Hall of Fame
Oklahoma Christian has a storied athletic history and the OC Athletic Hall of Fame is the highest honor in OC athletics, one presented to the best of the best. Here is a list of inductees into the Hall, with accomplishments noted as of the time of induction.
Luke Anderson
Track and Field
Inducted in 2014
•     Four-time NAIA All-America in indoor 55-meter hurdles (2000, 2001), outdoor 110-meter hurdles (2001) and indoor 4x400-meter relay (2000)
•     Two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2000, 2001)
•     Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America (2000, first team; 2001, first team)
•     Winner of NAIA’s A.O. Duer Award at Sooner Athletic Conference level, 2000
•     Winner of NAIA’s Leroy Walker Sportsmanship Award, 2001
•     Recipient of Citizenship Through Sports Alliance Award, 2001
•     Recipient of Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award, 2001
•     Four-time Sooner Athletic Conference champion in outdoor 110-meter hurdles (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Mike Baldwin
Meritorious Service
Inducted in 2016
•     Longtime sports writer for The Oklahoman (1982-2015) after stints at Seminole Producer and Edmond Sun
•     1978 alumnus who pioneered a tradition of quality sports writing among OC graduates
•     Covered major beats including the NFL, NBA, pro baseball, pro hockey, NCAA Division I athletics, high schools and golf
•     Won numerous writing and reporting awards during his tenure at The Oklahoman
•     Served as radio play-by-play voice for OC basketball for two seasons
•     Served as the NAIA District 9 sports information director in 1980-81
•     Served as OC’s sports information director in 1981-82
•     Assisted fellow OC graduates in landing jobs in local media
Bob Bayless
Track and Field
Inducted in 2001
•     Three-time NAIA All-America (1977, 1978, 1979)
•     NAIA national indoor high jump champion, 1978
•     Personal record of 6-10 in Kansas City, Mo.
•     NAIA Indoor Championships: Third in indoor high jump, 1977; Fourth in indoor 60-yard hurdles, 1979
•     School record holder in 55-meter hurdles (7.52) and 110-meter hurdles (14.34)
•     Honor graduate; elected to Who’s Who and a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society
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Kathy Nelson Belcoff
Track and Field
Inducted in 2012
•     Three-time NAIA All-America, indoor 200 meters (1997) and indoor 400 meters (1997, 1998)
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1998
•     CoSIDA Academic All-America, 1998 (second team)
•     CoSIDA Academic All-District, 1997 (first team) and 1998 (first team)
•     Recipient of NAIA’s A.O. Duer Award at conference and national level, 1998
•     Holds indoor school records in the 200 meters, 400 meters and 600 meters
•     Holds outdoor school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 400-meter relay, 800-meter relay, 1,600-meter sprint relay and 1,600-meter relay
Jeff Bennett
Track and Field
Inducted in 1991
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1976)
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (Inducted in 2017)
•     Three-time NAIA All-America in track and field (1968, 1969, 1970)
•     Three-time NAIA national champion: 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles, 1968; Decathlon, 1969, 1970
•     National AAU decathlon champion, 1973; set personal record of 8,121 points
•     Oklahoma Christian decathlon record: First place at Drake Relays - 8,072 points, 1970
•     Decathlete on U.S. Olympic Team, 1972; placed fourth with 7,974 points in Munich, Germany
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Ron Bever
Meritorious Service
Inducted in 1992
•     OC Faculty Athletic Representative, 1983-96
•     Chairman, Committee on Athletics in College’s 10-year Institutional Program, 1983-84
•     OC Professor of Speech, 1964-96; Chairman of Communication and Fine Arts Division, 1969-89
•     Recipient of Sears Teaching Award, 1990
•     Merrick Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership, 1991
•     Christian services as minister, teacher, Outreach sponsor
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Doug Bradley
Basketball
Inducted in 1999
•     Two-time NAIA All-America (1986, second team; 1985, honorable mention)
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (1984, 1985, 1986)
•     Two-time All-NAIA District 9, (1985, 1986)
•     Eagles’ No. 4 all-time leading scorer with 1,819 career points
•     Career field goal percentage of .536; career free throw percentage of .853
•     Team captain, 1986
•     Member of SAC champions in 1985 and 1986
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Julie (Ross) Blunk
Basketball
Inducted in 1995
•     Lady Eagles’ all-time leading scorer with 2,565 career points
•     Holds school records for most points in a single season (768) and for field goals made in a single season (300)
•     NAIA All-America second team in 1982; Honorable Mention All-America in 1983, 1984, 1985
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1984
•     Helped Lady Eagles to 95-37 record during standout collegiate career
Bruno Buccolo
Golf
Inducted in 2013
•     Four-time NAIA All-America first-team selection (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
•     Named to All-Nicklaus Team (top 20 collegiate players at any level), 2008
•     Two-time NAIA All-Tournament selection (2006, 2007)
•     Three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2006, 2007, 2008)
•     Helped Eagles to two NAIA runner-up finishes (2005, 2008) and two third-place finishes (2006, 2007)
•     CoSIDA Academic All-America (2008, first team)
•     CoSIDA Academic All-District (2006, 2007, 2008, all first team)
•     School record-holder for tournament wins (10), 36-hole score and freshman, junior and career scoring average
Kenny Burns
Track and Field
Inducted in 2018
•     Six-time NAIA All-America honoree
•     NAIA national champion in indoor 440-yard dash in 1993
•     NAIA All-America in indoor 600 in 1991 (fourth) and 1994 (third)
•     NAIA All-America in indoor 440 in 1992 (third) and 1993 (first)
•     NAIA All-America in indoor two-mile relay in 1993 (third)
•     NAIA All-America in outdoor 400 meters in 1992 (fourth)
•     Holds school record in indoor 600 meters (1:19.83)
Leah Carrell
Softball
Inducted in 2012
•     Two-time NAIA All-America, 2000 (second team) and 2001 (first team)
•     Four-time NAIA All-Region (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, all first team)
•     Two-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference, 2000 (first team) and 2001 (first team)
•     SAC Player of the Year, 2001
•     Holds OC season and career records for complete games, wins, winning percentage, ERA and strikeouts
•     Holds OC game, season and career records for innings pitched and strikeouts
•     Struck out 20 batters (setting NAIA record) in win over Southern Nazarene in April 2001
Matt Clark
Soccer
Inducted in 2014
•     Four-time NAIA All-America honorable mention selection (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
•     Holds school records for goals in a season (23 in 2003) and career (71) and most points in a career (162)
•     Sooner Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player, 2004
•     Sooner Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, 2004
•     Four-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
•     Led Eagles to second round of 2006 NAIA national tournament
•     Program posted 43-22-9 record during his four seasons
Sherri (Buben) Coale
Basketball/Coaching
Inducted in 2002
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1987
•     Team Captain, 1987
•     Sooner Athletic Conference champions 1984-86
•     OC College of Education Alumnus of the Year, 1996
•     Four-year letterwinner
•     Career coaching record of 147-40 at Norman High School, 1989-1996
•     Oklahoma girls basketball state champions 1993, 1996
•     All-State Coach of the Year, 1993
•     232-118 record in 11 years as head coach at the University of Oklahoma, 1996-present
•     Sports Illustrated and Women’s Basketball Journal Coach of the Year, 2001
•     Finalist for Naismith, WBCA National and ESPN The Magazine Coach of the Year, 2001
•     Three-time Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (2000, 2001, 2006)
•     Five Big 12 regular-season championships; four Big 12 tournament championships
•     Eight straight NCAA tournament appearances, including five trips to the NCAA Sweet 16 and an NCAA championship game appearance in 2002
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Cory Cole
Basketball
Inducted in 2000
•     Two-time NAIA All-America (1994, first team; 1993, third team)
•     Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year, 1994
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (1992, 1993, 1994)
•     NAIA District 9 All-District selection, 1993Â
•     Helped lead Eagles to 23-11 record and NAIA National Tournament, 1994
•     Team captain, 1994
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Frank Davis
Basketball/Coaching
Inducted in 1991
•     Oklahoma Christian basketball standout from 1961-63, leading three Eagle teams to combined 57-15 record
•     Averaged school-record 26.2 points per game as a senior, with field-goal percentage of .640, free-throw percentage of .830 and career-high 42-point game
•    OC's first career 1,000-point scorer (finsihed with 1,174 points)
•     Drafted by NBA’s St. Louis Hawks in seventh round, 1963
•     Oklahoma Christian men’s basketball coach 1964-1970, with coaching record of 107-49
•     NAIA District 9 Champions, 1968 – Eagles ranked No. 4 in NAIA and seeded No. 4 in NAIA national tournament
Lauren Decker
Basketball
Inducted in 2016
•     Three-time NAIA All-America selection (1st team, 2006; 2nd team, 2005; Honorable Mention, 2004)
•     Kodak All-America Honorable Mention selection, 2005
•     Three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete selection (2004, 2005, 2006)
•     Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection (2004, 2005, 2006)
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (2004, 2005, 2006)
•     Recipient of NAIA’s Emil S. Liston Award; only OC player ever to receive that honor
•     Ranks fifth on OC’s career scoring list with 1,755 points
•     Led team in scoring and assists in 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons
•     Led Lady Eagles to four NAIA Division I tournament berths (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Max Dobson
Coaching
Inducted in 1995
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1996)
•     Coached Eagle baseball teams to combined 461-260 record from 1967 to 1980
•     Guided 1972 Eagle baseball team to third-place finish in NAIA World Series in Phoenix, Ariz., after winning District 9 and Area 3 titles
•     First coach of Lady Eagle basketball from 1976 until 1985, compiling 173-80 record
•     Named Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for women’s basketball in 1981, 1984 and 1985
•     Served as Athletic Director from 1983 to 1993
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Stephanie (Stark) Findley
Coaching
Inducted in 2004
•     Lady Eagles’ head coach with 22-year record of 446-253
•     Winner of three Sooner Athletic Conference championships
•     President of NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06
•     Coach of the Year – Sooner Athletic Conference 1986, 1988, 1991, 2000
•     Coach of the Year – NAIA District IX, 1986; NAIA District II, 2000
•     NAIA Representative – USA Women’s Collegiate Committee, 2001-present
•     Board of Directors – Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Rhein Gibson
Golf
Inducted in 2014
•     Four-time NAIA All-America first-team selection (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
•     Three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2006, 2007, 2008)
•     Three-time NAIA All-Tournament selection (2005, 2006, 2008)
•     Helped Eagles to two NAIA runner-up finishes (2005, 2008) and two third-place finishes (2006, 2007)
•     Won four tournament titles, third-best in OC history
•     Oklahoma State Amateur champion and State Amateur Player of the Year, 2008
•     Set world scoring record with 55 at River Oaks Golf Club in Oklahoma City, 2012
•     Qualified for British Open, 2014
Mike Gipson
Basketball/Baseball
Inducted in 2013
•     Leading scorer for OC basketball team for three straight seasons (1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66)
•     Averaged a double-double during 1965-66 season (20.6 ppg, 10.6 ppg)
•     Held OC career scoring record (1,472 points) from 1966 to 1980
•     Ranks No. 20 on OC career scoring list
•     Pitcher for OC baseball team, earning team Most Valuable Player honors in 1963
•     Professor of biology at OC from 1970 to 2009
Dick Gray
Track and Field
Inducted in 1992
•     First-ever Oklahoma Christian NAIA All-America athlete, 1966
•     NAIA National Outdoor Champion - Long Jump, 1966; set mark of 24-11¼ at Sioux Falls, S.D.
•     Set Oklahoma Christian school record in outdoor long jump, 1966
•     First-place jump of 25-4½ at Memphis Civitan Relays; record stood for 23 years
•     Set Oklahoma Christian school record in indoor long jump, 1966, with first-place jump of 24-9 at OU Indoor; record stood for 23 years
•     Member of school record-holding 400- and 800-meter relay teams, 1966; times of 41.3 and 1:25.24, respectively
Stan and Betty Green
Meritorious Service
Inducted in 2009
NAIA Hall of Fame (Stan Green, inducted in 1987)
Stan Green:
•     Member of CoSIDA Hall of Fame, 2006
•     Member of Harding University Athletic Hall of Fame, 1990
•     President of NAIA-SIDA, 1974-1976
•     NAIA Ike Pearson Award (Sports Information Director of the Year), 1979
•     NAIA Award of Merit, 1972 and 1976
•     NAIA District 17 Information Chairman, 1967-1987
•     Employee of the Year at Harding University, 1979
•     Employee of the Year at Oklahoma Christian University, 1991
Betty Green:
•     OC Athletic Department Administrative Assistant, 1994-2007
•     OC Cage Camp Administrative Assistant, 1994-2008
•     Harding University Athletic Department Administrative Assistant, 1968-1987
Steve Guymon
Cross Country/Track and Field
Inducted in 2018
•     Five-time NAIA All-American in cross country and track and field from 1982 to 1984
•     Finished 10th at NAIA cross country meet in 1982
•     Member of distance medley relay teams that won NAIA titles in 1983 and 1984
•     Finished fourth in NAIA steeplechase in 1983 and 1984
•     Once held OC 6,400 relay record at 17:11.24
•     Longtime collegiate track and field/cross country coach at Kansas and Harding (Ark.)
•     Twenty-time conference cross country/track and field coach of the year at Harding
Dan Hays
Coaching
Inducted in 2002
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1998)
•     Eagles’ head coach with 25-year record of 513-271; Collegiate record of 584-339; Career record of 651-390; Winner of six Sooner Athletic Conference championships
•     President of NAIA Basketball Coaches Association, 1991-1993
•     Inducted into NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame (Coaching), 1998
•     Coach of the Year – Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, 1981, 1983
•     Coach of the Year – NAIA District 9, 1981, 1985
•     Coach of the Year – Sooner Athletic Conference 1985, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2005
•     International Coach of USA Basketball – Assistant, Junior World Championships, 1991, 1998; U.S. Olympic Festival, 1990; USA Basketball Men’s Collegiate Committee 1992-2001
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Randy Heath
Coaching
Inducted in 1997
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 2003)
•     1969 Oklahoma Christian alumnus; has served as faculty member for 29 years and coach for 38 years
•     Coached 57 cross country and track and field athletes to NAIA All-America honors
•     Guided men’s and women’s cross country teams to 17 NAIA District 9 championships
•     As track and field coach, directed men’s and women’s teams to six NAIA District 9 championships
•     Served as chair of NAIA District 9 Cross Country and Track and Field
•     President of NAIA Track Coaches Association, 1990-92
Tom Heath
Coaching
Inducted in 2016
•     Served as head coach of OC’s softball program since its debut in 1995
•     Through 2015 season, has produced career record of 652-444-1
•     NCCAA Central Region coach of the year, 2014 and 2015
•     NAIA Southwest Region coaching staff of the year, 1998
•     Sooner Athletic Conference coach of the year, 1999
•     Has coached 13 NAIA/NCCAA All-Americans and 30 NAIA/NCCAA Scholar-Athletes
•     Guided Lady Eagles to NAIA tournament berths in 2002 and 2003 and NCCAA runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2015
•     Served as longtime intramural director for university
•     Served as assistant baseball coach for five seasons and as program’s interim coach in 1981
•     Played both baseball and basketball for OC before graduating in 1971
Mike Herndon
Track and Field/Cross Country
Inducted in 1998
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1992)
•     Four-time NAIA All-America: track, 1979; cross country, 1979; indoor track, 1980; outdoor track, 1980
•     Sixth place in 1979 NAIA Cross Country Championship; best-ever finish by OC runner
•     Holder of three Oklahoma Christian track records: 14:24 in 5,000 meters; 8:51 in 3,000-meter steeplechase; 13:58 in three-mile run
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Gary Hill
Track and Field
Inducted in 1992
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1983)
•     Four-time NAIA All-America in decathlon (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
•     NAIA National Decathlon Champion, 1972 (7,538 points)
•     Decathlon champion at 1972 Kansas Relays; runner-up at 1972 Drake Relays
•     Set personal record of 7,584 points at U.S. Olympic Decathlon Trials in Eugene, Ore.
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Alan Hoffhines
Baseball
Inducted in 2003
•     NAIA All-America Honorable Mention, 1980
•     NAIA All-District 9 and Sooner Athletic Conference First Team, 1980
•     OC single-season record for batting average (.410), held from 1980 to 1993
•     OC single-season record holder for runs scored (57) and stolen bases (38)
•     Three-year letterman
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Ken Hope
Baseball
Inducted in 1996
•     NAIA All-America First Team in 1976
•     NAIA All-District 9 and All-Area 3 selection
•     Compiled two-year career won-loss record of 19-4 with four saves
•     As a senior, recorded a 13-1 record with 0.86 earned run average
•     Led Eagles to 48-23 record in two seasons, winning 40 percent of the games
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Mark Jackson
Baseball
Inducted in 2004
•     NAIA All-America First Team, 1990
•     NAIA All-Area, All-District and Sooner Athletic Conference First Team, 1990
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Physical Education, 3.43 GPA
•     Recipient of Ray Vaughn Award for Christian Leadership
•     Talon Athlete of the Year, 1990
•     Batting average of .404; set records for hits (67), doubles (23), home runs (13) and runs batted in (84)
•     Four-year letterman
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Jerry Jobe
Coaching
Inducted in 2007
•     211-56 record in eight seasons as Oklahoma Christian men’s basketball head coach (1975-1983).
•     .790 winning percentage is the best in the history of Oklahoma Christian athletics.
•     Owns four of the top five season won-lost records in OC athletic history, including three years with 30+ wins.
•     Led Eagle basketball team to four conference championships in his last five years as head coach.
•     Texoma Conference Coach of the Year in 1977 and 1978; Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA Area 3 Coach of the Year in 1982; NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1982.
•     Led 1982 Eagles to program’s first NAIA national tournament appearance since 1968.
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April (Clowdus) Kaaiohelo
Basketball
Inducted in 2001
•     Kodak All-America Basketball First Team, 1995
•     NAIA All-America Basketball Second Team, 1993, 1994, 1995.
•     Lady Eagles’ No. 4 all-time leading scorer with 2,177 points
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference, 1993, 1994, 1995
•     Lady Eagles’ all-time record holder for single-game points (43); season free throws (196); career free throws (583); season rebound average (12.6); career rebound average (9.8)
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1995
•     Honor graduate; elected to Who’s Who and a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society
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Morris Karnes
Baseball
Inducted in 1994
•     NAIA All-America, 1972
•     In 1972, compiled 13-1 record and posted 0.98 ERA with 109 strikeouts. Set single-season school records with 109 strikeouts and 13 wins
•     Led 1972 Eagles to 30-10 record, NAIA District 9 championship, NAIA Area 3 championship and third-place finish in the NAIA World Series in Phoenix, Ariz., where he pitched 15 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run
•     Earned save in the NAIA World Series one day after pitching a complete game
•     Pitched a 1-0 victory over nationally-ranked University of Oklahoma team, 1973
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Pam Kelly
Basketball
Inducted in 1998
•     Three-time NAIA All-America in women’s basketball (1988, first team; 1987, second team; 1986, third team)
•     Lady Eagles’ second-leading all-time scorer with 2,558 career points, 1985-1988
•     Holds OC records for career scoring average, 20.3 ppg; season average, 23.3 ppg; career field goals, 1,089; field goal percentage, career .539 and season .621; co-holder of season field goals record, 300
•     Paced Lady Eagles to 94-33 record during standout collegiate career
Silas Kisorio
Track and Field/Cross Country
Inducted in 2012
•     21-time NAIA All-America selection in track and field (17) and cross country (4)
•     12-time NAIA national champion in events ranging from 800 to 8,000 meters
•     First OC runner to win NAIA individual cross country title, 2009
•     Top runner on NAIA champion cross country team, 2011
•     Won NAIA indoor track titles in 800 meters (2009, 2011) and mile (2009, 2011)
•     Won NAIA outdoor track titles in 800 meters (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and 1,500 meters (2010, 2011, 2012)
•     Named as Most Outstanding Performer at NAIA Outdoor Championships, 2012
•     Holds NAIA meet record in 1,500 meters at 3:41.39
•     Holds school records in 800 meters, 1,500 meters and mile, the latter at 3:56.64
•     Finished fourth in prestigious Wanamaker Mile in Millrose Games, 2012
•     Featured in Sports Illustrated on March 22, 2010
Gabriela Lancman
Tennis
Inducted in 2013
•     Four-time NAIA All-America (1998, 1999, 2000, first team; 2001, second team)
•     Three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete (1999, 2000, 2001)
•     Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America (2000, third team; 2001, first team)
•     Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District (2000, 2001, both first team)
•     Recipient of Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s NAIA Arthur Ashe Award for Sportsmanship and Leadership, 2001
•     Program went 69-19 during her four seasons, reaching NAIA tournament in 2000 and 2001
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Lisa Landrum
Basketball
Inducted in 2000
•     NAIA All-America Basketball Honorable Mention, 1989
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1988 and 1989
•     All-NAIA District 9, 1988
•     Lady Eagles’ No 4 all-time leading scorer with 1,433 career points
•     Lady Eagles’ record holder in four categories (1985-1989): career 3 pt. percentage (.407); 3-point field goals made in a game (8); career free-throw percentage (.819); single-season free-throw percentage (.869)
•     Honors graduate, elected to Who’s Who and a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society
Juan Lizarralde
Golf
Inducted in 2018
•     Four-time NAIA All-America first-team selection (2002-05), the first in program history
•     Two-time PING NAIA All-America selection (2004, 2005)
•     Won 9 tournament titles (second-best in school history), including two NCAA Division I events
•     Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA Region 6 individual champion in 2004
•     Led OC to four top-four finishes at NAIA national tournament, including runner-up showing in 2005
•     Holds OC 54-hole (19-under) and 72-hole (4-under) individual scoring records
•     Has played professionally since 2007 on various tours
David Lynn
Coaching
Inducted in 2014
•     Coached OC men’s golf team to NAIA title in 2011, NCCAA title in 2012
•     Guided Eagles to 13 top-four NAIA or NCCAA national finishes
•     Six-time conference coach of the year selection (Sooner Athletic 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012; Heartland 2013)
•     NAIA Coach of the Year, 2012
•     NCCAA Coach of the Year, 2013
•     Two-time coach of U.S. team at World University Golf Championship (2008, 2012)
•     Coached 20 NAIA, NCCAA or NCAA Division II All-Americans
•     Coached 10 NAIA or NCCAA Scholar-Athletes
•     Four-year OC track and field letterman
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1995
Beth Malone
Basketball
Inducted in 1997
•     Member of first Lady Eagle intercollegiate scholarship team (1977-1978), averaging 19.7 points per game
•     Member of Lady Eagle 2,000-point club with 2,137 points and 17.5 career average per game
•     Holds career rebounding record of 1,173 in 122 games and single-game record of 18 field goals (1977-1978)
•     Led Lady Eagles to 78-44 record during standout collegiate career, 1977-1981
•     Paced Lady Eagles to state AIAW championship (1979-1980) and Sooner Athletic Conference championship (1980-1981), earning All-SAC and All-NAIA District 9 first-team honors (1980-1981)
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Jay Mauck
Basketball
Inducted in 2009
•     NAIA Player of the Year, 1999
•     Two-time NAIA All-America (1998, second team; 1999, first team)
•     Sooner Athletic Conference and OC all-time leader in scoring (2,135 points) and 3-pointers (378) as of 2000
•     OC record-holder for most 3-pointers in a season (138) and game (11)
•     SAC Player of the Year, 1999
•     Three-time All-SAC pick, 1997 (honorable mention), 1998 (first team) and 1999 (first team)
•     SAC Freshman of the Year, 1997
•     Eight-time SAC Player of the Week from 1998-2000
•     Member of 12-player All-Star team, 2000
Jarred Merrill
Basketball
Inducted in 2013
•     NAIA Player of the Year, 2005
•     Two-time NAIA All-America first-team selection (2004, 2005)
•     Two-time Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
•     Two-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (2004, 2005)
•     Two-time NAIA National Player of the Week (2004, 2005)
•     OC all-time scoring leader (2,189 points)
•     OC record holder in single-season scoring (821 points), career field goals attempted, career and season free throws attempted and made and career double-doubles (59)
•     Ranks second on OC career rebounding list (1,120)
Kris Miller
Coaching
Inducted in 2012
•     Coached 2003 men’s tennis team to NAIA title, the first national team championship in OC athletic history
•     Coached OC to the 2012 NAIA men’s tennis team championship
•     Six-time NAIA National Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012)
•     Three-time NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year (1991, 1993, 1994)
•     NAIA Southwest Region Coach of the Year, 1997
•     NAIA Regional Coach of the Year (2010, 2012)
•     Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, 1998
•     Longtime OC biology professor
Jim Neugent
Track and Field
Inducted in 1998
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1980)
•     Three-time NAIA All-American in track and field, 1970 and 1972 (two times)
•     NAIA national champion in 1972 outdoor discus and hammer throw events; third place in hammer throw, 1970
•     Oklahoma Christian all-time record holder in three events: 194-4 hammer throw, 1972; 56-6 shot put, 1972; 185-0 discus, 1971
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Natalya Nikitina-Helvey
Tennis
Inducted in 2018
•     Three-time NAIA All-America first-team selection (2000, 2001, 2002)
•     ITA All-America pick in 2002
•     ITA regional doubles champion in 2003, finishing fourth nationally
•     CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in 2002 and 2003
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2002
•     ITA Academic Scholar in 2002 and 2003
•     As a coach, helped guide Wichita State to first NCAA tournament berth
•     Spent eight years as head coach at Central Oklahoma, guiding Bronchos to five NCAA tournament berths
Jan Ross
Basketball
Inducted in 2003
•     NAIA All-America Honorable Mention, 1986
•     NAIA All-District 9 First Team, 1986
•     Two-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference (1986, first team; 1985, second team)
•     Member of Sooner Athletic Conference champions 1984-1986
•     No. 11 on OC all-time scoring list with 1,348 points
•     OC record holder with 300 career steals
•     Career .537 field goal percentage and 424 assists
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
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Kurt Siebold
Track and Field
Inducted in 1999
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1989)
•     Six-time NAIA All-America – Indoor: 1981, 1982, 1983; Outdoor: 1981, 1982, 1984
•     School record holder in pole vault – Indoor: 16-9, Outdoor: 17-6
•     NAIA National Pole Vault Champion, 1984 (15-6 at Charleston, W.Va.)
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1982, 1984
•     Inducted into NAIA Hall of Fame, 1989
•     Honor graduate, elected to Who’s Who and a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society
Amy Vanderpool Sievert
Softball
Inducted in 2014
•     Three-time NAIA All-America selection (2000, first team; 1998, 2001, second team)
•     Four-time NAIA All-Region selection (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
•     Two-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (2000, 2001)
•     Ranks second in OC history and in top 20 in NAIA history in career hitting (.403)
•     Holds single-season school records for batting average (.470 in 2000), stolen bases (31 in 1998) and singles (84 in 2000)
•     Holds school career records for hits (308) and singles (284)
•     Posted 17-game hitting streak in 2000, second-best in OC history
Damon Sims
Track and Field
Inducted in 2013
•     Six-time NAIA All-America in outdoor 100 meters (1994), outdoor 200 meters (1994, 1995), indoor 200 meters (1995) and indoor 400 meters (1994, 1996)
•     NAIA champion in outdoor 200 meters, 1994
•     CoSIDA Academic All-America (1996, first team)
•     CoSIDA Academic All-District (1996, first team)
•     Holds school records in outdoor 200 meters (20.85 seconds), indoor 200 meters (21.72 seconds) and indoor 400 meters (48.09 seconds)
•     Named as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
Rachel Martin Sise
Basketball
Inducted in 2018
•     Two-time NAIA All-America selection (honorable mention 2006, first team 2007)
•     Kodak/WBCA All-America first-team selection in 2007
•     Sooner Athletic Conference player of the year/defensive player of the year in 2007
•     Sooner Athletic Conference newcomer of the year in 2005
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference selection (honorable mention 2005, first team 2006 and 2007)
•     Two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2006, 2007)
•     Ranks No. 15 on OC career scoring list with 1,402 points
Peggy Murphy Skiba
Track and Field/Cross Country
Inducted in 2018
•     Five-time NAIA All-America honoree in cross country and track
•     Became OC’s first female national champion, winning NAIA marathon in 1991 in meet-record time of 2:49:24
•     Won a second NAIA marathon title in 1993 with time of 2:52:54, nine minutes ahead of runner-up
•     Earned NAIA All-America honors in indoor two-mile run in 1991 (second) and 1993 (fourth)
•     Placed 20th at 1991 NAIA Cross Country Championship, becoming OC’s first female All-American in that sport
•     Once held OC school records in indoor mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and distance medley relay and outdoor 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters
•     Holds OC school record in the outdoor 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters
Bobby Smith
Track and Field
Inducted in 2000
•     Eight-time NAIA All-America – Indoor: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979; Outdoor: 1979
•     Eagles’ No. 2 performer all-time in 800-meter run, 1:52.42
•     NAIA National Track Championships: fifth in 800 meters in 1978 and fifth in 1500 meters in 1979
•     Member of championship two-mile relay team at 1977 Drake Relays; third-place distance medley team in 1979
•     Member of OC record-holding relay teams: sprint medley (3:25:04), 3200-meter relay (7:24.05) and distance medley relay (9:47.77)
Charlie Smith
Basketball/Coaching
Inducted in 2012
•     NAIA All-American, 1970 (honorable mention)
•     Led 1969-1970 team in scoring (20.2) and rebounding (12.6)
•     Scored 906 points in two seasons
•     Longtime coach and athletic director at Freed-Hardeman University (1980-2003)
•     Coached volleyball, tennis, basketball and baseball at Freed-Hardeman
•     Inducted into Freed-Hardeman Sports Hall of Fame, 1995
•      Commissioner of TranSouth Athletic Conference
David Smith
Basketball
Inducted in 1993
•     Oklahoma Christian basketball standout in 1967 and 1968, leading Eagle teams to combined record of 38-9
•     NAIA All-American honorable mention in 1967 and 1968. Averaged 19.2 points and 13 rebounds as a junior, 18.4 points and 11 rebounds as a senior and scored 885 points in two seasons
•     NAIA District 9 Basketball Champions, 1968 – Eagles ranked No. 4 in NAIA and seeded No. 4 in NAIA national tournament
•     Coached OKC Southeast High School to 1976 state championship; combined coaching record of 95-21
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Ron Stangeland
Cross Country/Track and Field
Inducted in 2016
•     Three-time NAIA All-American while competing for OC’s cross country and track and field teams
•     Member of 4x800-yard relay team that won NAIA indoor title in 1976
•     Member of distance medley relay team that won NAIA indoor title in 1977
•     Finished second in NAIA indoor 1,000 meters in 1977
•     Two-time qualifier for NAIA Cross Country Championship, finishing 49th in 1975 and 83rd in 1976
•     Member of 4x880-yard relay team that finished third in U.S. Track and Field Federation National Indoor Championships in 1976
Tom Story
Track and Field/Cross Country
Inducted in 2003
•     Seven-time NAIA All-America – Cross Country: 1977, 1978; Indoor Track: 1978 (2), 1979 (2), 1980
•     NAIA Cross Country Championships – 44th in 1976, 20th in 1977, 23rd in 1978, 27th in 1979
•     NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships – 3rd, two-mile relay, 1978; 1st, distance medley relay, 1978; 1st, two-mile relay, 1979; 1st, distance medley relay, 1979; 2nd, distance medley relay, 1980
•     3rd place, Drake Relays, 1979
•     School record in distance medley relay (9:49.77); ran 4:09.7 anchor mile
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Wayne Strohman
Track and Field/Cross Country
Inducted in 2004
•     Four-time NAIA All-America – Cross Country: 1992, 1993; Indoor Track: 1993; Outdoor Track: 1994
•     NAIA Cross Country Championships – 23rd in 1992, 21st in 1993
•     NAIA National Indoor Championships – two-mile relay, 1993
•     NAIA National Outdoor Championships – 2nd in 10,000 meters (29:56.51), 1994
•     Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
•     NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1993, 1994
Jason Taylor
Basketball
Inducted in 2016
•     One of only two three-time All-Americans in OC basketball history (NAIA 3rd team, 2008; 1st team, 2009 and 2010)
•     One of only two OC players to earn consecutive NAIA All-America first-team honors
•     Sooner Athletic Conference player of the year, 2009
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (2008, 2009, 2010)
•     Ranks third on OC career scoring list with 2,051 points
•     Holds OC single-season scoring record with 777 points in 2008-09
•     One of only two OC players to earn NAIA Champion of Character award
•     Two-time NAIA national player of the week selection (2009, 2010)
•     Let team in both scoring and rebounding in 2008, 2009, 2010
Sarah Reese Tyszko
Basketball
Inducted in 2013
•     Three-time NAIA All-America, 2000 (third team), 2001 (second team), 2002 (first team)
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference first-team selection (2000, 2001, 2002)
•     Sooner Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year, 2000
•     CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2002
•     Holds OC records for rebounds in a season and career rebounding average
•     Sixth on OC career scoring list (1,707) and fifth on OC career rebounding list (996)
•     Led Lady Eagles in scoring for three seasons and in rebounding for two seasons
Clint Vaughn
Baseball
Inducted in 2016
•     NAIA All-America second-team selection (1997)
•     Sooner Athletic Conference player of the year (1997); only OC player ever to receive that honor; hit.477 with 18 home runs and 72 RBIs
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference selection (2nd team, 1996; 1st team, 1997 and 1998)
•     Holds OC career records for home runs and RBIs
•     Holds OC single-season records for hits, batting average, home runs and at-bats
•     Drafted by Cincinnati Reds in 8th round in 1998, highest of any NAIA player that season
•     Made Pioneer League All-Star team in 1998 while playing for Billings Mustangs
•     Joins grandfather Ray Vaughn Sr. in OC Athletic Hall of Fame
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Ray Vaughn, Sr. (1916-1980)
Coaching
Posthumously inducted in 1991
NAIA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1970)
•     Outstanding coaching career of more than 40 years, serving Oklahoma Christian as track and field coach (1958-1979) and men’s basketball coach (1958-1962)
•     Decathlon Coach – U.S. Olympic Committee (1970-1971); United States-USSR Indoor Competition in Moscow, 1974
•     National recognition as referee of Drake Relays, Kansas Relays, Big Eight Championships and NAIA National Track Championships
•     Coached 60 NAIA All-American track performers
•     Memorialized with naming and dedication of Ray Vaughn Track at Oklahoma Christian, 1990
Eric Wiens
Basketball/Track and Field
Inducted in 2014
•     Two-sport NAIA All-America in basketball (1995, second team) and track and field (1996, indoor high jump and pentathlon)
•     Named Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 while averaging 21.2 points per game
•     Three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference selection (1995, first team; 1993 and 1994, honorable mention)
•     Once held school record for single-game field-goal percentage (91.6 percent vs. York, Neb., in January 1995)
•     Ranks ninth on OC career scoring list with 1,728 points
•     Finished fifth in NAIA indoor high jump and pentathlon, 1996
•     Holds school record in pentathlon with 3,617 score in 1996
•     Ranks second on OC career outdoor high jump list (6 feet, 11¾ inches)
Sam Winterbotham
Tennis/Soccer
Inducted in 2007
•     Won Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Rolex regional singles championship and national singles championship (NAIA division) in 1996.
•     Four-time NAIA All-American in men’s tennis (1996, 1997: First Team; 1995, 1998: Second Team).
•     Selected to GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-District VI First Team in 1999 (men’s tennis).
•     Helped lead 1998 OC men’s tennis team to Sooner Athletic Conference championship.
•     1999 Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year in soccer. Also named to NAIA All-Region First Team and awarded with NAIA All-America honorable mention in 1999.
•     2002 NCAA Region VI Assistant Tennis Coach of the Year at Baylor University.
•     2006 Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Wilson Mountain Region Tennis Coach of the Year and Big 12 Conference Co-Coach of the Year as head coach at the University of Colorado.
•     Head men’s tennis coach at the University of Tennessee.
Steve Wolfe
Cross Country/Track and Field
Inducted in 2016
•     Three-time NAIA All-American while competing for OC’s cross country and track and field teams
•     Member of 4x800-yard relay team that won NAIA indoor title in 1976
•     Member of distance medley relay team that won NAIA indoor title in 1977
•     Member of 4x880-yard relay team that finished third at 1977 NAIA Indoor Championships
•     Two-time qualifier for NAIA Cross Country Championship, finishing 33rd in 1975 (then the best finish in school history) and 59th in 1976
•     Member of 4x880-yard relay team that finished third in U.S. Track and Field Federation National Indoor Championships in 1976
•     Held school records in the mile, 3-mile run, 5,000 meters, marathon and distance medley relay
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