Greetings, OSU fans.

I can’t overemphasize how important you are to our success. You provide the resources by purchasing season tickets. You provide the excitement when you show up at the games and make a lot of noise. Without you, we are simply a great looking car with lots of potential. This past season set a new standard for our department with a 22nd place finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup, a measure of the strength of an entire athletic department. YOU MADE THIS POSSIBLE, AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR LOYAL SUPPORT. You give us an opportunity to dream big dreams and make them come true as evidenced by our 51 national championships. Thank you for making OSU a very special place, a place where championships are won!

GO POKES!

MIKE HOLDER DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Former OSU Men’s Golf Coach OSU Class of 1973

At Oklahoma State University, compliance with NCAA, Big 12 and institutional rules is of the utmost importance. As a supporter of OSU, please remember that maintaining the integrity of the University and the Athletic Department is your first responsibility. As a donor, and therefore booster of OSU, NCAA rules apply to you. If you have any questions, feel free to call the OSU Office of Athletic Compliance at 405-744-7862. Additional information can also be found by clicking on the Compliance tab of the Athletic Department web-site at www.okstate.com

Remember to always “Ask Before You Act.”

Respectfully,

BEN DYSON

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMPLIANCE

LEARFIELD SPORTS DIRECTORS’ CUP

The 2013-2014 OKLAHOMA STATE ATHLETIC YEAR concluded with the Cowboys hosting a BASEBALL SUPER REGIONAL, a runner-up finish at the NCAA MEN’S GOLF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP and a NATIONAL FINISH OF 13TH IN MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD. That acrossthe-board success was typical of the year and helped propel OSU to its highest finish ever in the LEARFIELD CUP OSU Athletics closed the year No. 22 nationally with 867 POINTS in the competition, which measures the overall athletic success of each program based on finishes in NCAA championship play OSU picked up points in 15 of its 16 eligible sports (AN EQUESTRIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS NOT YET NCAA SPONSORED) No school that finished in the Learfield top 25 had fewer eligible sports than OSU.

Award Winning

SOME OF OUR POSSE STAFF received HONORS at this Summer’s OKLAHOMA COLLEGE PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (OCPRA) awards ceremony. Michael Orr’s layout of Eddie Sutton’s Greatest Gallagher Moments was awarded a SECOND PLACE AWARD in the SPORTS PUBLICATION category. In the SPORTS WRITING category, Clay Billman’s Living Legend was awarded SECOND PLACE . Our previous issue of POSSE MAGAZINE, V7N3 took FIRST PLACE in the SPORTS PUBLICATION category.