Preview | Owls Primed for C-USA Championships
5/11/2022 11:41:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 12-15 in San Antonio
HOUSTON - The Rice women's track and field team heads to San Antonio this weekend for the 2022 Conference USA Outdoor Championships, which will run Thursday-Sunday at the Park West Athletics Complex, hosted by UTSA.
The meet kicks off with the heptathlon on Thursday. Field events will take place early in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. All four days of competition will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Meet Information
Live Results | Schedule of Events | C-USA Championship Central
Rankings
The Owls, who will have 25 total athletes competing, are currently ranked No. 11 in the USTFCCCA South Central Region and fifth in C-USA. Rice holds three of the top marks in Conference USA this season; Grace Forbes (10,000m-32:59.15), Erna Gunnarsdottir (Shot Put-17.29m) and Tara Simpson-Sullivan (Hammer Throw-69.15m).
Scheduled Rice Women's Competitors with C-USA rankings (all times CT)
Finals (Thur./Fri.) - Heptathlon - Eliza Kraule (N/A)
Finals (Fri. 4:30 p.m.) - Hammer Throw - Tara Simpson-Sullivan (69.15m-1st), Julie Perez (55.11m-11th)
Finals (Fri. 9 p.m.) - 10,000m - Grace Forbes (32:59.15-1st), Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi (34:49.32-5th), Rachel Shoemaker (N/A)
Finals (Sat. 1 p.m.) - Long Jump - Christelle Bonzil (5.69m-13th)
Finals (Sat. 3:30 p.m.) - High Jump - KC Nwadei (1.74m-4th), Josie Taylor (1.70m-5th), Eliza Kraule (N/A)
Finals (Sat. 3:30 p.m.) - Discus - Julie Perez (50.03m-2nd), Tara Simpson-Sullivan (42.16m-12th)
Prelims (Sat. 5:45 p.m.) - 1500m - Taigen Hunter-Galvan (9th-4:31.89), Caitlin Wosika (4:33.78-13th), Ashley Messineo (4:54.43-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 6 p.m.) - 100m - Justice Coutee-McCullum (12.43-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 7:40 p.m.) - 800m - Alyssa Balandran (2:07.02-3rd), Taigen Hunter-Galvan (2:09.26-6th), Maggie Forbes (2:19.48-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 8:10 p.m.) - 400m Hurdles - Savannah Simms (1:01.27-8th), Lindsay Simms (1:06.26-22nd)
Prelims (Sat. 8:40 p.m.) - 200m - Sydney Bogan (26.02-N/A)
Finals (Sat. 9:15 p.m.) - 3000m Steeplechase - Maddie Forbes (11:24.29-9th), Ellie Schweiker (11:35.14-10th), Katlyn Schmeltzer (11:45.21-11th)
Finals (Sun. 1 p.m.) - Shot Put - Erna Gunnarsdottir (17.29m-1st)
Finals (Sun. 1 p.m.) - Triple Jump - Ginnie Okafor (12.60m-4th), Christelle Bonzil (11.84m-12th)
Finals (Sun. 3:30 p.m.) - Pole Vault - Elena Siemens (3.85m-8th), Audrey Ho (3.71m-12th)
Finals (Sun. 6:05 p.m.) - 4x100 - Sydney Bogan, Christelle Bonzil, Lindsay Simms, Justice Coutee-McCullum (47.34-10th)
Finals (Sun. 8:25 p.m.) - 5000m - Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi (17:20.83-13th), Rachel Shoemaker (17:49.27-23rd), Grace Forbes (N/A), Caitlin Wosika (N/A)
Finals (Sun. 8:50 p.m.) - 4x400 - Sydney Bogan, Lindsay Simms, Savannah Simms, Alyssa Balandran (3:59.05-9th)
The meet kicks off with the heptathlon on Thursday. Field events will take place early in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. All four days of competition will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Meet Information
Live Results | Schedule of Events | C-USA Championship Central
Rankings
The Owls, who will have 25 total athletes competing, are currently ranked No. 11 in the USTFCCCA South Central Region and fifth in C-USA. Rice holds three of the top marks in Conference USA this season; Grace Forbes (10,000m-32:59.15), Erna Gunnarsdottir (Shot Put-17.29m) and Tara Simpson-Sullivan (Hammer Throw-69.15m).
Scheduled Rice Women's Competitors with C-USA rankings (all times CT)
Finals (Thur./Fri.) - Heptathlon - Eliza Kraule (N/A)
Finals (Fri. 4:30 p.m.) - Hammer Throw - Tara Simpson-Sullivan (69.15m-1st), Julie Perez (55.11m-11th)
Finals (Fri. 9 p.m.) - 10,000m - Grace Forbes (32:59.15-1st), Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi (34:49.32-5th), Rachel Shoemaker (N/A)
Finals (Sat. 1 p.m.) - Long Jump - Christelle Bonzil (5.69m-13th)
Finals (Sat. 3:30 p.m.) - High Jump - KC Nwadei (1.74m-4th), Josie Taylor (1.70m-5th), Eliza Kraule (N/A)
Finals (Sat. 3:30 p.m.) - Discus - Julie Perez (50.03m-2nd), Tara Simpson-Sullivan (42.16m-12th)
Prelims (Sat. 5:45 p.m.) - 1500m - Taigen Hunter-Galvan (9th-4:31.89), Caitlin Wosika (4:33.78-13th), Ashley Messineo (4:54.43-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 6 p.m.) - 100m - Justice Coutee-McCullum (12.43-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 7:40 p.m.) - 800m - Alyssa Balandran (2:07.02-3rd), Taigen Hunter-Galvan (2:09.26-6th), Maggie Forbes (2:19.48-N/A)
Prelims (Sat. 8:10 p.m.) - 400m Hurdles - Savannah Simms (1:01.27-8th), Lindsay Simms (1:06.26-22nd)
Prelims (Sat. 8:40 p.m.) - 200m - Sydney Bogan (26.02-N/A)
Finals (Sat. 9:15 p.m.) - 3000m Steeplechase - Maddie Forbes (11:24.29-9th), Ellie Schweiker (11:35.14-10th), Katlyn Schmeltzer (11:45.21-11th)
Finals (Sun. 1 p.m.) - Shot Put - Erna Gunnarsdottir (17.29m-1st)
Finals (Sun. 1 p.m.) - Triple Jump - Ginnie Okafor (12.60m-4th), Christelle Bonzil (11.84m-12th)
Finals (Sun. 3:30 p.m.) - Pole Vault - Elena Siemens (3.85m-8th), Audrey Ho (3.71m-12th)
Finals (Sun. 6:05 p.m.) - 4x100 - Sydney Bogan, Christelle Bonzil, Lindsay Simms, Justice Coutee-McCullum (47.34-10th)
Finals (Sun. 8:25 p.m.) - 5000m - Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi (17:20.83-13th), Rachel Shoemaker (17:49.27-23rd), Grace Forbes (N/A), Caitlin Wosika (N/A)
Finals (Sun. 8:50 p.m.) - 4x400 - Sydney Bogan, Lindsay Simms, Savannah Simms, Alyssa Balandran (3:59.05-9th)
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