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Biography
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
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Outdoor
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Event
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Mark
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Date
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Event
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Mark
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Date
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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
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2010-11Freshman
Throws
5'11"
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2011-12Sophomore
Throws
5'11"
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2012-13Junior
Throws
5'10"
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2013-14Senior
Throws
5'10"
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2014-15Graduate Student
Throws
5'10"