

David returns for his third season on the Bison squad. He is a 4-time National Qualifier and placed seventh last season in Outdoor Finals. David is the son of former West Texas State University decathlon athlete Lonnie Gilliland and mom Cathie; also he is brother to Danny, and chose OBU because "to fulfill my pole vault potential."
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| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemuel Adams | FR | Hurdles | Tulsa, Okla. | Jenks HS | |||
| Cordell Baker | FR | Distance | Sapulpa, Okla. | Western State | |||
| Malcolm Baker | FR | 400/800 | Edmond, Okla. | Santa Fe HS | |||
| Michael Ben | FR | Hurdles | Fairfax, Okla. | Woodland HS | |||
| Travis Bish | SO | 400/800 | Hobart, Okla. | Hobart HS | |||
| Rah'man Byrd | SO | 400/800 | Hollis, Okla. | Hollis HS | |||
| Cody Camacho | SO | Middle Distance | Enid, Okla. | Northern Oklahoma | |||
| Henry Caster | FR | Hurdles | Moore, Okla. | Westmoore HS | |||
| Billy Christy | SR | Distance | Eufaula, Okla. | Eastern | |||
| Zachery Cleaver | FR | Sprints | Rogers, Ark. | ||||
| Kameron Conley | JR | Multi | Ponca City, Okla. | Cowley | |||
| Louie Cook | SO | Distance | Woodway, Texas | Midway HS | |||
| Kyle Craddock | SR | Middle Distance | Plainview, Okla. | Plainview HS | |||
| Jony Croston | FR | Distance | Franklin, Texas | Franklin HS | |||
| Jory Custar | JR | 400/800 | Sharon, Okla. | Cowley | |||
| James Davis | SR | Sprints | Shawnee, Okla. | Shawnee HS | |||
| Brandon Dickinson | SR | Distance | Enid, Okla. | Oklahoma Bible Academy | |||
| Derik Douglas | JR | Hurdles | Houston, Texas | Cy-Fair HS | |||
| Colton Eckert | FR | Hurdles | Enid, Okla. | Enid HS | |||
| Gideon Edmisten | JR | Middle Distance | Westville, Okla. | Westville HS | |||
| Nathan Ellis | JR | Distance | Sapulpa, Okla. | Sapulpa HS | |||
| Neal Ellis | SO | Distance | Midlothian, Texas | Midlothian HS | |||
| Brendan Ford | FR | Race walk | Tulsa, Okla. | Memorial HS | |||
| Justin Frye | JR | Sprints | Amarillo, Texas | Bushland HS | |||
| Austin Germiller | SO | Distance | Congress, Ariz. | Colorado Mountain | |||
| David Gilliland | JR | Pole Vault | Ponca City, Okla. | Ponca City HS | |||
| Adam Godwin | FR | Distance | Edmond, Okla. | North HS | |||
| Juan Gonzales | JR | Pole vault | Katy, Texas | Katy HS | |||
| Roman Gray | SR | Sprints/Jumps | Elk Grove, Calif. | Sacramento City College | |||
| Jordan Gullic | JR | Middle Distance | Tulsa, Okla. | Union HS | |||
| Matt Herrmann | FR | Distance | Carrollton, Texas | Hebron HS | |||
| Jared Huckabee | JR | Sprints/Jumps | Rockwall, Texas | Heritage Christian HS | |||
| Jared Jackson | JR | Sprints | Garland, Texas | Rowlett HS | |||
| Parker Jackson | SR | Pole vault | Ozark, Mo. | Ozark HS | |||
| Airick Johnson | FR | Hurdles | Midwest City, Okla. | Del City HS | |||
| Seagram Kern | SR | Sprints/Hurdles | Sacramento, Calif. | Sacramento City College | |||
| Seth Kovanda | FR | Distance | Magnolia, Texas | West HS | |||
| Brandon Lance | FR | Sprints | Garner, Texas | Millsap HS | |||
| Patrick Lee | FR | Distance | Jones, Okla. | Jones HS | |||
| Jeff Lewis | SR | Pole Vault | American Canyon, Calif. | Sacramento City College | |||
| Tevan Loud | FR | Hurdles | Odessa, Texas | Permian HS | |||
| Trevor Martin | SR | Middle Distance | Skiatook, Okla. | Skiatook HS | |||
| Justin McGee | SO | Hurdles | Dayton, Ohio | Midwest City HS | |||
| Zach Medlin | FR | Distance | Broken Arrow, Okla. | Broken Arrow HS | |||
| Koby Mica | FR | Distance | |||||
| Ethan Mignard | SR | Sprints | Andover, Minn. | Meadow Creek Christian HS | |||
| Ben Moore | JR | Distance | Amarillo, Texas | Panhandle HS | |||
| Jared Ogan | FR | Distance | Guthrie, Okla. | Guthrie HS | |||
| Jason Ogan | FR | Distance | Guthrie, Okla. | Guthrie HS | |||
| Aaron Partridge | JR | Mid-Distance | Broken Arrow, Okla. | Broken Arrow HS | |||
| Andy Peffer | SO | Pole Vault | Elk City, Okla. | Elk City HS | |||
| Clay Phillips | JR | Throws | Heavener, Okla. | Carl Albert State | |||
| Jordan Raper | FR | 400/800 | Glenpool, Okla. | Glenpool HS | |||
| Robert Reed | SO | 400/800 | Lawton, Okla. | Langston | |||
| Jabar Rolle | SR | 400/800 | Miami, Okla. | ||||
| Ty Scarborough | JR | Jumps | Plano, Texas | Plano East Senior HS | |||
| Jordan Sinclair | SO | Distance | Flower Mound, Texas | Flower Mound HS | |||
| Ryan Smith | SO | Distance | Grapevine, Texas | Grapevine HS | |||
| Shane Smith | SO | Middle Distance | Henryetta, Okla. | Graham HS | |||
| Josiah Soap | FR | Distance | Jenks, Okla. | Jenks HS | |||
| Fred Titera | SO | Distance | Moore, Okla. | Mid-America Christian | |||
| Raymond Turner | FR | Sprints | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Del City HS | |||
| Robert Vaughn | FR | Sprints | Redondo Beach, Calif. | Putnam City North HS | |||
| Cordell Weathersbee | SR | Jumps | Allen, Texas | Allen HS | |||
| Sam Whelan | FR | Distance | Parachute, Colo. | Grand Valley HS | |||
| Sterling Wright | FR | Sprints | Midwest City, Okla. | Carl Albert HS |