Rice University Athletics
Thursday, April 9
College Station, TX
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44 Farms Team Invitational
Owls Travel to College Station this Weekend
4/8/2026 2:56:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice women's track and field team will head on the road to Texas A&M for the 44 Farms Team Invite, with the three-day meet starting Thursday morning.
With already one of the top throws in the nation, Mckyla Van der Westhuizen is back in action this weekend, with Emily Harbach also looking to build upon an impressive freshman debut in the javelin.
Rice's dynamic duo in the high jump, Alice Taylor and Josie Taylor, will compete in the event, holding the best clearances in the conference.
Julia Johannesdottir will have her first heptathlon of the season, while already breaking the school record in the 100m hurdles this outdoor season.
Barbora Malíková is slated to run her first 400m race of the season, the reigning champion of the event at the American Indoor Championships.
Saniya Friendly is set to compete in multiple races, already sitting with the second-fastest 100m time and eighth-best 400m time in the American.
EVENT LIST
100m – Saniya Friendly, Lucella Kennybrew, Addison Zamzow,
100mH – Mikayla Wills, Julia Johannesdottir, Sydney Freeman, Alexis Tarlue, Eva Vreeland
200m – Lucella Kennybrew, Addison Zamzow, Arayna Mickles, Riana Green, Saniya Friendly
400m – Petra Taylor, Arayna Mickles, Riana Green, Barbora Malíková
400mH – Sydney Freeman, Eva Vreeland
800m – Caroline Thames, Cici Calhoun, Susie Nestor, Cullen Merrell
1500m – Miranda Schriver, Brooklyn Crow, Heidi Nielson
5000m – Sutton Walsh, Brooklyn Crow
10000m – Alex Gobran, Heidi Nielson
4x100 – Green, Mickles, Zamzow, Friendly
4x400 – Green, Mickles, Taylor, Malikova
4x800 – Calhoun, Malikova, Nestor, Merrell
Heptathlon – Julia Johannesdottir, Alice Taylor, Laura Duckhorn
Javelin – Mckyla Van der Westhuizen, Emily Harbach, Elena Schwegman
Hammer Throw – Alexandra Toney
Pole Vault – Lauren Schmitt, Sydney Rothman, Sima Ashkinezer
High Jump – Alice Taylor, Josie Taylor, Marsibil Hafsteinsdottir
With already one of the top throws in the nation, Mckyla Van der Westhuizen is back in action this weekend, with Emily Harbach also looking to build upon an impressive freshman debut in the javelin.
Rice's dynamic duo in the high jump, Alice Taylor and Josie Taylor, will compete in the event, holding the best clearances in the conference.
Julia Johannesdottir will have her first heptathlon of the season, while already breaking the school record in the 100m hurdles this outdoor season.
Barbora Malíková is slated to run her first 400m race of the season, the reigning champion of the event at the American Indoor Championships.
Saniya Friendly is set to compete in multiple races, already sitting with the second-fastest 100m time and eighth-best 400m time in the American.
EVENT LIST
100m – Saniya Friendly, Lucella Kennybrew, Addison Zamzow,
100mH – Mikayla Wills, Julia Johannesdottir, Sydney Freeman, Alexis Tarlue, Eva Vreeland
200m – Lucella Kennybrew, Addison Zamzow, Arayna Mickles, Riana Green, Saniya Friendly
400m – Petra Taylor, Arayna Mickles, Riana Green, Barbora Malíková
400mH – Sydney Freeman, Eva Vreeland
800m – Caroline Thames, Cici Calhoun, Susie Nestor, Cullen Merrell
1500m – Miranda Schriver, Brooklyn Crow, Heidi Nielson
5000m – Sutton Walsh, Brooklyn Crow
10000m – Alex Gobran, Heidi Nielson
4x100 – Green, Mickles, Zamzow, Friendly
4x400 – Green, Mickles, Taylor, Malikova
4x800 – Calhoun, Malikova, Nestor, Merrell
Heptathlon – Julia Johannesdottir, Alice Taylor, Laura Duckhorn
Javelin – Mckyla Van der Westhuizen, Emily Harbach, Elena Schwegman
Hammer Throw – Alexandra Toney
Pole Vault – Lauren Schmitt, Sydney Rothman, Sima Ashkinezer
High Jump – Alice Taylor, Josie Taylor, Marsibil Hafsteinsdottir
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