Rice University
C-USA Championships
Owls Win Two More Individual Events Friday
2/28/2020 10:39:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Howe & Cano-Minarro Claim C-USA Event Titles
Team Point Totals (thru 3 of 4 days):
1. FIU 712.5
2. Rice 586.5
3. Florida Atlantic 295
4. Marshall 242.5
5. North Texas 235
6. Old Dominion 212.5
Rice Owls Scoring
400-IM : 2. Hannah Sumbera 4:20.45; 3. Sarah Nowaski 4:20.71; 4. Erin Vance 4:21.68; 5. Claire Therien 4:22.03; 6. Virginie Qian 4:24.50; 10. Shannon Campbell 4:25.34.
Note: A strong scoring event for Rice as the Owls hold five of the Top 6 spots and six in the Top 10.
100-Butterfly : 1. Madison Howe 53.56; 6. Brittany Bui 54.37; 9. Rebecca Brandt 54.92; 10. Zoe Spitz 55.06; 11. Becca Evans 55.30.
Note: Big win for true freshman Madison Howe for her first C-USA individual title. The final time is the fourth-fastest 100-fly in school history. Junior Becca Brandt wins the consolation final.
200-Freestyle : 1. Marta Cano-Minarro 1:46.84; 4. Lindsay Mathys 1:48.22; 5. Ellery Parish 1:49.31; 11. Harper Gillentine 1:51.02.
Note: Cano-Minarro wins her second C-USA individual championship of the weekend.
100 Breaststroke : 4. Nicole Limberg 1:02.02; 5. Phillis Range 1:02.14; 6. Sini Koivu 1:02.83.
Note: Three Owls swim season-best marks with Limberg & Range posting the No. 4 and No. 5 best times in school history.
100 Backstroke : 6. Zoe Spitz 55.14; 7. Kate Nezelek 55.65; 13. Harper Gillentine 56.19.
Note: Freshman Zoe Spitz scores for the Owls for the second time Friday, and the third time in the meet after racing on the 200-medley relay on Wednesday.
400-Medley Relay : 3. Rice (Kate Nezelek, Nicole Limberg, Madison Howe, Marta Cano-Minarro) 3:41.92.
Note: Marshall holds off a Rice charge as the Owls post a season-best time in the event.
The C-USA Championships conclude Saturday. Preliminary races are at 9:30 am and event finals begin at 5 pm (Central Time). Saturday finals will be streamed live on CUSAtv. For more information about the event, check out the C-USA Swimming and Diving Championship central page.
A pdf of Friday's results are provided at the above link. The remaining meet schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 2 (Day 4 Trials) - 9:30 am
200-yd Backstroke
100-yd Freestyle
200-yd Breaststroke
200-yd Butterfly
Platform Diving - Prelims
2:00 pm 1650-yd Freestyle
Saturday, March 2 (Day 4 Finals) - 5:00 pm
1650-yd Freestyle - Final (Last heat timed final)
200-yd Backstroke - C Final
200-yd Backstroke - Consol Final
200-yd Backstroke - Champ Final
100-yd Freestyle - C Final
100-yd Freestyle - Consol Final
100-yd Freestyle - Champ Final
200-yd Breaststroke - C Final
200-yd Breaststroke - Consol Final
200-yd Breaststroke - Champ Final
200-yd Butterfly - C Final
200-yd Butterfly - Consol Final
200-yd Butterfly - Champ Final
Platform Diving - Final
400-yd Freestyle Relay - B Final
400-yd Freestyle Relay - Champ Final
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