Sport Won-Lost 1995-96 SWC Ranking Men's Baseball 43-19 2nd (tie, 12th in NCAA) Basketball 15-13 3rd (tie) Cross-Country Track 23-36 6th Football 2-8-1 7th Golf 118-109 6th Indoor Track & Field * 1st (7th in NCAA) Outdoor Track & Field * 2nd (tied 8th in NCAA) Swimming 2-6 5th Tennis 3-14 5th Women's Basketball 11-16 4th (tie) Cross-Country Track 38-18 3rd Indoor Track & Field * 2nd Outdoor Track & Field * 2nd (tied 24th in NCAA) Swimming 4-5 4th Tennis 15-6 2nd (tie) Volleyball 21-17 3rd (tie)* No "won-lost" record; finishing order and/or point totals in several meets or tournaments determine final SWC ranking
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONS
Basketball (Men's)-'35, '40, '42, '43, '44, '45, '49, '54,
'70
Cross-Country Track (Men's)-'26, '28
Cross-Country Track (Women's)-'94
Football-'34, '37, '46, '49, '53, '57, '94
Golf (Men's)-'29, '30, '39
Outdoor Track (Men's)-'28, '31, '38, '39, '64, '65, '67, '71
Tennis (Men's)-'58, '59, '62, '64, '65, '66, '68, '69, '70, '71,
'72
Indoor Track (Men's)-'95
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Claude Bracey, 100-Yard Dash ('28), 220-Yard Dash ('28)
Bryan Bronson, 400-Meter Hurdles (Outdoor, '93)
Regina Cavanaugh, Shot Put (Indoor, '84, '85, '86;
Outdoor, '85, '86, '87)
Bill Christopher, Long Jump ('43)
Bill Cummins, 120-Yard Hurdles ('43); 220-Yard Hurdles ('43)
Frank Guernsey, Men's Tennis Singles ('38, '39)
Gawain Guy, 1000 Meters (Indoor, '85)
Fred Hansen, Pole Vault ('62)
Claudia Haywood, Triple Jump ('93)
Wilbur Hess, Men's Tennis Singles ('35)
Gabriel Luke, 400 Meters (Indoor, '90, '91; Outdoor, '91)
Sam Match and Bobby Curtis, Men's Tennis Doubles ('47)
Bobby May, 110-Meter Hurdles ('64)
Vern McGrew, High Jump ('50)
David Roberts, Pole Vault ('71, '72, '73)
Kareem Streete-Thompson, Long Jump (Indoor, '95; Outdoor, '95)
Valerie Tulloch, Javelin (Outdoor, '92, '94, '95)
Fred Wolcott, 120-Yard Hurdles ('38, '39); 220-Yard Hurdles ('38,
'39, '40)
DOAK WALKER AWARD
Trevor Cobb, '91
U.S.A. CHAMPIONS
Claudia Haywood, Triple Jump (Indoor, '92; Outdoor, '93)
Kareem Streete-Thompson, Long Jump (Indoor, '94)
Tanisha Mills, Melissa Straker, Vonda Newhouse, Pam Brooks,
4x400 Meter Relay (Indoor, '94)
RICE'S TROPHY COACH
Football trophy namesake John Heisman was the athletic director
and head football coach at Rice from 1924 to 1927.
RICE OLYMPIANS
1928, Amsterdam
Claude Bracey '30 (U.S.A.), 100 Meters, Track & Field
1940 (Olympics canceled)
Fred Wolcott '41 (U.S.A.), 100-Meter Hurdles
1948, London
Vern McGrew '50 (U.S.A.), High Jump
1952, Helsinki
Jim Gerhardt '51 (U.S.A.), Triple Jump
1964, Tokyo
Fred Hansen '63 (U.S.A.), Pole Vault - Gold Medal
Walter Edward Reed '65 (U.S.A.), Javelin
1976, Montreal
David Luther Roberts '73 (U.S.A.), Pole Vault - Silver Medal
1984, Los Angeles
Gawain Guy '86 (Jamaica), 1,500 Meters, Track & Field
Regina Cavanaugh '87 (U.S.A.), Shot Put (alternate)
1988, Seoul
Courtney Brown '90 (Canada), 200 Meters, 1,600-Meter Relay, Track
& Field
Maureen Stewart '90 (Costa Rica), 800 Meters, Track & Field
Regina Cavanaugh '87 (U.S.A.), Shot Put (alternate)
1992, Barcelona
Rosey Edeh '90 (Canada), 400-Meter Hurdles, 1,600-Meter Relay,
Track & Field
Kareem Streete-Thompson '95 (Cayman Islands), Long Jump
CLUB SPORTS
Club sports have nonscholarship athletes and volunteer coaches.
Clubs compete with similar teams from other universities. In
1994-95, 20 clubs were registered at Rice.
Sport Participants Sport Participants
Badminton 30 Rugby (Men's) 40
Cricket 25 Rugby (Women's) 25
Cycling 25 Sailing 14
Fencing 22 Shooting 15
Field Hockey (Women's) 20 Soccer (Men's) 20
Karate 15 Soccer (Women's) 28
Lacrosse (Men's) 35 Soccer (Graduate) 22
Outdoor's Club 168 Ultimate Frisbee 20
Rowing (Crew) 80 Volleyball (Men's) 30
Rice Dance Theater 28 Volleyball (Women's) 11
Total 662
INTRAMURAL SPORTS
Team Participants Sport Men Women Coed Total Badminton 12 0 0 12 Basketball 507 59 159 725 Racquetball 38 5 10 53 Soccer 327 68 0 395 Softball 301 0 374 675 Table Tennis 0 0 34 34 Tennis 53 4 46 103 Touch Football 237 0 0 237 Ultimate Frisbee 0 0 216 216 Volleyball 134 68 193 395 Wallyball 0 0 23 23 Totals 1,609 204 1,055 2,868
COLLEGE SPORTS
In 1994-95, 1,306 men and women engaged in organized athletic
competitions between teams representing Rice's eight residential
colleges and the Graduate Student Association (GSA).
Sport Teams Participants Champion Men's Basketball 9 129 GSA Beer-Bike 9 450 Brown Football 9 279 Will Rice,Wiess Racquetball 8 49 GSA Soccer 9 207 Lovett Softball 9 142 Wiess Swim Meet 8 39 Hanszen Tennis 9 57 Hanszen Track & Field 8 84 Hanszen Volleyball 9 93 GSA Women's Basketball 8 76 Lovett Beer-Bike 9 450 Richardson Football 8 160 Wiess/Hanszen (tie) Racquetball 5 19 GSA Soccer 8 157 Richardson Softball 8 124 Hanszen Swim Meet 8 44 Hanszen Tennis 9 25 Jones Track & Field 8 65 Hanszen Volleyball 9 85 GSA Coed Floor Hockey 9 130 Will Rice
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Stadia Sport Seating Rice Stadium Football 70,000 Autry Court Basketball 5,000 Rice Track Stadium Track & Field 5,000 Cameron Field Baseball 2,500 Jake Hess Stadium Tennis 1,000Courts
Other
Soccer/lacrosse fields (3), softball fields (3), rugby field,
indoor swimming/diving pool, weight rooms (2), bicycle track,
dance studio