Tag: athletics
Highlander in the Arena: Senior outside hitter shines for UCR volleyball
After leading the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to a 3–2 victory over the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), senior outside hitter Sophia...
A Look into Recent Soccer and Volleyball Results
Women’s Soccer - Oct. 5
Hawai’i vs. UC Riverside
3-3 T
UCR: Spenser Gonzales 7’ 22’
UCR: Mia DiLeo 16’
Hawai’i: Nalani Damacion 59’
Hawai’i: Penny Noland 67’
Hawai’i: Alice Davidson...
“We will continue to ‘Do it for KO’”
Former University of California, Riverside (UCR) men’s basketball standout Kyle Owens passed away on Sep. 30. after battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was 24.
Owens...
The work never stops for Spenser Gonzales … literally
When the lights turn off at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Soccer Stadium, the work doesn’t stop for senior midfielder and team captain,...
Raykiyat Olukoju crosses the line first
If Raykiyat Olukoju is not on the track, dusting the competition, you can probably find her talking about track with her former Olympian parents.
On...
New Title IX rules leave a gaping hole where transgender athletes...
On the 50th anniversary of Title IX’s inception, the Biden Administration announced new provisions that extended the federal law’s reach to protect LGBTQ+ students....
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and coach Gervais Hakizimana killed...
Kelvin Kiptum and his Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash last Sunday as millions were watching the Super Bowl around the world....
2020-2021 Year in Review
UCR’s 2020-2021 school year has been anything but uneventful. From continuous COVID-19 restrictions to extreme budget cuts, the university community has had to face...
Highlander Spotlight: Wesley Mallette nears the first 100 days in athletics...
On a cold winter New Year’s morning in New Jersey, 12-year-old Wesley Mallette was in the living room with his mother and siblings watching...
Chancellor Wilcox announces the decision to keep UCR Athletics
The domino effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was observed at UCR in September of last year when the Budget Advisory Committee suggested that athletics...