Owls to Compete at Two Meets this Weekend
2/8/2024 6:10:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls women's track & field team will have athletes competing at the David Hemery Valentine Invite at Boston University and at the Howie Ryan Invitational at UH starting tomorrow.
In total, the Owls will have 22 athletes competing across 15 events. Rice is one of 17 teams competing at UH this weekend, including AAC foe UTSA.
Last time out, Eliza Kraule broke two school records in the pentathlon and the 60-meter hurdles. Kraule broke her own pentathlon record (3,981, 2022) with 4276 points, just one point shy of the AAC record. She also topped the 60-meter hurdle record with a time of 8.37 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 8.42s set by Funmi Jimoh in 2004.
Scheduled Rice competitors
(UH)
60m – Kennedy Gamble, Saniya Friendly, Gal Kadmon, Sydney Bogan
60m Hurdles – Eva Vreeland, Alice Taylor, Eliza Kraule, Lindsay Simms
200m – Riana Green, Vreeland, Bogan, Kadmon, Friendly, Gamble
400m –Green
600m – Savannah Simms
800m – Elle Garcia, Caroline Thames
Mile – Sutton Walsh
3000m – Ellie Schweiker, Katlyn Schmeltzer
4x400 – Kadmon, Bogan, A. Taylor, Calhoun – S. Simms, Green, L. Simms, Vreeland
Field Events
High Jump – Josie Taylor
Pole Vault – Elena Siemens, Lauren Schmitt
Long Jump – Christelle Bonzil, L. Simms, Kraule
Triple Jump – Ginnie Okafor, Bonzil, S. Simms
Shot Put – Morgan Fey, Kraule, A. Taylor
Weight Throw – Tara Simpson-Sullivan
Heat sheets are still being finalized for Boston U.
In total, the Owls will have 22 athletes competing across 15 events. Rice is one of 17 teams competing at UH this weekend, including AAC foe UTSA.
Last time out, Eliza Kraule broke two school records in the pentathlon and the 60-meter hurdles. Kraule broke her own pentathlon record (3,981, 2022) with 4276 points, just one point shy of the AAC record. She also topped the 60-meter hurdle record with a time of 8.37 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 8.42s set by Funmi Jimoh in 2004.
Scheduled Rice competitors
(UH)
60m – Kennedy Gamble, Saniya Friendly, Gal Kadmon, Sydney Bogan
60m Hurdles – Eva Vreeland, Alice Taylor, Eliza Kraule, Lindsay Simms
200m – Riana Green, Vreeland, Bogan, Kadmon, Friendly, Gamble
400m –Green
600m – Savannah Simms
800m – Elle Garcia, Caroline Thames
Mile – Sutton Walsh
3000m – Ellie Schweiker, Katlyn Schmeltzer
4x400 – Kadmon, Bogan, A. Taylor, Calhoun – S. Simms, Green, L. Simms, Vreeland
Field Events
High Jump – Josie Taylor
Pole Vault – Elena Siemens, Lauren Schmitt
Long Jump – Christelle Bonzil, L. Simms, Kraule
Triple Jump – Ginnie Okafor, Bonzil, S. Simms
Shot Put – Morgan Fey, Kraule, A. Taylor
Weight Throw – Tara Simpson-Sullivan
Heat sheets are still being finalized for Boston U.
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