My younger sister, Hannah Kait, is a senior swimmer at Rice and last week’s Conference USA Championship was the last swim meet of her collegiate career – and she sure went out with a bang!
In past years, national swimming powerhouse Southern Methodist University dominated the C-USA meet. And this year was no exception; the Mustangs were definitely swimming fast. But the scrappy group of Owls had the depth and team spirit to pull off a HUGE upset and take the title. It was a really cool thing to be a part of – even as a spectator. And it was a huge moment for my sister and her teammates.
Yay Seniors & Conference Champs!
Fast swimming was not the only highlight of the weekend. Other great things that happened during my weekend in Houston:
1. Being mistaken for a college student no less than six times. Any time someone mistakes you for an 18-21 year-old it is a VERY good thing!
2. Watching The University of Hawaii Men’s Team do their pre-race rain dance/battle cry/ab fest:
3. Doing a few workouts on the Rice Campus. Rice actually dedicates a large portion of its football stadium parking lot to a bike loop. That’s my kind of tailgating!
And the campus perimeter is a beautiful 3 mile, tree-lined, running trail.
And now that Hannah’s eligibility is up, I plan to go full speed ahead with my evil plan to get her on the starting line of a triathlon. I can’t wait to draft off her during the swim!
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This is super legit. And let’s not forget that sexy supporter who stuck it out with the chura’s till the very end. (Aka please see the picture with the two beautiful Chura sisters above and look to the back for a dark hungry looking man about to pass out.)