Rice University Department of Athletics

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college athletics department sports organization

The Rice University Department of Athletics oversees and manages the university’s intercollegiate sports programs and athletic teams, known as the Rice Owls.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college athletics department → sports organization →
campus	Rice University campus →
country	United States →
fieldsVarsityTeamsIn	baseball → football → men's basketball → men's cross country → men's golf → men's tennis → men's track and field → soccer → swimming and diving → women's basketball → women's cross country → women's tennis → women's track and field → women's volleyball →
focusesOn	NCAA rules compliance → competitive excellence in sports → student-athlete academic success →
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://riceowls.com →
homeStadiumFor	Rice Owls football →
languageOfWork	English →
managesAthleticTeamsNamed	Rice Owls →
nicknameOfTeams	Owls →
operatesInCity	Houston, Texas →
operatesInState	Texas →
overseesAthleticProgramOf	Rice University →
parentOrganization	Rice University →
previousConferenceMembership	Conference USA → Southwest Conference →
primaryConferenceMembership	American Athletic Conference →
regionServed	Rice University community →
representsIn	American Athletic Conference competitions →
representsInstitutionIn	intercollegiate athletics →
sportLevel	NCAA Division I →
usesFacility	George R. Brown Tennis Center → Holloway Field → Reckling Park → Rice Aquatics Center → Rice Stadium → Tudor Fieldhouse →
usesMascot	Sammy the Owl →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Department of Sport Management at Rice University ("Rice University athletics") →	associatedWith
Rice Owls →	governingBody
Rice Stadium ("Rice University athletics") →	hasTenants
Bayou Bucket Classic ("Rice University athletics department") →	organizer