Thursday, February 24
Lynchburg, Virginia
5 PM
Rice University
vs
Conference USA Championship
Kane Runs Down C-USA Gold
2/24/2022 7:59:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
C-USA Swimming & Diving Championship
In Brief: Freshman Amelia Kane staged a stirring rally over the final 25 yards to extend Rice's dominance in the 500 freestyle while the Owls' 200 freestyle relay packaged four personal-bests to set a school record at the second night of the Conference USA Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday.
The Details: Kane's dramatic win opened the night for the Owls. She stood third with 50 yards remaining but used a 27.85 split to run down FAU's Maggie Casey and FIU's Stephanie Hussey to hit the wall in 4:49.87 and give Rice its fifth consecutive win in the race. Kane's dropped her personal best by nearly four seconds to capture the title. Shannon Campbell was fourth in 4:51.81 and was followed in order by Lauren McDougall (4:55.93), Virginie Qian (4:55.63), and Elizabeth Myers (4:55.67). Marta Cano-Minarro captured the silver medal in the 200 IM (1:59.14), while Imogen Meers was sixth (2:02.52), Erin Vance eighth (2:03.83) and Megan Schultze ninth (2:04.40). Madison Howe and Becca Evans each broke 23 seconds in the 50 freestyle for the first time. Howe picked up the bronze medal in 22.85 while Evans was .04 off the podium in 22.89. Arielle Hayon improved her personal best 23.34 in the prelims with a 23.21 in the final to finish seventh. The night closed with a blistering 200 freestyle relay. Howe, McDougall, Cano-Minarro and Evans finishing in 1:30.02, just .27 behind FIU.
The Standings: (through seven events) 1. FIU 352, 2. Rice 321, 3. North Texas 202, 4. Marshall 198, 5. FAU 190, 6. ODU 147
Up Next: Five individual titles as well as another relay will be decided on Friday. Howe will be looking to capture her third conference title in the 100 fly while Meers is the defending champion in the 100 back. Cano-Minarro was the 200 freestyle champion in 2020. Champions will also be crowned in the 100 breast and 400 IM in addition to the 400 Medley relay. Prelims for each event begin at 9:30 a.m. (central) while the race for gold is set for 5 p.m.
The Details: Kane's dramatic win opened the night for the Owls. She stood third with 50 yards remaining but used a 27.85 split to run down FAU's Maggie Casey and FIU's Stephanie Hussey to hit the wall in 4:49.87 and give Rice its fifth consecutive win in the race. Kane's dropped her personal best by nearly four seconds to capture the title. Shannon Campbell was fourth in 4:51.81 and was followed in order by Lauren McDougall (4:55.93), Virginie Qian (4:55.63), and Elizabeth Myers (4:55.67). Marta Cano-Minarro captured the silver medal in the 200 IM (1:59.14), while Imogen Meers was sixth (2:02.52), Erin Vance eighth (2:03.83) and Megan Schultze ninth (2:04.40). Madison Howe and Becca Evans each broke 23 seconds in the 50 freestyle for the first time. Howe picked up the bronze medal in 22.85 while Evans was .04 off the podium in 22.89. Arielle Hayon improved her personal best 23.34 in the prelims with a 23.21 in the final to finish seventh. The night closed with a blistering 200 freestyle relay. Howe, McDougall, Cano-Minarro and Evans finishing in 1:30.02, just .27 behind FIU.
The Standings: (through seven events) 1. FIU 352, 2. Rice 321, 3. North Texas 202, 4. Marshall 198, 5. FAU 190, 6. ODU 147
Seth Huston:" Great night of racing for the Owls! One of the best 500 free races I have ever seen. Amelia Kane roared back at the end w/ Shannon Campbell pushing the leaders home.Marta just missed her school record in the 200 IM coming from 4th to 2nd on the last 50. It was exciting to see her mowing everyone down. Really proud of our sprinters, all lifetime bests for our A finalists. Especially happy for Becca Evans, as that was her first time under 23. Our 200 free relay just swam tough. They put together 4 great swim, just missed winning, but broke the school record."
Up Next: Five individual titles as well as another relay will be decided on Friday. Howe will be looking to capture her third conference title in the 100 fly while Meers is the defending champion in the 100 back. Cano-Minarro was the 200 freestyle champion in 2020. Champions will also be crowned in the 100 breast and 400 IM in addition to the 400 Medley relay. Prelims for each event begin at 9:30 a.m. (central) while the race for gold is set for 5 p.m.
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