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Rhys Hammond
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stonington, Conn.
- High School:
- Stonington
- Prev School:
- Cornell
Bio
2025 All-America Second Team (DMR)
2022 All-America Honorable Mention (1,500-meters)
2022 and 2023 All-Ivy League First Team XC
2022 and 2023 All-Region XC
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Comes to Washington to pursue a Masters of Business Analytics after completing his Bachelorโs of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell in 2024.
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2024 Cross Country: Ran three times in the fall โฆ raced at UWโs first trip to the Big Ten Championships, placing 62nd overall and eighth on the squad in 23:53 โฆ was the No. 2 scorer for the squad at Pre-Nationals, finishing 89th overall in 23:46 โฆ the fifth Husky finisher to cap the scoring at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, placing 79th overall โฆ named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 Track At Cornell: Reached the NCAA East Prelims in the 5,000-meters, placing 25th overall โฆ was fourth in the 5k at the Ivy League Championships in 13:53.15 โฆ ran a 5k PR of 13:50.31 at the Raleigh Relays โฆ indoors, was third in the 5k and fifth in the 4k at the Ivy League Indoor meet โฆ set a 3,000-meters PR of 8:00.17 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
2023 Cross Country At Cornell: Earned All-Region honors with a 20th-place finish at Northeast Regionals โฆ was sixth at the Ivy League XC Champs in 24:09 โฆ fourth at the Battle In Beantown in 23:54 โฆ won the Yellowjacket Invitational 8k in 24:55.
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2023 Track At Cornell: Placed sixth in the 1,500-meters final at Ivy League Outdoors, and was part of the winning 4x800m relay โฆ third in the 1,500m Stanford Invite in 3:43.00 โฆ at the Ivy League Indoor Championships, was second in the mile and second in the 4x800m relay โฆ lowered mile PR at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite, running 3:58.24 โฆ ran first sub-four mile at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, clocking 3:58.90.
2022 Cross Country At Cornell: Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships, placing 109th overall in a time of 30:19 โฆ earned NCAA ticket with a 10th-place finish at Northeast Regionals, earning All-Region โฆ fifth at the Ivy League Heptagonals, leading the squad โฆ second at the IC4A/ECAC Championships in 24:02.
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2022 Track At Cornell: Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters, placing 17th to earn All-America Honorable Mention โฆ set his 1,500m PR at NCAAs, running 3:41.36 โฆ advanced to NCAAs with an eighth-place finish at East Prelims, running 3:41.69 โฆ ran the 800-meters at the Ivy League Outdoors, placing fifth in the final, and was third on the 4x800m relay โฆ won the 800-meters at the Larry Ellis Invite in 1:51.44 โฆ indoors, was the 1,000-meters runner-up at Ivy League Indoors and runner-up on the 4x800m relay.
2021 Cross Country At Cornell: Placed 31st overall at the conference championship โฆ at NCAA Northeast Regionals, finished 77th overall โฆ got a victory at the R.K. Munsey Invitational in 25:08 for 8k โฆ 20th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in first cross country race.
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2021 Track At Cornell: Raced one time in May, a 1,500-meters of 3:52.47 at the Redhawk Capstone Meet.
2020 Cross Country At Cornell: Season canceled due to Covid pandemic.
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High School and Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut โฆ parents are Sue and Dave Hammond โฆ has one younger brother, Wynn โฆ a five-time CIAC Class M State Champion, winning titles in the 1000-meter, 4x400-meter relay, and sprint medley relay โฆ crowned the 2020 New England Champion and 2020 CIAC State Open Champion in the 1000-meter โฆ named The Day All-Area Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2020 โฆ two-time All-New England Indoor Track & Field selection โฆ seven-time All-Eastern Connecticut Conference performer โฆ named a 2020 CAS Scholar Athlete, given to one boy and one girl in each Connecticut high school โฆ served as team captain of Stonington High School's cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field teams โฆ played four years of soccer for Stonington.
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Major Meets
2021 Ivy League XC โ 31st (3rd CU)
2021 Regional XC โ 77th (6th CU)
2022 Ivy League Indoors โ 2nd, 1000m | 2nd, 4x800m
2022 Ivy League Outdoors โ 5th, 800m | 3rd, 4x800m
2022 East Prelims TF โ 8th, 1500m
2022 NCAA Outdoors โ 17th, 1500m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2022 Ivy League XC โ 5th (1st CU)
2022 Regional XC โ 10th (2nd CU)
2022 NCAA XC โ 109th (1st CU)
2023 Ivy League Indoors โ 2nd, Mile | 2nd, 4x800m
2023 Ivy League Outdoors โ 6th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m (Ivy League Champion)
2023 Ivy League XC โ 6th (1st CU)
2023 Regional XC โ 20th (2nd CU)
2024 Ivy League Indoors โ 5th, 3000m | 3rd, 5000m
2024 Ivy League Outdoors โ 4th, 5000m
2024 East Prelims TF โ 25th, 5000m
2024 Big Ten XC - 62nd (8th UW)
2025 Big Ten Indoor TF - 8th, Mile
2025 NCAA Indoors - 11th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
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Outdoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:51.44
1500mโฆโฆ.3:41.36
5000mโฆโฆ.13:50.31
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Indoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.3:57.50
3000mโฆโฆ.7:54.33
5000mโฆโฆ.14:09.07
Academic Honors
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
2022 All-America Honorable Mention (1,500-meters)
2022 and 2023 All-Ivy League First Team XC
2022 and 2023 All-Region XC
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Comes to Washington to pursue a Masters of Business Analytics after completing his Bachelorโs of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell in 2024.
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2024 Cross Country: Ran three times in the fall โฆ raced at UWโs first trip to the Big Ten Championships, placing 62nd overall and eighth on the squad in 23:53 โฆ was the No. 2 scorer for the squad at Pre-Nationals, finishing 89th overall in 23:46 โฆ the fifth Husky finisher to cap the scoring at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, placing 79th overall โฆ named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 Track At Cornell: Reached the NCAA East Prelims in the 5,000-meters, placing 25th overall โฆ was fourth in the 5k at the Ivy League Championships in 13:53.15 โฆ ran a 5k PR of 13:50.31 at the Raleigh Relays โฆ indoors, was third in the 5k and fifth in the 4k at the Ivy League Indoor meet โฆ set a 3,000-meters PR of 8:00.17 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
2023 Cross Country At Cornell: Earned All-Region honors with a 20th-place finish at Northeast Regionals โฆ was sixth at the Ivy League XC Champs in 24:09 โฆ fourth at the Battle In Beantown in 23:54 โฆ won the Yellowjacket Invitational 8k in 24:55.
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2023 Track At Cornell: Placed sixth in the 1,500-meters final at Ivy League Outdoors, and was part of the winning 4x800m relay โฆ third in the 1,500m Stanford Invite in 3:43.00 โฆ at the Ivy League Indoor Championships, was second in the mile and second in the 4x800m relay โฆ lowered mile PR at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite, running 3:58.24 โฆ ran first sub-four mile at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, clocking 3:58.90.
2022 Cross Country At Cornell: Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships, placing 109th overall in a time of 30:19 โฆ earned NCAA ticket with a 10th-place finish at Northeast Regionals, earning All-Region โฆ fifth at the Ivy League Heptagonals, leading the squad โฆ second at the IC4A/ECAC Championships in 24:02.
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2022 Track At Cornell: Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters, placing 17th to earn All-America Honorable Mention โฆ set his 1,500m PR at NCAAs, running 3:41.36 โฆ advanced to NCAAs with an eighth-place finish at East Prelims, running 3:41.69 โฆ ran the 800-meters at the Ivy League Outdoors, placing fifth in the final, and was third on the 4x800m relay โฆ won the 800-meters at the Larry Ellis Invite in 1:51.44 โฆ indoors, was the 1,000-meters runner-up at Ivy League Indoors and runner-up on the 4x800m relay.
2021 Cross Country At Cornell: Placed 31st overall at the conference championship โฆ at NCAA Northeast Regionals, finished 77th overall โฆ got a victory at the R.K. Munsey Invitational in 25:08 for 8k โฆ 20th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in first cross country race.
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2021 Track At Cornell: Raced one time in May, a 1,500-meters of 3:52.47 at the Redhawk Capstone Meet.
2020 Cross Country At Cornell: Season canceled due to Covid pandemic.
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High School and Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut โฆ parents are Sue and Dave Hammond โฆ has one younger brother, Wynn โฆ a five-time CIAC Class M State Champion, winning titles in the 1000-meter, 4x400-meter relay, and sprint medley relay โฆ crowned the 2020 New England Champion and 2020 CIAC State Open Champion in the 1000-meter โฆ named The Day All-Area Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2020 โฆ two-time All-New England Indoor Track & Field selection โฆ seven-time All-Eastern Connecticut Conference performer โฆ named a 2020 CAS Scholar Athlete, given to one boy and one girl in each Connecticut high school โฆ served as team captain of Stonington High School's cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field teams โฆ played four years of soccer for Stonington.
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Major Meets
2021 Ivy League XC โ 31st (3rd CU)
2021 Regional XC โ 77th (6th CU)
2022 Ivy League Indoors โ 2nd, 1000m | 2nd, 4x800m
2022 Ivy League Outdoors โ 5th, 800m | 3rd, 4x800m
2022 East Prelims TF โ 8th, 1500m
2022 NCAA Outdoors โ 17th, 1500m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2022 Ivy League XC โ 5th (1st CU)
2022 Regional XC โ 10th (2nd CU)
2022 NCAA XC โ 109th (1st CU)
2023 Ivy League Indoors โ 2nd, Mile | 2nd, 4x800m
2023 Ivy League Outdoors โ 6th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m (Ivy League Champion)
2023 Ivy League XC โ 6th (1st CU)
2023 Regional XC โ 20th (2nd CU)
2024 Ivy League Indoors โ 5th, 3000m | 3rd, 5000m
2024 Ivy League Outdoors โ 4th, 5000m
2024 East Prelims TF โ 25th, 5000m
2024 Big Ten XC - 62nd (8th UW)
2025 Big Ten Indoor TF - 8th, Mile
2025 NCAA Indoors - 11th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
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Outdoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:51.44
1500mโฆโฆ.3:41.36
5000mโฆโฆ.13:50.31
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Indoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.3:57.50
3000mโฆโฆ.7:54.33
5000mโฆโฆ.14:09.07
Academic Honors
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
