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2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster

Austin Ruiz

  • Position Throws
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clifton, N.J.
  • Highschool Seton Hall Prep

Biography

2014-15: Indoor: Scored a the Atlantic 10 Championship in the shot put event, placing fifth with a mark of 50' 1 3/4", while taking ninth in the weight throw with a distance of 47' 5 3/4" (2/22)... Scored in both throwing events at the Metropolitan Championship, placing fourth in the shot put (47' 7 1/4") and eighth in the weight throw (45' 10) (2/6)... Won the shot put event at the Fordham Season Opener with a mark of 48' 7 1/4", while taking second in the weight throw (43' 2 1/4") (12/6)... Was sixth at the Yale Classic in the shot put event with a distance of 47' 10 (1/10)... Also took sixth in the shot put at the Metro Challenge with a mark of 44' 7" (1/23). Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the shot put with a distance of 50' 0", while taking tenth in the discus throw (131' 0") and 12th in the hammer throw (115' 7") (5/3)... Placed 12th in the hammer throw (128' 7"), 13th in the shot put (45' 6 1/2") and 14th in the discus throw (113' 7") at the Colonial Relays (4/4)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2013-14: Indoor: Won the shot put event and finished second in the weight throw at the Fordham Season Opener with marks of 45' 5 ¾" and 42' 6 ¾"  (12/6)… Was second in the shot put with a mark of 48' 10 ¾", while placing seventh in the weight throw in 41' 10 ½" at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/10)… Grabbed seventh place in the shot put with a mark of 46’ 5 ¼” at the NYU Saturday Night Shootout (1/18)… Took seventh in the shot put with a distance of 47' 5 ¼" at the Metropolitan Championship (1/31)…P laced 24th in the shot put with a mark of 46' 2" and 40th in the weight throw with a distance of 40' 4 ¼" at the Valentine Invite (2/8)… Was fourth in the shot put with a season-best toss of 49' 3.5" at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/22)… Outdoor: Finished second in the men's shot put with a mark of 48' 2 ½" at the Golden Ram Invite (3/22)…  Took eighth in the shot put with a mark of 49' 7 ¾" at the Colonial Relays (4/4)… Won the shot put with a toss of 48' 4.5" at the Wolfie Invitaional (4/19)… Won the shot put with a mark of 43' 9 ¾" and also  finished second in the hammer throw (124' 4") and the discus throw (131' 6") Brick City Classic (4/27)…  Took third in the shot put with a toss of 48' 1.75" at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4)

2012-13: Indoor: Scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the shot put, taking eighth with a mark of 48’ 10 ¾” (2/17)… Was fourth in the shot put at the Manhattan Season Opener with a mark of 45’ ½” (12/1), while grabbing second in the same event at the Fordham Season Opener with a distance of 46’ 8 ¼: (12/7)… Also took fifth in the weight throw at the Fordham Season Opener with a distance of 46’ 5 ½”… Took second in the shot put (44’ 9 ¾”) and third in the weight throw (45’ 9 ¼”) at the Rutgers Invitational (1/5)… Placed ninth overall in the weight throw at the NYC Gotham Cup with a mark of 44’ 3 ¼” (1/11). Outdoor: Scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the shot put, taking sixth with a mark of 48’ ½” (5/5)…Added a 12th-place finish in the discus throw at 130’ 8”… Was fourth in the shot put at the Metropolitan Championship with a mark of 48’ 4 ½”, while finishing seventh in the discus throw at 137’ 6 ½” (4/13)… Had two fourth place finishes at the VCU Ram Invite in the shot put (47’ 11”) and discus throw (121’ 9”), while taking 12th in the hammer throw (111’ 5”) (3/16)… Was fourth in the discus throw (136’ 5”) and seventh in the shot put (47’ 2 ¼”) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/20).

2011-12: Indoor: Placed sixth in the weight throw (40' 0") and seventh in the shot put (42' 3 ¼") at the Rutgers Invitational (1/7)... Took eighth in the shot put (45' 7") and 14th in the weight throw (38' 11") at the Charley Torpey Invitational (2/4)... Was fifth in the shot put (46' 7") and seventh in the weight throw (41' 2 ½") at the Manhattan/Southern Connecticut Tri-Meet (2/8)... Finished fifth in the shot put (47' 11 ¾") and ninth in the weight throw (41' 2 ½") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18). Outdoor: Had three finishes in the top six at the George Mason Opener, finishing third in the discus throw (126' 7") and the shot put (44' 7 ½"), as well as sixth in the hammer throw (107' 9 ½") (3/17)... Was fifth in the hammer throw (121' 4") and sixth in the discus (110' 9") at the FDU Knight Classic (3/31)... Placed fourth in the shot put (45' 2 ½"), seventh in the hammer throw (122' 8") and tenth in the discus (110' 7") at the Wagner Invitational (4/7)... Was ninth in the shot put (44' 11 ½") at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14)... Finished sixth in the shot put (43' 7") at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/29)... Scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship by taking sixth in the shot put with a mark of 45' 4" (5/6).

Before Fordham: Four-year member of the varsity track & field team at Seton Hall Prep... Also played two seasons of varsity football... Team captain of the track & field team as a senior... First Team All-Essex County selection in 2011 for the shot put... Placed runner-up at the 2011 NJSIAA Non-Public A Group Championships for the discus throw... 2010 USATF Junior Olympics New Jersey Association Champion in the discus throw... Placed third at the USATF Junior Olympics Region 2 Championship in the discus throw... National Hispanic Scholar... Member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies and was president of the Math Honor Society... Received the silver medallion for academic excellence and the Touhy medallion for overall academic excellence,

Major: Engineering Physics.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor shot put: 50’ 1 3/4” (2015)
Indoor weight throw: 47’ 5 3/4” (2015)
Outdoor shot put: 50' 0" (2015)
Outdoor discus throw: 137’ 6 ½” (2013)
Outdoor javelin throw: 128' 7" (2015)

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Throws
    6'1"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

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    6'1"
  • 2013-14Junior

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    6'1"
  • 2014-15Senior

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    6'1"