a season-best mark of 15.22m at the Charlie Thomas Invite, placing seventh overall...earned a sixth place finish in his Rice debut at the FasTrak Collegiate Invite (14.86m)...concluded his season with a 13th place result at the C-USA Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Byrnes High School (Duncan, SC)...competed for head coach Matt Fieling...two-time all-region and all-country performer...set the school shot put record...county, region, and AAU Club National champion as a senior...graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
PERSONAL
Father: Martin Rivera...one brother, one sister...Major: Political Science & Business...Rice College: Martel.
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