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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Sean Richards

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Skillman, N.J.
  • High School Hopewell Valley Central

Biography

Career Performance List
 
Career Honors:
2017-18 Team Captain
(Outdoor)
2018 Honorable Mention All-American (Javelin – Outdoor)
2018 NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2018 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2017 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2016 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2018 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor)
2017 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor)
2016 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor)
2015 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor)
2017 Patriot League Champion (Javelin – Outdoor)
2016 Patriot League Champion (Javelin – Outdoor)
2017 First Team All-Patriot League (Javelin – Outdoor)
2016 First Team All-Patriot League (Javelin – Outdoor)
 
2017-18 (Senior Season): Selected as team captain for the indoor season … Earned Honorable Mention All-American accolades in the javelin with a 22nd overall finish in the javelin with a top throw of 61.35m (201-03) … Finished 11th at the NCAA East Preliminaries to qualify for the NCAA Championships … Finished second at the IC4A Outdoor Championship with a distance of 65.60m (215-03) to earn All-East honors … Finished the year with a season-best throw of 68.92m (226-01) at the San Diego Challenge … Finished just outside of all-conference distinction with a third place finish at the Patriot League Championship with a distance of 65.21m (213-11).
 
2016-17 (Junior Season): Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the javelin … Posted a first place finish in the javelin at the IC4A Outdoor Championship with a throw of 63.20m to record All-East accolades… Earned First Team All-Patriot League with a first place finish at the PL Outdoor Championship with a throw of 51.79m … Notched a season-best throw of 67.66m at the UC San Diego Challenge … Second best throw of the year (65.70m) came at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet, helping the Midshipmen earn the Star.

2015-16 (Sophomore Season): Won the javelin event at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with a career-best throw of 213ft-5in (65.06m) … Finished fifth at the IC4A Outdoor Championship in the javelin with a throw of 202ft-8in (61.77m) … Placed 24th in the javelin at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 207ft-3in (63.16m).

2014-15 (Freshman Season): Recorded a season-best mark of 204ft-9in (62.42m) in the javelin for fourth place at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship … Finished sixth at the IC4A Championship in javelin with a mark of 203ft-2in (61.92m) … Placed second in the javelin with a throw of 203ft-2in (61.94m) at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet.

High School / Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Hopewell Valley Central High School … Named team captain as a junior and senior … Placed ninth at the 2012 New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Recorded a personal-best 189ft-11in in 2012 … Earned team MVP honors in 2012 … Also lettered three years in football … Son of Scott and Patricia Richards.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2017-18Senior

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    5'11"