Swimming Adds Seven For Upcoming Season

Rice head swim coach Seth Huston has signed seven incoming freshmen who will join the Owls for the historic 2022-23 campaign as they become the first Rice program to compete in The American Athletic Conference. The Owls will join with Charlotte, FAU, FIU and North Texas as affiliate members of the conference this upcoming season.

"This class looks really good on paper and our feeling is that in person, they will fit great into the culture of our team," Huston stated. "Our team's duty will be to welcome these young women with open arms and support and encourage them to find their place and to help them to be their best selves moving forward."

Huston's incoming class consists of Lily Cramer (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Ela Dyson (Marlow, England), Lili Elayi (Lexington, Kentucky), Ava Hamblett (Orange, Connecticut), Abigail King (Knoxville, Tennessee), Mia Nagle (Copley, Ohio) and Katherine Sammy (Gainesville, Florida).

The newest Owls will join a returning lineup that includes five Conference USA champions (Shannon Campbell, Arielle Hayon, Madison Howe, Amelia Kane and Zoe Spitz) and a pair of past C-USA Freshmen of the Year (Imogen Meers and Hayon) and wrapped up the season by finishing second at the C-USA Championship and fifth at the CSCAA National Invitational.

Meet the Newest Owls:

Lily Cramer
Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer HS (Stef Kerska)/Club Wolverine (Gunnar Schmidt)

Best Times:

100 Breast SCY: 1:01.80
200 Breast SCY: 2:16.00
200 Free SCY: 1:48.23
50 Free SCY: 23.45
100 BR LCM: 1:13.26
400 IM LCM: 5:00.56

Huston on Cramer-"We are excited to get Lily on campus and integrated with the team. Lily has so much versatility, it may be a while before we know where to place Lily in our lineups."

Ella Dyson
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England/ Sir William Borlase's Grammar School / Wycombe District Swimming Club

Best Times:

400 Free LCM - 4.16.52
800 Free LCM - 8.47.88
1500 Free LCM - 16.47.27
200 Back LCM - 2.21.38
200 IM LCM - 2.25.08
400 IM LCM - 5.00.99

Huston on Dyson-"Ella has had a great return to swimming post lockdowns. We are really looking forward to Ella contributing to our distance group in the pool and open water."

Ava Hamblett
Orange, CT/Hopkins School (Chuck Elrick)/Bulldog Swimming (Adriana Marmolejo Schack)

Best Times:

500 Free SCY: 4:58.10
200 Free SCY: 1:52.43
200 Back SCY: 2:02.82
100 Back SCY:57.09
1000 Free SCY: 10:19.53

Huston on Hamblett-"We knew early on that Ava is a great fit for Rice University as a student and athlete. We think Ava has a tremendous upside to develop athletically in college and look forward to finding where she will thrive."

Abigail King
Knoxville, TN/ Farragut High School / Tennessee Aquatics (Tim Bauer)

Best Times:

50 Free SCY - 24.14
100 Free SCY - 52.41
200 Free SCY - 1:52.93
500 Free SCY - 4:59.04
100 Back SCY - 55.62
200 Back SCY - 2:01.41
100 Fly SCY - 54.99
200 Fly SCY - 2:08.78
200 IM SCY - 2:08.92
400 IM SCY - 4:36.86

Huston on King-"Abigail almost had her career cut short, but has returned to full health and has managed to get even faster this past year. We really value Abigail's perseverance and know she has what it takes to excel in college."

Mia Nagle
Copley, OH/Firestone High School (Cindy Dial)/ Firestone Akron Swim Team (Cindy Dial)

Best Times:

100 Breast SCY: 1:03.35
200 Breast SCY: 2:18.08
200 IM SCY: 2:06.36
200 Free SCY: 1:53.22

Huston on Nagle-"Mia is all about RICE. She is really jazzed to get onto campus and get her Rice Owl career going. We think Mia will bring great energy to the team environment and make everyone better around her."

Katherine Sammy
Gainesville, FL/ Gainesville High School/ Gator Swim Club (John Hulvey)

Best Times:

200 IM SCY: 2:01.90
400 IM SCY: 4:20.41
100 Back SCY: 55.17
200 Back SCY: 2:01.31
100 Fly SCY: 55.74
200 Breast SCY: 2:18.26

Huston on Sammy-"We really like Katherine's personality and athleticism. She has had a very good senior year and brings great momentum to our program."

Lili Elayi
Lexington, KY/ Lafayette High School/ Highbridge Aquatics (Chris Fugmann)

Best Times:

50 Free SCY – 23.55
100 Free SCY – 51.71
200 Free SCY - 1:54.47
500 Free SCY - 4:59.04
100 Fly SCY – 54.36
200 Fly SCY - 2:08.11

Huston on Elayi-"Lili brings more sprint speed and depth to the program in the free and fly. We are looking forward to Lili contributing to our speed crew in training and racing. She should definitely add an element of fun and competitiveness."

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