SPORTS NOTEBOOK: Rice has strong showing in Houston Tenneco Marathon

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Four former Rice athletes turned in top performances in last Saturday's marathon.

Former track and tennis athlete Sean Wade finished fourth overall in the men's division with a time of 2:10:59.

The time was good enough to qualify him for the Atlanta Olympics for his native New Zealand.

Riva Rahl, a 1995 graduate and former distance and cross country runner, placed second in the 20-24 age group with a time of 3:16:36. Rahl currently attends medical school in California.

Freshman Ellen Lansden came in second in the under-19 age group with a time of 3:38:56. It was her third Houston marathon and her personal best time.

Jeff Wells, a 1974 All-American distance runner for the Owls, placed fourth among Americans and fourth in the 40-49 group in 2:29:16.

This item appeared in the Sports section of the January 26, 1996 issue.

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