Author: Jose Medina
‘Greatest upgrade in collegiate golf history’
UTRGV Athletics hosted a grand-opening ceremony for the Vaqueros Golf Center Wednesday at the Champion Lakes Golf Course in McAllen. The $3-million facility includes locker rooms for the men’s and women’s golf teams, head coach[more...]
‘Rising tide raises all boats’ Conque agrees to extension through 2028‘
Chasse Conque, UTRGV vice president and director of Athletics, addresses the audience during last November’s groundbreaking for the Vaqueros Performance Center on the Edinburg campus.PHOTO COURTESY UTRGV ATHLETICS UTRGV and Chasse Conque, vice president and[more...]
California Baptist lance Vaqueros at Fieldhouse
Senior forward Daylen Williams leaps toward the hoop while California Baptist University freshman forward Jonathan Griman defends against him during tonight’s game at the UTRGV Fieldhouse on the Edinburg campus. Also pictured is California Baptist[more...]
Athlete of the Week: Ahren Freeman
Ali Halloum/THE RIDER This week’s athlete of the week is Ahren Freeman. He is a sociology senior forward who plays for the UTRGV Men’s Basketball Team. He is playing his second season in a Vaqueros[more...]
Vaqueros rebound in WAC victory over Mavericks
[metaslider id=40054 cssclass=""] The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Women’s Basketball Team defeated the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks 64-62 in a back-and-forth clash tonight at the UTRGV Fieldhouse on the Edinburg campus.[more...]
‘Fired up’ for the new season
UTRGV Baseball prepares for 2024 Junior catcher Steven Lancia prepares to bat during a Fall 2023 intrasquad game at the UTRGV Baseball Stadium in Edinburg.PHOTO COURTESY UTRGV Athletics A month remains until the beginning of[more...]
UTRGV, Edinburg talk potential H-E-B Park acquisition
Eduardo Cortez/THE RIDER GRAPHIC UTRGV and the City of Edinburg, in conjunction with the Edinburg Economic Development Council, have announced in a news release that they are entering talks to make H-E-B Park the official[more...]
AC sparks 3 electrical fires
Police confirm ‘faulty heating element’ behind series of incidents [metaslider id=39761 cssclass=""] Air-conditioning issues resulted in three electrical fires over the span of a week at the University Center on the Edinburg campus, prompting multiple[more...]
Native American Heritage Month: ‘Appreciating what was here already’
Azenett Valdez/THE RIDER GRAPHIC November is designated as Native American Heritage Month, with the Friday after Thanksgiving observed as a federal holiday commemorating the contributions that Native Americans have made to American history. History Professor[more...]
UTRGV Research VP receives NASA Ambassadorship
PHOTO COURTESY JESUS ALFEREZ/UTRGV RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently named UTRGV’s Associate Vice President of Research Operations Thomas Spencer as a Solar System Ambassador. Spencer was selected as an ambassador after[more...]
