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Owls Close Strong on Final Day of Victor Lopez Classic
3/26/2022 10:51:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON - The Rice Owls women's track and field team put the finishing touches on the 39th annual Victor Lopez Classic on Saturday at Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field, winning five total events.
Rice won three of their five events in the field, including a pair in the jumps. Junior KC Nwadei claimed the second-best mark (1.74m) in Conference USA in the high jump while sophomore Ginnie Okafor won the triple jump with a distance of 12.28m. Sophomore Elena Siemens was victorious in the pole vault, clearing 3.61m.
Alyssa Balandran continued her strong start to the outdoor campaign by winning the 800m in a time of 2:11.19, followed closely by teammate Taigen Hunter-Galvan (2:12.82). The Owls closed out the evening by winning the 4x100 relay with a time of 47.34.
Meanwhile in Austin, junior thrower Erna Gunnarsdottir set a personal best mark of 17.29m (56-8.75) in the shot put to place second overall at the Texas Relays. That mark ranked fourth in the NCAA as of Saturday.
Pole Vault
1. Elena Siemens - 3.61m
3. Audrey Ho - 3.61m
Triple Jump
1. Ginnie Okafor - 12.28m
5. Christelle Bonzil - 11.54m
6. Savannah Simms - 11.54m
High Jump
1. KC Nwadei - 1.74m
4x100
1. 47.34
4x400
3. "A" - 3:59.05
400m Hurdles
2. Savannah Simms - 1:01.83
800m
1. Alyssa Balandran - 2:11.19
2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 2:12.82
1500m
2. Caitlin Wosika - 4:33.78
5. Alyssa Balandran - 4:39.19
8. Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi - 4:43.43
11. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 4:44.71
(Texas Relays)
Shot Put
2. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 17.29m (56-8.75; PB) - Ranks 4th in NCAA
Discus
12. Julie Perez - 44.31m
Rice won three of their five events in the field, including a pair in the jumps. Junior KC Nwadei claimed the second-best mark (1.74m) in Conference USA in the high jump while sophomore Ginnie Okafor won the triple jump with a distance of 12.28m. Sophomore Elena Siemens was victorious in the pole vault, clearing 3.61m.
Alyssa Balandran continued her strong start to the outdoor campaign by winning the 800m in a time of 2:11.19, followed closely by teammate Taigen Hunter-Galvan (2:12.82). The Owls closed out the evening by winning the 4x100 relay with a time of 47.34.
Meanwhile in Austin, junior thrower Erna Gunnarsdottir set a personal best mark of 17.29m (56-8.75) in the shot put to place second overall at the Texas Relays. That mark ranked fourth in the NCAA as of Saturday.
Pole Vault
1. Elena Siemens - 3.61m
3. Audrey Ho - 3.61m
Triple Jump
1. Ginnie Okafor - 12.28m
5. Christelle Bonzil - 11.54m
6. Savannah Simms - 11.54m
High Jump
1. KC Nwadei - 1.74m
4x100
1. 47.34
4x400
3. "A" - 3:59.05
400m Hurdles
2. Savannah Simms - 1:01.83
800m
1. Alyssa Balandran - 2:11.19
2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 2:12.82
1500m
2. Caitlin Wosika - 4:33.78
5. Alyssa Balandran - 4:39.19
8. Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi - 4:43.43
11. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 4:44.71
(Texas Relays)
Shot Put
2. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 17.29m (56-8.75; PB) - Ranks 4th in NCAA
Discus
12. Julie Perez - 44.31m
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