McKenzie Jameson
Captain
Brown
McKenzie is a Senior from Bethesda, Maryland and this is her fourth year on the team. She is majoring in History and minoring in Politics, Law and Social Thought, and French studies. She loves to read, bake, make lattes, and Duolingo new languages. She is also a huge tennis and football fan! Her favorite thing about the dance team is spending time with her favorite people on campus and learning new choreography.
Annie Tian
Captain
Duncan
Annie is a fourth-year Senior from Dallas, Texas, majoring in Health Science and minoring in Bioscience. She is also on the pre-dental track for orthodontics. Outside of the dance team, she likes pilates, hiking, and going to brunch. Her favorite part about the dance team is the beautiful friendships and memories that she has made on the team!
Natalie Burnham
Co-Captain
Wiess
Natalie is a Junior from Denver, CO and this is her third year on the team. She is majoring in Philosophy and is also on the Pre-Dental track. She enjoys baking and cooking, reading books, skiing, and going to art museums. Natalie’s favorite thing about being on the dance team was being able to cheer on the Rice Owls in double overtime against University of Houston.
Elise Shu
Co-Captain
Will Rice
Elise is a Junior from Houston, TX and this is her third year on the team. She is double majoring in Business with a concentration in Management as well as Psychology. She also plans to minor in Politics, Law, and Social Thought. A fun fact about her is that she trained in classical ballet for over 16 years and trained with the Houston Ballet Academy. Her favorite thing about being on the team is being able to build friendships with her teammates. She is super excited for her third season on the team and cannot wait to perform with the team again!
Kirsten SahlinÂ
Co-Captain
Sid Richardson
Kirsten is a second-year Sophomore from Johnston, Iowa, and is majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She loves to read and play board games and card games. Kirsten is most looking forward to supporting the Owls, performing at events, and being part of a wonderful community!
Lindsey Russ
President
Lovett
Hailing from Roslyn, NY, Lindsey is a fourth-year Senior majoring in Electrical Engineering at Rice University. Lindsey has a passion for a ton of things music-related and was heavily debating between music or engineering pre-college. Her favorite thing about the dance team is the people! She describes it as a good community and enjoys having a break from her work to come dance with these special people.
Sophia Lannie
Vice President
Sid Richardson
Sophia is a second-year Sophomore from Mont Belvieu, Texas, and is majoring in Chemistry. She loves hiking, karaoke, and reading or watching shows on rainy days. Sophia is most looking forward to forming close bonds with her teammates!
Angie Huff
Secretary
Will Rice
Angie is a second-year Sophomore from Hillsborough, New Jersey, and is double majoring in Psychology and Computer Science. She enjoys reading, listening to music, and spending time with animals. Angie is most excited to make a strong bond with the team and get to cheer on the Owls at the college games.
Sopheena Toovey
Social
Sid Rich
Soph is a Senior from Dubbo, Australia and this is her fourth year on the team! She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business. When she’s not dancing, she enjoys listening to music, going for walks, and traveling. Her favorite thing about the dance team is that she gets to make friends across all residential colleges and majors.
Vivian Lang
Historian
Will Rice
Vivian is a Senior from Austin, TX and this is her fourth year on the team. She is studying Bioengineering. Outside of dance, she enjoys drawing and playing poker. Her favorite part about being on the dance team is getting to know the amazing people and having fun at school events!
Chelsea An
Jones
Chelsea is a Junior from Los Angeles, CA and this is her third year on the team. She is majoring in Biosciences, Cell Biology, and Genetics. Chelsea loves reading, listening to music, traveling, and her cat Mozz! Her favorite thing about being on the team is making memories with such amazing people and performing at Spring Show.
Lindsey Frost
Will Rice
Lindsey is a Junior from San Diego, California and this is her third year on the team! She is studying Business and Sport Management. Lindsey’s hobbies include playing lacrosse, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, and reading. Her favorite thing about being on the team is performing with her teammates and creating life long memories! Go Owls!
Sofia Del Francia
Lovett
Sofia is a second-year Sophomore from Clearwater, Florida majoring in Business Finance. She likes to bake and do film photography. An interesting fact is that Sofia went to boarding school in Oregon! She is most excited to work with her team, learn fun routines, and grow close bonds with her teammates.
Mishel Dhanani
Sid Richardson
Mishel is a Sophomore from Waco, Texas, and is double majoring in Business and Psychology. She owns her own business called Subzero Nitrogen Ice Cream at Baylor University! A fun fact about her is in the future she would like to build a school for young kids (she is unsure if she wants it to be domestic or international)! She is most looking forward to building relationships with her teammates and enhancing her dancing skills.
Rosario Castro
McMurtry
Rosario is a Freshman majoring in Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology with a possible minor in Biochemistry. She is looking forward to representing Rice with pride and getting to dance with new people!
Mia DaPonte
Hanszen
Mia is a Freshman and is majoring in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations and Visual Arts. She is looking forward to the opportunity to improve her performance skills in such an amazing stadium!
Angela Fan
Duncan
Angela is a Freshman studying Biosciences! She is most looking forward to bonding with the team this year.
Mariela Munguia
McMurtry
Mariela is a Sophomore and this is her first year on the team. She is studying Business Management and Entrepreneurship! Mariela is most looking forward to the end of the semester showcase.
Nailah Pierre
Brown
Nailah is a Freshman and she is majoring in Psychology, with a minor in Business. She is looking forward to learning and performing new choreography!