The Rice Owls men’s and women’s track & field squads opened the first day of the 2016 Conference USA Outdoor Championships by posting solid results in the decathlon and heptathlon at Middle Tennessee’s Dean Hayes Track Thursday aftern...

The Rice Owls men’s and women’s track & field squads opened the first day of the 2016 Conference USA Outdoor Championships by posting solid results in the decathlon and heptathlon at Middle Tennessee’s Dean Hayes Track Thursday aftern...

Jordan Patrick set two new personal best marks Thursday and finished the halfway point of the decathlon in seventh place as action at the 2016 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships got to a wet, delayed start in Murfreesboro.

Ali Meister posted three personal-best marks and sits in fourth place in the heptathlon after day one of the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships from Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.

After day one of the heptathlon, the Miners have two women inside the top eight. Lucia Mokrasova is in first place with 3,384 points and Rebecca Oshinbanjo sits in sits in sixth place with 2,954 points.

Day one of the 2016 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships came to a close following a slight delay due to inclement weather in the area. The women's heptathlon completed four events, while the men's decathlon finalized five. For stats, liv...