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Sports Information

The members of the Rice University Sports Information staff is 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 of for suggestions for coverage. Here are the members of our staff and their sport assignments:

Rice Sports Information Staff
Name	Title	Sports	E-Mail	Phone Number (713 Area Code)
Chuck Pool	Asst. AD/Media Relations	Football/Track/General Information	cpool@rice.edu	348-5775
Matt Dunaway	Asst. Sports Information Dir.	Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Tennis	mdunaway@rice.edu	348-5776
Jay Jameson	Asst. Sports Information Dir.	Track & Field, Volleyball	jj7473@rice.edu	348-8874
Ron Mears	Asst. Sports Information Director	Men's Basketball, Golf	rmears@rice.edu	348-3929
John Sullivan	Asst. Sports Information Dir.	Soccer, Swimming, Baseball	jsully@rice.edu	348-5636

General information:

Media Guides:
Media guides all teams are produced for each sport and are will be mailed to media members who request them in writing. All media guides are also available in PDF form.

Current Guides available:

Weekly Updates Releases:
Weekly updates with detailed information on our teams will be produced during the season. All updates are availble in PDF form (see below) as well as at the sport venues on days of competition. They also may emailed to media members upon request. To be added to a media email list, please contact the media relations contact for each sport.

Archived Materials:
Links to statistics, media guides and other materials from past seasons are availble 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 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:
Requests for all media credentials should be addressed to the media relations contact for each sport via email, fax, or phone. Single sport season credentials will be issued at the discretion of the media relations contact. Credentials are normally picked up at the designated Will Call location at our various venues, unless otherwise specified.

All Requests should be mailed to:
Sports Information
Rice Athletics
MS 548, PO Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892

Credential requests may also be faxed to: (713) 348-6019

Practices:
Please contact the media relations contact for each sport to find out policies for media attending 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) have reliable functioning wireless internet access. For the 2007-08 season, both the men's and women's basketball teams are playing at remote locations while the Autry Court complex is being renovated. There is functioning wireless internet access for the women's games, which are played at Houston Baptist University's Sharp Gym. There is also functioning wireless at the Merrell Center in Katy, one of the two venues that will host men's games this year. There is no wireless availability at Reliant Center, which also serves as the a home venue for the Owls this year.