Thursday, March 12
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CSCAA National Invitational
Nezelek Sprints Highlight First & Only Day Of National Invitational
3/12/2020 8:01:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Owls Finish 5th Among 33 Scoring Teams Before Event Is Cancelled
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Led by Kate Nezelek's second place individual finish in the 50-yard freestyle, as well as her swimming the lead leg of the Owls' sprint relay team that also finished second overall, the Rice swimmers finished in fifth place among 33 scoring teams after Thursday's first and only day of action at the 2020 CSCAA National Invitational.
The national meet, unofficially nicknamed "The Swimming NIT," completed one of its originally scheduled three days of competition before canceling the remainder of the event. Rice head coach Seth Huston, who is completing his 18th season at the helm of the program, was happy with the Owls' effort – particularly on a distracting day of canceled competitions across the country.
"I am pleased with how our team raced today," coach Huston said. "We came back tonight (after morning prelims) knowing this was it, and had some great swims. We had a lot of place improvements from prelims. Our 200 freestyle relay and Kate's swims were definitely the highlights."
FINAL Team Point Totals (Top 10) :
1. Akron 325.5;
2. Florida International 288;
3. TCU 246.5;
4. Wyoming 246;
5. Rice 236.5;
6. Marshall 164;
7. Boise State 159;
8. Oakland 158;
9. Washington State 155;
10. UCLA 118;
Rice Owls Event Finishes (all distances in short course yards)
200-Freestyle Relay:
2. Rice 1:31.28 (Kate Nezelek, Becca Evans, Madison Howe and Marta Cano-Minarro)
50-Butterfly:
Tie-5. Madison Howe 24.30
7. Brittany Bui 24.57
11. Becca Evans 24.48
50-Breaststroke:
11. Nicole Limberg 28.70
16. Phillis Range 29.31
500-Freestyle:
8. Claire Therien 4:53.35
9. Ellery Parish 4:53.72
50-Backstroke:
8. Zoe Spitz 25.84
200-IM:
13. Marta Cano-Minarro 2:03.61
14. Nicole Limberg 2:04.14
50-Freestyle
2. Kate Nezelek 22.81
9. Becca Evans 23.39
19. Madison Howe 23.81
400-Medley Relay:
4. Rice 3:41.59 (Zoe Spitz, Nicole Limberg, Brittany Bui, Lindsay Mathys)
The national meet, unofficially nicknamed "The Swimming NIT," completed one of its originally scheduled three days of competition before canceling the remainder of the event. Rice head coach Seth Huston, who is completing his 18th season at the helm of the program, was happy with the Owls' effort – particularly on a distracting day of canceled competitions across the country.
"I am pleased with how our team raced today," coach Huston said. "We came back tonight (after morning prelims) knowing this was it, and had some great swims. We had a lot of place improvements from prelims. Our 200 freestyle relay and Kate's swims were definitely the highlights."
FINAL Team Point Totals (Top 10) :
1. Akron 325.5;
2. Florida International 288;
3. TCU 246.5;
4. Wyoming 246;
5. Rice 236.5;
6. Marshall 164;
7. Boise State 159;
8. Oakland 158;
9. Washington State 155;
10. UCLA 118;
Rice Owls Event Finishes (all distances in short course yards)
200-Freestyle Relay:
2. Rice 1:31.28 (Kate Nezelek, Becca Evans, Madison Howe and Marta Cano-Minarro)
50-Butterfly:
Tie-5. Madison Howe 24.30
7. Brittany Bui 24.57
11. Becca Evans 24.48
50-Breaststroke:
11. Nicole Limberg 28.70
16. Phillis Range 29.31
500-Freestyle:
8. Claire Therien 4:53.35
9. Ellery Parish 4:53.72
50-Backstroke:
8. Zoe Spitz 25.84
200-IM:
13. Marta Cano-Minarro 2:03.61
14. Nicole Limberg 2:04.14
50-Freestyle
2. Kate Nezelek 22.81
9. Becca Evans 23.39
19. Madison Howe 23.81
400-Medley Relay:
4. Rice 3:41.59 (Zoe Spitz, Nicole Limberg, Brittany Bui, Lindsay Mathys)
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