Author: Jose Medina
Riding solo
[caption id="attachment_23811" align="alignleft" width="339"] UTRGV Men’s Golf Team alum Pedro Lamadrid. COURTESY PHOTOS[/caption] After placing 18th at the PTLA Qualifying Tournament in Argentina, UTRGV alum and former golf athlete Pedro Lamadrid will compete at the[more...]
Vaqueros sweep KSU in home opener
[caption id="attachment_23854" align="aligncenter" width="1258"] Aaron Galvan, sophomore outfielder and pitcher (left), is unsuccessful as he is tagged out before reaching first base. Also shown is Wolverine redshirt sophomore pitcher Carson Seymour. ALDO NAVA/THE RIDER PHOTOS[/caption][more...]
Despite losses, men’s tennis hopeful
[caption id="attachment_23550" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] UTRGV Men’s Tennis junior Carlo Izurieta prepares to hit a forehand during the home opener against Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi last Wednesday in the Orville I. Cox Tennis Center on the[more...]
Preparing for success
[caption id="attachment_23444" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] Graduate medical student Max Hill (right) passes the ball during the UTRGV Men’s Soccer Club recruitment practice Thursday evening, as civil engineering junior Michael Torres jogs from cone to cone. AALIYAH[more...]
Challenge at a higher level
The UTRGV Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams were hoping to place at the 2020 Texas A&M University Aggie Invitational to get ready for championship time. They competed at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium[more...]
The art of shooting a 3-pointer
UTRGV’s The Rider took on a mission this week to better help students understand the art of shooting a 3-point shot. As stated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association website, NCAA.org, the new 3-point line[more...]
New year, new attitude
UTRGV Athletics has high expectations for this semester. On Jan. 4, the women’s basketball team ended its five-game losing streak by defeating California Baptist University 87-68, improving its record to 6-8. The Vaqueras intended to[more...]
Vaqueros end losing streak
The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Men’s Basketball Team ended its five-game losing streak tonight against the University of Missouri-Kansas City, defeating the Roos 76-64. Throughout the first half, Kansas City maintained the[more...]
‘We never quit’
While most students prepared for their Thanksgiving break, UTRGV athletes were warming up for their games this week. As the volleyball team wraps up its season toward the Western Athletic Conference Championship, players set off[more...]
UTRGV will return to play at home Nov. 25
[caption id="attachment_22615" align="alignright" width="430"] UTRGV graduate student guard Jordan Jackson goes for the shot during last Monday’s home opener game in the Fieldhouse on the Edinburg campus. AMANDA VELA/THE RIDER PHOTOS[/caption] The UTRGV Men’s Basketball[more...]