http://blogs.oc.edu/ee/?/athletics en-us joshua.wayland@oc.edu 2010-08-29T03:21:51+00:00 http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_runners_place_high_at_mssu_stampede/ Both the women's and men's teams battled to tough finishes in the Missouri Southern Stampede Saturday morning. Silas Kisorio placed fourth out of the 359 runner pack, leading the Eagles to an eighth place finish overall. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/soccer_teams_primed_for_saturday_openers/ The OC soccer teams open the 2009 season at home Saturday afternoon against Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The women’s game starts at 4 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 6 p.m. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_takes_six-stroke_lead_to_final_round/ Oklahoma Christian leads the 58th NAIA Men's Golf Championship by six strokes heading into Friday's fourth and final round. The Eagles shaved five strokes of their round-two total with a nine-over-par 293 on Thursday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_heron_set_school_marks_in_obu_meet/ Silas Kisorio and Charlotte Heron had record performances as OC athletes combined to win five events at the Bison Invitational Saturday. Sylvia Chirchir and Sylvia Mattoon (two events) joined Kisorio and Heron as winners. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_to_host_ocu_uco_under_the_lights/ The Oklahoma Christian baseball team is set to host high-profile night games against Oklahoma City and Central Oklahoma at Dobson Field. OC and OCU play Thursday and Friday night at 7 p.m. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_in_the_pink_for_thursdays_game/ OC hosts Lubbock Christian Thursday night in the Eagles' Nest as part of the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Pink Zone initiative to raise breast cancer awareness. All fans are encouraged to wear pink and donate to this worthy cause. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_lady_eagles_edged_by_southern_nazarene/ The Eagle and Lady Eagle soccer teams were edged 1-0 on Tuesday night at Southern Nazarene (Okla.). Both the SNU men (No. 20) and women (No. 15) are nationally ranked. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/soccer_teams_fall_to_baker/ The Oklahoma Christian women and men’s soccer teams both fell to Baker University (Kan.) on Saturday with the women losing 3-0 and the men 4-1. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_fall_in_double_overtime_opener/ The Oklahoma Christian men’s soccer team fell 3-2 in double overtime against St. Thomas University (Texas) in Friday’s season opener. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/lady_eagles_dominate_home_opener/ The Oklahoma Christian women’s soccer team played to a dominant 6-2 victory over Bacone College (Okla.) in Thursday night’s home opener. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/mens_cross_country_earns_no._7_preseason_rank/ The Oklahoma Christian men’s cross country team heads into the 2010 season with a No. 7 preseason ranking in the NAIA national coaches' poll as was announced Wednesday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_add_recruit_with_johnson/ Derek Johnson, a 6-8 transfer from the University of Evansville (Ind.), has signed on with the Oklahoma Christian Eagle basketball team for the 2010-11 season. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/lynn_returns_to_oc_golf_program/ Kelsey Cline has resigned as the men’s head golf coach for Oklahoma Christian with David Lynn returning to the program to pick up the reigns for the 2010-11 school year. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/bobby_murcer_training_facility_underway/ Oklahoma Christian marked the coming of its new indoor baseball training facility with the ground breaking ceremony for the Bobby Murcer Indoor Facility held on Friday morning. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_places_eighth_in_directors_cup/ Oklahoma Christian placed eighth out of the 195 represented NAIA schools in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup and led the Sooner Athletic Conference for the first time since the program began in 1995. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/koistinen_commits_to_eagle_cross_country/ David Koistinen, a recent graduate of Kempner High School (Texas), has signed a letter of intent to compete for the Oklahoma Christian cross country and track and field teams for the 2010-11 school year. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_alumni_successful_on_division_i_stage/ Oklahoma Christian athletic alumni Sunny Golloway, Sherri Coale, and Sam Winterbotham each came away with exceptional coaching seasons this year at the NCAA Division I level. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_resets_school_mark_in_800/ Silas Kisorio and Frezer Legesse claimed successful post season performances for the Oklahoma Christian track and field team on Saturday while Kisorio set a new school record in the 800-meter run. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/baseball_players_named_scholar_athletes/ Four Oklahoma Christian baseball players received NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2010 spring season, as was announced Wednesday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_track_nets_five_scholar_athletes/ Three female and two male Oklahoma Christian track and field athletes earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards for the 2010 season as was announced on Saturday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_softball_earns_post_season_accolades/ The Oklahoma Christian softball team grabbed postseason honors with three NAIA Scholar-Athletes and Christin Dobbs earning First-Team All-America honors. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_legesse_jackson_earn_all-america_honors/ Silas Kisorio added two more national championships to his collection on the final day of competition at the NAIA outdoor national track meet while Frezer Legesse and Brandon Jackson claimed All-America honors as well. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/runners_advance_school_record_falls/ The Oklahoma Christian track and field team continued their success at the NAIA outdoor national track meet on Friday with athletes advancing to event finals and a new school record in the books. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/mattoon_takes_third_in_hammer/ Denise Mattoon’s All-American third place finish in the hammer throw on Thursday highlighted day one of three for the Oklahoma Christian track and field team at the NAIA outdoor national meet. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/four_oc_golfers_net_all-america_awards/ Four Oklahoma Christian golfers earned NAIA All-America honors, as was announced this week, with NAIA All-Tournament Team members Oscar Stark and Axel Ochoa receiving First-Team honors. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_tennis_adds_nine_all-americans/ Four women and five men Oklahoma Christian tennis players earned All-America honors for the 2010 spring season as was announced this weekend. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_sends_13_to_outdoor_national_meet/ The Oklahoma Christian track and field team will send 13 athletes to compete at the 2010 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Marion, Ind.