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Owls Win Three Events at J. Fred Duckett Twilight
4/23/2022 10:25:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON - The Rice Owls women's track and field team won three events, established nine personal best marks, and had seven top-three finishes to highlight their performance at the 18th annual J. Fred Duckett Twilight Saturday at Wendel D. Ley Track.
Sophomore thrower Tara Simpson-Sullivan posted her third straight hammer throw victory of the season with a winning mark of 65.13m while junior Erna Gunnarsdottir picked up her second shot put win of the year with a winning throw of 17.26m. Sophomore Ginnie Okafor earned a personal best in the triple jump, finishing as the top collegiate athlete with a jump of 12.60m, which ranks fourth in C-USA this season.
In the evening session, junior Alyssa Balandran and sophomore Taigen Hunter-Galvan finishes 1-2 in the 800m with both athletes establishing personal best marks. Balandran earned her fourth 800m victory with a time of 2:07.02, a mark that ranks third in C-USA while Hunter-Galvan was mere seconds behind at 2:09.26 for the sixth-best mark in C-USA.
The Owls have one more meet on May 6 at the Tom Tellez Invitational before heading to San Antonio for the C-USA Championships, which run May 12-15.
Discus
10. Tara Simpson-Sullivan - 39.01m
Hammer Throw
1. Tara Simpson-Sullivan - 65.13m
High Jump
2. KC Nwadei - 1.67m
Long Jump
16. Christelle Bonzil - 5.36m
Pole Vault
4. Audrey Ho - 3.62m
NH - Elena Siemens
Shot Put
1. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 17.26m
Triple Jump
2 (1). Ginnie Okafor - 12.60m (PB/4th C-USA)
4 (3). Christelle Bonzil - 11.84m (PB)
100m
22. Sydney Bogan - 12.76
100m Hurdles
3. Justice Coutee-McCullum - 13.86
200m
31. Sydney Bogan - 26.02 (PB)
35. Eliza Kraule - 26.13
400m Hurdles
5. Savannah Simms - 1:01.27 (PB)
15. Lindsay Simms - 1:06.65
800m
1. Alyssa Balandran - 2:07.02 (PB/3rd C-USA)
2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 2:09.26 (PB/6th C-USA)
11. Maddie Forbes - 2:16.65 (PB)
21. Maggie Forbes - 2:19.48
1500m
16. Rachel Shoemaker - 4:48.49
21. Liza Yusem Carstens - 4:52.45
23. Ashley Messineo - 4:54.53
29. Kayla Shelkey - 5:08.67
33. Addison Saley - 5:10.80
3000m Steeplechase
7. Ellie Schweiker - 11:35.29
10. Katlyn Schmeltzer - 11:45.21 (PB)
4x400 Relay
8. Rice A - 4:00.11
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Sophomore thrower Tara Simpson-Sullivan posted her third straight hammer throw victory of the season with a winning mark of 65.13m while junior Erna Gunnarsdottir picked up her second shot put win of the year with a winning throw of 17.26m. Sophomore Ginnie Okafor earned a personal best in the triple jump, finishing as the top collegiate athlete with a jump of 12.60m, which ranks fourth in C-USA this season.
In the evening session, junior Alyssa Balandran and sophomore Taigen Hunter-Galvan finishes 1-2 in the 800m with both athletes establishing personal best marks. Balandran earned her fourth 800m victory with a time of 2:07.02, a mark that ranks third in C-USA while Hunter-Galvan was mere seconds behind at 2:09.26 for the sixth-best mark in C-USA.
The Owls have one more meet on May 6 at the Tom Tellez Invitational before heading to San Antonio for the C-USA Championships, which run May 12-15.
Discus
10. Tara Simpson-Sullivan - 39.01m
Hammer Throw
1. Tara Simpson-Sullivan - 65.13m
High Jump
2. KC Nwadei - 1.67m
Long Jump
16. Christelle Bonzil - 5.36m
Pole Vault
4. Audrey Ho - 3.62m
NH - Elena Siemens
Shot Put
1. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 17.26m
Triple Jump
2 (1). Ginnie Okafor - 12.60m (PB/4th C-USA)
4 (3). Christelle Bonzil - 11.84m (PB)
100m
22. Sydney Bogan - 12.76
100m Hurdles
3. Justice Coutee-McCullum - 13.86
200m
31. Sydney Bogan - 26.02 (PB)
35. Eliza Kraule - 26.13
400m Hurdles
5. Savannah Simms - 1:01.27 (PB)
15. Lindsay Simms - 1:06.65
800m
1. Alyssa Balandran - 2:07.02 (PB/3rd C-USA)
2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 2:09.26 (PB/6th C-USA)
11. Maddie Forbes - 2:16.65 (PB)
21. Maggie Forbes - 2:19.48
1500m
16. Rachel Shoemaker - 4:48.49
21. Liza Yusem Carstens - 4:52.45
23. Ashley Messineo - 4:54.53
29. Kayla Shelkey - 5:08.67
33. Addison Saley - 5:10.80
3000m Steeplechase
7. Ellie Schweiker - 11:35.29
10. Katlyn Schmeltzer - 11:45.21 (PB)
4x400 Relay
8. Rice A - 4:00.11
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