news from the Bison website http://www.obubison.com/ 2009-07-02T20:56:06-06:00 text/html 2009-06-30T10:28:59-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/477.php Courtesy of Jeff Smith, The Oregonian, and USA Track and Field<br /><br />Former Oklahoma Baptist University Bison Michael Rodgers captured the men's 100 meters championship at the USA Track and Field Championships Friday in Eugene, Ore.<br /> <br /> A couple of years ago, Michael Rodgers contemplated an early retirement from track and field while selling shoes out of the trunk of his car. text/html 2009-06-24T12:51:43-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/476.php Oklahoma Baptist University's two-time All-America first-baseman Josh Collazo has signed a professional contract with the Shreveport-Bossier Captains of the American Association. text/html 2009-06-23T20:04:44-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/475.php Oklahoma Baptist golfer Chase Lindsey, a freshman from Oklahoma City, has been named a Ping All-West Region selection by the Golf Coaches Association of America. text/html 2009-06-23T10:59:52-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/474.php The Oklahoma Baptist University finished 14th in the 2008-09 Learfield Sports Director's Cup NAIA Standings.<br /> <br /> The competition recognizes the best overall athletic programs in the NAIA. The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 12 sports - six women's and six men's. The 2008-09 award was presented at the 44th Annual NACDA Convention in Orlando, Florida. text/html 2009-06-23T10:24:06-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/473.php The Oklahoma Baptist University athletic website, www.obubison.com, was ranked sixth by the NAIA Sports Information Directors Association. text/html 2009-06-16T14:06:28-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/472.php Former University of Texas women's basketball player Gabriell Mattox is transferring to Oklahoma Baptist University for the 2009-10 season. text/html 2009-06-11T15:03:39-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/471.php Oklahoma Baptist University pitcher Spencer Hylander was selected in the final round of the 2009 Major League first-time player draft. text/html 2009-06-06T20:36:12-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/470.php <a href="http://www.obubison.com/d/f72009_box.htm">Oklahoma 91, Texas 86</a><br />Oklahoma MVP - Lane Davis<br />Texas MVP - Reger Dowell<br /> text/html 2009-06-06T13:08:48-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/469.php <a href="http://www.obubison.com/d/obca1.htm">Class B 71, Class A 69</a><br /><a href="http://www.obubison.com/d/obca2.htm">Class 3A 88, Class 2A 74</a><br /><a href="http://www.obubison.com/d/obca3.htm">Class 4A-6A Grey 84, Class 4A-6A Grey 75</a><br /><br /> text/html 2009-06-03T14:16:34-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/467.php Oklahoma Baptist University will host the 2009 Faith 7 Basketball Bowl Saturday at 7:35, capping a three-day stay for some of the best seniors in high school basketball in Texas and Oklahoma. text/html 2009-06-03T14:00:05-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/466.php Former Oklahoma Baptist University All-American Frank Benson has signed a professional contract with Iserlohn of the German professional basketball league. text/html 2009-06-03T09:31:29-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/465.php The Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association All-Star games will bring 63 top seniors to Oklahoma Baptist University's Noble Complex Saturday.<br /> <br /> The three games begin at 1 p.m. with Class B taking on Class A. Class 2A plays Class 3A at 2:15 p.m., followed by two teams comprised of Classes 4A, 5A and 6A meeting each other at 3:30 p.m. text/html 2009-06-02T15:47:14-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/464.php Faith West Academy All-State softball player Elissa Garbiso has signed to play softball at Oklahoma Baptist University. text/html 2009-06-02T09:00:30-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/463.php Oklahoma Baptist University catcher Jayme Boyer has been named All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.<br /><br />Boyer, a Shawnee native, earned her fourth All-Conference honor earlier this year and led the Lady Bison with a .350 batting average and eight home runs.<br />She topped her career off with OBU's Outstanding Female Senior Athlete honor in May. text/html 2009-05-29T16:07:04-06:00 http://www.obubison.com/ Ray Fink http://www.obubison.com/article/462.php Oklahoma Baptist University first baseman Josh Collazo became OBU's second two-time baseball All-America, it was announced Thursday night.<br /> <br /> Collazo is on the team as an infielder on the second team. It is only the second time a Bison baseball player has made the All-America list twice. The only other to do so was Gene Hacker, who made second team in 1964 and first team in 1965.