{"id":205117,"date":"2025-12-26T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/205117\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T15:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:16:07","slug":"2025-oklahoma-state-athletics-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/205117\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Oklahoma State Athletics Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\t\t\tJanuary
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Basketball
\n\t\t\tJanuary 7 – The Cowboys stop Kansas State on 11 of its final 12 possessions of the first half to set the stage for the first Big 12 win under Steve Lutz.
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Basketball
\n\t\t\tJanuary 11 and January 22 – Cowgirls take down No. 17 West Virginia and No. 9 TCU in a span of 12 days. The win over TCU was OSU’s first over a top-10 opponent since 2017.
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\n\t\t\tWrestling
\n\t\t\tJanuary 14 – The Cowboys crush No. 5 NC State, 34-3, for their largest win over an opponent ranked in the top five since 1996.
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\n\t\t\tFebruary
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\n\t\t\tWrestling
\n\t\t\tFebruary 2 – Despite not hosting traditional big-draw opponents Iowa, Penn State and Oklahoma, OSU sets a single-season average attendance record.
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tFebruary 4 – Summer Lee wins the Texas State Invitational to become OSU’s first freshman medalist in five seasons.
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Basketball
\n\t\t\tFebruary 8 – The Cowgirls hold No. 12 Kansas State to 31.1 percent shooting from the field as part of an 85-55 blowout win – its second-largest ever over a top-25 opponent.
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\n\t\t\tSoftball
\n\t\t\tFebruary 15 – Trailing by four runs and down to their final out, the Cowgirls rallied to claim a dramatic walk-off victory against No. 5 Texas A&M.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Basketball
\n\t\t\tFebruary 25 – The Cowboys stun No. 9 Iowa State in Stillwater.
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\n\t\t\tMarch
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Indoor Track and Field
\n\t\t\tMarch 14 – Brian Musau wins the national title in the 5,000 meters to help the Cowboys to their first top-five team finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships since 1965.
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\n\t\t\tWrestling
\n\t\t\tMarch 22 – Dean Hamiti, Wyatt Hendrickson win NCAA individual titles, Cowboys place third as a team.
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\n\t\t\tEquestrian
\n\t\t\tMarch 29 – The Cowgirls secure their fifth consecutive Big 12 team title by beating TCU, 11-8, in the conference tournament title match.
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\n\t\t\tWrestling
\n\t\t\tMarch 31 – Wyatt Hendrickson wins the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top wrestler.
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\n\t\t\tApril
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\n\t\t\tOSU Athletics General
\n\t\t\tApril 10-13 – Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours headline the sold out, four-day The Boys from Oklahoma concert event at Boone Pickens Stadium.
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\n\t\t\tBaseball
\n\t\t\tApril 11 – Harrison Bodendorf earns a win at No. 20 Arizona with a 10-inning complete game in which he recorded 10 strikeouts.
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Tennis
\n\t\t\tApril 13 – The Cowgirls beat Iowa State to secure a share of their second consecutive Big 12 regular season title.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tApril 24 – The Cowboys roll to the 57th conference title in program history. Preston Stout becomes OSU’s 50th conference medalist and just the second Cowboy to capture multiple Big 12 titles.
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\n\t\t\tSpirit
\n\t\t\tApril 27 – The Oklahoma State cheer and STUNT team wins its 10th national championship
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\n\t\t\tMay
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Tennis
\n\t\t\tMay 3 and May 10 – The Cowgirls upset No. 6 Oklahoma and knock off No. 25 Stanford to earn a spot in the NCAA Elite Eight.
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\n\t\t\tOSU Athletics General
\n\t\t\tMay 6 – Oklahoma State sets a program record with an all-sports average score of 985.8 on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) multiyear data.
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\n\t\t\tSoftball
\n\t\t\tMay 17 – The Cowgirls set an NCAA tournament record by scoring 12 runs before a single out was recorded in the third inning of their win over Indiana at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s and Women’s Track and Field
\n\t\t\tMay 17 and 18 – Annie Molenhouse becomes the first Cowgirl to win the Big 12 Heptathlon title; Fouad Messaoudi becomes second man in conference history to win three 1,500 Meter titles.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tMay 28 – Cowboys win the 12th NCAA team title in program history, beating Virginia, 4-1, in the final match.
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\n\t\t\tJune
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tBaseball
\n\t\t\tJune 1 – The Cowboys score four runs in the ninth inning to walk off No. 7 Georgia on its home field, where the Bulldogs were 30-6.
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tJune 1 – Maja Stark wins the U.S. Women’s Open, marking the program’s second major championship and its first since Pernilla Lindberg won the Chevron Championship in 2018.
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tJune 3 – Annie Young elevated into the role of head coach.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Outdoor Track and Field
\n\t\t\tJune 14- Brian Musau wins the national title in the 5,000 meters and Blair Anderson is the long jump runner-up as the Cowboys record their highest team point total at the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1984.
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\n\t\t\tOSU Athletics General
\n\t\t\tJune 17 – For the 10th time in the last 12 years, Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma in the all-sports Bedlam Series.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Cross Country\/Track and Field
\n\t\t\tJune 18 – Oklahoma State takes second in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year standings.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tJune 21 – Ethan Fang became the first Cowboy golfer since 1967 and the first American in 18 years to win The British Amateur Championship.
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\n\t\t\tOSU Athletics General
\n\t\t\tJune 26 – Oklahoma State secures its sixth consecutive top-30 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, which evaluate success in all sports. OSU placed second among schools in the Big 12.
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\n\t\t\tJuly
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Tennis
\n\t\t\tJuly 12 – Julian Cash becomes the first Cowboy to win a Wimbledon title, claiming the doubles championship with partner Lloyd Glasspool.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Track and Field
\n\t\t\tJuly 13 – Brian Musau breaks the NCAA outdoor record in 5,000 Meters at Sound Running Sunset Tour and later wins the gold medal in 10,000 Meters at the World University Games in Germany.
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\n\t\t\tBaseball
\n\t\t\tJuly 13 and 14 – Nolan Schubart (third round to the Cleveland Guardians) leads five Cowboys to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.
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\n\t\t\tAugust
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Track and Field
\n\t\t\tAugust 2 – Chase Jackson wins her ninth U.S. title in the shot put, then later takes bronze at the World Athletics Championships.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tAugust 12 – Preston Stout became the third Cowboy since 1979 to claim medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur Championship.
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\n\t\t\tSoccer
\n\t\t\tMultiple dates – Xcaret Pineda has a hand in six of OSU’s first seven goals to start the season (five goals and one assist).
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\n\t\t\tOSU Athletics General
\n\t\t\tAugust 22 – Wyatt Hendrickson and Emma Robbins take home OSU Athlete of the Year honors at the Cowboy Choice Awards.
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\n\t\t\tSeptember
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Golf
\n\t\t\tSeptember 7 – Ethan Fang and Preston Stout lead the U.S. Walker Cup squad to victory over Great Britain and Ireland at the prestigious Cypress Point Club.
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\n\t\t\tFootball
\n\t\t\tSeptember 23 – Mike Gundy coaches his final game at Oklahoma State to cap the greatest coaching career in program history.
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\n\t\t\tOSU Athletics General
\n\t\t\tSeptember 26 – Arlen Clark (men’s basketball), Alex Dieringer (wrestling), Hart Lee Dykes (football), Jaime Foutch (softball), Viktor Hovland (men’s golf) and Earl McCready (wrestling) enshrined into the OSU Athletics Hall of Honor.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s and Women’s Cross Country
\n\t\t\tSeptember 26 – Isca Chelangat and Denis Kipngetich sweep individual titles at Cowboy Jamboree as the Cowboys upset No. 2 New Mexico and the Cowgirls upset No. 3 New Mexico.
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\n\t\t\tOctober
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tFootball
\n\t\t\tOctober 11 – Oklahoma State fans ignite a national craze by taking off their shirts and waving them over their heads during a football game against Houston – fans from stadiums from coast to coast mimic the action in the coming weeks.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Cross Country
\n\t\t\tOctober 31 – Cowboys crush the competition at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships; Brian Musau makes history as second three-time individual champion
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\n\t\t\tNovember
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tBaseball
\n\t\t\tNovember 3 – Justin Wrobleski pitches five shutout innings across four appearances to help the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s and Women’s Cross Country
\n\t\t\tNovember 14 – OSU sweeps the NCAA Midwest Regionals; Isca Chelangat and Denis Kipngetich sweep individual titles as Kipngetich becomes first man in program history to win three regional titles.
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\n\t\t\tFootball
\n\t\t\tNovember 15 – Justin Blackmon is enshrined in the Cowboy Football Ring of Honor.
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\n\t\t\tMen’s Cross Country
\n\t\t\tNovember 22 – The Cowboys win the sixth NCAA team title in program history. Five from OSU earn All-America honors.
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\n\t\t\tFootball
\n\t\t\tNovember 25 – Eric Morris named the 25th head football coach in Oklahoma State history.
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\n\t\t\tDecember
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\n\t\t\tSport
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\n\t\t\tWomen’s Basketball
\n\t\t\tDecember 6 – The Cowgirls set program records for points in a game, margin of victory, field goal percentage and points in a quarter in a 133-46 win over Mississippi Valley State.
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\n\t\t\tFootball
\n\t\t\tDecember 8 – Eric Morris is formally introduced as head coach.
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