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Juan Marais
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa
- High School:
- Charlie Hofmeyr High school
Marais' TFRRS Profile
All-Time Rice Ranking (as of June 2026)
No. 2 Discus (62.55m)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2026 American Outdoor Discus
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2026 American Outdoor First Team (Discus)
2025 AAC Outdoor Second Team (Discus)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 NCAA West Prelims - 18th, Discus, 55.66m
2026 American Outdoor - 1st, Discus, 62.55m
2025 NCAA West Prelims - 46th, Discus, 49.44m
2025 AAC Outdoor - 2nd, Discus, 56.87m
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2025-26
Outdoor: Threw at nine meets...Won the discus off a personal-best mark of 62.55m (moving into second Rice all-time) at the American Outdoor Championships...Was named the American Conference Performer of the Meet...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims for the discus, where he finished 18th...Won the discus event at five meets.
2024-25
Outdoor: Threw at eight meets...Earned All-Conference honors as a freshman after a second-place finish in the discus at the AAC Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims...Moved into fourth all-time in discus at Rice in just his third collegiate meet with a throw of 58.28m.
All-Time Rice Ranking (as of June 2026)
No. 2 Discus (62.55m)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2026 American Outdoor Discus
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2026 American Outdoor First Team (Discus)
2025 AAC Outdoor Second Team (Discus)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 NCAA West Prelims - 18th, Discus, 55.66m
2026 American Outdoor - 1st, Discus, 62.55m
2025 NCAA West Prelims - 46th, Discus, 49.44m
2025 AAC Outdoor - 2nd, Discus, 56.87m
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2025-26
Outdoor: Threw at nine meets...Won the discus off a personal-best mark of 62.55m (moving into second Rice all-time) at the American Outdoor Championships...Was named the American Conference Performer of the Meet...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims for the discus, where he finished 18th...Won the discus event at five meets.
2024-25
Outdoor: Threw at eight meets...Earned All-Conference honors as a freshman after a second-place finish in the discus at the AAC Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims...Moved into fourth all-time in discus at Rice in just his third collegiate meet with a throw of 58.28m.
HIGH SCHOOL: 3x Boland discus Champion...2x Provincial discus championship...South African schools discus champion...U20 South African national discus champion...5th at U20 World Championships in discus...Graduated high school with honors in three classes: Agriculture, Biology and Geography...Top 10 academically in high school.
PERSONAL: Son of Mabru and Arno Marais...Has one sister, Mareli.
PERSONAL: Son of Mabru and Arno Marais...Has one sister, Mareli.
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