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  • Miranda Ostlund to join sister on OC women’s track and field team

    HAVEN, Kan. (May 5, 2013) – Miranda Ostlund, a standout thrower for Haven High School in south-central Kansas, has signed a letter of intent to compete in women’s track and field for Oklahoma Christian, OC coach Randy Heath said Sunday. Ostlund, from Mount Hope, Kan., is the younger sister of OC sophomore thrower Katie Ostlund, who already has developed into one of the nation’s top javelin throwers in the small-college ranks, having won the National Christian College Athletic ...

  • Diaz earns 2 All-America honors, leading OC to 6th-place NCCAA finish

    By Murray Evans JOLIET, Ill. (May 4, 2013) – Ever the competitor, Oklahoma Christian’s Roberto Diaz wanted to pull off a challenging sweep of the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters on Saturday, the final day of the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A break or two here or there and the sophomore from Austin, Texas, might have accomplished that. Diaz finished third in the 1,500, then turned around a little more than two hours later to ...

  • Brown, Lewis score points as Lady Eagles finish 16th at NCCAA meet

    By Murray Evans JOLIET, Ill. (May 4, 2013) – Tara Lewis perhaps exceeded her expectations and Makenzie Brown really didn’t meet hers, but both posted solid performances for Oklahoma Christian on Saturday, the final day of the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Lewis posted a personal best by almost 10 seconds – and came close to the school record in the process – while finishing seventh in the 1,500 meters, while Brown ...

  • Losses by Central Baptist mean end of season for Lady Eagles

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 4, 2013) – There will be no national-tournament appearance for Oklahoma Christian’s softball team this season. The Lady Eagles, who dropped the National Christian College Athletic Association Central Region title game last Saturday to Central Baptist (Ark.), were set to travel to southwest Virginia for the NCCAA Championship if Central Baptist had won its conference tournament title to qualify for the NAIA Championship. But Central Baptist dropped a pair of games...

  • Brown 2nd in hammer, McWilliams 3rd in 10K at NCCAA meet

    By Murray Evans JOLIET, Ill. (May 3, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian thrower Larry Brown walked around Joliet Memorial Stadium on Friday wearing a shirt that read, in part, “OC Field and Track,” because, as he says, “field always comes first.” On this day at the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Championships, the field guy upstaged – albeit barely – his track teammates. Brown was one of two OC competitors to earn All-America status, ...

  • Ostlund captures NCCAA title in javelin; 1st OC outdoor title since ‘93

    By Murray Evans JOLIET, Ill. (May 3, 2013) – Throughout the outdoor track and field season, Oklahoma Christian’s Katie Ostlund led the National Christian College Athletic Association rankings in the javelin by a considerable margin. Nothing changed during the NCCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday outside Joliet Memorial Stadium. Ostlund won the national championship in the event with a throw of 136 feet (41.45 meters), more than 13 feet ahead of runner-up Kayla Struck of York (Neb....

  • Seedings, schedule finalized for NCCAA Central Region baseball

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 3, 2013) – Ecclesia (Ark.) will be the top seed in the three-team National Christian College Athletic Association Central Region baseball tournament hosted by Oklahoma Christian, it was announced Friday. Game times for the three-team, double-elimination event also were slightly adjusted. The tournament will begin Tuesday, with OC (22-22) and Central Baptist (Ark.) (24-24) playing in the opener at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Dobson Field. The OC-Central Baptist winner will play ...

  • Field set for NCCAA Central Region baseball tournament

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 2, 2013) – Three teams will play in the National Christian College Athletic Association Central Region baseball tournament next week at Dobson Field. OC will host Central Baptist (Ark.) and Ecclesia (Ark.) in the double-elimination event, which will be played Tuesday and Wednesday. Game times will be at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday and at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (if necessary) on Wednesday. McMurry (Texas) fell out of contention for the event on Thursday night when...

  • Hamilton out of NCCAA heptathlon after pulling up in 200

    By Murray Evans JOLIET, Ill. (May 2, 2013) – Roz Hamilton’s bid for the heptathlon title at the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships ended Thursday when the Oklahoma Christian junior had to drop out on the meet’s opening day. Hamilton was third in the 10-woman field through the first three events of the seven-event heptathlon but now won’t be able to finish. “It’s a shame, because she was doing so well,&rdquo...

  • Elliott, Pierce, Thomas make 2nd-team All-Heartland softball list

    WACO, Texas (May 2, 2013) – Monique Elliott, Kendra Pierce and Martha Thomas represented Oklahoma Christian on the All-Heartland Conference softball honor teams, which were released Thursday. Elliott (second base), Pierce (shortstop) and Thomas (designated player) all made the second-team list. Despite the fact OC would have finished third in the conference had the Lady Eagles’ games counted in the league standings, OC did not have a player on the first-team list. OC’s players...

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