Rice AD Karlgaard will step down on August 1 to become the CEO of GSV Summit after nearly a decade leading the Owls. President DesRoches: "Since his arrival on South Main, Joe has overseen a dramatic reshaping of Rice Athletics, providing upgrades to all facets of the student-athlete experience focused on dynamic initiatives in business operations, branding, marketing and fundraising. [...] These initiatives helped position Rice to be one of six schools invited to join the American Athletic Conference beginning with the 2023-24 season, opening up opportunities to improve the visibility and competitiveness of Owl sports programs for years to come. [...] We will soon be launching a national search for our new athletics director and will provide an update on that and the interim leadership of the department in the next month." (link)