Basketball teams post perfect weekend
November 21, 2022
The Rice men’s and women’s basketball teams went a combined 3-0 over the weekend.
Owls rule Conference USA volleyball again
November 21, 2022
The Rice volleyball team rallied to defeat host and three-time defending champion Western Kentucky University 3-2 Nov. 20 to claim its first Conference USA tournament title since 2018 and book a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
November 7, 2022
The Rice volleyball and swimming teams celebrated the careerlong contributions of their seniors over the weekend while besting their opponents.
Owls claim C-USA regular-season soccer championship
October 24, 2022
The Rice women's soccer team claimed the Conference USA regular-season championship over the weekend, via a 1-0 victory on Senior Night over Western Kentucky University at Holloway Field combined with a Louisiana Tech victory over the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
2022 athletic programs report is now available
October 14, 2022
Copies of Rice’s 2022 “Report on Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Programs” are now available.
Owls soar over UAB in Conference USA football opener
October 3, 2022
The Rice football team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the University of Alabama at Birmingham 28-24 on Saturday to open Conference USA play.
Rice's first Black student athletes feted in 50th anniversary celebration
September 20, 2022
To mark the 50th anniversary of a pair of momentous occasions in Rice history, six trailblazing Owls were honored at the First Black Student-Athletes Celebration Sept. 16 at the Ion.
September 19, 2022
In addition to the football team’s 33-21 victory over the University of Louisiana at Lafayette — which snapped the Ragin’ Cajuns’ nation-best 15-game winning streak — the Rice volleyball and soccer teams notched triumphs of their own.
Construction begins on Center for Human Performance
August 22, 2022
Leaders from Rice and Houston Methodist gathered at Tudor Fieldhouse Aug. 19 to celebrate the start of construction on the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance.
Rice rallies in a packed Tudor Fieldhouse for spirited celebration of Owl athletics
August 22, 2022
On the third day of O-Week 2022, Rice’s incoming class flocked to Tudor Fieldhouse for the Rice Rally, a pep rally to introduce new Owls to Rice athletics.
Country music superstar Garth Brooks visits Rice athletes
August 15, 2022
Before the final show on his latest tour, country music legend Garth Brooks spoke to a group of Rice student athletes, an event held in conjunction with the nonprofit Teammates for Kids Foundation.
Most but not all Texas coaches say they’ll plan for climate change
August 1, 2022
A survey of Texas college and high school coaches, trainers and athletic directors suggests many are not taking climate change into account as they plan their programs’ futures.
People, papers and presentations for July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022
Kunal Sachdeva, assistant professor of finance at the Jones Graduate School of Business, and his team won second place and $10,000 Canadian dollars (about $7,770) in the International Centre for Pension Management’s 2022 Call for Research for their paper titled “The Real Effects of Environmental Activist Investing.”
Rice's Forbes named C-USA's top female athlete for 2022-23
July 1, 2022
Rice runner Grace Forbes has been named Conference USA’s 2021-22 Michael L. Slive Female Athlete of the Year, the league announced June 30.
People, papers and presentations for June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022
Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle S7 during the World Para Swimming Championships last week in Madeira, Portugal.