RICE UPDATE
Monday, May 18, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 18-24
Monday-Wednesday – M Golf at NCAA Athens Regional
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 18-24
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Venezuela, Iran, and the Middle East
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Hong Kong l Reception with Rice VP Stephen Bayer
Wednesday (6:30 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Bianca Mabute-Louie
Thursday (9 am CT) – Baker Event: What FEMA’s new maps mean for Houston
Thursday (10 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Liz Tran
Shepherd School Events This Week, May 18-24
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Chris Boswell:
Boswell Signs Record Extension (ESPN)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.246) hit a RBI single for the Reds.
Justin Long (2-2, 12.41) pitched a scoreless .2 innings in relief for the save for Hi-A Rome.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Houston Baseball:
Houston Announces Leadership Change (UH News)
Other Sports News
RIce Athletics:
Owls Remain Strong in NCAA APR Data (Rice Owls)
Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 2 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was +1 and missed the cut at the Colonial Life Charity Classic in Elgin SC on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
Jimmy Melton (1939-2026):
On April 30, Jimmy Melton passed away. A native Texan, he earned a BA in 1962 and a BS in 1963 in Electrical Engineering from Rice and a PhD from UT in 1972. He spent his career as a nuclear engineer at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico. After retiring, he relocated to Fredericksburg in 2001. Also, he enjoyed cooking and astronomy and was a HAM radio enthusiast. He is survived by, among others, his sister Barbara Peebles. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Rice graduate Tom Vincent ’25 is currently on the Tulane baseball roster. The Owls are hosting the Green Wave to a three game set at Reckling Park, beginning last night. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
Way to go, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bob Toone, James Walker, Melinda Clark, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Jimmy Disch, Ted Richard, Arthur Rogers, Clarke Anderson, John Montana, Andy Williams, Ann Bixby, Paul Reese, Anne Eldredge, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Guy Rollins, Walt Greenberg, Susan Zimmerman, Boyd Harrison, Brian Lattimer, Chris Kohnhorst and Greg Williams!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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