In a town full of Division I athletic talent, eighth grader Rhyan Loos is one of Columbia’s most well-known student-athletes.
Rhyan, a volleyball player as well as cross country manager at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School, will receive a standing ovation at halftime of Missouri men’s basketball’s penultimate home game against Ole Miss in the ninth Rally for Rhyan game.
“Wherever we go in Columbia,” said Jen Loos, Rhyan’s mother, “somebody will come up to us and say, ‘I’m so happy (Rhyan) is doing well.’”
Rhyan, a volleyball player as well as cross country manager at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School, will receive a standing ovation at halftime of Missouri men’s basketball’s penultimate home game against Ole Miss in the ninth Rally for Rhyan game.
“Wherever we go in Columbia,” said Jen Loos, Rhyan’s mother, “somebody will come up to us and say, ‘I’m so happy (Rhyan) is doing well.’”
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Mizzou men's basketball faces Ole Miss for the ninth-annual Rally for Rhyan game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mizzou Arena, looking to snap its longest losing streak in program history.
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