
Rice Hosts 42nd Victor Lopez Classic this Weekend
3/26/2025 4:12:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls women's track & field team will host the 42nd annual Victor Lopez Classic this weekend at the Wendel D. Ley Track. The three-day meet will start on Thursday for the high school portion, with the college competition running Friday and Saturday.
MEET INFORMATION
Schedule | Heat Sheets | Live Results
Tickets for this year's meet will be sold at the door and will be cashless. Parking will be in West Lot 4.
In total, the Owls will have 35 athletes competing in 18 events. Colleges competing this weekend along with Rice are Arkansas, Columbia, Dallas Baptist, Houston, Houston Christian, Lamar, Louisiana, Loyola-New Orleans, McNeese State, North Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Texas Southern, Texas Wesleyan and UT-Arlington.
Last time out, Riana Green had a strong season debut, finishing third in the 200m with a time of 24.19s. Cici Calhoun and Elle Garcia had second and third-place finishes in the 1500m.
Over in the shot put, Morgan Fey had a second-place showing with a distance of 14.47m.
Scheduled Rice competitors
100m – Petra Taylor, Lucella Kennybrew, Araoluwa Odelowo, Saniya Friendly
100mH – Eva Vreeland, Alice Taylor, Alexis Tarlue, Julia Johannesdottir, Lindsay Simms
200m – Alexis Tarlue, Candis Damtse, Sydney Bogan, Lucella Kennybrew, Addison Zamzow, Petra Taylor, Lindsay Simms, Julia Johannesdottir, Araoluwa Odelowo, Saniya Friendly, Riana Green
400m – Darcey Lonsdale, Candis Damtse, Riana Green
400mH – Petra Taylor, Eva Vreeland
800m – Caroline Thames, Elle Garcia, Darcey Lonsdale, Cullen Merrell, Brooklyn Crow, Cici Calhoun, Ava White, Niamh Collins
1500m – Alhena Kerawala, Katlyn Schmeltzer, Alisa Meraz-Fishbein, Sutton Walsh, Cullen Merrell, Brooklyn Crow, Elle Garcia, Niamh Collins, Ava White, Cici Calhoun, Heidi Nielson, Molly Humes
3000m Steeplechase – Alisa Meraz-Fishbein, Molly Humes, Katlyn Schmeltzer
5000m – Heidi Nielson, Daphne Mayer, Julianna Dickman
4x100 – Zamzow, Green, Tarlue, Friendly
4x400 – Zamzow, Friendly, Taylor, Green
Field Events
Discus – Morgan Fey
Pole Vault – Elena Siemens, Lauren Schmitt
Triple Jump – Alexis Tarlue
High Jump – Alice Taylor
Shot Put – Morgan Fey
Long Jump – Lindsay Simms, Alexis Tarlue, Araoluwa Odelowo
Javelin – Julia Johannesdottir, Elena Schwegman, Addison Zamzow, Mckyla Van der Westhuizen
MEET INFORMATION
Schedule | Heat Sheets | Live Results
Tickets for this year's meet will be sold at the door and will be cashless. Parking will be in West Lot 4.
In total, the Owls will have 35 athletes competing in 18 events. Colleges competing this weekend along with Rice are Arkansas, Columbia, Dallas Baptist, Houston, Houston Christian, Lamar, Louisiana, Loyola-New Orleans, McNeese State, North Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Texas Southern, Texas Wesleyan and UT-Arlington.
Last time out, Riana Green had a strong season debut, finishing third in the 200m with a time of 24.19s. Cici Calhoun and Elle Garcia had second and third-place finishes in the 1500m.
Over in the shot put, Morgan Fey had a second-place showing with a distance of 14.47m.
Scheduled Rice competitors
100m – Petra Taylor, Lucella Kennybrew, Araoluwa Odelowo, Saniya Friendly
100mH – Eva Vreeland, Alice Taylor, Alexis Tarlue, Julia Johannesdottir, Lindsay Simms
200m – Alexis Tarlue, Candis Damtse, Sydney Bogan, Lucella Kennybrew, Addison Zamzow, Petra Taylor, Lindsay Simms, Julia Johannesdottir, Araoluwa Odelowo, Saniya Friendly, Riana Green
400m – Darcey Lonsdale, Candis Damtse, Riana Green
400mH – Petra Taylor, Eva Vreeland
800m – Caroline Thames, Elle Garcia, Darcey Lonsdale, Cullen Merrell, Brooklyn Crow, Cici Calhoun, Ava White, Niamh Collins
1500m – Alhena Kerawala, Katlyn Schmeltzer, Alisa Meraz-Fishbein, Sutton Walsh, Cullen Merrell, Brooklyn Crow, Elle Garcia, Niamh Collins, Ava White, Cici Calhoun, Heidi Nielson, Molly Humes
3000m Steeplechase – Alisa Meraz-Fishbein, Molly Humes, Katlyn Schmeltzer
5000m – Heidi Nielson, Daphne Mayer, Julianna Dickman
4x100 – Zamzow, Green, Tarlue, Friendly
4x400 – Zamzow, Friendly, Taylor, Green
Field Events
Discus – Morgan Fey
Pole Vault – Elena Siemens, Lauren Schmitt
Triple Jump – Alexis Tarlue
High Jump – Alice Taylor
Shot Put – Morgan Fey
Long Jump – Lindsay Simms, Alexis Tarlue, Araoluwa Odelowo
Javelin – Julia Johannesdottir, Elena Schwegman, Addison Zamzow, Mckyla Van der Westhuizen
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