On Saturday, the University of Rhode Island men’s cross country team had their best performance at the Atlantic 10 conference championship this century. The Rams traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in the A-10 conference championship, an event the team has historically struggled in. Their seventh place finish on Saturday was their best since the…
A Profile: Ben Fleischer Ben Fleischer, a fifth-year student at the University of Rhode Island, has had a decorated collegiate career that includes six consecutive conference championships and three consecutive New England Championships between track and field and cross country. Fleischer is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey and started attending URI in fall 2019. Fleischer…
This past Saturday, the University of Rhode of Island cross country team won the New England Championship for the first time since 1952. 15 universities in the New England region traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to compete in the annual cross country New England Championship hosted at Franklin Park. It had been 71 years since the…
This past Friday, the University of Rhode Island cross country team traveled to Boston to compete in the Battle at Beantown. As a team, the Rams placed 12th out of 14 schools, but the Rams did distance themselves from the bottom of the pack. The 128 score gap between the 12th place Rams and 13th…
Football: FINAL (9/23): Villanova 35-9 URI This past Saturday, the No. 17/18 Rams traveled to Villanova to take on the No. 25 Wildcats. This was the Rams’ third conference game of the season and Villanova’s first. Coming into the game, the Rams were 2-0 in conference play and 2-1 overall, but lost the game in…
Fifth-year Tyler Rubush was URI’s top finisher in the 800 meters, finishing third overall in 1:54.62 minutes. Photo Courtesy of: gorhody.com This past Saturday, both of the University of Rhode Island track and field teams traveled to Worcester, Massachusetts and won the Holy Cross Invitational. On April 22, the women’s track and field team won…
Fifth-year Jonathan Buchanan was URI’s top finisher in the hammer throw, finishing fifth overall with a 59.52 meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island track and field team rewrote the record book this past weekend in Storrs, Connecticut at the UConn Northeast Challenge. One week after the URI men’s track and field…
Four top finishes over the weekend saw URI boast nationally-leading javelin scores. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode track and field teams crowded the podium, set records, and topped leaderboards this past weekend in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Both URI track and field teams competed in the annual Bryant Black and Gold Invitational over the…
Jonathan Buchannan finished 11th in the hammer throw on Saturday with a 58.5 meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team started their outdoor season in North Carolina over the weekend at the annual Raleigh Relays. After winning the Atlantic-10 indoor conference championship and finishing second at the…
11 podium finishes on day two led the men’s team to their 3rd straight title. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk For one last time, the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships were hosted in Mackal Field House over the weekend, where the University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team won their 14th title. It…