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Friday, January 20
Houston, TX
All Day
Rice University
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Robert Platt Invitational
Owls Take Several Event Wins At Robert Platt Invite
1/20/2023 10:53:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice women's track and field team continued their strong start to the indoor season, with multiple event wins at the Robert Platt Invitational at the University of Houston.
Kennedy Gamble shined in the running events with a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash, while also taking home third place in the 200-meter dash. Three Owls cracked the top 10 in the mile, with Alyssa Balandran winning the event. Tara Simpson-Sullivan followed up a third place finish a week ago by taking the top spot in the weight throw today.
As a team, Rice had 18 top-10 finishes in the meet with 10 finishing in the top five.
Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jim Bevan
"Made lots of progress this week! We were highlighted by Kennedy Gamble's win in the 60 and Tara Simpson-Sullivan's win in the weight throw. Kennedy is knocking on the door of our school record and Tara's mark puts her 14th in the country! Alyssa Balandran opened with the fastest time she has ever opened with for the win in the mile. Savannah Simms had a lifetime best in the triple jump finishing third and Caitlin Wosika also had a lifetime best in the 3000 finishing second. Justice Coutee-McCullum pb'd in the 60 hurdles as well, finishing fourth. We made steps in the right direction today, we need to keep staying the course."
RESULTS (Top 10 finishers)
60m
1. Gamble – 7.42
60m Hurdles
4. Justice Coutee-McCullum – 8.61
7. Lindsay Simms – 8.95
200m
3. Gamble – 24.50
800m
8. Maggie Forbes – 2:21.40
1 Mile
1. Balandran – 4:58.23
6. Amelie Attenborough – 5:06.54
8. Ava White – 5:07.84
3000m
2. Caitlin Wosika – 9:47.23
6. Lina Spjut – 10:11.29
10. Ellie Schweiker – 10:34.55
Field Events
Pole Vault
3. Elena Siemens – 11'08"
4. Lauren Schmitt – 11'02.25"
Triple Jump
3. Savannah Simms – 39'05.75"
5. Ginnie Okafor – 39'01.25"
Weight Throw
1. Simpson-Sullivan - 69'01.25"
9. Julie Perez – 53'09.5"
Shot Put
6. Morgan Fey – 46'01.5"
UP NEXT
Rice will be right back at UH next Friday for the Houston Invitational at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
Kennedy Gamble shined in the running events with a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash, while also taking home third place in the 200-meter dash. Three Owls cracked the top 10 in the mile, with Alyssa Balandran winning the event. Tara Simpson-Sullivan followed up a third place finish a week ago by taking the top spot in the weight throw today.
As a team, Rice had 18 top-10 finishes in the meet with 10 finishing in the top five.
"Made lots of progress this week! We were highlighted by Kennedy Gamble's win in the 60 and Tara Simpson-Sullivan's win in the weight throw. Kennedy is knocking on the door of our school record and Tara's mark puts her 14th in the country! Alyssa Balandran opened with the fastest time she has ever opened with for the win in the mile. Savannah Simms had a lifetime best in the triple jump finishing third and Caitlin Wosika also had a lifetime best in the 3000 finishing second. Justice Coutee-McCullum pb'd in the 60 hurdles as well, finishing fourth. We made steps in the right direction today, we need to keep staying the course."
60m
1. Gamble – 7.42
60m Hurdles
4. Justice Coutee-McCullum – 8.61
7. Lindsay Simms – 8.95
200m
3. Gamble – 24.50
800m
8. Maggie Forbes – 2:21.40
1 Mile
1. Balandran – 4:58.23
6. Amelie Attenborough – 5:06.54
8. Ava White – 5:07.84
3000m
2. Caitlin Wosika – 9:47.23
6. Lina Spjut – 10:11.29
10. Ellie Schweiker – 10:34.55
Field Events
Pole Vault
3. Elena Siemens – 11'08"
4. Lauren Schmitt – 11'02.25"
Triple Jump
3. Savannah Simms – 39'05.75"
5. Ginnie Okafor – 39'01.25"
Weight Throw
1. Simpson-Sullivan - 69'01.25"
9. Julie Perez – 53'09.5"
Shot Put
6. Morgan Fey – 46'01.5"
Rice will be right back at UH next Friday for the Houston Invitational at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
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