Team members share thoughts on the season and thoughts on the season’s conclusion.
Wrestler returns to OCU after 10 years off the mat
Ashlee Vaughan shares what it has been like to return to competitive wrestling at OCU.
Jim Abbott has retired as Athletic Director
Jim Abbott retires as athletics director
Coach expresses disappointment, support for defeated wrestlers
A wrestler recently received an all-American honor at the men’s wrestling NAIA championships.
Broadcast: Wrestler to attend Olympic trials for second time
Emily Wollenberg, Editor-in-Chief, interviews senior wrestler Rachel Watters about her journey as an athlete and her potential future at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Men’s Wrestling team wins SAC championship
The OCU men’s wrestling team has been named the Sooner Athletic Conference Champions for 2020.
OCU wrestler qualifies for Olympic trials
An OCU student was named USA Wrestler of the Week and has qualified for the Olympic trials.
Men’s wrestler named wrestler of the week for second consecutive week
A junior wrestler was named Men’s Wrestler of the Week for the second week in a row.
Senior to be head wrestling coach at high school
Cassidy Jasperson, elementary education senior, will be coaching wrestling and teaching classes at Broken Arrow High School this fall.
Officials fire men’s wrestling coach, hire Olympic athlete
C.J. Campbell, former head wrestling coach, was fired on March 6 due to unknown circumstances.
Wrestlers to represent U.S. at World Championships
Two women wrestlers are going to the 2016 United World Wrestling Junior World Championships.
Wrestling assistant coaches assume top posts
Two assistant wrestling coaches took over as head coaches during the summer.
Wrestling teams end season without head coach
Head Coach Archie Randall was fired April 16. Assistant coaches, wrestlers, and university officials won’t comment on the matter because it’s a personnel issue.
Three wrestlers win national titles
Juniors Natalia Hinojo and Cody Pfau and Freshman Becka Leathers won individual titles in the Women’s College Wrestling Association Championships on Feb. 13.
Wrestling women qualify for Olympic trials
Winning and weight are always on the minds of two members of the women’s wrestling team. Cody Pfau and Becka Leathers qualify for Olympic trials.
Athletes bring home victories during Winter Break
While other students, faculty and staff rested during the break, coaches and athletes were bringing home victories.
Women’s wrestling advances past quarterfinals
The women’s wrestling team advanced past the NWCA National Duals quarterfinals with a 29-10 rout of Lindenwood (Mo.) Jan. 8 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Men’s wrestling moves into consolation semifinals
The Stars, ranked seventh in NAIA wrestling, racked up wins over 18th-ranked Cumberland and 16th-ranked Midland (Neb.) 37-13 on Jan. 8. Second-ranked Indiana Tech knocked OCU into the consolations 24-18.
Top men’s wrestlers win in Blue-Black ranking matches
The Blue team tallied two technical falls and five decisions to beat the black team 25-13 in the Black-Blue Ranking Matches Thursday Oct. 29 at Abe Lemons Arena. The OCU men’s wrestling team begins the season ranked second in the NAIA, the highest ranking ever in school history. “We are a really well balanced team,”…
Alumna honored in National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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…
Pfau becomes ‘outstanding wrestler’
Submitted Sophomore wrestler Cody Pfau became the outstanding wrestler of the Women’s USA Wrestling University Nationals. Pfau pinned defending champion Erin Golston of the New York Athletic Club in 1:58 to capture the 105-pound championship. Eight Stars placed in the tournament. Those OCU individuals who took second at their respective weights were Kayla Aggio at…
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…
Men’s wrestling adds new members
Submitted by ocusports. The men’s wrestling team has added Nathan Daniels of Del City, Okla., Mitchell Landgrebe of Cedar Park, Texas and Dustin Mason of Tuttle, Okla., to the team for 2015-16. The Stars have gone 7-4 this season in duals and hold the 13th spot in the latest NAIA rankings. OCU faces Nebraska-Kearney, sixth-ranked in NCAA Division II,…
