Rice women win C-USA indoor track and field title

The Rice women’s track and field team celebrates after claiming the Conference USA indoor championship Feb. 23 in Birmingham, Ala. (Conference USA photo)

The Rice women’s track and field team won the Conference USA Indoor Championships that concluded Feb. 23 in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the program’s fourth C-USA indoor title and first since 2009.

The Owls’ 110 points were seven more than second-place Middle Tennessee State University. Freshman Grace Forbes led all women with 20 points by winning both the mile and 3,000-meter run, and coach Jim Bevan was named C-USA Indoor Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.

For more on the meet, click here. For a recap of the men’s meet, click here.