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2014-15 Track & Field Roster

Richard Chavez

  • Position Throws
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Clovis
  • Hometown Clovis, N.M.

Biography

  • First-Team All-America - Indoor shot put (2014)
  • SBC Champion - Indoor shot put (2014)
  • SBC First Team - Indoor (2014)
  • SBC Field Athlete of the Week - Indoor -- 1/29 and 2/19 (2014) 

2012-13: (Outdoor) - Tallied back-to-back first-place performances in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4/19) and the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) ... Posted a first-place 55-01.42/16.80m shot put distance at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4/19) and had a 60-03.25/18.37m first-place showing at the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) ... Earned second place at the Saluki Outdoor Open (5/4) in the shot put at 56-11.07/17.35m ... Won the discus event at the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) following a 167-00.32/50.91m mark ... Garnered runner-up accolades in the discus with a throw of 167-08.20/51.11m at the Saluki Outdoor Open (5/4) ... Recorded three consecutive third-place hammer throw performances - at Vanderbilt Invitational (4/20), ASU Red Wolves Open (4/26), and Saluki Outdoor Open (5/4) ... Netted a personal-best 190-10.15/58.17m in the hammer at Vanderbilt Invitational (4/20) ... Chalked up an 188-07.39/57.49m distance at Saluki Outdoor Open (5/4) in hammer throw competition ... Compiled an 185-01.26/56.42m in the hammer at the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/26).    

2010-11: (Outdoor) - Threw a season-best 51.21m in the discus at Tennessee's Sea Ray Relays (4/13) to claim first-place honors ... Registered a season-best of 15.18m in the shot put and 47.47m in the hammer at the Southeast Missouri State Joey Haines Invitational (4/1) ... (Indoor) - Placed fourth at the SBC Championships in the shot put with a throw of 15.58m and eighth in the weight throw as a result of a 16.10m distance.

High School: A three-time (2008-10) state shot put champion and a two-time (2009-10) 5A state discus champion at Clovis (N.M.) High ... Coached by Darren Kelley and Charles Jordan ... Graduated in 2010 ... Posted school record throws of 59-09.00 in the shot put and 176-09.00 in the discus ... Lettered two years in football ... Received all-state and all-league accolades in football at the tight end and defensive lineman positions.

Personal: Born in Colvis, N.M. ... Parents are Roshanda Holmes and Patrick Chavez ... Has two sisters and a brother ... Enjoys weightlifting and eating food ... Physical education major.

Career Performances (Track & Field)

Richard Chavez - Personal Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
Event
Mark
Date
Event
Mark
Date
 Shot Put  65-09.76/20.06m  12/1/13 Shot Put 60-05.59/18.43m 4/6/12
 Weight Throw  19.28M/63-03.05  2015 Hammer 190-10.15/58.17m 4/20/13

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2012-13Junior

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2014-15Graduate Student

    Throws
    5'10"