Rice junior vaulter Chris Pillow backed up his 2013 C-USA Outdoor title in the pole vault with a first place finish in Friday's 2014 C-USA Indoor Championship, clearing a season-best 17-02.75 (5.25m) to defeat East Carolina's Henry Johnson (5.15m).

After two weeks off, the Rice Owls men's track and field team is set to participate in the 2014 Conference USA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend, which get underway Friday, February 28 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.

In their final meet before the Conference USA Indoor Championships in two weeks, the Rice Owls men's track and field team placed sixth at the Texas A&M Invitational Saturday afternoon with six, top-five finishes.

Rice University men's track and field head coach Jon Warren announced on Friday the addition of six student-athletes to the Owls program via national letters of intent.

Rice University junior jumper Justin Gross placed fifth in the men's long jump at the New Mexico Classic Friday afternoon, highlighting competition on day one of the meet.

The Rice University men's track and field program wrapped up competition at the Howie Ryan Invitational on Saturday, placing three athletes in the top-three on the campus of the University of Houston.

The Rice Owls men's track team opened up competition at their second indoor meet of the season Friday, sending a handful of athletes to the Howie Ryan Invitational.

Rice's men's track and field team kicked off the 2014 indoor season with a ninth place finish at the Texas A&M Team invitational Saturday afternoon at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.

Rice is set to begin its indoor season on Saturday at the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Texas.