Publication: Rice Thresher

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Women’s track places fifth overall at C-USA; Robinson and Wade both finish in first place

Becky Wade (Martel ’12) found herself in a familiar position at the culmination of her Rice career at the C-USA tournament this weekend, earning gold in both the 5,000m and the 10,000m, finishing with a time of 16:27.57 in the former. Wade also holds ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Conference USA, Pye, Spam, National Collegiate Athletic Association

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Big Ten Conference

The Season in Review

2011 was not supposed to be a rebuilding year. It was supposed to be the year that Head Coach David Bailiff’s team excelled, building on the successful end to the 2010 season. It was supposed to be the year that the Owls clicked on both sides of the ball ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Houston (Texas, United States), Big Ten Conference, David Bailiff, Arsalan Kazemi, Justin Allen

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

UCLA

Women’s tennis makes history, clinches first Sweet 16 birth

It has been a thrilling season for the Rice Women’s Tennis Team. The Conference-USA season began at Jake Hess Stadium at Rice on Jan. 20, following a number of invitationals that placed Rice at 71 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.The ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: UCLA, Texas A&M University, Jake Hess

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 2 Documents

Conference USA

Series at UCF will decide C-USA title, NCAA tournament seed for Owls

Rice baseball will look to win the C-USA crown this weekend against the Univeristy of Central Florida, the second consecutive year the title has come down to the two top teams in the conference playing against one another in their last series of the ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Conference USA, Wayne Graham, National Collegiate Athletic Association

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Men’s Tennis falls to Memphis in semis of conference tournament

Miss NCAA tournament in final year for Head Coach SmarrUpdated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 16:05The men’s tennis season was not a smooth drive down Main Street for the Owls. Left and right, there were bumps and bruises, as the team enjoyed some success with ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Memphis (Tennessee, United States), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Andy Wang, Jake Hess

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Men’s track finishes sixth overall at Conference USA Championship

The men’s track and field team placed sixth overall at the Conference USA Championship at Tad Gormley Stadium, hosted by Tulane University.The Owls finished with 73.5 total points, while Houston won its fourth title in a row with 170.5 points. Second, ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Conference USA, Lee Johnson, Spam, Tad Gormley, National Collegiate Athletic Association

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

East Carolina University

Baseball sweeps Marshall over the weekend

Rice is now 9-3 in conference play; team currently on six game winning streakUpdated: Friday, April 20, 2012 01:04Dante Zakhidov / ThresherSenior outfielder Jeremy Rathjen runs and is safe at first base during a game against Texas State University on ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Conference USA, Wayne Graham, Texas State University, East Carolina University, Marshall University

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Nick Williams sets Rice hammer throw record

Amidst the 30-to-40 mile-per-hour winds in the high desert of El Paso, an unlikely hero arose for the men’s track team at The University of Texas-El Paso Invitational. While his track career is far from set in stone, thrower sophomore Nick Williams has ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Nick Williams, Hammer Throw, Conference USA, Pole Vault, J. Fred Duckett

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Men’s Tennis falls to Tulsa, eyes rematch at conference tournament

Violetta Krol/ ThresherJunior Jonathan Chang goes for a backhand shot during doubles play against Tulsa University last Friday. The Owls ended up falling short 6-1, and hope to rebound strongly this weekend at the Conference USA Tournament. Rice will ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Tulsa, Andy Wang, Jake Hess, Conference USA

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Baseball comes back to life with 3-1 week

Dante Zakhidov / Rice ThresherFreshman Ford Stainback gets thrown out at second base during Tuesday’s game against Texas State. The Owls put their 2-game winning streak on the line today against Marshall.Owls Take Rubber Match Against Tulane 5-0, Improve ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Conference USA, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Wayne Graham

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Women’s Tennis sweeps away Texas Pan-American

The women’s tennis team played their last home game of the season against the University of Texas-Pan American on April 7. The game was a great victory for Rice University after two difficult losses the week prior, the first in a close tie-breaking match ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Conference USA, Leah Fried, Texas Christian University, University of Tulsa, Southern Methodist University

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Men’s Tennis still lives on tournament bubble

Dante Zakhidov / Rice ThresherSenior Michael Nuesslein volleys a shot at the net during Friday’s match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Nuesslein is playing his last home matches this Friday and Sunday against C-USA rival Tulsa and the University of ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Rice Thresher ]

Entities: Tulsa, Jake Hess, Conference USA, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Texas at Arlington

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...a very small team out here (no middle distance or distance runners) to what is normally a great meet for sprints and field events," Warren said. "We just had some bad luck with the weather. Everyone but the vaulters was able to compete and grow a bit. Conditions like this really test an athlete's character."

Nick Williams sets Rice hammer throw record [Rice Thresher - Apr 20 2012]