Hokie Club2022 Outdoor: Finished in seventh at the ACC Championships with a vault of 4.93m (16' 2").
2022 Indoor: Earned second team All-ACC honors with a fifth-place finish at the ACC Championships, clearing 5.16m (16' 11") ... Posted a vault of 5.16m (16' 11") at the Doc Hale Elite Meet to finish in second ... At the Hokie Invitational cleared a season's best 5.20m (17' 0.25") to finish in third.
2021 Outdoor: Posted a height of 5.00m (16' 4.75") at the NCAA East Prelims ... Earned the bronze medal at the ACC Championships with a clearance of 4.96m (16' 3.25") in the pole vault ... Delivered a vault of 5.13m (16' 10") at the Tennessee Challenge to place 2nd ... Cleared 4.90m (16' 0.75") at the Virginia Challenge to finish third in the pole vault.
2021 Indoor: Earned silver in the pole vault at the ACC Championships with a clearance of 5.12m (16' 9.5") ... Posted a vault of 5.25m (17' 2.75") at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Finished sixth at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite with a vault of 5.05m (16' 6.75") ... Delivered a 4.95m (16' 2.75") vault to finish third at the Doc Hale Elite Meet.
2020 Indoor: Took bronze in the pole vault at the ACC Championships with a leap of 5.28 meters (17 feet, 3.75 inches) … Used a vault of 5.03 meters (16 feet, 6 inches) to place fourth at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Leaped a 5.22 meters (17 feet, 1.5 inches) in the pole vault to place sixth at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational … Leaped 5.25 meters (17 feet, 2.25 inches) in the pole vault to finish third at the New Mexico Team Open.
2019 Outdoor: Did not compete.
2019 Indoor: Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the pole vault after his fifth-place finish at the ACC Championships … Recorded a top vault of 4.95 meters (16 feet, 2.75 inches) at the league's indoor meet … Finished seventh at the Bob Pollack Invitational with a top vault of 4.55 meters (14 feet, 11 inches).
High school: Participated in track and field, earning four letters at St. Christopher’s School under coach Key Randolph ... Was a two-time all-American … Was an eight-time all-state honoree … Was also a five-time state champion.
Personal: Born Jan. 14, 2000 ... Son of Marni and Baylor Rice … Has five siblings; Henry, Baylor, Sophie, Carson and Adam ... Majoring in finance.
Rice's Track and Field Career Bests
IndoorOutdoor
Pole Vault – 5.28m (17 feet, 3.75 inches), ACC Championships (2020)
Pole Vault – 5.13m (16' 10"), Tennessee Challenge (2021)