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Rhys Hammond
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stonington, Conn.
- High School:
- Stonington
- Prev School:
- Cornell
2025 All-America Second Team (DMR)
2025 Penn Relays 4xMile Champion
2022 All-America Honorable Mention (1,500-meters)
2022 and 2023 All-Ivy League First Team XC
2022 and 2023 All-Region XC
Came to Washington to pursue a Masters of Business Analytics after completing his Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell in 2024.
2025 Outdoor Track: Impressive outdoor campaign, climbing to No. 3 in Husky history in the 1,500-meters, scoring at Big Tens, and helping UW win a Penn Relays title … fastest 1,500m came just after the collegiate season, at the Portland Track Festival, running 3:36.86 … in-season fastest 1,500m was 3:38.24 at the Bryan Clay Invite, taking second in the invite section … made the Big Ten Outdoors 1,500m final and took seventh in 3:54.81 in a tactical race … helped UW capture the 4xMile Championship of America at the Penn Relays for the first time, splitting a 4:01.81 mile on the third leg … finished 31st overall in the 1,500m at West Prelims … a USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
2025 Indoor Track: Earned All-America honors on the Husky distance medley relay to cap off a great indoor season … at NCAA Indoors in Virginia Beach, ran the opening 1,200m leg on the DMR that finished 11th in 9:31.11 for Second Team All-America … dropped his mile PR to 3:57.50 at the Husky Classic, finishing second overall … eighth in the mile final at Big Ten Indoors after going sub-four in the prelims in 3:59.82 … also went sub-four at Mile City, going 3:58.15 … ran a 3,000m PR of 7:54.33 at the UW Invitational.
2024 Cross Country: Ran three times in the fall … raced at UW’s first trip to the Big Ten Championships, placing 62nd overall and eighth on the squad in 23:53 … was the No. 2 scorer for the squad at Pre-Nationals, finishing 89th overall in 23:46 … the fifth Husky finisher to cap the scoring at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, placing 79th overall … 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 … was fourth in the 5k at the Ivy League Championships in 13:53.15 … ran a 5k PR of 13:50.31 at the Raleigh Relays … indoors, was third in the 5k and fifth in the 4k at the Ivy League Indoor meet … 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 … was sixth at the Ivy League XC Champs in 24:09 … fourth at the Battle In Beantown in 23:54 … won the Yellowjacket Invitational 8k in 24:55.
2023 Track At Cornell: Placed sixth in the 1,500-meters final at Ivy League Outdoors, and was part of the winning 4x800m relay … third in the 1,500m Stanford Invite in 3:43.00 … at the Ivy League Indoor Championships, was second in the mile and second in the 4x800m relay … lowered mile PR at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite, running 3:58.24 … 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 … earned NCAA ticket with a 10th-place finish at Northeast Regionals, earning All-Region … fifth at the Ivy League Heptagonals, leading the squad … second at the IC4A/ECAC Championships in 24:02.
2022 Track At Cornell: Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters, placing 17th to earn All-America Honorable Mention … set his 1,500m PR at NCAAs, running 3:41.36 … advanced to NCAAs with an eighth-place finish at East Prelims, running 3:41.69 … ran the 800-meters at the Ivy League Outdoors, placing fifth in the final, and was third on the 4x800m relay … won the 800-meters at the Larry Ellis Invite in 1:51.44 … 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 … at NCAA Northeast Regionals, finished 77th overall … got a victory at the R.K. Munsey Invitational in 25:08 for 8k … 20th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in first cross country race.
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.
High School and Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut … parents are Sue and Dave Hammond … has one younger brother, Wynn … a five-time CIAC Class M State Champion, winning titles in the 1000-meter, 4x400-meter relay, and sprint medley relay … crowned the 2020 New England Champion and 2020 CIAC State Open Champion in the 1000-meter … named The Day All-Area Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2020 … two-time All-New England Indoor Track & Field selection … seven-time All-Eastern Connecticut Conference performer … named a 2020 CAS Scholar Athlete, given to one boy and one girl in each Connecticut high school … served as team captain of Stonington High School's cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field teams … played four years of soccer for Stonington.
Major Meets
2021 Ivy League XC – 31st (3rd CU)
2021 Regional XC – 77th (6th CU)
2022 Ivy League Indoors – 2nd, 1000m | 2nd, 4x800m
2022 Ivy League Outdoors – 5th, 800m | 3rd, 4x800m
2022 East Prelims TF – 8th, 1500m
2022 NCAA Outdoors – 17th, 1500m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2022 Ivy League XC – 5th (1st CU)
2022 Regional XC – 10th (2nd CU)
2022 NCAA XC – 109th (1st CU)
2023 Ivy League Indoors – 2nd, Mile | 2nd, 4x800m
2023 Ivy League Outdoors – 6th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m (Ivy League Champion)
2023 Ivy League XC – 6th (1st CU)
2023 Regional XC – 20th (2nd CU)
2024 Ivy League Indoors – 5th, 3000m | 3rd, 5000m
2024 Ivy League Outdoors – 4th, 5000m
2024 East Prelims TF – 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)
2025 Big Ten Outdoor TF - 7th, 1500m
2025 West Prelims TF - 31st, 1500m
Outdoor Bests
800m…….1:51.44
1500m…….3:36.86
5000m…….13:50.31
Indoor Bests
Mile…….3:57.50
3000m…….7:54.33
5000m…….14:09.07
Academic Honors
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic TF
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
2025 Penn Relays 4xMile Champion
2022 All-America Honorable Mention (1,500-meters)
2022 and 2023 All-Ivy League First Team XC
2022 and 2023 All-Region XC
Came to Washington to pursue a Masters of Business Analytics after completing his Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell in 2024.
2025 Outdoor Track: Impressive outdoor campaign, climbing to No. 3 in Husky history in the 1,500-meters, scoring at Big Tens, and helping UW win a Penn Relays title … fastest 1,500m came just after the collegiate season, at the Portland Track Festival, running 3:36.86 … in-season fastest 1,500m was 3:38.24 at the Bryan Clay Invite, taking second in the invite section … made the Big Ten Outdoors 1,500m final and took seventh in 3:54.81 in a tactical race … helped UW capture the 4xMile Championship of America at the Penn Relays for the first time, splitting a 4:01.81 mile on the third leg … finished 31st overall in the 1,500m at West Prelims … a USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
2025 Indoor Track: Earned All-America honors on the Husky distance medley relay to cap off a great indoor season … at NCAA Indoors in Virginia Beach, ran the opening 1,200m leg on the DMR that finished 11th in 9:31.11 for Second Team All-America … dropped his mile PR to 3:57.50 at the Husky Classic, finishing second overall … eighth in the mile final at Big Ten Indoors after going sub-four in the prelims in 3:59.82 … also went sub-four at Mile City, going 3:58.15 … ran a 3,000m PR of 7:54.33 at the UW Invitational.
2024 Cross Country: Ran three times in the fall … raced at UW’s first trip to the Big Ten Championships, placing 62nd overall and eighth on the squad in 23:53 … was the No. 2 scorer for the squad at Pre-Nationals, finishing 89th overall in 23:46 … the fifth Husky finisher to cap the scoring at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, placing 79th overall … 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 … was fourth in the 5k at the Ivy League Championships in 13:53.15 … ran a 5k PR of 13:50.31 at the Raleigh Relays … indoors, was third in the 5k and fifth in the 4k at the Ivy League Indoor meet … 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 … was sixth at the Ivy League XC Champs in 24:09 … fourth at the Battle In Beantown in 23:54 … won the Yellowjacket Invitational 8k in 24:55.
2023 Track At Cornell: Placed sixth in the 1,500-meters final at Ivy League Outdoors, and was part of the winning 4x800m relay … third in the 1,500m Stanford Invite in 3:43.00 … at the Ivy League Indoor Championships, was second in the mile and second in the 4x800m relay … lowered mile PR at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite, running 3:58.24 … 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 … earned NCAA ticket with a 10th-place finish at Northeast Regionals, earning All-Region … fifth at the Ivy League Heptagonals, leading the squad … second at the IC4A/ECAC Championships in 24:02.
2022 Track At Cornell: Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters, placing 17th to earn All-America Honorable Mention … set his 1,500m PR at NCAAs, running 3:41.36 … advanced to NCAAs with an eighth-place finish at East Prelims, running 3:41.69 … ran the 800-meters at the Ivy League Outdoors, placing fifth in the final, and was third on the 4x800m relay … won the 800-meters at the Larry Ellis Invite in 1:51.44 … 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 … at NCAA Northeast Regionals, finished 77th overall … got a victory at the R.K. Munsey Invitational in 25:08 for 8k … 20th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in first cross country race.
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.
High School and Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut … parents are Sue and Dave Hammond … has one younger brother, Wynn … a five-time CIAC Class M State Champion, winning titles in the 1000-meter, 4x400-meter relay, and sprint medley relay … crowned the 2020 New England Champion and 2020 CIAC State Open Champion in the 1000-meter … named The Day All-Area Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2020 … two-time All-New England Indoor Track & Field selection … seven-time All-Eastern Connecticut Conference performer … named a 2020 CAS Scholar Athlete, given to one boy and one girl in each Connecticut high school … served as team captain of Stonington High School's cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field teams … played four years of soccer for Stonington.
Major Meets
2021 Ivy League XC – 31st (3rd CU)
2021 Regional XC – 77th (6th CU)
2022 Ivy League Indoors – 2nd, 1000m | 2nd, 4x800m
2022 Ivy League Outdoors – 5th, 800m | 3rd, 4x800m
2022 East Prelims TF – 8th, 1500m
2022 NCAA Outdoors – 17th, 1500m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2022 Ivy League XC – 5th (1st CU)
2022 Regional XC – 10th (2nd CU)
2022 NCAA XC – 109th (1st CU)
2023 Ivy League Indoors – 2nd, Mile | 2nd, 4x800m
2023 Ivy League Outdoors – 6th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m (Ivy League Champion)
2023 Ivy League XC – 6th (1st CU)
2023 Regional XC – 20th (2nd CU)
2024 Ivy League Indoors – 5th, 3000m | 3rd, 5000m
2024 Ivy League Outdoors – 4th, 5000m
2024 East Prelims TF – 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)
2025 Big Ten Outdoor TF - 7th, 1500m
2025 West Prelims TF - 31st, 1500m
Outdoor Bests
800m…….1:51.44
1500m…….3:36.86
5000m…….13:50.31
Indoor Bests
Mile…….3:57.50
3000m…….7:54.33
5000m…….14:09.07
Academic Honors
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic TF
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
