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Saniya Friendly
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Schertz, Texas
Friendly's TFRRS Results
Rice All-Time Rankings (as of June 2026)
No. 1 60m Indoor - 7.32 (2/28/26)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2026 American Outdoor Third Team - 100m
2026 American Indoor Second Team - 60m
2026 American Indoor Third Team - 200m
2025 American Outdoor Second Team - 100m
2025 American Indoor Second Team - 60m
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 NCAA West Prelims - 31st, 100m, 11.54
2026 American Outdoor - 3rd, 100m, 11.13
2026 American Outdoor - 7th, 200m, 25.64
2026 American Outdoor - 6th, 4x100, 45.95
2026 American Indoor - 2nd, 60m, 7.32
2026 American Indoor - 3rd, 200m, 23.78
2025 NCAA West Prelims - 40th, 100m, 11.55
2025 American Outdoor - 6th, 200m, 23.80
2025 American Outdoor - 2nd, 100m, 11.38
2025 American Outdoor - 6th, 4x100, 45.54
2025 American Indoor - 2nd, 60m, 7.41
2025 American Indoor - 7th, 200m, 24.39
2024 AAC Indoor - 7th, 60m, 7.54
2024 AAC Indoor - 22nd, 200m, 24.80
2023 C-USA Indoor - 12th, 60m, 7.62
2023 C-USA Indoor - 15th, 200m, 25.06
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic
2024-25 CSC Academic All-District
2024-25 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2023-24 AAC All-Academic
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2025-26
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Had a pair of podium visits with a second-place finish in the 60m and a third-place finish in the 200m at the American Indoor Championships, earning All-Conference honors in both events...Broke her own school record at the American meet with a 7.32 in the 60m...Outdoor: Ran at eight meets...Scored points in multiple events at the outdoor conference meet, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 100m, while also taking sixth in the 4x100 and seventh in the 200m...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 100m.
2024-25
Indoor: Ran at five meets...Earned All-Conference honors after finishing second in the 60m and also seventh in the 200m at the American Indoor Championships...Set the Rice school record in the 60m at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invite...Outdoor: Ran at eight meets...Had another podium visit on the year with a second-place finish in the 100m, while also placing fourth in the 200m and sixth in the 4x100 at the American Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 100m.
2023-24
Indoor: Ran at four meets...Had a seventh-place finish in the 60m at the AAC Championships while also finishing 22nd in the 200m...Outdoor: Competed at three meets...Was part of the event-winning 4x100 team at the UTSA Invitational...Set a personal best in the 100m at the Victor Lopez Classic.
2022-23
Indoor: Ran at five meets...Took second in the 60m at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Competed in the 60m and 200m at the C-USA Championships...Outdoor: Ran in one meet at the Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational, finishing third in the 4x400.
PERSONAL
Major: Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology
Rice All-Time Rankings (as of June 2026)
No. 1 60m Indoor - 7.32 (2/28/26)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2026 American Outdoor Third Team - 100m
2026 American Indoor Second Team - 60m
2026 American Indoor Third Team - 200m
2025 American Outdoor Second Team - 100m
2025 American Indoor Second Team - 60m
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 NCAA West Prelims - 31st, 100m, 11.54
2026 American Outdoor - 3rd, 100m, 11.13
2026 American Outdoor - 7th, 200m, 25.64
2026 American Outdoor - 6th, 4x100, 45.95
2026 American Indoor - 2nd, 60m, 7.32
2026 American Indoor - 3rd, 200m, 23.78
2025 NCAA West Prelims - 40th, 100m, 11.55
2025 American Outdoor - 6th, 200m, 23.80
2025 American Outdoor - 2nd, 100m, 11.38
2025 American Outdoor - 6th, 4x100, 45.54
2025 American Indoor - 2nd, 60m, 7.41
2025 American Indoor - 7th, 200m, 24.39
2024 AAC Indoor - 7th, 60m, 7.54
2024 AAC Indoor - 22nd, 200m, 24.80
2023 C-USA Indoor - 12th, 60m, 7.62
2023 C-USA Indoor - 15th, 200m, 25.06
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic
2024-25 CSC Academic All-District
2024-25 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2023-24 AAC All-Academic
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2025-26
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Had a pair of podium visits with a second-place finish in the 60m and a third-place finish in the 200m at the American Indoor Championships, earning All-Conference honors in both events...Broke her own school record at the American meet with a 7.32 in the 60m...Outdoor: Ran at eight meets...Scored points in multiple events at the outdoor conference meet, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 100m, while also taking sixth in the 4x100 and seventh in the 200m...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 100m.
2024-25
Indoor: Ran at five meets...Earned All-Conference honors after finishing second in the 60m and also seventh in the 200m at the American Indoor Championships...Set the Rice school record in the 60m at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invite...Outdoor: Ran at eight meets...Had another podium visit on the year with a second-place finish in the 100m, while also placing fourth in the 200m and sixth in the 4x100 at the American Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 100m.
2023-24
Indoor: Ran at four meets...Had a seventh-place finish in the 60m at the AAC Championships while also finishing 22nd in the 200m...Outdoor: Competed at three meets...Was part of the event-winning 4x100 team at the UTSA Invitational...Set a personal best in the 100m at the Victor Lopez Classic.
2022-23
Indoor: Ran at five meets...Took second in the 60m at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Competed in the 60m and 200m at the C-USA Championships...Outdoor: Ran in one meet at the Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational, finishing third in the 4x400.
PERSONAL
Major: Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology
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