Rice University Athletics
Friday, February 13
Houston, TX
Rice University
at
Howie Ryan Invite
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Owls Head to Houston and Arkansas
2/12/2026 3:35:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice women's track and field team will head to two different meets starting Friday with athletes competing at Houston's Howie Ryan Invite and the Tyson Invitational at Arkansas.
Julia Johannesdottir leads the Owls into the weekend's meets, sitting with the second-best pentathlon mark and 60m hurdle mark in the conference.
Barbora Malíková will race in Arkansas currently holding the second-fastest time in the American for the 400m, while Riana Green sits fifth for the event.
Saniya Friendly enters ranking third in the 60m and ninth in the 200m. Susie Nestor sits fifth for the 800m.
Heidi Nielson ranks fourth in the conference for the 3000m.
The Owls lead the conference in two events with the triple jump (Savannah Simms) and the 4x400m.
EVENT LIST
Houston
60m – Rakaia Walker, Addison Zamzow
60m Hurdles – Alexis Tarlue, Eva Vreeland
200m – Araoluwa Odelowo, Eva Vreeland, Rakaia Walker, Addison Zamzow
400m – Araoluwa Odelowo, Petra Taylor
800m – Alhena Kerawala, Caroline Thames
3000m – Brooklyn Crow, Emma Hourican, Sutton Walsh
High Jump – Julia Fankhauser, Marsibil Hafsteinsdottir
Long Jump – Alexis Tarlue
Pole Vault – Sydney Rothman, Lauren Schmitt
Weight Throw – Alexandra Toney
Arkansas
60m Hurdles – Sydney Freeman, Julia Johannesdottir, Mikayla Wills
60m – Saniya Friendly
200m – Saniya Friendly, Riana Green
400m – Riana Green, Barbora Malíková
800m – Cici Calhoun, Cullen Merrell, Susie Nestor
Mile – Heidi Nielson
3000m – Alex Gobran, Miranda Schriver
High Jump – Alice Taylor, Josie Taylor
Julia Johannesdottir leads the Owls into the weekend's meets, sitting with the second-best pentathlon mark and 60m hurdle mark in the conference.
Barbora Malíková will race in Arkansas currently holding the second-fastest time in the American for the 400m, while Riana Green sits fifth for the event.
Saniya Friendly enters ranking third in the 60m and ninth in the 200m. Susie Nestor sits fifth for the 800m.
Heidi Nielson ranks fourth in the conference for the 3000m.
The Owls lead the conference in two events with the triple jump (Savannah Simms) and the 4x400m.
EVENT LIST
Houston
60m – Rakaia Walker, Addison Zamzow
60m Hurdles – Alexis Tarlue, Eva Vreeland
200m – Araoluwa Odelowo, Eva Vreeland, Rakaia Walker, Addison Zamzow
400m – Araoluwa Odelowo, Petra Taylor
800m – Alhena Kerawala, Caroline Thames
3000m – Brooklyn Crow, Emma Hourican, Sutton Walsh
High Jump – Julia Fankhauser, Marsibil Hafsteinsdottir
Long Jump – Alexis Tarlue
Pole Vault – Sydney Rothman, Lauren Schmitt
Weight Throw – Alexandra Toney
Arkansas
60m Hurdles – Sydney Freeman, Julia Johannesdottir, Mikayla Wills
60m – Saniya Friendly
200m – Saniya Friendly, Riana Green
400m – Riana Green, Barbora Malíková
800m – Cici Calhoun, Cullen Merrell, Susie Nestor
Mile – Heidi Nielson
3000m – Alex Gobran, Miranda Schriver
High Jump – Alice Taylor, Josie Taylor
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