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Kathleen Ortiz


SPORTS 3/27/25 1:26pm

Out with the old, in with the new

Rice Athletics fired baseball head coach José Cruz Jr. on March 13, less than a month into the season. The baseball team was 2-14 and on a 10 game losing streak at the time of his firing. Just days later, Rice welcomed baseball veteran David Pierce to fill Cruz’s seat.


SPORTS 3/13/25 6:28pm

Rice fires baseball head coach José Cruz Jr.

Rice Athletics fired baseball head coach José Cruz Jr. on March 13, less than a month into the season. The baseball team is 2-14 and on a 10-game losing streak, losing three games to Yale over the weekend and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on Monday. 








SPORTS 9/3/24 11:11pm

Paralympic recap: Ahalya Lettenberger

Former Rice Swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger ‘23 competed in the Paralympic Games this past weekend, placing 5th and 6th in her two events. Lettenberger was born with arthrogryposis amyoplasia, which results in the shortening, tightening or increased wear of muscle tissue, according to Cleveland Clinic.