Trivia Question:
Name the only Rice Owl ever selected number one overall in the NFL Draft.  For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.

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Before Luke McCaffrey, the last Owls selected in the NFL Draft was Christian Covington by the Houston Texans in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.  .  Presently, he is a member of the CB Lions of the Canadian Football League.

Trivia Question:
Before Luke McCaffrey, who was the last Owl selected in the NFL Draft?  For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.

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The University of Texas is the only college program in Texas with three different Masters winners: Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024).  (Note that the Masters winner must have attended at least one semester at the college program in Texas.)  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Trivia Question:
Name the only college program in Texas with three different Masters winners. Note that the Masters winner must have attended at least one semester at the college program in Texas.  For a bonus point each, name the three different Masters winners.  Email your answer(s) here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Deb Marinelli for the guest trivia question!

In last Saturday’s baseball game against UAB, Rice finished the game with four true freshmen playing on the field: Jackson Blank (winning pitcher), Eric Correa (DH with the winning hit), Tobias Motley (3rd base) and Landon West (catcher).  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)  

Guest Trivia Question:
In last Saturday’s baseball game against UAB, Rice finished the game with four true freshmen playing on the field.  Name them.  One point for each.  Email your answer(s) here.

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Today marks the 36th anniversary of the greatest prank in Rice’s history on April 12, 1988.  Lisa Gray ’88 got the byline for the first Rice Thresher story reporting the turning around of Willy’s Statue.  Presently, she is Op-Ed Editor at the Chronicle.

Trivia Question:
Who got the byline for the first Rice Thresher story reporting the turning around of Willy’s Statue on April 12, 1988?  For a bonus point, who does this person work for now?  Email your answer here.

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Harvey Mudd College professor Talithia Williams ‘07/’08 is a 2024 ARA Laureates Award recipient.  The 2024 ARA Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, May 2 at The Post Oak (1600 W. Loop S).  Click here for a list of the 2024 Laureates Awards Honorees.