Sophomore Claire Uke was named an honorable mention All-American by the USTFCCCA, the organization announced Monday. This season, she had Rice's highest national finish in the shot put since 1989.

Claire Uke threw 51 feet 3¾ inches on her second throw, earning her an 18th-place finish, the highest for a Rice women's track athlete since 1989 in the shot put, in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Eugene, Ore.

Farrah Madanay and Heather Olson were named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for women's track and field. Madanay's selection completes a double for her, as she was selected to the the Cross Country All-Academic squad, while Olson receives her first All-...

Claire Uke qualified for the NCAA Finals in the shot put, becoming the first Rice athlete to do so in that event since Wendi Miller in 1989, by throwing an outdoor-best 54 feet, 1.25 inches to finish 10th among 12 qualifiers for the finals.

Heather Olson, McKenzie Johnson and Sharae Robinson all competed in the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round on Friday.

Marie Thompson ran a 38:12.07 in the 10,000 m race at the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas. Sharae Robinson threw 173 feet 9 inches in her first of two events, the hammer throw to mark the first two of five Rice women's track ...