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2015 (Outdoor): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in Allendale, Michigan in both the decathlon and 110m hurdles ... Appeared in seven meets for the Lions, competing in the multi-events ... Three-time USTFCCCA All-Region selection for his work in the pole vault, 110m hurdles and decathlon ... Accrued ten top-five finishes over the course of the season ... Named the LSC Field Athlete of the Week (4/15) following his work in the decathlon at the ASU David Noble Relays Multi Event ... Hit a personal best score of 7107 Pts in the decathlon at the David Noble Relays, automatically qualifying him for Nationals and briefly breaking the A&M-Commerce school record ... Achieved five personal bests in individual events over the course of the season, including 110m hurdles (14.13 at LSC Championships), 400m hurdles (56.10 at Texas Relays), 1500m (4:47.34 at David Noble Relays-Multi), high jump (1.84m at NCAA Championships) and pole vault (4.91m at David Noble Relays)

2015 (Indoor): Appeared in all five meets for the Lions, competing in a great many events ... Tallied eight top-five finishes on the year ... Named an All-American for his third place finish in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships, logging a personal best score of 5453, hitting four individual personal bests (60m, 1000m, pole vault, long jump) along the way ... Named LSC All-Conference ... Earned LSC Field Athlete of the Week honors following his third place finish in the heptathlon at the MSSU Lion Open ... Won the heptathlon at the LSC Championships with a score of 5249, achieving personal bests in the 55m hurdle (7.57) and high jump (1.90m) ... Hit a personal best in the 60m hurdles at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a time of 8.27

2014 (Outdoor): Appeared in four meets for the Lions, competing in a plethora of events ... Achieved seven top-ten finishes on the year, includinga first place finish in the decathlon at the LSC Championships with 6746 points, hitting a personal best time of 15.09 in the 110h in the process ... Named an All-American for his eight place finish in the decathlon at NCAA Nationals, logging a personal best score of 7006, while hitting three personal bests (400m, 1500m, pole vault) in the process ... Logged a personal best distance in the shot put at the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational with a lob of 12.19m

2014 (Indoor): Competed in three meets for the Lions, primarily in the Heptathlon with a hand full of events outside of that ... Won the Heptathlon at the Lone Star Conference Championships with 4,936 points, which was a provisional mark ... Won the 55m Hurdles, Long Jump and the 55m dash to help secure the overall win ... Outside of the Heptathlon, finished third in the 55m Hurdles with a time of 7.84 ... Never finished any worse than 10th in any Hepthalon event during the season ... Finished second in the 60m hurdles at the UCO Invitational. 

2013: Saw action in seven meets for A&M-Commerce, competing in a handful of events on the year ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in both the javelin and the discus ... At the season-opening Lion Spring Invitational, placed second in both the 110 meter hurdles (15.50) and the javelin (53.20m) ... Set personal-bests in both the 110 meter hurdles (15.18) and the 200 meter dash (23.09) while also competing in the discus and shot put the following week at the Tarleton State Invitational ... Placed sixth in the pole vault at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (4.25m) ... Set three personal-bests at the East Texas Invitational, finishing first in the high jump (1.82m), seventh in the discus (37.83m) and eighth in the shot put (11.17m) ... Won the javelin at the Oklahoma Baptist SAC Classic with a throw of 50.35 meters ... Finished fourth in the javelin (54.24m) and fifth in the decathlon (6,115 pts.) at the Lone Star Conference Championships, setting personal-bests in both events.

2012: Competed in both the javelin and long jump in four events for A&M-Commerce ... In the javelin, placed third at the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic with a mark of 51.59 meters ... Placed ninth at the Lone Star Conference Championships (48.32m) and second at the Mean Green Spring Invitational (48.31m) ... In the long jump, finished 13th at both the Texas State Bobcat Classic (5.91m) and the LSC Championships (6.67m).

Rich's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
Indoor
55m: 6.67 - Lone Star Conference Championships (March 1, 2014)
55mh: 7.57 - LSC Championship (Mar 1, 2015)
60m: 7.23 - NCAA Championships (Mar 13, 2015)
60mh: 8.27 - Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Feb 13, 2015)
1000m: 2:49.84 - NCAA Championships (Mar 14, 2015)
High Jump: 1.90m - LSC Championships (Feb 28, 2015)
Pole Vault: 4.80m - NCAA Championships (Mar 14, 2015)
Long Jump: 6.98m - NCAA Championships (Mar 13, 2015)
Shot Put: 13.12m - UCO Invitational (February 8, 2014)
Heptathlon: 5453 Pts. - NCAA Championships (Mar 14, 2015)
Outdoor
100m: 11.13 - NCAA Championships (May 23, 2014)
110mh: 14.13 - LSC Championships (May 8 2015)
200m: 23.09 - Tarleton State Invitational (Mar. 7, 2013)
400m: 50.83 - NCAA Championships (May 22, 2014)
400mh: 56.10 - Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Mar 26, 2015)
1500m: 4:47.34 - ASU David Noble Relays-Multi (Apr 10, 2015)
High Jump: 1.84m - NCAA Championships (May 21, 2015)
Pole Vault: 4.91m - ASU David Noble Relays (Apr 2, 2015)
Long Jump: 7.07m - NCAA Championships (May 23, 2014)
Shot Put: 12.68m - ACU Wes Kittley Invitational (Apr 12, 2014)
Discus: 37.83m - East Texas Invitational (Apr. 13, 2013)
Javelin: 55.35m - LSC Championships (May 2, 2013)
Decathlon: 7107 Pts - ASU David Noble Relays-Multi (Apr 10, 2015)