RICE UPDATE
Monday, March 23, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 23-29
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at Valspar Collegiate Invitational, West Palm Beach FL
Wednesday (5:45 pm CT) – Abbi's College Cup
Thursday-Saturday – Victor Lopez Classic
Friday (10 am CT) – M Tennis at Charlotte
Friday (11 am CT) – W Tennis at UC San Diego
Saturday (TBA) – M Tennis vs. UTSA, Charlotte
Saturday (TBA) – Volleyball at F.A.S.T. College Tournament
Saturday (11 am CT) – W Tennis at University of San Diego, San Diego
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture with Dr Samuel Brown
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Ken Kennedy Institute Lecture: Prabhakar Raghavan
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Tom Stallings
Wednesday (8 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Leo Costello
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker: Duncan Yoon
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Rice Business: Houston Impact Series
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Black Houston Symposium
Thursday (8 am CT) – Baker Event: The Review of USMCA 2026
Tthursday (11pa CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Rebecca Bloom
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (1 pm CT) – Chris Suh
Thursday (3 pm CT) – How to thrive outside academic: Danny Olivas
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – DFW l Grad Alumni Social
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – Rice Business: Owl Have You Know: Anthea Yang
Friday (2 pm CT) – 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhibition
Friday (5 pm CT) – Screening: Fresh Kill
Friday (6 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Daughter of the Light
Saturday (12 pm CT) – NYC l Volun-CHEERS
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Boston l Oyster Shucking Class
Saturday (1 pm CT) – ENRON
Saturday (4 pm CT) – Los Angeles l Volun-CHEERS
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Privilege
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Denver l Volun-CHEERS
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 23-29
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
CJ Witten:
This week, Cooper Witten, CJ’s brother, committed to play for Oklahoma. Two months ago, their father Jason Witten joined the program as tight ends coach.
Professional Baseball News
Benjamin Rosengard:
One-year Rice baseball letterman Benjamin Rosengard (2002) is on the Team Israel roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
The NCAA has started posting RPI rankings here. Through Sunday (March 8), Rice’s RPI ranking was 91.
Other Sports News
Rice W Basketball:
Historic Season Ends in WBIT Second Round (Rice Owls)
Rice Falls to Kansas in WBIT Second Round (The Roost)
Rice Tennis:
Women Sweep Bulldogs to Cap Perfect Weekend (Rice Owls)
Men Top Tulane on Sunday (Rice Owls)
Valspar Collegiate Invitational:
Preview (Rice Owls)
Other News
Charlcy Black (1931-2026):
On March 18, Charlcy Black passed away. A native Texan, she attended Rice (Brown College, class of 1952). She enjoyed a career with LTV and Lockheed Martin. Also, she “was an avid traveler, skier, golfer and bridge player”. She is predeceased by her husband Donald (they were married for sixty-one years when he passed away in 2014). Click here for The Dallas Morning News obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Rachel Shoemaker, the sister of freshman distance runner Amelia Shoemaker, was a four-year member of the Rice track and field team (2019-23). (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bob Toone, John Montana, Ted Richard, Andy Williams, Clarke Anderson, Russell Henderson, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Ann Eldredge, Martha Proctor Gano, Melinda Clark, Paul Reese, Larry Nettles, Chris Kohnhorst, Arthur Rogers, Guy Rollins, Greg Williams, Betty Bixby, Mike Ross, Sallie Schwall, James Walker, Brian Lattimer and Boyd Harrison!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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