Nathan Robillard

Women’s cross country rounds out season with 12th place A-10 Championship finish

Following their first podium finish at the England Championships since 2001, the University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team rounded out their season with a 12th place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday. Led by frontrunner fourth-year Molly Sabia, who was the top finisher for the Rams, seven runners held scoring finishes…

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Annual service project benefits Narragansett hiking trail, promotes team bonding

For University of Rhode Island women’s rowing head coach Shelagh Donohoe, community service is one of her team’s “main pillars” alongside “academic excellence and athletic excellence.” As part of an annual effort to give back to the Narragansett community that is home to their boathouse and practices, the team spent Saturday, Oct. 7 slowly but…

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New video board, stadium plans break ground on $82.3 million athletic renovations

After months of anticipation, the first steps in a multi-million dollar renovation project to the University of Rhode Island’s athletic facilities are finally underway.  A new $1 million video board at Meade Stadium, which is set to replace the existing scoreboard behind the south endzone, is nearing completion and expected to be operational for URI’s…

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Women’s cross country records first podium finish since 2001 at New England Championships

Led by a top-ten finish from second-year co-captain Hannah O’Connor, the University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team finished third at the annual New England Championships over the weekend – their best result since 2001. Traveling to Boston without two of their top three finishers from last weekend’s Paul Short Invitational, fourth-year Molly Sabia…

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This week in sports 10/4

FOOTBALL FINAL(9/30): URI 49-26 Bryant  The Rams got back to winning ways on Saturday, returning home on Family Weekend with a 49-26 win over in-state rival Bryant University at Meade Stadium. Despite going down early, a blocked punt and a fourth and one stop in the second quarter saw Rhode Island re-take the lead, one…

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