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  • Lynn finishes 37th at Trans-Miss Senior Championship

    MARANA, Ariz. (May 23, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian women’s golf coach Greg Lynn finished 37th this week in the Trans-Mississippi Senior Championship, one of the nation’s most prestigious amateur tournaments. The three-day tournament ended Thursday at the par-72, 6,557-yard course at The Gallery Golf Club. Lynn posted a final score of 26-over 242. “It was a tough golf course and I putted poorly,” Lynn said. Lynn shot a 75 in Tuesday’s first round, recording ...

  • Tragedy close to home: A message from President deSteiguer

    Oklahoma Christian University president John deSteiguer shares his reflections on the devastating tornadoes of May 19-20. Tragedy hit close to home this week. The Moore tornado, which struck 20 miles from the OC campus, was cataclysmic. It was massive, strong, and brutal. Our neighbors on the south side of Oklahoma City lost sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, mentors, and friends. They lost their homes, their possessions, and their normalcy. We mourn with our OC alumni and all...

  • OC’s Johnston named to GCAA Division II All-Freshman Team

    NORMAN, Okla. (May 23, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian’s Sam Johnston, who ranked fourth among NCAA Division II golfers in stroke average during the 2012-13 season, has been named to the Division II All-Freshman Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Johnston, a freshman from San Diego, posted a 71.56 stroke average this season, second-best among Division II freshmen behind Adam Sevennson of Barry (Fla.), who was named as the recipient of the GCAA’s Phil Mickelson Award, ...

  • OC baseball players help in tornado relief effort in Moore

    MOORE, Okla. (May 22, 2013) – After the devastating EF-5 tornado passed through south Oklahoma City and Moore on Monday afternoon, Oklahoma Christian senior baseball player Chris Burgess – who lives just south of Moore in Norman – wanted to do something to help. Many of his OC teammates felt the same and they spent Wednesday afternoon in the parking of a Walmart store located on South 19th Street in Moore, doing what they could to assist in the recovery efforts in the hard-hit...

  • OC family impacted by tornadoes

    Many Oklahoma Christian University alumni, students, faculty and staff members were impacted in various ways by the devastating Oklahoma tornadoes on May 19-20. Two of the 24 victims who lost their lives in the EF5 tornado that hit Newcastle, Moore, and south Oklahoma City were related to OC alumni. Nine-year-old Christopher Legg, a third-grader at Plaza Towers Elementary School, was the son of OC alumnus Ross Legg, grandson of OC grad Mark Legg, and the cousin of another OC alumnus, Brian ...

  • Grayson OF Rosser signs to play baseball at OC

    DENISON, Texas (May 22, 2013) – Robert Rosser, a left-handed hitting outfielder who spent this past season at Grayson (Texas) College, has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Oklahoma Christian, OC coach Lonny Cobble said Wednesday. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Rosser, who is from Denison, Texas, hit .306 with one home run, eight doubles and 26 RBIs last season for Grayson, which finished 40-15. Cobble said Rosser could potentially fill the void left by departing center fielder ...

  • OC Eagle Baseball Camp set for 4 sessions in May, June

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 21, 2013) – With Oklahoma Christian’s baseball season ending last week in the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series, the attention of the Eagles’ coaching staff turns to a new entry on the OC camp calendar. OC head coach Lonny Cobble and assistant coach Andrew McGuire will be the directors of the OC Eagle Baseball Camp, which will offer  four sessions in the coming weeks – May 28-31, June 3-6, June 10-13 and June 17-20. The...

  • Sites for tornado relief and shelter

    Please continue to pray for the victims of this week's tornadoes. We have the opportunity to provide general donations through several organizations, including our home congregations. In addition, you can click this link to see a listing by the Christian Chronicle of churches of Christ and associated ministries that are providing relief and shelter. The following is a list of other organizations along with the needs at this time. We also will post updates on relief efforts through Facebook and ...

  • Pierce, Mosher make NCCAA All-Central Region softball team

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 20, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian shortstop Kendra Pierce and pitcher Taylor Mosher have been named to the All-National Christian College Athletic Association Central Region softball honor team. Pierce, a sophomore from Oklahoma City, hit a team-high .418 with five home runs and 54 RBIs in only 42 games. She led the Heartland Conference in RBIs and was third in hitting, sixth in on-base percentage (.448), third in hits (61), second in doubles (22) and third in total bases....

  • Pulido, Roessle, Sanchez-Canamares named NCCAA Scholar-Athletes

    MOBILE, Ala. (May 20, 2013) – Three Oklahoma Christian men’s tennis players have been honored as National Christian College Athletic Association Scholar-Athletes. Julio Pulido, Paulo Roessle and Jaime Sanchez-Canamares all qualified for the honor, which was announced during the recently completed NCCAA Championship in Mobile, Ala. Oklahoma Christian did not participate in the tournament. To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must be at least a junior academically and have a ...

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