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Forbes, Fokam Shine on Final Day of C-USA Championships
5/16/2021 10:03:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Forbes earns High Point Scorer of Meet, Freshman of the Year
MURFREESBORO, TN - Rice freshman distance runner Grace Forbes recorded two more victories while senior jumper Michelle Fokam earned her 10th career conference title in memorable fashion to highlight the Owls final day of competition Sunday at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships.
The Owls placed second overall as a team with 121.5 points, their most since the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships. Host Middle Tennessee took home first place honors with 150 team points.
Rice posted seven individual title winners, tying the 2004 team for the most in program history at an outdoor conference championship. In total, the Owls registered 13 all-conference performances.
Forbes completed the trifecta on Sunday by winning both the 1500m (4:14.42-C-USA Championship record) and her first-ever 5000m race (16:19.82) to go along with her record-breaking victory in the 10,000m on Friday. Forbes earned the C-USA Female High Point Scorer of the Meet with the 30 points and was also named the C-USA Freshman of the Meet. Forbes has now won a combined eight individual C-USA titles between the outdoor, indoor, and cross country seasons.
Fokam broke the school record in the triple jump on her final attempt, leaping 13.60m (44-7.50) to surpass Claudia Haywood's 1993 mark of 13.57m. That mark ranks fourth in the NCAA West region and is ninth overall in the NCAA. Fokam ended her conference career by winning the triple jump at three consecutive C-USA Outdoor Championships.
Other Owls who registered critical team points on Sunday included KC Nwadei in the high jump (4th-1.70m/5-07.00), Johanna Bangala in the 400m (55.54-SB), and the 4x100 relay team of Lindsay Simms, Justice Coutee-McCullum, Teesa Mpagi, and Gal Kadmon (7th-46.34).
Along with Fokam and Hassan, the foursome of Ginnie Okafor (9th-12.42m), Nwadei (10th-12.25m), Mpagi (13th-11.82m), and Christelle Bonzil (17th-11.45m) all established season-best mark is the triple jump.
Next up for Rice will be the NCAA West Prelims, which will take place May 27-29 in College Station.
Shot Put
2. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 16.77m (55-0.25)
Triple Jump
1. Michelle Fokam - 13.60m (44-7.50) - School Record
3. Maryam Hassan - 12.72m (41-8.75) - SB
9. Ginnie Okafor - 12.42m (40-9.00) - PB
10. KC Nwadei - 12.25m (40-2.25) - SB
13. Teesa Mpagi - 11.82m (38-9.50) - PB
17. Christelle Bonzil - 11.45m (37-6.75) - PB
Javelin
12. Eliza Kraule - 30.72m (100-9)
4x100
7. Lindsay Simms, Justice Coutee-McCullum, Teesa Mpagi, Gal Kadmon - 46.34 (SB)
1500m
1. Grace Forbes - 4:14.42 (Meet Record)
400m
7. Johanna Bangala - 55.54 (SB)
5000m
1. Grace Forbes - 16:19.82
16. Khayla Patel - 18:06.77
27. Natalie Goddard - 18:38.13
43. Loren Goddard - 20:10.03
High Jump
3. Eliza Kraule - 1.70m (5-7.00)
4. KC Nwadei - 1.70m (5-7.00)
10. Christelle Bonzil - 1.60m (5-3.00)
4x400
11. Gal Kadmon, Ginnie Okafor, Taigen Hunter-Galvan, Johanna Bangala - 3:55.36
-RiceOwls.com-
The Owls placed second overall as a team with 121.5 points, their most since the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships. Host Middle Tennessee took home first place honors with 150 team points.
Rice posted seven individual title winners, tying the 2004 team for the most in program history at an outdoor conference championship. In total, the Owls registered 13 all-conference performances.
Forbes completed the trifecta on Sunday by winning both the 1500m (4:14.42-C-USA Championship record) and her first-ever 5000m race (16:19.82) to go along with her record-breaking victory in the 10,000m on Friday. Forbes earned the C-USA Female High Point Scorer of the Meet with the 30 points and was also named the C-USA Freshman of the Meet. Forbes has now won a combined eight individual C-USA titles between the outdoor, indoor, and cross country seasons.
#CUSATF Update | Grace Forbes breaks her second @ConferenceUSA Championship record of the meet, going 4:14.42 in the 1500m to win yet another 🥇! #GoOwls👐 x #RFND pic.twitter.com/2L3CtQOesM
— Rice TF & XC (@RiceTFXC) May 16, 2021
#CUSATF Update | It's a HAT TRICK for Grace Forbes! She wins her first 5k of the season with a time of 16:19.82 and it's the EIGHTH individual title of her career! #GoOwls👐 x #RFND pic.twitter.com/sw10IydK50
— Rice TF & XC (@RiceTFXC) May 16, 2021
Fokam broke the school record in the triple jump on her final attempt, leaping 13.60m (44-7.50) to surpass Claudia Haywood's 1993 mark of 13.57m. That mark ranks fourth in the NCAA West region and is ninth overall in the NCAA. Fokam ended her conference career by winning the triple jump at three consecutive C-USA Outdoor Championships.
Sophomore Erna Gunnarsdottir recorded her fourth all-conference performance by placing second in the shot put (16.77m/55-0.25) while graduate transfer Maryam Hassan established a season-best mark of 12.72m (41-8.75) to earn third place in the triple jump and a spot on the podium. To close out the evening, freshman Eliza Kraule backed up her third place performance in the heptathlon with another all-conference performance in the high jump, clearing 1.70m (5-7.00) for a third place result.#CUSATF Update | Career title No. 10 for @mfokam32 comes with the triple jump SCHOOL RECORD (13.60m) as she surpasses Claudia Haywood's previous mark (13.57m/1993)! #GoOwls👐 x #RFND pic.twitter.com/FMe33Er2dF
— Rice TF & XC (@RiceTFXC) May 16, 2021
Other Owls who registered critical team points on Sunday included KC Nwadei in the high jump (4th-1.70m/5-07.00), Johanna Bangala in the 400m (55.54-SB), and the 4x100 relay team of Lindsay Simms, Justice Coutee-McCullum, Teesa Mpagi, and Gal Kadmon (7th-46.34).
Along with Fokam and Hassan, the foursome of Ginnie Okafor (9th-12.42m), Nwadei (10th-12.25m), Mpagi (13th-11.82m), and Christelle Bonzil (17th-11.45m) all established season-best mark is the triple jump.
Next up for Rice will be the NCAA West Prelims, which will take place May 27-29 in College Station.
Shot Put
2. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 16.77m (55-0.25)
Triple Jump
1. Michelle Fokam - 13.60m (44-7.50) - School Record
3. Maryam Hassan - 12.72m (41-8.75) - SB
9. Ginnie Okafor - 12.42m (40-9.00) - PB
10. KC Nwadei - 12.25m (40-2.25) - SB
13. Teesa Mpagi - 11.82m (38-9.50) - PB
17. Christelle Bonzil - 11.45m (37-6.75) - PB
Javelin
12. Eliza Kraule - 30.72m (100-9)
4x100
7. Lindsay Simms, Justice Coutee-McCullum, Teesa Mpagi, Gal Kadmon - 46.34 (SB)
1500m
1. Grace Forbes - 4:14.42 (Meet Record)
400m
7. Johanna Bangala - 55.54 (SB)
5000m
1. Grace Forbes - 16:19.82
16. Khayla Patel - 18:06.77
27. Natalie Goddard - 18:38.13
43. Loren Goddard - 20:10.03
High Jump
3. Eliza Kraule - 1.70m (5-7.00)
4. KC Nwadei - 1.70m (5-7.00)
10. Christelle Bonzil - 1.60m (5-3.00)
4x400
11. Gal Kadmon, Ginnie Okafor, Taigen Hunter-Galvan, Johanna Bangala - 3:55.36
-RiceOwls.com-
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