The Official Blog of OC Athletics
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
In late April, Oklahoma Christian hosted the inaugural OCPY Awards, which honored the “best and brightest” from the past year in OC Athletics. Click the icon below to watch excerpts from this special event. For the full story, click here.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Assistant cross country coach Mark Thompson competed in the mile at the AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championship last month. The meet aired on ESPN2. Click the icon to watch the race.
Monday, December 18, 2006
KFOR, Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate, covered the Lady Eagles’ 78-75 win over Central Oklahoma on Saturday. Click the video icon to see KFOR’s highlights from the game.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
The latest Eagle Eye podcast features an interview with tennis coach Lisa Johnson in advance of the ITA National Championships. The podcast also previews the upcoming Tip-Off Burger Bash and Homecoming weekend’s Hall of Fame Dinner.
Subscribe to Eagle Eye Podcasts
Friday, July 14, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Click the video button to watch the news conference announcing the OC baseball program’s return for 2007-08.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
WES McKINZIE, Blog Host
Nice article in today’s Oklahoman about OC alumnus Sunny Golloway, who coached the University of Oklahoma baseball team to its first NCAA regional championship since the new postseason format began in 1999.
Monday, June 05, 2006
WES McKINZIE, Blog Host
Here is one man’s opinion on the top five stories of the year in OC Athletics ...
1. Continued golf excellence
The OC golf team spent most of the season ranked No. 1 in the country and knocked off a number of NCAA Division I schools along the way. The only two regular-season tournaments the Eagles lost in the spring were runnerup finishes to UCLA and Baylor. Though a tough back nine on day two of the NAIA tournament meant a third-place national finish, it speaks volumes about the program’s premier status that placing third was a disappointment. In an unparalleled run of success in OC’s rich athletic history, the golf team has now placed in the nation’s top four for seven straight years.
2. Scintillating Senior Night
There have been plenty of memorable nights in the Eagles’ Nest in recent years as the men’s and women’s basketball programs enjoy one of the most successful eras in school history. But February 25 stands out on the WOW! meter. The Lady Eagles had conference champ OCU on the ropes before Alexander Kotta banked in an improbable three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to OT, where the Stars scraped out the win. The men’s game had no such drama, but it was plenty exciting. The Eagles dominated from the start and won by 37 points, equaling OC’s biggest win ever over OCU. The game probably gave OC the lift it needed to get in position for the national tournament.
3. Tennis makes net gains
One of OC’s top programs in recent years enjoyed a renaissance this season. The men’s tennis team won the Sooner Athletic Conference championship for the first time since its 2003 national championship season while the women’s tennis team placed second in conference and advanced to the national tournament after a one-year absence.
4. Young bloods
Freshmen Tara Collins and Jordan Powell made instant impacts on the cross country and track scenes. Collins led the women’s cross country team to its first conference and region team titles, then became OC’s first female cross country All-American since Peggy Murphy in 1991. In the spring, she twice broke the indoor school record in the 5,000 meters and finished ninth in the event at nationals. Powell placed in the top 10 at both indoor nationals (seventh in the mile) and outdoor nationals (eighth in the 1,500 meters).
5. Class acts
Some might scoff at having an academic note in the year’s top five sports stories. And, granted, another championship or big national splash would have made the list. But the success of the year demonstrates how important the “student” in “student-athlete” is at OC. The men’s and women’s tennis teams and the men’s cross country team all earned recognition as NAIA Scholar Teams. And no school had more NAIA Scholar-Athletes in basketball than OC’s six women and seven total. Overall, a record 30 OC athletes earned scholar-athlete recognition this year.
Honorable mention: New soccer coaches come on board; Heath, Lynn earn SAC coaching honors; Eagles scare OSU in hoop exhibition.
Friday, May 12, 2006
With the NAIA national golf tournament teeing off next week, Coach David Lynn from the top-ranked OC golf team discusses the Eagles’ hopes for a national championship. Also on this podcast, OC softball coach Tom Heath looks back at a memorable SAC tournament and looks ahead toward next year.
Subscribe to Eagle Eye Podcasts
Saturday, April 22, 2006
WES McKINZIE, Blog Host
Former NAIA player of the year Jarred Merrill is back with the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League. The OC alumnus played five games for the Storm last year after a summer league stint with the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
Merrill returns to Oklahoma after playing with Sparta Bertrange in Luxembourg. He also played overseas with Caja Rioja Logrono in Spain. Click here for more info from the Storm’s website.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
WES McKINZIE, Blog Host
Not sure why Missouri needs mile markers every two-tenths of a mile on the interstate. Think of it this way: instead of 100 markers over the course of 100 miles, that’s 500 markers over the course of 100 miles. And you can typically see 3-4 of them ahead of you at any given time. At least they narrowed it down to a marker every quarter mile in the KC area ...
Saturday, March 11, 2006
WES McKINZIE, Blog Host
It’s interesting how the Southeast - particularly Tennessee - is the epicenter of OC Athletics this week.
The indoor track and field championships are in Johnson City, Tenn., our tennis teams are playing in Henderson, Tenn., and the women’s national basketball tournament is in Jackson, Tenn. The OC softball team has two events in neighboring Georgia.
Our golfers and men’s cagers will be a little closer to home. The golf team heads to a classic in Huntsville, Texas, while the Eagle basketball team plays in the national tournament in Kansas City. Pray for safe travel for all of our teams and fans.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Welcome to Eagle Eye, a new “blog” designed to bring you closer to OC Athletics. In this online journal, you’ll hear from players, coaches and staffers about things going on in the world of Eagle and Lady Eagle sports - everything from analysis to funny anecdotes from those long road trips.
This page also will feature audio interviews and regular podcasts with people involved in OC Athletics. Our first podcast is a national tournament preview featuring interviews with Dan Hays and Stephanie Findley.
We hope you’ll enjoy visiting the site. Check back frequently - we’ll have updates from the national basketball tournaments in Jackson and Kansas City.