Rice Caps Off Great Weekend in College Station

Friday, February 6

College Station, TX

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Charlie Thomas Invite

Rice Caps Off Great Weekend in College Station

2/8/2026 12:20:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

By: Anthony Roberts (ar186@rice.edu)

COLLEGE STATION – The Rice women's track and field team continued to improve throughout the two-day meet at Texas A&M's Charlie Thomas Invite, with several personal and season bests.

Barbora Malíková continued her impressive start to the season, finishing second in the 400m (first for collegiate athletes), with a season best mark of 52.96s.

Heidi Nielson had a tremendous race in the 3000m, finishing second with a personal best time of 9:35.77.

Julia Johannesdottir had a great weekend, finishing fourth in the open 60m hurdles with a time of 8.38s. Johannesdottir also finished seventh in her first pentathlon of the season.

Josie Taylor added a clearance of 1.70m to finish seventh in the high jump.

RESULTS (Top finishers)

PB = Personal Best, SB = Season Best

400m
2. Barbora Malíková – 52.96 – PB

800m
10. Susie Nestor – 2:10.84 – PB

3000m
2. Heidi Nielson – 9:35.77 – PB
8. Emma Hourican – 10:15.93

60m Hurdles
4. Julia Johannesdottir – 8.38

4x400
6. Rice – 3:40.24 – SB

High Jump
7. Josie Taylor – 1.70m/5-7

Pentathlon
7. Julia Johannesdottir – 3789 points

UP NEXT
Rice heads to the Tyson Invitational next weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.