Athletics

Rep delivers resolutions recognizing Rice basketball, Leebron

Successful start to cross-country season

Grace Forbes (pictured) cruised to victory and the Owl men captured the team competition as the Rice Invitational kicked off the cross-country season Friday.

Rivals remember 9/11 

Rice MOB and UH marching band on field, Sep. 11, 2021

Night of the Owl goes virtual to honor athletic achievement

Cross country and track and field athlete Adolfo Carvalho and basketball player Erica Ogwumike claimed the night's biggest awards.

Owl swimmer Lettenberger takes silver medal at Paralympics

Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger's late surge earned her a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley SM7 final Aug. 27 at the Paralympics in Tokyo.

Owls at the Olympics: Ogwumike is up

Rice Owls alumni are showcasing their skills in the Tokyo Olympics.

For Lettenberger, trip to Paralympics worth the wait

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived last year, Ahalya Lettenberger's lifelong dream was put on hold.

Rice Athletics Hall of Fame to induct largest class in almost 50 years

The Rice Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome its largest class of inductees since 1973 when 11 are inducted Oct. 1 at The Westin Houston Medical Center.

Owl track and field stars add more achievements, accolades

A trio of Rice track and field standouts have added to their resumes in big ways following the conclusion of the collegiate season.

Happy Campers

The Rice baseball program hosted its first FUNdamental youth camp of the summer June 14-17.

Cruz Jr. out to guide Rice back to baseball's elite

One of the cornerstones of Rice's rise to prominence in college baseball, José Cruz Jr., has returned to his alma mater as the 22nd head baseball coach of the Owls.

Three Owls achieve All-American status at NCAA track and field championships

Rice track and field athletes Michelle Fokam, Tara Simpson-Sullivan and Grace Forbes recorded first-team All-American performances at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last week in Eugene, Oregon.

People, papers and presentations Jun 1, 2021

Former Rice golfer Mario Carmona qualified for the U.S. Open by finishing in the top 10 among a field of 115 players last week at the Dallas Athletic Club. He is the first Owl to qualify since Michael Whitehead in 2011. The tournament is June 17-20 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.

Rice soccer knocks off West Virginia to reach Sweet 16 for first time

Three days after notching the program's first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament, the Rice soccer team danced into the Sweet 16 with a 1-0 upset victory over West Virginia University May 1 in Cary, North Carolina.

Owls on to NCAA Tournament after winning Conference USA soccer title

The Rice soccer team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2-0 in the Conference USA Tournament championship match April 17 at Holloway Field.