Swimmers Host Miami Hurricanes Friday At 4 PM
11/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Nov. 4, 2010
HOUSTON -- The Owls' swim team is back home at the Rice Aquatics Center to face Miami-Fla. on Friday (Nov. 5) in its last on-campus meet of the month. Start time for the 14-event non-conference dual meet is set for 4 pm at the Gibbs Recreation & Wellness Center.
The Owls' current theme of facing tough opponents continues to hold steady. Rice opened the year on the road against defending Western Athletic Conference champion Boise State and followed that up competing against Top 25 foes Southern Cal, Purdue, Louisville and SMU, as well as Houston in a meet of the crosstown rivals. Things don't get any easier with the Miami Hurricanes visiting town.
"Yeah, Miami is very good," said Rice head coach Seth Huston, now in his ninth year at the helm of the program. "They are definitely worthy of the Top 25 and this team may be the best I have seen them field in years. They are very strong in the sprints, breaststroke events and relays."
Facing elite competition is part of Huston's plan. The 2010 Conference USA Coach of the Year knows if you aspire to be the best you have to face that caliber of competition. Friday's meet is again equal parts challenge and opportunity. Huston said the team has done well in its stretch of facing tough foes, including last week at No. 19 ranked SMU.
"It was a very competitive meet (at SMU)," Huston said. "I was pleased with how we got up and raced. We had a number of season-best performances. Louise Gliga and Alexandra Ernst swam very well in the 200-fly last week. Louise, Michelle Gean, Lilly Marrow and Shelby Bottoms have had some of their best practices recently."
Five Rice seniors will be honored at the meet. The format features a total of 14 swim events, including 12 individual races and two relays. The order of the events Friday is as follows:
Rice vs. Miami (Fla.) Dual Meet at Rice Aquatics Center
4 pm; Nov. 5, 2010
Schedule of Events
1. 400 Medley Relay
2. 1,000 Freestyle
3. 200 Freestyle
4. 100 Backstroke
5. 100 Breaststroke
6. 200 Butterfly
7. 50 Freestyle
Intermission
8. 100 Freestyle
9. 200 Backstroke
10. 200 Breaststroke
11. 500 Freestyle
12. 100 Butterfly
Intermission
13. 200 Individual Medley
14. 400 Freestyle Relay
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