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Friday, February 28
Birmingham, Ala.
Rice University
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AAC Championships
Friendly, Taylor Make Podium; Rice Finishes Sixth at AACs
3/1/2025 9:48:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – The Rice women's track and field team saw two podium visits and 10 different point scorers Saturday to close the AAC Championships. Overall, Rice finished sixth out of the 13 teams.
Saniya Friendly had a terrific showing on the track, reaching the podium by finishing second in the 60m and later took seventh in the 200m.
Alice Taylor reached the podium once again for indoor high jump, with a clearance of 1.75m for third. Josie Taylor finished fifth with a clearance of 1.70m.
A trio of Owls later scored in the mile with Oliwia Kopeć finishing fourth, Amelie Attenborough sixth and Heidi Nielson seventh. Kopeć later added more points with a fifth-place finish in the 3000m
Niamh Collins (fourth) and Johanna Bangala (seventh) claimed more points for Rice in the 800m.
Morgan Fey closed the competition's scoring for the Owls with a sixth-place finish in the shot put.
Friday's Recap
Rice's DMR team of Amelie Attenborough, Riana Green, Niamh Collins and Oliwia Kopeć capped off day one of the women's competition by claiming Rice's only event title for the day.
Daphne Mayer secured points for Rice with a sixth-place finish in the 5000m.
In the pentathlon, Julia Johannesdottir scored several points with a sixth-place finish.
Post Meet Reaction - Head Coach Jim Bevan
"Almost everyone competing exceeded their seeded marks, which is amazing to see. We did much better scoring wise than expected. I thought we did very well, especially since this is a young team. A lot of our scoring came from freshmen and sophomores. We competed well and with a lot of spirit. The conference got better this year and we need to work to keep up. We are built for outdoors so I'm very happy and proud with how we competed. The highlight has to be the DMR team winning Friday night. All of them ran great legs throughout to claim the title. Saniya was unbelievable, finishing second in the 60m, the highest in about 14 years for us, which is now expected since she's the school record holder. Oliwia was tremendous with PBs in the mile and 3k, and also running in the DMR. Alice had a great clearance today to reach the podium. Daphne has improved a whole minute in the 3000m since high school. Niamh Collins was seeded 10th in the 800m and finished fourth, and Oliwia was also seeded around 10th in the mile and finished fourth. Johanna also with a great race, seeded 15th in the 800m and scores at seventh. This was her first year running indoor 800m. Also Morgan Fey, one of our few seniors, had a great showing and matched a personal best in the shot put. Overall, I am happy with the results and look to build on this towards outdoors."
RESULTS (Top finishers)
60m
2. Saniya Friendly – 7.41 (+8)
200m
7. Saniya Friendly – 24.39 (+2)
800m
4. Niamh Collins – 2:10.60 (+5)
7. Johanna Bangala – 2:17.42 (+2)
Mile
4. Oliwia Kopeć – 4:48.97 (+5)
6. Amelie Attenborough – 4:51.11 (+3)
7. Heidi Nielson – 4:51.46 (+2)
3000m
5. Oliwia Kopeć – 9:35.21 (+4)
High Jump
3. Alice Taylor 0 1.75m (5-08.75) (+6)
5. Josie Taylor – 1.70m (5-07.00) (+3.5)
Shot Put
6. Morgan Fey – 14.78m (48-06.00) (+3)
Friday's Scores
5000m
6. Daphne Mayer – 16:52.67 (+3)
DMR
1. Attenborough, Green, Collins, Kopeć – 11:33.65 (+10)
Pentathlon
6. Julia Johannesdottir – 3801 points (+3)
TEAM SCORES
1. Tulane – 96 points
2. UTSA – 92.5
3. Charlotte – 84.5
4. South Florida – 83
5. East Carolina – 74
6. Rice – 59.5
7. North Texas – 44
8. Memphis – 43
8. Wichita State – 39
10. Tulsa – 15
11. UAB – 13.5
12. Florida Atlantic – 11
13. Temple - 7
Saniya Friendly had a terrific showing on the track, reaching the podium by finishing second in the 60m and later took seventh in the 200m.
Alice Taylor reached the podium once again for indoor high jump, with a clearance of 1.75m for third. Josie Taylor finished fifth with a clearance of 1.70m.
A trio of Owls later scored in the mile with Oliwia Kopeć finishing fourth, Amelie Attenborough sixth and Heidi Nielson seventh. Kopeć later added more points with a fifth-place finish in the 3000m
Niamh Collins (fourth) and Johanna Bangala (seventh) claimed more points for Rice in the 800m.
Morgan Fey closed the competition's scoring for the Owls with a sixth-place finish in the shot put.
Friday's Recap
Rice's DMR team of Amelie Attenborough, Riana Green, Niamh Collins and Oliwia Kopeć capped off day one of the women's competition by claiming Rice's only event title for the day.
Daphne Mayer secured points for Rice with a sixth-place finish in the 5000m.
In the pentathlon, Julia Johannesdottir scored several points with a sixth-place finish.
"Almost everyone competing exceeded their seeded marks, which is amazing to see. We did much better scoring wise than expected. I thought we did very well, especially since this is a young team. A lot of our scoring came from freshmen and sophomores. We competed well and with a lot of spirit. The conference got better this year and we need to work to keep up. We are built for outdoors so I'm very happy and proud with how we competed. The highlight has to be the DMR team winning Friday night. All of them ran great legs throughout to claim the title. Saniya was unbelievable, finishing second in the 60m, the highest in about 14 years for us, which is now expected since she's the school record holder. Oliwia was tremendous with PBs in the mile and 3k, and also running in the DMR. Alice had a great clearance today to reach the podium. Daphne has improved a whole minute in the 3000m since high school. Niamh Collins was seeded 10th in the 800m and finished fourth, and Oliwia was also seeded around 10th in the mile and finished fourth. Johanna also with a great race, seeded 15th in the 800m and scores at seventh. This was her first year running indoor 800m. Also Morgan Fey, one of our few seniors, had a great showing and matched a personal best in the shot put. Overall, I am happy with the results and look to build on this towards outdoors."
60m
2. Saniya Friendly – 7.41 (+8)
200m
7. Saniya Friendly – 24.39 (+2)
800m
4. Niamh Collins – 2:10.60 (+5)
7. Johanna Bangala – 2:17.42 (+2)
Mile
4. Oliwia Kopeć – 4:48.97 (+5)
6. Amelie Attenborough – 4:51.11 (+3)
7. Heidi Nielson – 4:51.46 (+2)
3000m
5. Oliwia Kopeć – 9:35.21 (+4)
High Jump
3. Alice Taylor 0 1.75m (5-08.75) (+6)
5. Josie Taylor – 1.70m (5-07.00) (+3.5)
Shot Put
6. Morgan Fey – 14.78m (48-06.00) (+3)
Friday's Scores
5000m
6. Daphne Mayer – 16:52.67 (+3)
DMR
1. Attenborough, Green, Collins, Kopeć – 11:33.65 (+10)
Pentathlon
6. Julia Johannesdottir – 3801 points (+3)
1. Tulane – 96 points
2. UTSA – 92.5
3. Charlotte – 84.5
4. South Florida – 83
5. East Carolina – 74
6. Rice – 59.5
7. North Texas – 44
8. Memphis – 43
8. Wichita State – 39
10. Tulsa – 15
11. UAB – 13.5
12. Florida Atlantic – 11
13. Temple - 7
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