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Sommerfeld Wins Two Events at Houston Invitational
5/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Sommerfeld out-threw the competition as she tossed the shot 48-7 1/4 and launched the discus 155-10. Sommerfeld also placed sixth in the javelin with a heave of 128-4.
Teammate Alice Falaiye, who has already qualified for the NCAA championships in May, turned in the second-best long jump of the day by a collegian. Falaiye's wind-aided mark of 21-4 1/2 is her best of the season, more than three inches better than her school record of 21-1 1/4. Rice sprinter Margaret Fox ran her way to a fifth-place over-all finish in the 400-meter dash. Fox, who was second among the collegians, crossed the line in 54.38 to post the Owls' best time in the quarter this season. For the men, Scott Byer edged out Houston's Karim Alston for the win in the 1,500 meters in a time of 1:51.44.
Also in action for Rice this weekend were Kari Vigerstol and Shaquandra Roberson who headed to the west coast to take part in Stanford's Cardinal Invitational. Vigerstol posted a seventh-place finish in the 3,000 meters and provisionally qualified for nationals with a time of 9:35.25. Roberson, who ran in the 1,500-meter race, earned eighth place in a provisional time of 4:21.28.
The Owls will spend the week gearing up for the Western Athletic Conference championship meet which will begin Thursday, May 18, in El Paso.
