February 19, 2026
Rice W Tennis:
Owls Host Islanders Today (Rice Owls)
Barbara Malikova:
Olympic Sprinter Finds Her Stride in Rice Architecture (Rice News)
Rice W Tennis:
Owls Host Islanders Today (Rice Owls)
Barbara Malikova:
Olympic Sprinter Finds Her Stride in Rice Architecture (Rice News)
Trivia Answer:
Lance Berkman ‘98, the uncle of Rice baseball pitcher Ty Baker, received the ARA Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Rice Golf:
Owls Finish Play at Hal WIlliams Collegiate (Rice Owls)
Rice W Basketball:
Hot Shooting Sends Rice Past South Florida (Rice Owls)
Rice Business Plan Competition, April 9-11:
42 graduate-led startups selected to compete (Rice News)
Jerzy Szablowski:
Rice bioengineer named Sloan Research Fellow (Rice News)
Trivia Question:
Name the pitcher on the Rice baseball roster whose uncle received the ARA Distinguished Alumni Award. Email your answer here.
Jeremy Thigpen '97:
Last week, Transocean announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Valaris in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion. Jeremy Thigpen will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. A 1997 Rice graduate, he was a four-year football letterman (1993-‘94-‘95-‘96). Read more.
Rice Golf:
Boandl in Top Ten at Hal Williams Collegiate (Rice Owls)
Rice W Basketball:
Rice Wraps Up Homestand with South Florida (Rice Owls)
Rodica Gonzalez (1964-2026):
Rice M Golf:
Owls Begin Spring Season at Hal Williams Collegiate (Rice Owls)
Player Moves:
Last month, Jon Duplantier signed a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. This will be his second season in Japan, after playing last season for the Hanshin Tigers. Read more.