Rice University
Houston
Owl Conclude First Day Of Action At UH/LSU Tri-Meet
1/31/2020 9:03:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Saturday's Second Day Of Action Set To Start At 10 A.M.
In the meet's team scoring crosstown foe Houston defeated the Owls 155-139. SEC power LSU, the No. 17 ranked side in the country, claimed a 202-89 head-to-head win over Rice. The Owls are now 5-3 in dual meets this season.
Rice true freshman Shannon Campbell won the rugged 1000-yard freestyle to pace the Blue & Gray. Campbell posted a season-best time of 10:10.53 that is also now the top mark in Conference USA, but she wasn't quite finished. The distance specialist from St. John's, Florida, returned later in the meet to post a second place finish among a starting field of 15 entries in the 500-freestyle with time 4:58.19. Senior Claire Therien was third in the 500 (5:01.17).
Some of the other Owl top finishers Friday included a second and third-place by the Owl tandem of Nicole Limberg (2:18.06) and Phillis Range (2:19.14) in the 200-breaststroke. Junior Brittany Bui finished second in the 100-butterfly (55.23). Sophomore Marta Cano-Minarro rallied for a second place finish in the 200-individual medley (2:04.43).
There is still one more round of action remaining at the two-day Tri-Meet. The same three teams return Saturday at 10 am at the UH Rec Center, only the meet format will change to an 'Open' style of time trials with no team scoring.
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