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  • Johnston reaches round of 16 in California Amateur Championship

    PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (June 19, 2013) – Fresh off being named as a Division II All-American, Oklahoma Christian golfer Sam Johnston has advanced to the round of 16 in the 102nd California Amateur Championship at Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Johnston, a rising sophomore from San Diego, advanced through stroke-play qualifying on Monday and Tuesday before downing eighth-seeded Stewart Hagestad – a rising senior at NCAA Division I Southern California – 2-up in the first round ...

  • J. Findley named as assistant coach at El Reno HS

    EL RENO, Okla. (June 19, 2013) – Former Oklahoma Christian basketball player Jessica Findley has been named as an assistant girls coach at El Reno High School. The El Reno school board approved Findley’s hiring earlier this month. She will serve as an assistant under head coach Renie Whittern and teach English at El Reno’s alternative school. Findley, the daughter of longtime OC women’s coach Stephanie Findley, played at guard for three seasons for the Lady Eagles, from...

  • ‘Homeward’ sets alumni giving record

    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Christian University shattered its previous record for alumni giving in a fiscal year, officials announced today. An unprecedented 1,479 OC graduates gave to their alma mater during the 2013 fiscal year as part of the university’s “Homeward” campaign. As a result, OC’s alumni participation rate (13.6 percent) surpassed the national average (11.2 percent). “This is a big victory for Oklahoma Christian,” President John ...

  • Golfer Johnston becomes OC’s 1st Division II All-American

    NORMAN, Okla. (June 18, 2013) – One year into the NCAA membership process, Oklahoma Christian has its first Division II All-American. OC golfer Sam Johnston was named Tuesday to the Division II PING All-America second-team list, chosen by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The eight-player first-team list was announced after the Division II Championship, for which OC was ineligible. The GCAA announced the second- and third-team and honorable mention selections Tuesday. Johnston had...

  • OC alumni discuss faith after tornadoes

    The Christian Chronicle featured OC alumni Joe Crawford, Jason Leger, and Jennifer and Colby Simonds in a story by Erik Tryggestad about the May 20 tornado. Leger's house was destroyed while Jennifer Simonds was injured protecting children at Plaza Towers Elementary School. Crawford, who lost his house in a 2011 tornado, helped organize relief efforts for this year's victims. Here's an excerpt from the article: “Why did this happen? Why an elementary school? Why little kids?”Jennifer...

  • deSteiguer named to Oklahoma State Fair board

    Courtesy of the Oklahoma State Fair Chairman of the Board Ronald J. Norick announced recently that the Oklahoma State Fair Board of Directors has added, by unanimous approval, two prominent Oklahoma City civic and business leaders - Michelle Coppedge and John deSteiguer - to their ranks.“Although both of these individuals are relatively new to their respective positions, both have shown proven leadership skills in their professional careers and in the community,” Norick said. “...

  • Former OC golf star Gibson wins NGA Tour event

    WINDSOR, N.C. (June 17, 2013) – After receiving a $22,000 check for winning the Avoca Classic at Scotch Hall Preserve on Sunday, Rhein Gibson looked around and said, “I’m surprised as anyone that I’m standing here.” Gibson’s bewilderment was due to the fact that on Friday, the Oklahoma Christian alumnus needed a birdie on the tournament’s 36th hole just to make the cut. The former Eagle standout made the most of the weekend, however, shooting a 4-under ...

  • OC signee Todd wins prestigious junior tournament in Manitoba

    ST. ANDREWS, Manitoba (June 17, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian women’s golf signee Dana Todd has won a prestigious junior tournament in her native country of Canada to qualify for one of the world’s top junior events. Todd, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, won the girls 15-18 age-group title in the Manitoba Optimist Junior Open, which ended Sunday at Larters at St. Andrews Golf and Country Club. Todd shot rounds of 82 and 73 on the par-70, 5,081-yard course to finish at 155, good for a ...

  • Kaaiohelo family endows Newell Scholarship for OC men’s basketball

    OKLAHOMA CITY (June 16, 2013) – When it comes to fans, the Oklahoma Christian basketball teams have quite a following. But until now, no one has expressed their love of the game and the university so much that they’ve given a scholarship just for the sport. Alumni Kenny (1968) and Kathy (Newell 1969) Kaaiohelo recently established the Vernon and Rowena Newell Endowed Scholarship for Men’s Basketball at OC. “Thankfully, I married a man who loved my parents as much as ...

  • OC’s Evans captures 2 awards in CoSIDA writing contest

    ORLANDO, Fla. (June 15, 2013) – Murray Evans, Oklahoma Christian’s assistant athletic director for media relations, won two awards in the annual Fred S. Stabley Sr. Writing Contest conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The awards were announced during CoSIDA’s annual convention, which ended Saturday in Orlando. Evans won first-place District 6 honors in event coverage, for his story on OC capturing the National Christian College Athletic ...

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