Rice University Track and field and cross country

Association: NCAA D1
Conference: AAC
Teams: Men & women Indoor, outdoor, cross country
Location: United States
Tuition & fees, 2025–26: From $67,857 USD
Undergraduates: 3,992

Overview

About Rice

Rice University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division I (D1) as a member of the American Conference (AAC). Head coach Jon Warren leads the Owls, who train at Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field (400m outdoor track). Rice is in Houston, Texas, with 3,992 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $67,857 USD.

Teams

Owls track and field and cross country

Men's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Men's cross country: Team site
Women's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Women's cross country: Team site

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Coaching staff

Jon WarrenHead Coach (Men's Track & Field and Cross Country)
Andrea BlackettHead Coach (Women's Track & Field)
Hanna PetersonHead Cross Country Coach (Women) / Assistant Coach (Track & Field)
Brek ChristensenAssistant Coach
Jeffrey Artis-GrayAssistant Coach
Cutter BernhardAssistant Coach
Bill CollinsVolunteer Coach
Alyssa BalandranVolunteer Coach
Vince AndersonVolunteer Coach
Mark RodriguezVolunteer Coach

Support staff

Taigen Hunter-GalvanDirector of Track and Field Operations

Campus and facilities

Established: 1912
Website: rice.edu

Facilities

Academics

Language

English is the language of instruction at RU

Fields of study

Learn more about academic programs at Rice University →

Admissions and graduation

Graduated within six years: 95%

Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Cost

Tuition and fees, 2025–26

In-state and out-of-state: $67,857 USD
International (same as out-of-state): $67,857 USD

Full cost for a first-year student

Cost of attendance, 2024–25: $87,824 USD
Average net price, 2024–25: $11,164 USD

Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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