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Rice University
Victor Lopez Classic
Women's Track & Field Hosts Victor Lopez Classic, Posts Four Titles
3/23/2024 10:08:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON, Texas — The Rice women's track & field team hosted the 41st annual Victor Lopez Classic at Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field. The Owls recorded 16 top-five finishes on the weekend, including four event titles.
Rice's events titles came from a pair each of track and field events. On the track, graduate senior Kennedy Gamble won the 100 meters with a time of 11.56, while freshman Alex Gobran won the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:16.31.
In track events, sophomore Alice Taylor won the high jump with a cleared height of 1.83 meters (6-0.00). In the throwing arena, senior Morgan Fey won the discus with a distance of 46.85 meters (153-08).
RESULTS (Top 10 Finishers)
100 Meters - 1. Kennedy Gamble, 11.56; 3. Saniya Friendly, 11.95.
200 Meters - 3. Kennedy Gamble, 23.98; 4. Riana Green, 24.33; 8. Arayna Mickles, 24.53.
400 Meters - 4. Arayna Mickles, 54.35; 6. Riana Green, 55.43.
400-Meter Hurdles - 3. Eva Vreeland, 1:02.33.
1,500 Meters - 2. Taigen Hunter-Galvan, 4:24.68.
3,000-Meter Steeplechase - 3. Katlyn Schmeltzer, 11:04.11.
5,000 Meters - 1. Alex Gobran, 17:16.31.
4x100-Meter Relay - 3. Rice (Gal Kadmon, Kennedy Gamble, Arayna Mickles, Saniya Friendly), 46.13.
Triple Jump - 2. Ginnie Okafor, 12.61 meters (41-4.50); 4. Savannah Simms, 12.32 meters (40-5.00).
High Jump - 1. Alice Taylor, 1.83 meters (6-0.00).
Pole Vault - 3. Lauren Schmitt, 3.65 meters (11-11.75).
Shot Put - 4. Morgan Fey, 14.02 meters (46-0.00).
Discus - 1. Morgan Fey, 46.85 meters (153-08).
Javelin - 6. Elena Schwegman, 38.49 meters (126-3); 10. Alice Taylor, 34.85 meters (114-04).
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