An area outside Reckling Park was officially named “Helfman Landing” at a dedication April 6. It is named in honor of Alan Helfman and the Helfman family for their support of Rice University.
The Rice baseball team celebrated Vamos Búhos day April 16 at Reckling Park before and during the Owls’ matchup with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
An innovative course, titled The Business of Major Sporting Events, allowed Rice University students to be heavily involved in the planning and production of the 2023 men’s Final Four in Houston.
Rice Athletics held a reunion event dubbed “A Championship Celebration” March 24 in honor of the 20-year anniversary of the 2003 baseball team’s national title, which was clinched with a 2-1 series victory over Stanford University.
Rice University hosted the 40th annual Victor Lopez Classic this past weekend, featuring the Owls men’s and women’s track & field teams, as well as local high school teams.
Peter Chung, a 21-year-old Rice graduate, was hired in February as the youngest director of player personnel in college football at Houston Christian University.
The Rice men’s and women’s basketball teams will both be advancing to the second rounds of their respective postseason tournaments after pulling out first-round wins over the weekend.
Rice Athletics will hold a reunion event dubbed “A Championship Celebration” March 24 in honor of the 20-year anniversary of the team’s national title, which was clinched with a 2-1 series victory over Stanford University.
The Rice men’s basketball teams will compete in the College Basketball Invitational, while the women are headed to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
A Jack Riedel home run was the deciding factor in Rice’s 3-2 victory over No. 24-ranked Texas Tech University in the opening game of the Shriners Children's College Classic March 3 at Minute Maid Park.
Arielle Hayon, who repeated as conference champion in both butterfly events this season has qualified for her second NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship in both the 100 and 200 butterfly events.