Rice University Athletics
Swimming: Owls Wrap Up Successful Weekend with Rice Invitational
11/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Coughlin set a new mark in the 100 butterfly at 54.22. The 100 butterfly mark had stood for more than five years after Olympic silver medalist and former SMU swimmer Martina Moracova set the record of 54.57 in Oct. 1995.
Coughlin now owns four Rice Pool records after breaking records in the 200 free, 200 back and 100 free Friday night in the Continental Airlines Classic.
Rice continued to hold its own with some of the top programs in the country. Sophomore Mandy Mularz took the 50 free in 24.09, just ahead of Olympic gold medalist Samantha Arsenault of Michigan in 24.19 and teammate junior Katie Hermann in 24.43. Mularz also recorded the top time in the 100 free at 53.13.
Junior Rachel Armstong finished first in the 200 free with a time of 1:55.32, edging out Illinois all-American Jessica Aveyard at 1:55.60 and teammate junior Katie Scholl at 1:55.76.
In the sibling rivalry matchup, Jordan Hollsten, a junior at Rice, and sister Shannon, a freshman at Missouri, were paired in adjacent lanes for the 200 back. Jordan clocked a 2:09.07 to edge out Shannon's 2:10.62. Aveyard won the event in 2:03.62.
In other close races, teammates Kristen Woodring and Corrie Clark of Penn State recorded identical winning times of 1:05.75 in the 100 breaststroke. Illinois' Crystal McAdam took the 200 individual medley in 2:07.89, just ahead of Penn State's Jenna Lopano at 2:07.91.
In all, nine Rice Pool records fell during the weekend -- eight on Friday and one on Saturday.
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