Alumna Emily Webster will be honored as the person of the year by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Missouri Chapter Oct. 25 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. Webster, originally from Sedalia, Mo., finished her OCU career with four 101-pound Women’s College Wrestling Association national championships and a 118-0 record. Webster is sharing the…
Athletic department awards student-athletes of the year
Submitted Senior Infielder Ryan Wright and Senior Wrestler Emily Webster were awarded the 2014-15 Jim Wade Award as the male and female student-athletes of the year. They were among the honorees in the 10th annual Jim Wade Student-Athlete Awards on April 26 at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music. OCU student-athletes were recognized for their achievements…
Webster featured in Sports Illustrated
Submitted Senior wrestler Emily Webster became the second OCU athlete to be featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd section. Webster made the March 23 issue of the magazine. The Faces in the Crowd recognizes the best up-and-coming amateur athletes from around the country. Webster recently finished her OCU wrestling career as an undefeated…
Wrestler makes women’s wrestling history by going undefeated
Students may have to do a double take when seeing a student walk around campus in Spider-Man socks with a Spider-Man lunch box. Don’t worry, it’s not Spiderman: but Emily Webster, senior wrestler, is a superhero of another kind.
Webster fighting for fourth-time champ
Senior wrestler Emily Webster will fight for her fourth national championship in the Women’s College Wrestling Association Championships. The championships are at 8 a.m. Feb. 13 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 14 at Petty Sports and Recreational Complex. The tournament will be available to follow via live video and live results on Track Wrestling. Webster and…
Webster wins third consecutive Waldorf Open title
Senior wrestler Emily Webster took her third consecutive 101-pound Waldorf Open title Saturday at Hanson Fieldhouse. Webster, junior Kayla Aggio at 143 pounds, and sophomores Rachel Archer at 123, Yvonne Galindo at 155 and Cody Pfau at 109 captured tournament crowns for OCU on Saturday. Fourteen Stars placed in the event. The Stars’ individuals grabbing runner-up at…
Women’s wrestling at No. 2
The women’s wrestling team retained the No. 2 spot, while sophomore Cody Pfau and senior Emily Webster remained No. 1 in the rankings at their individual weights among the Women’s College Wrestling Association December ratings. The Stars had 16 wrestlers in the individual rankings. Webster has run her career record against college competition to 110-0. Webster will vie…
Student featured in Wrestling Hall of Fame ad
An OCU student will appear in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s fundraising campaign to raise money for updates.Emily Webster, senior captain of the women’s wrestling team, is featured at the end of the campaign’s video, asking for donations for the fundraiser.
Women’s Wrestling Wins Five Duals
The women’s wrestling team had five wins Friday, Oct. 24 in the Oklahoma City Cliff Keen Duals at Abe Lemons Arena on the OCU campus.
OCU Ranked Second in the WCWA’s Preseason Rankings
The OCU Stars women’s wrestling team was ranked second in WCWA’s preseason rankings
Women’s wrestling team takes WCWA runner-up
By Susannah Waite, Editor-in-Chief OCU finished as the Women’s College Wrestling Association runner-up Saturday in Tennessee. Joey Miller and Emily Webster collected individual national championships for the second year in a row, as 15 Stars became all-Americans. No. 1-ranked Simon Fraser (British Columbia) edged the second-ranked Stars 116-109 in the team standings to win the…
