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Owls Open C-USA Championships with Three Event Titles
5/12/2023 10:46:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
DENTON – The Rice women's track and field team swept the opening three events at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in Denton, Texas and sit in the top spot overall as a team through three of the 21 events.
Tara Simpson-Sullivan claimed the opening event of the weekend with her third-straight hammer throw title while Julie Perez had her best throw in two years to add additional points for the Owls with a sixth-place finish.
Eliza Kraule and Lindsay Simms followed up their fast start yesterday by taking the top two spots of the heptathlon with Kraule's 5501 points setting a Rice record and Simms' 5214 points finishing fourth on the Rice all-time record list.
Caitlin Wosika capped the night off with fireworks as she turned on the jets in the final two laps to win the 10,000 meter, securing the 3-for-3 sweep of events on the day for the Owls. Lina Spjut was also able to grab a crucial point for the Owls with an eighth-place finish.
RESULTS (Top 10 finishers)
10,000m
1. Wosika – 36:10.93
8. Spjut – 37:17.65
9. Rachel Shoemaker – 37:19.66
Hammer Throw
1. Simpson-Sullivan – 67.86m (222-07)
6. Perez – 55.53m (182-02)
Heptathlon
1. Kraule – 5501 (976 100mH, 928 HJ, 574 SP, 873 200m, 880 LJ, 498 JAV, 772 800m)
2. Simms – 5214 (1015 100mH, 818 HJ, 493 SP, 884 200m, 768 LJ, 436 JAV, 800 800m)
TEAM SCORES (3 of 21 events)
1. Rice - 42
2. FIU - 17
3. UTSA - 16
4. Charlotte - 15
5. UAB - 9
6. MTSU - 8
7. WKU - 5
8. LA Tech - 3
9. UNT - 2
DAY THREE
Rice will be back in action tomorrow for Day 3 of the C-USA Championships.
Tara Simpson-Sullivan claimed the opening event of the weekend with her third-straight hammer throw title while Julie Perez had her best throw in two years to add additional points for the Owls with a sixth-place finish.
Eliza Kraule and Lindsay Simms followed up their fast start yesterday by taking the top two spots of the heptathlon with Kraule's 5501 points setting a Rice record and Simms' 5214 points finishing fourth on the Rice all-time record list.
Caitlin Wosika capped the night off with fireworks as she turned on the jets in the final two laps to win the 10,000 meter, securing the 3-for-3 sweep of events on the day for the Owls. Lina Spjut was also able to grab a crucial point for the Owls with an eighth-place finish.
10,000m
1. Wosika – 36:10.93
8. Spjut – 37:17.65
9. Rachel Shoemaker – 37:19.66
Hammer Throw
1. Simpson-Sullivan – 67.86m (222-07)
6. Perez – 55.53m (182-02)
Heptathlon
1. Kraule – 5501 (976 100mH, 928 HJ, 574 SP, 873 200m, 880 LJ, 498 JAV, 772 800m)
2. Simms – 5214 (1015 100mH, 818 HJ, 493 SP, 884 200m, 768 LJ, 436 JAV, 800 800m)
TEAM SCORES (3 of 21 events)
1. Rice - 42
2. FIU - 17
3. UTSA - 16
4. Charlotte - 15
5. UAB - 9
6. MTSU - 8
7. WKU - 5
8. LA Tech - 3
9. UNT - 2
Rice will be back in action tomorrow for Day 3 of the C-USA Championships.
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