Samantha Chaiken and Scott Filip joined a long and illustrious list of past recipients on Wednesday night as they were honored with Rice Athletics highest honors during the annual Night of the Owl awards ceremony at Tudor Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.

Rice senior Scott Filip placed third overall in the decathlon with 7876 points to highlight day two of the Texas Relays at the University of Texas' Myers Stadium.

Rice senior All-American Scott Filip posted his best first-day score ever by accumulating 4286 points on day one of the decathlon Wednesday afternoon at the 91st Texas Relays.

Rice sophomore distance runner Matthew Murray established a lifetime best mark of 3:45.74 to run away with the 1500m title Saturday evening at the 36th annual Victor Lopez Classic.

The 36th annual Victor Lopez Classic will begin Thursday afternoon, beginning with high school competition at 5 p.m. while collegiate athletes will start Friday morning through Saturday.

Rice senior thrower Uche Ugwunze helped the Owls begin their 2018 outdoor season by winning both the hammer throw and shot put at Thursday's UH Cougar Spring Break Invitational.