Daniel Schrager

SPORTS 6/14/20 7:59pm

Fall student-athletes return to campus for summer workouts

By Daniel Schrager

After a three month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rice athletics have taken the first steps towards their much-anticipated return. In a statement issued Thursday, Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard announced that Rice is beginning the process of returning its student-athletes to campus.

SPORTS 4/21/20 7:09pm

Track and cross country athlete Carvalho awarded Fulbright Fellowship

By Daniel Schrager

Track and cross country athlete Adolfo Carvalho began his path to receiving one of the most prestigious research grants in the country by studying dust. 

SPORTS 4/7/20 9:30pm

Swimmers adjust to life without pools

By Daniel Schrager

At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has completely uprooted the daily lives of so many, the entire country is constantly having to adjust. But for Rice student-athletes, the stakes are higher than most, given the pressure to stay in shape and train remotely. This is especially true for Rice’s swim team. With shelter-in-place orders taking effect in 42 states, and only “essential businesses” remaining open, pools and swimming facilities have been shuttered throughout the country. According to swimmer Rebecca Brandt, this has left much of the team unable to practice their craft. 

SPORTS 3/3/20 10:31pm

Fokam jumps For C-USA Glory

By Daniel Schrager

Michelle Fokam triple-jumped 13.32 meters at last week’s Conference USA Track and Field Championships — soon, she’s hoping that her triple jump will land her over 6,600 miles away. That’s because Fokam, a three-time NCAA All-American finishing up her senior season, has her sights set on Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. 

SPORTS 2/25/20 9:56pm

After slow start, baseball hopes for a turnaround

By Daniel Schrager

Some players might not be old enough to remember it, but when the Rice baseball team faces Missouri State University for a three-game series this weekend, it will serve as a rematch of the first game in the 2003 College World Series. For Rice, that game — an Owls win — sparked a run that culminated in the first and only College World Series title in program history. For Missouri State, that game represented the closest that the Bears have ever been to a College World Series title.

SPORTS 2/18/20 9:34pm

Grace Forbes: Lightning Fast

By Daniel Schrager

Grace Forbes has been outrunning just about everyone she’s faced this season. But, according to Forbes, the freshman track star who has taken Conference USA by storm, that hasn’t always been the case.