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Friday, April 8
College Station, TX
All Day
Rice University
at
44 Farms Team Invitational
Owls Win Three Events at Texas A&M
4/9/2022 10:17:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Rice Owls women's track and field team captured three individual titles on the second day of the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational on Saturday while also welcoming back the return of an All-American.
Sophomore thrower Tara Simpson-Sullivan (hammer throw) and junior thrower Erna Gunnarsdottir (shot put) each picked up victories in the field as they continued their dominance in their respective events. Simpson-Sullivan, who was named last week's Conference USA Female Field Athlete of the Week, won her second straight hammer throw competition, besting last week's performance with a distance of 66.95m (219-8.00) for a new meet record and the ninth-best mark in the NCAA this season. Gunnarsdottir won her first shot put event of the outdoor season with a distance of 16.70m (54-9.50).
Junior distance runner Alyssa Balandran earned her third 800m victory of the year by setting a personal best time of 2:09.03, a mark that broke the meet record and ranks third in C-USA. Meanwhile, sophomore All-American Grace Forbes made her 2022 debut with a second place result in the 1500m, crossing the finish line in 4:23.30 for the top mark in C-USA.
The Owls will next gear up for the SFA Earl Milner Invitational, which will take place April 15 in Nacogdoches.
Rice Competitors
Hammer Throw
1. Tara Simpson-Sullivan - 66.95m (219-8.00; SB/MR); 9th in NCAA
3. Julie Perez - 53.28m (174-10.00)
Triple Jump
9. Christelle Bonzil - 11.61m (38-1.25)
Shot Put
1. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 16.70m (54-9.50)
100m Hurdles
7. Justice Coutee-McCullum - 13.93
12. Lindsay Simms - 14.78
1500m
2. Grace Forbes - 4:23.20; 1st in C-USA
10. Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi - 4:49.39
16. Addison Saley - 5:15.93
400m
17. Arayna Mickles - 57.75
100m
28. Justice Coutee-McCullum - 12.32
31. Sydney Bogan - 12.76
800m
1. Alyssa Balandran - 2:09.03 (PB/MR); 3rd in C-USA
2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 2:12.90
3000m Steeplechase
3. Maddie Forbes - 11:24.29 (SB)
4. Ellie Schweiker - 11:35.14 (PB)
6. Katlyn Schmeltzer - 11:45.96 (PB)
-RiceOwls.com-
Sophomore thrower Tara Simpson-Sullivan (hammer throw) and junior thrower Erna Gunnarsdottir (shot put) each picked up victories in the field as they continued their dominance in their respective events. Simpson-Sullivan, who was named last week's Conference USA Female Field Athlete of the Week, won her second straight hammer throw competition, besting last week's performance with a distance of 66.95m (219-8.00) for a new meet record and the ninth-best mark in the NCAA this season. Gunnarsdottir won her first shot put event of the outdoor season with a distance of 16.70m (54-9.50).
Junior distance runner Alyssa Balandran earned her third 800m victory of the year by setting a personal best time of 2:09.03, a mark that broke the meet record and ranks third in C-USA. Meanwhile, sophomore All-American Grace Forbes made her 2022 debut with a second place result in the 1500m, crossing the finish line in 4:23.30 for the top mark in C-USA.
The Owls will next gear up for the SFA Earl Milner Invitational, which will take place April 15 in Nacogdoches.
Rice Competitors
Hammer Throw
1. Tara Simpson-Sullivan - 66.95m (219-8.00; SB/MR); 9th in NCAA
3. Julie Perez - 53.28m (174-10.00)
Triple Jump
9. Christelle Bonzil - 11.61m (38-1.25)
Shot Put
1. Erna Gunnarsdottir - 16.70m (54-9.50)
100m Hurdles
7. Justice Coutee-McCullum - 13.93
12. Lindsay Simms - 14.78
1500m
2. Grace Forbes - 4:23.20; 1st in C-USA
10. Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi - 4:49.39
16. Addison Saley - 5:15.93
400m
17. Arayna Mickles - 57.75
100m
28. Justice Coutee-McCullum - 12.32
31. Sydney Bogan - 12.76
800m
1. Alyssa Balandran - 2:09.03 (PB/MR); 3rd in C-USA
2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan - 2:12.90
3000m Steeplechase
3. Maddie Forbes - 11:24.29 (SB)
4. Ellie Schweiker - 11:35.14 (PB)
6. Katlyn Schmeltzer - 11:45.96 (PB)
-RiceOwls.com-
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