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Owls with Impressive Showing at J Fred Duckett Twilight
4/22/2023 10:43:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice women's track and field team had several event wins at the 19th annual J. Fred Duckett Twilight Invite at Rice University's Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field.
Tara Simpson-Sullivan opened the competition with a victory in the hammer throw, her third outdoor hammer title this season. Mckyla Van der Westhuizen continued her strong freshman campaign with another javelin title while Ginnie Okafor and Savannah Simms provided a 1-2 punch for the Owls in the triple jump. Erna Gunnarsdottir rounded out the field event wins with the shot put title while Julie Perez finished second in discus.
On the track, Kennedy Gamble had a great showing with a second-place finish in the 200m while finishing third in the 100m. Caitlin Wosika took home the 1500m event title while Alyssa Balandran and Taigen Hunter-Galvan finished 2-3 for the Owls in the 800m.
The Owls had 24 top-10 finishers with 14 placing in the top five. Rice took home five event titles.
RESULTS (Top 10 finishers)
100m
3. Gamble – 11.70
100m Hurdles
8. Justice Coutee-McCullum – 14.27
10. Lindsay Simms – 14.42
200m
2. Gamble – 23.75
400m Hurdles
4. Savannah Simms – 1:00.41
7. Lindsay Simms – 1:02.16
800m
2. Balandran – 2:05.32
3. Hunter-Galvan – 2:05.76
1500m
1. Wosika – 4:25.78
6. Amelie Attenborough – 4:30.11
9. Ava White – 4:34.41
3000m Steeplechase
7. Katlyn Schmeltzer – 11:25.99
5000m
6. Rachel Shoemaker – 17:16.80
Field Events
Hammer Throw
1. Simpson-Sullivan – 62.24m (223-10)
7. Julie Perez – 54.49m (178-09)
Javelin
1. Van der Westhuizen – 53.10m (174-02)
Pole Vault
2. Elena Siemens – 3.77m (12-04.5)
3. Audrey Ho – 3.52m (11-06.5)
6. Lauren Schmitt – 3.52m (11-06.5)
Triple Jump
1. Okafor – 12.86m (42-02.25)
2. S. Simms – 12.50m (41-00.25)
Discus
2. Perez – 50.82m (166-08)
Shot Put
1. Gunnarsdottir – 17.39m (57-00.75)
8. Morgan Fey – 13.85m (45-05.25)
UP NEXT
Rice will be back in action May 5 for the Tom Tellez Invite at the University of Houston.
Tara Simpson-Sullivan opened the competition with a victory in the hammer throw, her third outdoor hammer title this season. Mckyla Van der Westhuizen continued her strong freshman campaign with another javelin title while Ginnie Okafor and Savannah Simms provided a 1-2 punch for the Owls in the triple jump. Erna Gunnarsdottir rounded out the field event wins with the shot put title while Julie Perez finished second in discus.
On the track, Kennedy Gamble had a great showing with a second-place finish in the 200m while finishing third in the 100m. Caitlin Wosika took home the 1500m event title while Alyssa Balandran and Taigen Hunter-Galvan finished 2-3 for the Owls in the 800m.
The Owls had 24 top-10 finishers with 14 placing in the top five. Rice took home five event titles.
100m
3. Gamble – 11.70
100m Hurdles
8. Justice Coutee-McCullum – 14.27
10. Lindsay Simms – 14.42
200m
2. Gamble – 23.75
400m Hurdles
4. Savannah Simms – 1:00.41
7. Lindsay Simms – 1:02.16
800m
2. Balandran – 2:05.32
3. Hunter-Galvan – 2:05.76
1500m
1. Wosika – 4:25.78
6. Amelie Attenborough – 4:30.11
9. Ava White – 4:34.41
3000m Steeplechase
7. Katlyn Schmeltzer – 11:25.99
5000m
6. Rachel Shoemaker – 17:16.80
Field Events
Hammer Throw
1. Simpson-Sullivan – 62.24m (223-10)
7. Julie Perez – 54.49m (178-09)
Javelin
1. Van der Westhuizen – 53.10m (174-02)
Pole Vault
2. Elena Siemens – 3.77m (12-04.5)
3. Audrey Ho – 3.52m (11-06.5)
6. Lauren Schmitt – 3.52m (11-06.5)
Triple Jump
1. Okafor – 12.86m (42-02.25)
2. S. Simms – 12.50m (41-00.25)
Discus
2. Perez – 50.82m (166-08)
Shot Put
1. Gunnarsdottir – 17.39m (57-00.75)
8. Morgan Fey – 13.85m (45-05.25)
Rice will be back in action May 5 for the Tom Tellez Invite at the University of Houston.
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