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2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Sprints
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Upper Marlboro, Md.
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • 160
    Weight
  • Frederick Douglass
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
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Rico Gomez
Sprints
Position
Senior
Class
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Performance History
2018 Outdoor:
Competed in eight meets...Notched a first place finish in the 4x100 with a time of 41.34s at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (March 16-17)...Recorded two top-five finishes at the 2018 Dan Stimson Memorial Quad, finishing fourth in the 200m (22.54s) and second in the 4x100 (41.73s) (March 24)...Tallied two top-three finishes at the Raleigh Relays, finishing first in the 4x200 (1:24.45s) and placing third in the 4x100 with a time of 40.76s (March 30-31)...Took four top-three finishes in the A-10 Championships with a first place finish in the 400m (47.02s), a second place tally in the 4x100 (40.85s), a third place finish in the 200m (21.55s) and a first place finish in the 4x400 with an A-10 Championship record breaking time of 3:09.10s (May 5-6)...Helped Mason record a third place finish in the 4x400 at the IC4A/ECAC DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:11.01s (May 12-13).

2018 Indoor: Competed in five meets...Finished in first place in the 200m with a time of 21.92s at the Father Diamond meet (Jan. 6)...Placed first in the 400m (47.71s) at the 2018 Navy Winter Invitational Track & Field Meet, along with helping Mason to finish second in the 4x400 with a time of 3:13.28 (Jan. 12-13)...Notched first place in the 500m with a time of 1:03.96 at the Keydet Invitational (Jan. 19-20)...At the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Gomez notched three top-two finishes including a first place finish in the 400m (48.58s), a second place finish in the 200m (22.04s) and contributed to a second place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:19.36 (Feb. 17-18).

2017 Outdoor: Competed in 8 meets… Contributed to three gold medals in the 4x4 at Miami Hurricane Invitational, the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Placed 1st twice in the 400M at the Miami Hurricane Invitational and the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field with a personal best of 46.80 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Placed 1st in the 4x1 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2017 Indoor: Competed in 8 meets… Placed 3rd in the 60m with a personal best of 6.94 in the 2017 Father Diamond. Placed 2nd in the 300M with a personal best of 33.69 at the SPIRE NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track & Field Meet. Placed 4th with a seasonal best of 48.39 in the 400M at the 2017 Great Dane Classic. Placed 1st with a personal best of 1:03.47 in the 500M at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships. Placed 4th with a personal best of 1:56.31 in the 800M at the Patriot Games. Contributed to two gold medals in the 4x4 at the 2017 Father Diamond and the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships and a gold medal in the DMR at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships.   

2016 Outdoor: Competed in six meets… Collected two silver medals at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (May 7-8)... Finished second in 400-meter dash at A-10 Championships with a personal-best time of 47.31... Also helped 4x400-meter relay take second with time of 3:11.81... Helped the 4x400m relay team to third place with a time of 3:10.06 at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 13-15)... Finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.92 at the Duke Invitational (April 22-23)... Also helped 4x400- and 4x100-meter relay teams to first-place finishes at Duke Invitational… Part of winning relay teams in the 4x400 (3:11.12) at Miami Hurricane Invitational (March 18-19) and in the 4x200 (1:23.80) at the Raleigh Relays (March 25-26).

2016 Indoor: Competed in four meets… Won a silver medal in the 500-meter dash at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a personal-best time of 1:04.88… Had a total of five top-three finishes during the season... Helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish first with a time of 3:16.71 at the BU Scarlet and White Invitational (Feb. 6)... Also ran a personal-best at the Scarlet and White with a time of 22.03 in the 200-meter dash... Won the 200 at the Mason Last Chance (Feb. 28) with a time of 22.04.

Prep: Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track for coaches Malcolm Drewery and Kori Green and Frederick Douglass High School in Upper Marlboro, Md.... Six-time Maryland 2A state champion, winning two titles at the 2015 indoor championships (300 meters and 500 meters) and four at the 2015 outdoor championships (100, 200 and 400 meters and 4x400 relay)... Named Prince George's County Gazette Athlete of the Year and 2015 All-Met First Team Indoor and Outdoor Track selection... 

Personal: Born Jan. 15, 1997... Legal guardian is grandmother Muriel Contee... Has one sister, Ashley Contee (24), and two brothers, Tavon Gomez (26) and Johnathan Contee (22).

PERSONAL RECORDS
60m

Indoor - 6.91 (2018)

100m
Indoor - 11.01 (2018)

200m
Indoor - 21.69 (2018)

300m
Indoor - 33.69 (2017)


400m
Outdoor - 46.80 (2017)

500m
Indoor - 1:03.47 (2017)

800m
Indoor - 1:56.31 (2017)

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