Aniekan Okon

Who runs URI Athletics? Girls!

URI is among a handful of schools around the country that received an A grade for its percentage of women’s coaches coaching women’s teams. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com When Title IX was enacted in 1972, 90 percent of women’s sports teams were coached by women. Fifty years later, as we celebrate the golden anniversary of this…

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Women’s Track and Field open outdoor season in Orlando

Graduate javelin thrower Julia Campezato kicked off the outdoor season defending her UCF Invite title with a 45.58-meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com While many ventured to the state of Florida for spring break this past week, 10 members of the University of Rhode Island Women’s Track and Field team visited the state for a different…

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Cox, Rams part ways after another late-game collapse

Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn announced Friday that the program would be moving on from David Cox after four seasons. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com A new era will begin for the University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball team starting next season.  On Friday afternoon, Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn announced that Head Coach David Cox would…

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