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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Solomon Rice

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Previous School North Central
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Economics

Biography

- 2019 NCAA Outdoor East Prelim Qualifier (800m)
- 2019 First Team Outdoor All-Ivy League (4x800m Relay)
- 2019 First Team Indoor All-Ivy League (DMR)


2018-19 (Senior): (XC) Ran the 6K in 20:08.8, finishing 19th at the Marist Season Opener (Sept. 1). (Indoor) Earned First Team All-Ivy League honors as a member of the winning Distance Medley Relay team at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 23-24) ... Collected a pair of third place finishes with a PR in the 1,000-Meter Race (2:28.63) and a time of 7:47.70 in the 4x800m Relay ... Came in second at the Fastrack National Invite in the 800m, clocking a time of 1:52.53 ... Member of the DMR team that finished first at the Heps, with the overall time clocking in at 9:57.25, earning First Team All-Ivy League honors. (Outdoor) Named First Team All-Ivy League as a member of the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 4-5) winning 4x800m Relay squad ... 4x800m Relay squad member that finished third at the Florida Relays (Mar. 28-30) with a time of 7:21.97 ... Clocked the 800m in 1:51.04 to finish third at the Ocean State Invitational (Apr. 12-13) ... Had a busy Heps, earned First Team All-Ivy honors with first place finish by 4x800m Relay squad (7:32.08) and ran a PR (1:49.61) in the 800m during the qualifying rounds and finished third overall running the final in 1:50.57 ... Ran the 800m in 1:51.71 at the NCAA East Region Prelims.

2017-18 (Junior): (XC) Did not compete. (Indoor) Did not compete. (Outdoor) Was a member of the 4x800-Meter Relay team that finished fifth with a time of 7:55.33 at the Colonial Relays (Apr. 5-7) ... Ran a PR in the One Mile Run (4:16.18) at the Ocean State Invitational (Apr. 13-14) and set a PR in the 1500m (3:59.63) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 20-21) ... Finished first in the 800-Meter Run at the Yale Springtime Invitational (Apr. 29), finishing with a time of 1:55.84.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Did not compete in any events.

2015-16 (First-Year): (XC) Did not compete. (Indoor) Did not compete. (Outdoor) Ran a personal best time of 8:43.96 in the 3,000-Meter Run at the Ocean State Invitational (Apr. 15-16) ... Finished second in the 1,500-Meter Run with a time of 4:03.09 at the Yale Springtime Invitational (May 1).

Personal: Rice comes to Columbia with personal bests of 1:55.98 in the 800m, 4:14.87 in the 1600m, and 9:28.53 in the 3200m.

Career Bests

6K (XC)
- 20:08.8
Marist Season Opener - Sept. 1, 2018
DMR (Indoor) - 9:54.92
IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - Mar. 1-3, 2019
3,000m (Outdoor) - 8:43.96
Ocean State Invitational - Apr. 15-16, 2016
4x800m Relay (Outdoor) - 7:21.97
Florida Relays - Mar. 28-30, 2019
4x800m Relay (Indoor) - 7:47.70
Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships - Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2019
One Mile Run (Outdoor) - 4:16.18
Ocean State Invitational - Apr. 13-14, 2018
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 4:17.83
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge - Jan. 24-26, 2019
1,500m (Outdoor) - 3:59.63
Larry Ellis Invitational - Apr. 20-21, 2018
1,000m (Indoor) - 2:28.63
Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships - Jan. 31-Feb.1, 2019
800m (Outdoor) - 1:49.61
Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps - May 4-5, 2019
800m (Indoor) - 1:52.53
Fastrack National Invite - Feb. 8, 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Senior

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