The members of the Rice University Athletic Communications staff are ready to assist members of the news media in their coverage of the Owls. Please feel free to contact any member of our department regarding their assigned sports, either for specific information or for suggestions for coverage. Here are the members of our staff and their sport assignments:
| Rice Athletics Communications Staff | ||||
| Name | Title | Sports | Phone Number (713 Area Code) |
|
| Chuck Pool | Asst. AD/Athletic Communications | Football/Baseball/Swimming&Diving/Men's & Women's Tennis/General Information | cpool@rice.edu | 348-5775 |
| Tim Andrzejewski | Associate Director of Athletic Communications | Men's Basketball, Golf, Volleyball | Tim.Andrzejewski@rice.edu | 348-3929 |
| Anthony Roberts | Assistant Director of Athletic Communications | Women's Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country/Track & Field | anthony.roberts@rice.edu | 348-8874 |
| Kendyll Morris | Assistant Director of Athletic Communications | Volleyball, Swimming & Diving, M&W Tennis | km215@rice.edu | |
General information:
Media Information/Fact Books:
Rice produces Media Fact Books for football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball in PDF form online.
Archived Materials:
Links to statistics, media guides, and other materials from past seasons are available on each sport's home page under the "Archives" link.
Interviews:
All coach and student-athlete interviews should be directed through the media relations contact for each sport. Coaches and players are normally available for post-game interviews at a location arranged by the media relations contact approximately 10 minutes after each contest. Media members should inform the media relations contact of which players are requested for post-game interviews. For post-game interviews with opponents, please contact the media relations contact representing the visiting team. For all other non-gameday interviews, please contact the media relations sports contact to arrange a convenient time for all parties.
Media Credentials:
Criteria for Media Credentials
Credentials requests for football can be made using the form below. For all other sports, please email the sport contact. :
- Football Single Game Credentials
- Men's Basketball Single Game Credentials: Tim.Andrzejewski@rice.edu
- Women's Basketball Single Game Credentials: anthony.roberts@rice.edu
- Baseball Single Game Credentials: cpool@rice.edu
Credential requests for all other Rice athletic events should be sent to the specific sports contacts listed above or by mail to:
Athletic Communications
Rice Athletics
MS 548, PO Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892
Practices:
Please contact the media relations contact for each sport to find out policies to attend practices for each specific team.
Press Areas:
Press areas vary by facility. Please contact the media relations contact for each sport to obtain information regarding the press area for each facility.
Internet Access:
The press areas at Reckling Park (baseball) and Rice Stadium (football) as well as press row at Tudor Fieldhouse (men's and women's basketball, volleyball) have reliable functioning wireless internet access.