Original Class
DaVE Barr Golf 1970-73
GEOrGE BJOrkMan Baseball 1976-78
GrEG DaVIs Baseball, Men's Basketball 1969-73
rICHarD FUQUa Men’s Basketball 1969-73
MIkE HaIrsTOn Cross-Country 1978-81
HaYWOOD HILL Men’s Basketball 1969-71
MaDELInE MannInG-MIMs Track & Field 1979-81
rOn MErEDITH Baseball 1976-78
rHOnDa PEnQUITE Women’s Basketball 1977-78
anTHOnY rOBErTs Men’s Basketball 1973-77
PEkka saILa Tennis 1968-70
aLVIn sCOTT Men’s Basketball 1973-77
Mark aCrEs Basketball 1980-85
sHEEra sIrOLa Volleyball 1994-95
HaYWOODE WOrkMan Men’s Basketball 1986-89
kEITH LOCkHarT Baseball 1985-86
JULIana MOsEr Volleyball 1996-99
JOE rassETT Men’s Golf 1978-81
BILL sPrInGMan Baseball 1976-78
PETEr Van LInGEn Tennis 1967-71
BOB VOLk Baseball 1976-78
VIVIan HErrOn Women’s Basketball 1985-89
MIkE MOOrE Baseball 1979-81
Class of 2002 BILL GLassOn Golf 1978-82
Class of 2003
Class of 2004
kIsa BraDLEY Women’s Basketball 1995-97
Class of 2005 TODD BUrns Baseball 1982-84
arnOLD DUGGEr Men’s Basketball 1974-77
Class of 2006 JIM kanE Men’s Golf 1978-81
Class of 2008 GarY “CaT" JOHnsOn Men’s Basketball 1978-82
Class of 2009
BOB BrOOks Athletic Director 1969-83 1991-93
TOM nIETO Baseball 1981
ksEnIJa kUGLEr Volleyball 1993-95
BrYan nOrTOn Men’s Golf 1978-81
kEITH MILLEr Baseball 1982-84
Class of 2011
BILL BrOGDEn Men's Golf Head Coach 1976-86
Class of 2007
anGELa ManUEL Track & Field 1994-98
JODI kIrkHUFF Women's Soccer 1999-2002
kELVIn TOrVE Baseball 1979-81
kEn TrICkEY Men's Basketball Head Coach 1969-74 1987-93
BErnIs DUkE Men's Tennis Coach 1967-99
kIM OGDEn Women's Basketball 1984-88
GLEnn sMITH Head Athletic Trainer
GrEGG sUTTOn Men's Basketball 1988-91
BECkY DrEHEr Volleyball 2001-04
MICHaEL rOGErs Baseball 1998-2002
Class of 2013 ORU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
GarTH rOBInsOn Track & Field 1993-95
BOB ZUPCIC Baseball 1985-87
JEFF COMBE Men's Golf 1981-1985
Class of 2010
DEnnIs BIGLEY Baseball 2002-05
krIsTa raGan Women’s Basketball 1998-2002
Class of 2012
TIM GILL Men’s Basketball 1994-98
DEna DIaL Track & Field 1997-2000
sHarOn TUCkEr Women's Basketball 1978-1981
TrEY VaUT Men's Soccer 1999-04
PrInCE MUMBa Track & Field 2002-06
JEFF sTaLLInGs Baseball 1997-00
rYan nEILL Baseball 1997-2000
ELIsHa TUrEk Women’s Basketball 2003-07
GOLDEN EAGLE EXCELLENCE Following its rich tradition of outstanding athletic programs in the 1970’s and 1980’s, with men’s basketball making an Elite Eight appearance, baseball advancing to the College World Series, and men’s golf finishing runner-up and third in the NCAA Championships, Oral Roberts University experienced tremendous success as part of the Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference) for the last 15 years (1997-2012). Beginning in 2012-13, the Golden Eagles continued the momentum of 140 regular season and tournament conference championships into the Southland Conference. During 2012-13, ORU captured both the regular season and tournament championships in women's basketball, had six All-Americans and had two track athletes qualify for the IAAF World Championships. Baseball continued to rank among the nation’s elite programs, sweeping a three-game series from a ranked opponent for the first time in the modern era. Junior Alex Gonzalez earned All-American honors, was the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year and became the highest ORU player drafted since Mike Moore went first overall in 1981 as Gonzalez was picked by the Texas Rangers with the 23rd overall pick. The men’s basketball team once again went to the postseason, earning a bid into the CIT, where they advanced all the way to the quarterfinals. It was the first time since 1975 that ORU has won a postseason game. Winning 20 games for the second year in a row and the third time in four years, the Golden Eagles had two NABC First Team All-District selections for the first time in school history. First team all-conference selection Warren Niles also earned a spot on the Golden State Warriors NBA summer league team. Led by All-American Kevi Luper and first-year head coach Misti Cussen, the women's basketball team hung banners for Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to face Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In that game, ORU tied a Brittney Griner-led Baylor team for a Tennessee opponent record with 10 blocks. The men's track and field program had four All-Americans in 2012-13, led by Jack Whitt who finished runner-up at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Whitt, who earned a spot on Team USA for the World Championships in Moscow, finished his ORU career as a seven-time All-American. Along with Jeffery Gibson, who broke the Bahamas national record and finished fifth overall in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and second-team All-American long jumper Morrie Turner, the Golden Eagles finished 20th in the nation as a team, the highest of any Division I school in Oklahoma, and was the only SLC school to score points at the meet. Men’s and women’s golf once again enjoyed strong seasons. The women’s golf program captured Southland Conference Freshman of the Year honors and had three all-conference selections, while the men's team had three golfers finish in the top 25 of a highly competitive Southland Conference Championship The women's soccer team had two All-Region selections and earned a team academic award from the National Soccer Coaches Association, while the men's team finished one game out of a spot in the Summit League tournament but had seven players named to the conference's academic honor roll. As a result of this balanced success, the Golden Eagles became a perennial favorite for the Summit League Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the league’s best overall athletic department. ORU captured nine Commissioner’s Cups in 15 years. In 16 years as members of the Summit League and Southland Conference, ORU has won 142 regular-season and tournament championships. The ORU men’s and women’s track & field teams have also won 345 individual titles at Conference Championship meets. During the same period, ORU produced 84 All-Americans and made 79 NCAA Tournament appearances. In addition, 87 individuals have also earned invitations to NCAA post-season competition.
Summit League/Southland conference 1997-1998 1st 1998-1999 2nd 1999-2000 1st 2000-2001 1st 2001-2002 1st 2002-2003 2nd
Commissioner’s Cup 2003-2004 3rd 2004-2005 2nd 2005-2006 1st 2006-2007 1st 2007-2008 1st 2008-2009 1st
2009-2010 1st 2010-2011 4th 2011-2012 2nd 2012-2013 6th
Regular Season Champions (50) Volleyball (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006) Baseball (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Women’s Tennis (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012) Men’s Tennis (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) Women’s Soccer (2000, 2002, 2004) Men’s Soccer (1999, 2001, 2004) Women's Basketball (2010, 2011, 2013) Men’s Basketball (1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012)
Tournament Team Champions (92) Volleyball (1997,1998,1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006) Baseball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Women’s Tennis (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012) Men’s Tennis (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) Women’s Indoor Track and Field (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007) Men’s Indoor Track and Field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (2002, 2006) Women’s Soccer (1999, 2004) Men’s Soccer (1999) Women’s Basketball (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012) Women’s Golf (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Men’s Golf (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (2003) Men's Basketball (2006, 2007, 2008) Women's Cross Country (2005, 2007)
Post-Season Honor Roll 1,051 All-Conference Selections 1,260 Academic All-Conference Selections 127 Players of the Year 73 Coaches of the Year 48 Newcomers of the Year 4 Student-Athletes of the Year
NCAA Tournament Appearances Volleyball (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006) Baseball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Women’s Tennis (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012) Men’s Tennis (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) Men’s Soccer (2000) Women’s Basketball (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013) Women’s Golf (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Men’s Golf (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) Women’s Cross-Country (2005, 2006) Men's Basketball (2006, 2007, 2008) Women’s Soccer (2004) 3
GOLDEN EAGLE CHAMPIONS Competing in 16 varsity sports, ORU has become one of the top NCAA Division I athletic programs in the Midwest. The Golden Eagles sponsor eight sports each for men and wom en. Men’s sports include base ball, basket ball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track and field, soccer and tennis. Women’s sports include volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track and field, soccer and tennis. The following is a sport-by-sport account of ORU athletic achievements since 1997, when ORU joined the Mid-Continent Conference. Baseball +Overall Record of 669-301 (.689) +14 Conference Regular-Season Titles +15 Conference Tournament Titles +15 NCAA post-season appearances +2006 Regional Champion +2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 NCAA Regional Runner-up +Ranked as high as #23 nationally in 1998 +Ranked as high as #20 nationally in 2002 +Ranked as high as #13 nationally in 2004 +Ranked as high as #14 nationally in 2006 +Ranked as high as #24 nationally in 2007 +Ranked as high as #23 nationally in 2008 +Ranked as high as #23 nationally in 2011 +22 All-Americans +13 Freshman All-Americans +5 Conference Players of the Year +14 Conference Pitchers of the Year +11 Conference Newcomers of the Year +96 First Team All-Conference selections +43 Second Team All-Conference selections +77 All-Tournament selections +14 Conferece Tournament MVPs
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Volleyball +Overall Record of 308-174 (.639) +Seven Conference Players of the Year +Three Conference Newcomers of the Year +Six Conference Setters of the Year +Five Conference Defensive Players of the Year +Eight Conference Regular Season Titles +Seven Conference Tournament Titles +Seven NCAA Tournament appearances +1997 NCAA Tournament win over #10 Arizona +Seven Conference Tournament MVPs +30 First Team All-Conference Selections +21 Second Team All-Conference Selections +188-52 overall record in Conference Regular Season play +Julianna Moser, 1999 and 2000 Summit League Female Student-Athlete of the Year Men’s Basketball +Overall Record of 306-200 (.605) +247-141 Overall Record (.636) since 2001-02 +Three NCAA Tournament appearances +Two NIT appearances, Two CIT appearances +Six Conference Regular Season Titles +Three Conference Tournament Titles +Five Conference Players of the Year +Two Conference Defensive Player of the Year +Four Conference Newcomers of the Year +Three Conference Sixth Men of the Year +2012 victories over Missouri State, Texas Tech and No. 8 Xavier +2009 victories over Stanford, Missouri and No. 13 New Mexico +2007 victory over Oklahoma State +2006 victory at No. 3 Kansas +1999 victory over Tulsa’s Elite Eight team +22 First Team All-Conference selections +Eight Second Team All-Conference selections +13 Conference All-Newcomer selections +11 Conference All-Tournament selections +Five Mid-Con Championship game appearances +Four Honorable Mention All-Americans Women’s Basketball +Overall record of 280-207 (.575) +Six NCAA Tournament appearances +Three WNIT appearances +Three Conference Regular Season Titles +Six Conference Tournament Titles +Two Preseason WNIT appearances +Seven Conference Players of the Year +Five Conference Newcomers of the Year +Two Conference Defensive Players of the Year +Two Conference Coaches of the Year +15 First Team All-Conference selections +10 Second Team All-Conference selections +11 Conference All-Newcomer Team selections +Seven Conference Tournament MVPs +Nine Conference Championship game appearances +Three Honorable Mention All-Americans +One Freshman All-American
Women’s Soccer +Overall record of 162-124-22 (.525) +One NCAA Tournament appearance +Two Conference Tournament titles +Three Conference Regular Season titles +Five Conference Players of the Year +One Conference Freshman of the Year +33 First Team All-Conference selections +23 Second Team All-Conference selections +23 All-Tournament selections +Two Conference Tournament MVPs +Six Conference Championship game appearances Men’s Soccer +One NCAA Tournament appearance +One Summit League Tournament title +Back-to-back Summit League championship game appearances (2010, 2011) +Three Summit League Players of the Year +Three Summit League Newcomers of the Year +30 First Team All-Summit League selections +25 Second Team All-Summit League selections +22 Summit League All-Tournament selections +One Summit League Tournament MVP Women’s Golf +15 Consecutive Summit League Titles +12 NCAA Tournament appearances +One Individual NCAA Championships qualifier +10 Conference Players of the Year +11 Conference Newcomers of the Year +46 First Team All-Conference selections +21 Second Team All-Conference selections Men’s Golf +Six NCAA Tournament appearances +Seven Conference Titles +Six Conference Players of the Year +Nine Conference Newcomers of the Year +Three NCAA qualifiers +18 First Team All-Conference selections +14 Second Team All-Conference selections
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country +Six Women’s NCAA Regional appearances +Two Conference Men’s Runners of the Year +Four Conference Women’s Runners of the Year +One Conference Women’s Newcomer of the Year +One Conference Student-Athlete of the Year +16 Men’s All-Conference selections +28 Women’s All-Conference selections
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Women’s Tennis +Eight NCAA Tournament appearances +Eight Conference Regular Season titles +Nine Conference Tournament Championships +Six Conference Players of the Year +Three Conference Newcomers of the Year +39 All-Conference selections Men’s Tennis +Eight NCAA Tournament appearances +Seven Conference Regular Season titles +Nine Conference Tournament Championships +Five Conference Players of the Year +Three Conference Newcomers of the Year +39 All-Conference selections Men’s Indoor Track and Field +One individual National Champion +Seven Summit League Championships +24 NCAA Qualifiers +13 All-Americans +Eight Conference Newcomers of the Year +10 Conference Athletes of the Year +180 All-Summit selections +Eight Conference Championship event-records Men’s Outdoor Track and Field +Two Individual National Champions +12 All-Americans +One Conference Championship +57 NCAA Qualifiers +Two Conference Athletes of the Year +Three Conference Newcomers of the Year +2006 4x800 relay team ranked No. 1 in the World +Ranked #10 Nationally in 2002 with a 3.03 G.P.A. +142 All-Summit League selections +Seven Summit League Championship event-records Women’s Indoor Track and Field +Two All-Americans +Nine NCAA Qualifiers +Six Conference Championships +Four Conference Athletes of the Year +Five Conference Newcomers of the Year +145 All-Conference selections +Eight All-Summit Championship event-records Women’s Outdoor Track and Field +Two Conference Championships +43 NCAA Qualifiers +Seven All-Americans +Ranked #1 nationally in 2001 & 2002 in team G.P.A. +133 All-Conference selections +13 Conference Championship event-records +Six Athletes of the Year +Three Newcomers of the Year
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GOLDEN EAGLE LEADERSHIP After more than 18 years of directing the ORU athletics department, it’s clear that Mike Carter’s vision and guidance—along with a strong commitment to athletics by the University—has led the department to dramatic enhancements and unprecedented success. His work was rewarded in 2011-12 as Carter was named the Under Armour A.D. of the Year for the Central Division by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Under Carter’s leadership, the department is now properly staffed with support personnel and has seen significant improvements in facilities such as; the construction of the Case Soccer Complex and practice field, the Chapman Indoor Mike Carter Practice Facility, a new video scoreboard in the Mabee Center and renovations to J.L. Johnson Stadium. A full list of facility improvements can be found on the next page. While members of the Summit League, the Golden Eagles became a perennial favorite for the league’s Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the league’s best overall athletic department. ORU captured nine Commissioner’s Cups in 15 years. Over the past 16 years the Golden Eagles have totaled 79 NCAA Tournament appearances, two NIT and three WNIT appearances, 84 AllAmerica selections, and four Olympians. In 2008, track & field athlete Andretti Bain became ORU’s first national champion in any sport when he captured NCAA titles in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters. Bain went on to win a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Bahamian 4x400 meter relay team. Jack Whitt brought home another NCAA National Championship in 2012 winning the outdoor pole vault title. ORU’s athletic success hasn’t just been limited to wins on the field though. The Golden Eagles have been extremely successful in the classroom as well, earning an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in 15 out of the last 16 years. Carter and his wife, Paula have two grown children, Lizz and Cason, and one grandchild. They are also the parents of late son, Scott, who died in December 1993 of childhood cancer.
The all-time winningest men's basketball coach in ORU history, Scott Sutton has led ORU to a 247-141 (.637) mark over the past 12 seasons and has finished either first or second in the conference standings nine times. Sutton has guided ORU to six 20-win seasons, five conference regular-season titles, three tournament championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two NITs and two CIT appearances, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2013's CIT. But perhaps most impressive for Sutton and the Golden Eagles since 1999 are the Scott Sutton upset victories. Signature wins have become a trademark of the Sutton era, and nearly every season since 2002-03, the Golden Eagles have knocked off at least one power conference team. During Sutton’s tenure ORU has defeated the likes of Arkansas, Georgetown, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, USC and Xavier. But at the top of that impressive list is ORU’s 78-71 victory at No. 3 Kansas on Nov. 15, 2006. That win not only came against Sutton’s mentor and former ORU boss Bill Self, but happened on the night Sports Illustrated proclaimed the Jayhawks as the top team in the land in its annual preview issue. In 14 seasons at the reigns Sutton has produced two All-Americans, including Caleb Green who was a three-time All-American, five Freshman All-Americans, 27 all-conference selections, four conference players of the year, three conference newcomers of the year, two conference defensive players of the year, and three conference sixth man of the year picks. In 2013, for the first time in school history, ORU also had two players named to the NABC First Team All-District Team.
After taking over the reigns as Head Coach in April of 2012, Misti Cussen led the Golden Eagles to unprecedented success in her first season, winning the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships. The Golden Eagles had the tournament MVP, four all-conference selections and set a Tennessee opponent record with 10 blocks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Cussen took over after 16 seasons on the ORU bench as the top assistant coach. During the summer of 2006, Cussen had the opportunity to serve as a head coach Misti Cussen for Athletes in Action, as she took a team of current and former college players on a monthlong tour of India. During their stay, the team played in various exhibition contests against local universities, while also taking the time to volunteer in other humanitarian relief efforts. Cussen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication from SNU in 1993 before earning a master of arts in communication education from there in 1994.
Oral Roberts University named Ryan Folmar as the ninth Head Baseball Coach in program history in June 2012 after Folmar spent the past nine seasons as ORU’s top assistant coach. In his first season at the helm, ORU overcame a number of adversities to sweep a ranked opponent for the first time in school history, and finished third in a highly-competitive new conference. Folmar has spent the past nine seasons developing a reputation as one of the finest hitting instructors in all of college baseball. Folmar’s 2012 offense ranked as the finest Ryan Folmar in the Summit League, leading the conference in runs scored and home runs. Folmar tutored freshman 3rd baseman Jose Trevino into one of the finest young players in college baseball, as the rookie earned Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors and four freshman All-America nods. A four-year letter winner at OSU from 1994-97, Folmar earned honorable mention All-Big 8 honors as a sophomore in 1995, and he helped lead the Cowboys to the 1996 College World Series. Following his OSU playing days, Folmar spent two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization.
Summit League Coaches of the Year Men’s
Baseball: Sunny Golloway (’98, ’99, ’00, ’02)
Rob Walton (’04, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’11)
Women’s
Indoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’01, ’05, ’06, ’07) Outdoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’02, ‘06)
Indoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’98, ’99, ’01, ’03, ’05, ’06, ’08)
Volleyball: Amy Farber Knowles (’99, ’02); Sheera Sirola (’06)
Basketball: Scott Sutton (’02, ’08, ’12)
Golf: Kim St. John (’98, ’99, ’00); Lance Watson (’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12);
Tennis: Bernis Duke (’98); Steve Gallagher (’01); Brad Richison (’03) Chris Milliron (’05, ’07, ’08) Golf: Bob Canada (’98, ’99, ’00, ’01); Lance Watson (’09, ’10, ’11) Soccer: Steve Hayes (’05) Outdoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’99, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’05, ’06)
Tennis: Bill Gordon (’98); Linda Breckenridge (’99, ’00, ’01, ’02); Chris Miliron (’07, ’12) Soccer: Kyle Cussen (’02) Cross Country: Joe Dial (’05, ’06) Women's Basketball: Jerry Finkbeiner (’10, ’11) 7
GOLDEN EAGLE ACADEMICS & LIFESKILLS Oral Roberts University’s athletic department is firmly grounded in the belief that particip ants must be students first and athletes second. Because of this dedication, the Golden Eagles earned the inaugural Academic Progress Award from the Southland Conference in 2013. Athletic administrators and coaches are dedicated to providing ORU’s 200-plus student-athletes with a support system designed to foster responsibility and enthusiasm for learning, while also preparing them for life after graduation through ORU’s Commu nity Service and Lifeskills programs. Advisement programs for student-athletes have been established to provide the resources needed for achieving academic success while fulfilling athletic obligations. The services provided by the department’s academic support system supplement, rather than replace, those services provided by faculty advisors to whom all ORU students are assigned. Meetings with individual athletes focus on strateg ies for achieving academic success, with the goal to empower, not enable. While meeting NCAA requirements is important, the primary focus of ORU’s athletic academic support system is to encourage students to reach their academic potential in the major of their choice, rather than just maintain athletic eligibility. ORU’s Community Service & Lifeskills program strives to educate student-athletes on the importance of giving back to the commu nity and the value of team work.
The resounding success of all of these programs can be measured by the success of the ORU student-athletes both in and out of the classroom. +Over the past 16 years (1997-2013), the Golden Eagles have averaged 80 student-athletes per year on the Summit League Academic All-Conference Team. +Oral Roberts University had a 25% graduation rate improve ment from 1994-2000, the sixth-best improvement rate in the nation. +In 2001, the women’s track and field team had the highest grade point average (3.56) in NCAA Division I track. . +Juliana Moser (volleyball), Ben Houltberg (track and field), and Candice Satow (women’s golf), have all been named Summit League Student-Ath lete of the Year. Moser was honored twice (1999, 2000), while Houltberg (2001) and Satow (2005) both won the award once. +Sheina Fernandes (volleyball) was a 2012 Capital One Academic All-American.
Overall GPA of ORU Student-Athletes
Year G.P.A. 1997-1998 3.08 1998-1999 3.07 1999-2000 2.92 2000-2001 3.01 2001-2002 3.02 2002-2003 3.05 2003-2004 3.00 2004-2005 3.00 2005-2006 3.00 2006-2007 3.00 2007-2008 3.01 2008-2009 3.02 2009-2010 3.07 2010-2011 3.11 2011-2012 3.15 2012-2013 3.11
GOLDEN EAGLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS Significant improvements have been made to ORU’s already outstanding Athletic Facilities over the past 10 years through new construction and renovations in the following areas:
Baseball Chapman Indoor Practice Facility Exterior Renovations to J.L. Johnson Stadium Replaced padding behind home plate Replaced netting and railing Wooden Outfield Wall Renovated Locker Room Kitchen and Lounge Area for Players Outdoor Hitting Cages Training Room Indoor Hitting Cages Regrade and Resod of Infield Renovated Dugouts Restored Stadium’s Exterior Repaired Canopy Over Reserved Seats Sound System Tarp, Tractor and Mower Parking Lot Renovated Pressbox Coaches Offices Jim Brewer Hall of Champions
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Basketball New Video and Meeting Rooms New Basketball Court Renovated Men’s and Women’s Locker Rooms Training Room Video Conference Room Women’s Basketball Offices Renovated Practice Gym Weight and Aerobic Equipment Press Room Decor Scorer’s Table and Signage Championship Banners Champions Display in Mabee Center Bench Seats Basketball Players Lounge Volleyball Sport Court Floor Banners and Signage Bleachers Locker Room Coaches’ Offices Soccer Case Soccer Complex Sprinkler System Lights
Covered Benches Scoreboard Practice Fields Men’s and Women’s Locker Rooms Tennis Resurfaced Courts Reparied Fencing Windscreens Golf Video Instruction Equipment Coaches’ Offices Track Indoor Practice Facility Outdoor Pole Vault Area Pole Vault Pit Coaches’ Offices Resurfaced Indoor Running Track General Burkhart Strength and Condition Center Aerobics Center Training Room
ORU ATHLETICS HISTORY & TRADITION MEN’S BASKETBALL
2,000 points ... Kevi Luper earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2009-10 and again in 2010-11 and in 2010-11 became the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in points per game (23.7) and steals per game (3.7).
Key Moments: Has made 15 postseason appearances, including five trips to the NCAA Tournament … Advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1974 NCAA Tournament, falling just three points shy of reaching the Final Four after a 93-90 overtime loss to Kansas … Has been to the postseason in seven of the last nine years … Program has produced 15 All-Americans including Caleb Green, a three-time (2005, ’06, ’07) Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American…A regular in the Top 25 rankings during the 1970’s.
Notable Coaches: Dixie Woodall (1977-81) finished her career with a school-record 96 victories and led ORU to national prominence in the AIAW...Debbie Yow (1981-83) guided ORU to a 26-1 record and a trip to the National Women’s Inviational Tournament her final season ... Jerry Finkbeiner (1996-2012) led the Golden Eagles to five Summit League Tournament Championships and subsequent trips to the NCAA Tournament. In 2002-03, Finkbeiner became the program’s winningest coach surpassing the 100 victory mark ... Misti Cussen took over prior to the 2012-13 season and led ORU to regular season and tournament championships in her first season at the helm.
Notable Players: Richard Fuqua (196973), ORU’s first All-American, scored 3,004 career points and still ranks among the NCAA career scoring leaders ... Anthony During the 1970’s the ORU men’s basketball Roberts (1973-77), like Fuqua a three-time team was the 9th-winningest program in All-American, is the only player in NCAA America and won more games during a fiveDivision I history to score 65 points or year period than any NCAA team other than more against a Division I opponent twice John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty. in the same season. He scored 66 points BASEBALL against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 19, Key Moments: ORU advanced to the College 1977, and followed with 65 points against Oregon in the first round World Series in 1978 and has made 24 NCAA Tournament appearances of the NIT on March 9, 1977 ... Alvin Scott (1973-77) set the school’s overall … The Golden Eagles made 15 consecutive NCAA Tournament single-season blocks record prior to moving on to the NBA, where appearances and played in the regional finals in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, he played many years with the Phoenix Suns...Prior to a successful 2008, 2009 and 2011, including a 2006 Regional Championship and NBA career, Mark Acres (1981-85) became the only player in never lost a Summit League championship in the team's 15 seasons in school history and one of a select few in NCAA history to finish his the conference. career with over 2,000 points (2,038) and 1,000 rebounds (1,051) ... Haywoode Workman (1986-89) still ranks 10th on the NCAA’s Notable Players: Mike Moore was an ORU standout from 1979-81 career steals chart (2.94 avg.) and played professionally for over a and a first-round draft pick. He played 14 seasons in the big leagues decade … Caleb Green (2004-07) ended his career as the Summit and was selected an American League All-Star in 1989. He played in League's all-time leader in points and rebounds, and become the consecutive World Series with Oakland (1989, 90), winning a World 18th player in NCAA history with 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. Championship in 1989 ... Todd Burns (1982-84) was Moore’s teammate in Oakland and helped the A’s win three straight American League Notable Coaches: Ken Trickey guided ORU to five post-season pennants (1988-90) and the 1989 World Series ... Keith Lockhart (1985appearances and collected 214 victories in two seperate coaching 86) played in the 1999 World Series as a member of the Atlanta Braves stints (1969-74, 1987-93)....Kansas coach Bill Self guided the and helped that squad win five consecutive National League Eastern Golden Eagles from 1993-97...Current head coach Scott Sutton Division titles ...Tom Nieto (1981) played in the 1985 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals and won a World Championship in 1987 as (1999-present), the son of the legendary Eddie Sutton, already a member of the Minnesota Twins. Doug Bernier, Michael Hollimon ranks as the winningest coach in school history. and Steve Holm all made their Major League debuts in 2008 ... Jeremy Hefner made his Major League debut in 2012 for the New York Mets WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Key Moments: ORU advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times ... Alex Gonzalez became the first ORU player to be drafted in the first round since the 1980s when he was taken 23rd overall in the 2013 draft. (1999, ’01, ’05, ’07, ’08, ’13) since 1999 … The 2012-13 team won both the Southland Conference regular season and tournament Notable Coaches: Former Oklahoma head coach Larry Cochell guided championships, tying a Tennessee opponent record with 10 blocks ORU from 1977-86, leading the school to seven NCAA Regional in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... The Golden Eagles appearances and the 1978 College World Series ... Current Auburn gave eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma all it could handle head coach Sunny Golloway was one of the winningest active skippers on the Sooners’ home floor in the first round of the 2001 NCAA in NCAA Division I, guiding the Golden Eagles to a 294-136 record and Tournament ... 2011 squad won the first WNIT game since 1983 and five NCAA Regional appearances in seven years at the helm. He was an advanced to the WNIT "Sweet 16." assistant coach for Team USA in the summer of 2002…In his first season (2004), Rob Walton guided ORU to the nation’s best winning percentage Notable Players: Vivian Herron (1985-89) scored a then school- (.820) ... The 2004 Golden Eagles were ranked in the Top 20 for 12 record 2,192 points in her career ... Krista Ragan (1996-2002) consecutive weeks, reaching a high of No. 13 in late May. …. Walton also became the Summit League career scoring leader on way to earning earned ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors after guiding the All-America honors as a senior and had her jersey retired in 2012 ... Golden Eagles to a regional championship and final Top 25 ranking in Kisa Bradley (1995-97) played just two seasons, but left her mark all three major polls, a program first ... Walton also served as the head on the program with a school-record 22.3 scoring average and 213 coach for USA Baseball's gold medal winning National Team during the blocked shots … Elisha Turek (2004-07) completed her career as the summer of 2008. Summit League’s all-time leader in rebounds and also scored over 9
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VOLLEYBALL
Key Moments: ORU advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1995 NCAA Division I Championships, posting an overall record of 30-3 and finishing No. 10 in the nation that season .... From 1995 to 2003 The Golden Eagles went to eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments and won six straight Summit Leaguetinent Conference titles. Notable Players: Ksenija Kugler (1993-95) and Zvjezdana “Sheera” Sirola (1994-95) proved to be two of the best in school history. Kugler finished her career as the school’s all-time leader in hitting percentage and block solos. Sirola ended her career as the school’s all-time leader in service aces ... Juliana Moser (1996-99) was named the Summit League Player of the Year her final three seasons and ended her career as the school’s all-time leader in kills and total blocks ... Patricia Menezes (1999-2002) became the Summit League’s all-time kills leader with 1,614 in her career. She became the first player in conference history to earn first-team honors four straight seasons ... Anna Moreno (1999-2002) earned Summit League Setter of the Year honors twice in three seasons and ended her career in fifth place on the league’s career assists list (3,809) and second on the all-time service aces chart (170) ... Ori Zuzic (2003-06) earned back-toback Summit League Player of the Year awards (2005, ’06) and led ORU back to the NCAA Tournament in 2006. She ended her career as the Summit League’s all-time leader in kills ... Bruna Silva (2010-pres.) is the two-time Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Sheina Fernandes (2011-12) became the program's first Academic All-American and earned the Southland Conference's F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship. Notable Coaches: Peggy McCaw (197779) held school records for career coaching victories (161) and career winning percentage (.851, 161-27-3) ... Sheera Sirola (2003-pres.) has since passed McCaw as the winningest coach at ORU and also left the Summit League as the conference's winningest coach ... Amy Farber-Knowles (1997-2002) had 142 career wins and guided ORU to five straight Summit League titles and NCAA Tournament appearances ... Frankie Albitz (1981-84) and Revis Ward (1991-96) also won over 100 matches each.
MEN’S GOLF
Key Moments: 1981 NCAA Runner-up, falling to BYU by just two strokes...ORU finished Third at the 1980 NCAA Championships and posted Top-10 finishes in 1978 (6th) and 1979 (T-6th) ... Overall, ORU has made 12 NCAA Tournament apperances. Notable Players: Former All-Americans Bill Glasson, Joe Rassett and Dave Barr … Glasson and Barr are members of the PGA Champions Tour … Jim Kane, 2006 PGA Championship qualifier and 2008 Champions Tour member … Mauricio Tamez (200407) earned an invitation to the 2007 NCAA Regionals. He also played in the 2005 Spirit Cup and the 2006 World Amateur Golf Championships. Notable Coaches: Bill Brogden, GCAA Hall of Fame Member.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Key Moments: Captured 15 Consecutive Summit League Tournament titles … appeared in 12 straight NCAA Tournaments. 10
Notable Players: Christy Carter, 2-time Summit League Player of the Year … Heidi Brown-Cales, 2-time Summit League Player of the Year … Candice Satow, 2-time Summit League Player of the Year … Pamela Ontiveros finished 50th at the 2007 NCAA Championships after placing ninth at the NCAA Central Regional. The 2007 Summit League Player of the Year also reached the Round of 16 at the 2007 USGA Women’s Public Links Championship. Notable Coaches: Lance Watson, 12-time Summit League Coach of the Year ... Kim St. John, 3-time Summit League champion and Coach of the Year.
CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK AND FIELD
Key Moments: Since 1992, Golden Eagle track athletes have been awarded All-American honors 63 times … In the last 18 years, ORU has had 113 NCAA Championship qualifiers (97 individuals and four relay teams) including seven who also competed in Olympic Trials… Men’s 4x800-meter relay team won the Penn and Texas Relay titles in 2006, finishing the outdoor season as the #1 ranked team (amateur or professional) in the world …ORU has won a combined 18 Summit League cross country and track & field titles, including two in the 2006-07 school year … Men’s Outdoor Track and Field team ranked as high as 16th nationally during 2006 season. Notable Athletes: Andretti Bain became ORU's first national champion in any sport when he captured NCAA titles in the indoor and outdoor 400 meters in 2008. He also earned a spot on the 2008 Bahamas Olympic Team, helping the Bahamians to the silver medal in the 4x400 meter relay in Beijing … Jack Whitt followed Bain's example and brought another NCAA National Championship to ORU, winning the outdoor pole vault title in 2012 ... Whitt, along with All-American Jeffery Gibson, qualified to represent their respective countries in the 2013 IAAF World Championships ... Sophina Brown was a three-time All-American, once each in the 55-, 100-, and 200-meter dashes ... Ben Chisum earned All-American honors on five separate occasions in the pole vault ... Wayne Davis was a four-time All-American in the long jump … Faithy Kamangila became the school’s first ever female cross country All-American after finishing 11th at the NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2004. She also won three Summit League cross country titles. … Virgil Maddox owns seven All-American selections. He finished in third place at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter dash and qualified for the 2000 US Olympic Trials … ORU also had an athlete compete in the 2000 Jamaican Olympic Trials in three-time All-American Aston Morgan … Prince Mumba represented his native Zambia in the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics and was selected as the flag bearer in the 2012 Opening Ceremonies. He is also a three-time All-American in the 800-meter event, finishing in the Top 3 in both the NCAA’s Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2006 … Garth Robinson earned five separate All-American honors while at ORU and went on to win a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics running the 4x400-meter relay for Jamaica ... Hall of Famers Mike Hairston and Angela Manuel were each three-time All-Americans. Notable Coaches: Joe Dial is 21-time Summit League Coach of the Year, and 2006 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCA) Midwest Region Men’s Coach of the Year.
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