Owls Shut Day Certainly one of NIC

OCALA, Fla. – Ella Dyson received the 500-yard freestyle to steer Rice on the opening day of the CSCAA National Invitational Championships.

The Owls shut day one in fifth place with 143 factors. Akron sits simply forward in fourth with 146.5 factors, whereas Ohio State leads the sphere with 193.

Dyson received the five hundred freestyle with a season-best time of 4:44.93 to safe Rice’s lone occasion victory of the night. Ava Hamblett additionally competed within the occasion, putting third within the comfort closing with a time of 4:50.40.

Rice opened the night with a second-place end within the 200-yard freestyle relay. The crew of Lily Archibald, Avery Karacz, Bella Zhang and Lizzie Zadel posted a time of 1:31.47.

In the 50-yard backstroke comfort closing, Abigail King positioned eighth with a time of 25.58.

Freshman Lily Archibald recorded a career-best swim within the 50-yard butterfly, ending fourth in 23.93, simply 0.09 seconds shy of the rostrum.

Rice had two swimmers compete within the 200-yard particular person medley comfort closing. Bella Zhang positioned third with a time of two:01.56, whereas Lily Cramer completed tenth in 2:04.21.

Archibald closed the person occasions with a fourth-place end within the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 23.02.

The Owls wrapped up the night with a Nineteenth-place end within the 400-yard medley relay. The crew of Abigail King, Siiri Einio, Lizzie Zadel and Lily Cramer posted a time of three:45.27.

Rice returns to motion Friday with prelims starting at 8:30 a.m. and finals scheduled for five p.m. Fans can watch the meet on the FAST YouTube channel.