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Two-time Rice tennis letterwinner Sean Wade (1987-88) placed 83th in the marathon in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics for New Zealand. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, James Walker, Bill Allison, Russell Henderson, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Mike Ross, Melinda Clark, Bob Reinhold, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, Richard Avant, Bev Schorre, Sallie Schwall, Bryant Wilkinson, Peter Fasullo and Joe Graves!
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Name the Rice tennis letterwinner who competed in the 1996 Olympics. Email your answer here.
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Rice’s first female Olympic medalist was Heather McDermid ’89 who won silver in rowing for Canada in the 1996 Olympics. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Art Gottschalk, Bev Schorre, Bill Allison, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, George Wagner, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Ted Richard, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Roger Parthasarathy, Sallie Schwall, Melinda Clark, Richard Avant, Mike Rogers, Steve Brown and Joe Graves!
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Trivia Question:
First, Barney McCoy (2) also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!
Name Rice’s first female Olympic medalist. Email your answer here.
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Fred Hansen ’63 won gold in the pole vault and Ed Red ’65 placed 11th in the javelin throw at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Also, Bobby May ’65 was an Olympics Trials Qualifier in the 110m Hurdles in 1964. (Thanks, Joe Graves, Mike Ross, Don Schaezler and Jim Woodruff!)
Way to go, Nancy Bailey (2), Kathleen Boyd, Don Schaezler, Billy Hale (2), George Dethlefsen (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Bill Allison (2), Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Martha Proctor Gano (2), Walt Greenberg, Jim Woodruff (2), George Wagner (2), Richard Avant (2), Steve Gilliland, Guy Rollins, Art Gottschalk, Bob Toone (2), Russell Henderson (2), John Montana (2), Ann Bixby (2), Tommy Reckling, Harvin Moore, Nancy Burch (2), Paul Reese (2), Bill Eiland (2), Arthur Rogers (2), James Walker (2), Mike Rogers (2), Betty Bixby (2), Roger Parthasarathy (2), Mike Ross (2), Bill Cousins, Bob Reinhold (2), Steve Lukingbeal, Steve Brown, Melinda Clark (2), Ted Richard (2), Bev Schorre (2), Sallie Schwall (2), Mike Rash, Peter Fasullo (2) and Joe Graves (2)!
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Name the two Owls who competed in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. One point for each. Email your answer here.
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The Antetokounmpo brothers (Kostas with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 and Giannis and Thanasis with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021) are the first trio of brothers to win an NBA title. Giannis, who was named NBA Finals MVP, is the longtime boyfriend of former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger ’14. (Thanks, Joe Graves!)
Way to go, Bob Toone, George Dethlefsen, Ann Bixby, Martha Proctor Gano, Richard Avant, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Kirwin Drouet, Dan Hyde, Art Gottschalk, Steve Gilliland, Bill Allison, George Wagner, Betty Bixby, Sallie Schwall, Steve Brown, Greg Williams, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Bill Cousins, Mike Rogers, Ted Richard, John Montana, Chris Kohnhorst, Joe Graves, Melinda Clark, Rick Sheridan, Roger Parthsarathy and Mike Ross!
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First, a correction: After UCLA (10), Arkansas and Texas Tech were tied at second most with 9 picks each in the 2021 First-Year 2021 MLB Player Draft. Read more. (Thanks, Paul Reese and Bob Toone!)
Name the first trio of brothers to win an NBA title. Email your answer (last name only) here.
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UCLA (10) was the college baseball program with the most draft picks in the 2021 First-Year 2021 MLB Player Draft. Arkansas was second most with 9 picks. Read more. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)
The head coach of UCLA baseball is John Savage. Rice baseball fan Debi Kaplan is his first cousin.
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bill Allison, Bob Toone, Martin Kaplan, John Montana, Walt Greenberg, Guy Rollins, Paul Reese, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Bev Schorre, Richard Avant, Mike Ross, Joe Graves and Melinda Clark!
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Trivia Question:
Name the college baseball program with the most draft picks in the 2021 First-Year 2021 MLB Player Draft. Email your answer here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Grungy for the guest trivia question!:
“Big Bill” Henry, the 1945 Bob Quin Award winner, led Rice Basketball to shared SWC titles in 1942-43 and 1943-44 and won it outright with a 12-0 conference record and a 20-1 full season in 1944-45. Also, he was student association president in 1945. He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. (Thanks, Joe Graves, Mike Ross and James Walker!)
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bill Allison, Bob Toone, Martha Proctor Gano, Art Gottschalk, John Montana, Roger Parthasarathy, Richard Avant, Paul Reese, Russell Henderson, Greg Williams, Nancy Burch, Bob Reinhold, James Walker, Ted Richard, Joe Graves, Betty Bixby, Sallie Schwall, Clarke Anderson, Bryant Wilkinson, Bev Schorre, Mike Rogers, Melinda Clark and Mike Ross!)
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Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Bob Quin Award winner who led Rice Basketball to two shared SWC titles and won it outright with a 12-0 conference record and a 20-1 full season. Email your answer here.