2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Hinojosa, Jorge
Jorge Hinojosa
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edinburg, Texas
- High School:
- Robert Vela HS
Bio
Hinojosa's TFRRS Results
Rice All Time Ranking (as of Sept. 29, 2022)
No. 9 in Shot Put indoor (55-9.50; 17.00)
No. 8 in Shot Put outdoor (56-10.25; 17.33)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2025 AAC Outdoor - 17th, Discus, 45.63m/149-8
2025 AAC Outdoor - 9th, Shot Put, 16.23m/53-3
2025 AAC Indoor - 4th, Shot Put, 17.29m/56-8.75
2024 AAC Outdoor - 9th, Discus, 46.85m/153-8
2024 AAC Outdoor - 10th, Shot Put, 15.91m/52-2.5
2024 AAC Indoor - 4th, Shot Put, 16.71m/54-10
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 7th, Discus, 49.27/161-8
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 8th, Shot Put, 16.09/52-9.5
2023 C-USA Indoor - 4th, Shot Put, 17.00/55-9.25
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 4th, Discus, 52.61/172-7
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 8th, Shot Put, 16.24/53-3.5
2022 C-USA Indoor - 11th, Shot Put, 15.32/50-3.25
2021 C-USA Indoor - 13th, Shot Put, 13.26/43-6
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024-25
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Placed fourth in the shot put at the AAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Threw at six meets...Finished ninth in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the AAC Outdoor meet...Was fourth in the shot put at the Victor Lopez Classic.
2023-24
Indoor: Threw at five meets...Had a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the AAC Championships...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Finished ninth in the discus and 10th in the shot put at the AAC Championships...Set a personal best in the shot put at the UTSA Invitational.
2022-23
Indoor: Threw at five meets...Had a season-best throw of 17.00m at the C-USA Championships for a fourth-place finish...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Grabbed points in two events at the C-USA Championships with a seventh-place finish in the discus and an eighth-place finish in the shot put.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed a four meets...season-best throw of 16.55m in shot put to place third at the Fastrak Collegiate Challenge. Outdoor: Saw action at seven meets...season-best mark of 16.64m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight, finishing fourth...placed fourth in the discus at the C-USA Championships with a season-best distance of 52.61m.
2020-21
Indoor: Made his Rice debut by placing 13th (13.26m) in the shot put at the C-USA Indoor Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Robert Vela High School (Edinburg, Texas) where he competed for the Sabercats under coach Heran Figueroa...set PRs of 194'3" (discus) and 55 feet (shot put)...was an area champion and regional qualifier...also played three years of varsity football...graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents:Jorge and Alejandra Hinojosa (one brother, one sister)...Major: Mechanical Engineering...Rice College: Martel.
Rice All Time Ranking (as of Sept. 29, 2022)
No. 9 in Shot Put indoor (55-9.50; 17.00)
No. 8 in Shot Put outdoor (56-10.25; 17.33)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2025 AAC Outdoor - 17th, Discus, 45.63m/149-8
2025 AAC Outdoor - 9th, Shot Put, 16.23m/53-3
2025 AAC Indoor - 4th, Shot Put, 17.29m/56-8.75
2024 AAC Outdoor - 9th, Discus, 46.85m/153-8
2024 AAC Outdoor - 10th, Shot Put, 15.91m/52-2.5
2024 AAC Indoor - 4th, Shot Put, 16.71m/54-10
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 7th, Discus, 49.27/161-8
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 8th, Shot Put, 16.09/52-9.5
2023 C-USA Indoor - 4th, Shot Put, 17.00/55-9.25
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 4th, Discus, 52.61/172-7
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 8th, Shot Put, 16.24/53-3.5
2022 C-USA Indoor - 11th, Shot Put, 15.32/50-3.25
2021 C-USA Indoor - 13th, Shot Put, 13.26/43-6
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024-25
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Placed fourth in the shot put at the AAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Threw at six meets...Finished ninth in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the AAC Outdoor meet...Was fourth in the shot put at the Victor Lopez Classic.
2023-24
Indoor: Threw at five meets...Had a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the AAC Championships...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Finished ninth in the discus and 10th in the shot put at the AAC Championships...Set a personal best in the shot put at the UTSA Invitational.
2022-23
Indoor: Threw at five meets...Had a season-best throw of 17.00m at the C-USA Championships for a fourth-place finish...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Grabbed points in two events at the C-USA Championships with a seventh-place finish in the discus and an eighth-place finish in the shot put.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed a four meets...season-best throw of 16.55m in shot put to place third at the Fastrak Collegiate Challenge. Outdoor: Saw action at seven meets...season-best mark of 16.64m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight, finishing fourth...placed fourth in the discus at the C-USA Championships with a season-best distance of 52.61m.
2020-21
Indoor: Made his Rice debut by placing 13th (13.26m) in the shot put at the C-USA Indoor Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Robert Vela High School (Edinburg, Texas) where he competed for the Sabercats under coach Heran Figueroa...set PRs of 194'3" (discus) and 55 feet (shot put)...was an area champion and regional qualifier...also played three years of varsity football...graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents:Jorge and Alejandra Hinojosa (one brother, one sister)...Major: Mechanical Engineering...Rice College: Martel.

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