June 4, 2008

2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Schedule in PDF Format

Nine Rice Owl track and field athletes will compete in seven events at the 27th annual NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship held June 11-14 in Des Moines, Iowa. Action takes place at Drake University's Drake Stadium. A total of 544 student-athletes per gender will compete in the championship.

"We have a lot of scoring opportunities with nine athletes competing," says Rice head coach Jim Bevan. "It is also the most number of athletes that Rice has had qualified for nationals in a long time."

Representing Rice are seniors Desarie Walwyn (100m), Marissa Daniels (10,000m), and Rachel Greff (pole vault); sophomores Brittany Washington (4x100m), Shakera Reece (100m and 4x100m), and Nicole Mericle (3000m steeplechase), and three freshmen including Sarah Lyons (400m and 4x100m), Allison Pye (5000m), Becky Wade (10,000m).

100m
Desarie Walwyn, Rice (11.48)
Shakera Reece, Rice (11.49)

400m
Sarah Lyons, Rice (53.11)

3000m Steeplechase
Nicole Mericle, Rice (10:15.67)

5000m
Allison Pye, Rice (16:45.00)

10,000m
Marissa Daniels, Rice (34:07.60)
Becky Wade, Rice (34:30.75)

4x100m Relay
Rice (44.84) [Lyons, Reece, Washington, Walwyn]

Pole Vault
Rachel Greff, Rice (4.20m)