Oklahoma Baptist Bison

Athletic teams representing Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist Bison

University| Oklahoma Baptist University
Conference| Great American (primary)
NCAA| Division II
Athletic director| Robert Davenport
Location| Shawnee, Oklahoma
Varsity teams| 13
Football stadium| Crain Family Stadium
Basketball arena| Noble Complex
Baseball stadium| Bobby Cox Field at Bison Park
Softball stadium| Bison Field
Nickname| Bison
Colors| Green and gold[1]

Website| obubison.com

The Oklahoma Baptist Bison are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma Baptist University, located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Great American Conference (GAC) since the 2015–16 academic year.[2] They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Central Region of the Division I level.

Prior joining the NCAA, the Bison previously competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) from 1978–79 to 2014–15; and in the Texoma Athletic Conference from 1973–74 to 1977–78.

## Varsity teams

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OBU competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, stunt, track & field and volleyball. Former sports included men's golf, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's & women's swimming, men's & women's tennis and women's cheerleading.

Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball  | Basketball
Basketball  | Cross Country
Cross Country  | Golf
Football | Soccer
Track & Field  | Softball
| Stunt
| Track and Field
| Volleyball

### Move to NCAA Division II

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As of July 11, 2014, the NCAA Division II Membership Committee recommended the membership application for the institution to set up the move from the NAIA to NCAA Division II, competing in the Great American Conference, effectively the 2015–16 season.[3]

## National championships

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### Team

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Sport  | Association  | Division  | Year  | Opponent/Runner-up  | Score

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Men's basketball (2)  | NAIA | Single | 1966 | Georgia Southern | 88–59
Division I | 2010 | Azusa Pacific | 84–83
Men's swimming and diving (4)  | NAIA  | Single | 2012  | Fresno Pacific | 757–752
2013  | Concordia Irvine | 881–448.5
2014  | Olivet Nazarene | 900–485
2015  | Olivet Nazarene  | 798.5–575.5
Women's swimming and diving (3)  | NAIA  | Single | 2013  | SCAD Savannah | 845–600
2014  | SCAD Savannah  | 849–492
2015  | SCAD Savannah  | 745–481
Men's indoor track and field (1)  | NAIA  | Single[4] | 2013  | Wayland Baptist | 86.5–70
Women's indoor track and field (7)  | NAIA  | Single[5] | 2005  | McKendree | 86.5–72
2007  | Wayland Baptist | 52.33–51
2010  | Wayland Baptist  | 68–67
2011  | Simon Fraser | 58–75
2013  | Indiana Tech | 113–87
2014  | Indiana Tech  | 133–123
2015  | Indiana Tech  | 87–79
Men's outdoor track and field (2)  | NAIA | Single[6] | 1990  | Azusa Pacific  | 57–53 (+4)
2007  | Dickinson State | 77–58 (+19)
Women's outdoor track and field (1)  | NAIA | Single[7] | 2012  | Concordia Oregon | 101.5–81 (+20.5)

## Individual programs

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### Baseball

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Brandon Brewer plays second base for the Oklahoma Baptist Bison

Oklahoma Baptist has had 15 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[8]

Year  | Player  | Round  | Team

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1966 | Charlie Stewart | 8  | Cardinals
1984 | James King | 36  | Mariners
1989 | Jose Olmeda | 23  | Braves
1989 | William Hocking | 22  | Giants
1991 | Darin Haddock | 42  | Rangers
1994 | Pat Evans | 21  | Indians
1997 | Dustin Robinson | 12  | Reds
1999 | Wes Faust | 46  | Giants
2005 | Felix Peguero | 28  | Royals
2009 | Spencer Hylander | 50  | Astros
2011 | Richie Mirowski | 45  | Nationals
2011 | Kyle Brule | 32  | Padres
2014 | Osvaldo Vela | 21  | Dodgers
2014 | Matthew Page | 10  | Nationals
2014 | Julian Merryweather | 5  | Indians

### Swimming

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OBU has won NAIA championships in men's swimming and diving (2012 and 2013) and women's swimming and diving (2013).[9]

On March 9, 2012, swim team member Ivan Maciuniak, age 22, drowned in the pool. A native of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Maciuniak had joined his brother, Mateo, at OBU in January 2012. The Maciuniak brothers were on the four-man 400-meter relay team which won the final event of the meet to claim the national championship in OBU's first year of intercollegiate swimming.[10][11]

## References

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1. ^ "OBU Athletics Branding Guide" (PDF). June 18, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
2. ^ "Oklahoma Baptist University Athletics". obubison.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
3. ^ "NCAA admits Oklahoma Baptist into membership process". Tulsa World. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
4. ^ "NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). Men’s Championship History. NAIA. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
5. ^ "NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA.org. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
6. ^ "NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA Sports Information Directors Manual. NAIA. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
7. ^ "NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA Sports Information Directors Manual. NAIA. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
8. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, OK)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
9. ^ "Oklahoma Baptist University". Okbu.edu. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
10. ^ "Hundreds Gather to Remember Swim Champion". okbu.edu.
11. ^ "Ivan Maciuniak, 22, dies after swim", Associated Press at ESPN.com, March 12, 2012.

## External links

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