The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team returned to action on Saturday, sending four boats to compete against Bucknell and Cornell University on Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, N.Y. Bucknell narrowly edged Rhode Island in the Varsity 8+ race, with a time of 6:31.3. The Rams finished with a time of 6:34.2. The Second Varsity…
The University of Rhode Island golf team wrapped up its regular season on Sunday, traveling to State College, Pa., for the Rutherford Intercollegiate at the Penn State Blue Course, hosted by Penn State University. Taking place across two days, the event featured 13 colleges and universities, including two Atlantic 10 schools: George Mason University and…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team split the squad Friday, with runners and jumpers competing at the Friar Invitational in Providence and throwers competing at the Wilton Wright Invitational in Southern Connecticut. “They have limited events at the Friar Invitational,” Rhode Island head coach Laurie Feit-Melnick said. “There are no throws…
URI alumnus Mark Mesrobian ‘89, a business owner, general manager and moderate Democrat Rhode Island State Senate candidate for District 36, thrives on balancing a packed schedule. Mesrobian graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. If elected, Mesrobian’s goal is to make Rhode Island a place…
Racing on the water for the first time this spring season, the University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team traveled to Ridgewood, N.J., to participate in the Overpeck Rams Invitational. Rhode Island swept all nine races in both the morning and afternoon sessions against Fordham University and Villanova University. The morning session began with the…
The University of Rhode Island softball team faced Saint Louis University and Yale University in a busy week of action. Rhode Island won two out of three games against Saint Louis over the weekend and split its doubleheader on Tuesday against Yale. In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, second-year Brooke Gerry did not allow…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team opened the outdoor season at the University of Central Florida’s Black & Gold Challenge on Friday and Saturday, competing in 15 events and recording multiple top-10 finishes. “It’s an opportunity for our sprints, jumps and some of our 400 and 800-meter runners to experience a…
Following a short turnaround since last week’s Sam Ryder Invitational, the University of Rhode Island’s men’s golf team returned to action on Monday for the Surf Golf and Beach Club Invitational, hosted by Appalachian State University. Rhode Island has done well at the Surf Golf and Beach Club Invitational in recent years. The Rams placed…
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team returned to action on Monday for the first time since Feb. 10, traveling to Daytona Beach, Fla., for the Sam Ryder Invitational at the LPGA International Golf Club, hosted by Stetson University. “The downtime in between really meant nothing,” URI Golf Head Coach Gregg Burke said. “We…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team fielded 16 athletes across five events at the Brown Invitational on Saturday, hosted at Brown University’s Olney-Margolies Athletic Center in Providence. While the rest continue to prepare for the A-10 Championship next week, this meet was the team’s final opportunity to post qualifying marks for…