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Marian University Ind.

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2022-23 Men's Indoor Track and Field

Christian Rios

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Highland, Ind.
  • Prev School Highland HS

Biography

Career Achievements:  NAIA Outdoor All-American (2022 Discus; 2023 Indoor Shot Put; 2023 Outdoor Shot Put, Hammer Throw) ... NAIA National Qualifier (2022 Discus; 2023 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2023 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw) ... All-Crossroads League (2022 Discus; 2023 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2023 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw). 

2022-23: Had a breakout season as a sophomore, earning three NAIA All-American honors and qualifying for fiv different events ... Competed in seven indoor meets and six outdoor meets ... Finished first in the shot put with a 16.12m mark and fourth in the weight throw after a 16.78m throw at the Sean Brady Alumni Invitational ... Hit a PR of 16.76m in the shot put and 18.47m in the weight throw, claiming second in both events as the ONU Invite ... Notched a win in the shot put and placed third in the weight throw at the IWU Midwest Classic ... Had a strong showing at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with a PR of 18.48m in the weight throw to finish second, while also finishing second in the shot put ... Qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the shot put and weight throw, earning All-American honors in the shot put with a sixth place finish ... Started the outdoor season off with three top-five finishes at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate, including a win in the discus ... Had two first place finishes at the Knight Open, while also hitting a PR in the hammer throw (60.24m) and javelin (44.10m) ... Notched a PR mark of 55.86m in the discus and finished first at the Indiana Little State Championships ... Earned All-CL honors in the discus, shot put, and hammer at the outdoor Crossroads League Championships ... Qualified for NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw ... Tabbed NAIA All-American in the hammer throw (59.47m) and shot put (16.33m) after finishing fifth and eighth.

2021-22: As a freshman had a strong season, competing in 15 total meets and earning NAIA All-American honors ... Began his Marian career with a win in the weight throw at the Indiana Tech Strive for Greatness ... Finished in the top-10 in each throw but one during his indoor season ... Set a season-PR in the weight throw at the Tom Hathaway Classic with a 16.21m throw to finish fifth ... Hit a shot put PR for indoor season on Feb. 12 with a 15.54m mark ... Finished seventh in both the shot put and weight throw at the Indoor CL Championships ... Placed no worse than 20th in each of his events during outdoor season ... Set a PR in the hammer at the Knights Open with a 42.16m mark ... Won the javelin at the Ball State meet with a PR of 39.83m ... Won the discus at Little State with a PR of 53.96m ... Also set a shot put PR at Ball State with a 15.66m effort ... Earned first career All-CL honor with a runner-up finish in the discus at the Outdoor CL Meet ... Qualified for the NAIA Championships, and finished fifth in the discus to earn NAIA All-American honors with his fifth place finish.