Rice University
Phill Hansel Invitational
Owls Rally To Finish Second Overall
11/18/2018 7:01:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Swimmers Move From Fifth To Second Place On Meet's Final Day
After 18 swimming events and three diving events over three full days of competition, Rice vaulted from fifth place into second in the final team standings with 919 points. Meet host Houston won the 12-team competition with a comfortable 1,727 points. New Mexico was third with 891 points, followed by Nevada (863) and Tulane (841.5 points). Colorado State (600), Washington State (595.5), Vanderbilt (467), Air Force (450), Northern Colorado (415), Incarnate Word (274) and North Texas (158) rounded out the team scoring.
Rice's big-scoring event was the 200-yard butterfly where four Owls reached the championship final. Sophomore Brittany Bui was third overall with a season-best time of 2:00.85. Hannah Sumbera was fifth (2:01.93), Shannon Jelley placed seventh (2:02.67) and Sarah Nowaski finished eighth (2:03.37) to pile-up the team points.
The distance specialists likewise came up big in the mile with a host of season-best marks across the board. Hanna Huston was sixth overall (16:42.41), followed by Claire Therien (eighth place, 16:53.51) and Ellery Parish (ninth, 16:54.59).
In the 200-breaststroke Marie-Claire Schillinger battled through an illness to finish fourth with a season-best time of 2:12.45. Freshman Phillis Range was eighth with a season-best 2:17.52.
Freshman Marta Cano-Minarro was sixth overall among a starting field of 77 entries in the 100-freestyle with a collegiate-best 50.26. Parish showed her versatility by placing seventh in the 200-backstroke (1:58.95), but the team wasn't quite finished.
The foursome of Minarro, Becca Evans, Harper Gillentine and Parish combined to take fourth in the 400-freestyle relay (3:24.45), finishing just ahead of New Mexico (3:24.63) in the final event of the meet and hold on to second place.
The Rice swim team is next in action on December 1 as part of a SEC double-dual meet. The Owls compete against Texas A&M and Vanderbilt before breaking for the University's final exams period.
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