golden eagle glory (2013-14)

TIMGILL

Men’s Basketball1994-98

Original Class

Class of 2002 Class of 2003



Class of 2008

Class of 2009

Class of 2010


Bill GlassonGolf

Greg SuttonMen's Basketball

Jeremy HefnerBaseball

Steve Holm (L) and Michael Hollimon (R)Baseball

Haywoode WorkmanMen's Basketball

Dave BarrGolf

Larry OwensBasketball

Keith LockhartBaseball

Mike MooreBaseball

Alvin ScottBasketball

Mark AcresBasketball

krIsTaraGan

Women’s Basketball1998-2002

rICHarD FUQUaMen’s

Basketball1969-73

HaYWOODHILL


GEOrGEBJOrkMan

Baseball1976-78

MaDELInEMannInG-MIMs

Track & Field1979-81

rOn MErEDITH

Baseball1976-78

rHOnDa PEnQUITEWomen’s Basketball1977-78

anTHOnY rOBErTs


PEkka saILaTennis

1968-70

aLVIn sCOTTMen’s

Basketball1973-77

BILL sPrInGMan

Baseball1976-78

BOB VOLk

Baseball1976-78

PETEr Van LInGEn

Tennis1967-71

BILL GLassOn

Golf1978-82

VIVIanHErrOnWomen’s Basketball1985-89

MIkE MOOrEBaseball1979-81

Mark aCrEs

Basketball1980-85

sHEErasIrOLa

Volleyball1994-95

HaYWOODEWOrkMan


TODD BUrns

Baseball1982-84

kIsa BraDLEYWomen’sBasketball1995-97

JOE rassETT

Men’s Golf1978-81

JULIana MOsEr

Volleyball1996-99

kEITHLOCkHarT

Baseball1985-86

BECkYDrEHErVolleyball2001-04

JIM kanE

Men’s Golf1978-81

TOM nIETO

Baseball1981

BrYannOrTOn

Men’s Golf1978-81

GarTHrOBInsOnTrack & Field

1993-95

anGELa ManUEL


GrEG DaVIs

Baseball,Men's Basketball

1969-73

DaVE BarrGolf

1970-73

ksEnIJakUGLEr

Volleyball1993-95

GarY “CaT"JOHnsOn


BOBZUPCICBaseball1985-87

kEITH MILLErBaseball1982-84

sHarOn TUCkErWomen's Basketball1978-1981

kEn TrICkEY

Men's BasketballHead Coach

1969-741987-93

kELVIn TOrVEBaseball 1979-81

BOBBrOOks

Athletic Director1969-831991-93

JEFF COMBE

Men's Golf1981-1985

JODI kIrkHUFF

Women's Soccer1999-2002

BErnIsDUkE

Men's TennisCoach

1967-99

GLEnnsMITH

Head AthleticTrainer

kIMOGDEn

Women's Basketball1984-88

TrEY VaUT

Men's Soccer1999-04

GrEGG sUTTOn

Men's Basketball1988-91

PrInCEMUMBa


JEFFsTaLLInGs

Baseball1997-00

Class of 2013 ORU Athletics Hall of Fame

Inductees

BILL BrOGDEnMen's GolfHead Coach

1976-86

arnOLD DUGGEr


MICHaELrOGErsBaseball

1998-2002

MIkE HaIrsTOn

Cross-Country1978-81

DEnnIs BIGLEYBaseball2002-05

ELIsHaTUrEk


DEnaDIaL


rYannEILL

Baseball1997-2000

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GOLDEN EAGLE EXCELLENCE Following its rich tradition of outstanding athletic programs in the 1970’s and 1980’s, with men’s basketball making an Elite Eight appearance, baseball advancing to the College World Series, and men’s golf finishing runner-up and third in the NCAA Championships, Oral Roberts University experienced tremendous success as part of the Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference) for the last 15 years (1997-2012). Beginning in 2012-13, the Golden Eagles continued the momentum of 140 regular season and tournament conference championships into the Southland Conference. During 2012-13, ORU captured both the regular season and tournament championships in women's basketball, had six All-Americans and had two track athletes qualify for the IAAF World Championships. Baseball continued to rank among the nation’s elite programs, sweeping a three-game series from a ranked opponent for the first time in the modern era. Junior Alex Gonzalez earned All-American honors, was the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year and became the highest ORU player drafted since Mike Moore went first overall in 1981 as Gonzalez was picked by the Texas Rangers with the 23rd overall pick. The men’s basketball team once again went to the postseason, earning a bid into the CIT, where they advanced all the way to the quarterfinals. It was the first time since 1975 that ORU has won a postseason game. Winning 20 games for the second year in a row and the third time in four years, the Golden Eagles had two NABC First Team All-District selections for the first time in school history. First team all-conference selection Warren Niles also earned a spot on the Golden State Warriors NBA summer league team. Led by All-American Kevi Luper and first-year head coach Misti Cussen, the women's basket-ball team hung banners for Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to face Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In that game, ORU tied a Brittney Griner-led Baylor team for a Tennessee opponent record with 10 blocks. The men's track and field program had four All-Americans in 2012-13, led by Jack Whitt who finished runner-up at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Whitt, who earned a spot on Team USA for the World Championships in Moscow, finished his ORU career as a seven-time All-American. Along with Jeffery Gibson, who broke the Bahamas national record and finished fifth overall in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and second-team All-American long jumper Morrie Turner, the Golden Eagles finished 20th in the nation as a team, the highest of any Division I school in Oklahoma, and was the only SLC school to score points at the meet. Men’s and women’s golf once again enjoyed strong seasons. The women’s golf program captured Southland Conference Freshman of the Year honors and had three all-conference selec-tions, while the men's team had three golfers finish in the top 25 of a highly competitive Southland Conference Championship The women's soccer team had two All-Region selections and earned a team academic award from the National Soccer Coaches Association, while the men's team finished one game out of a spot in the Summit League tournament but had seven players named to the conference's academic honor roll. As a result of this balanced success, the Golden Eagles became a perennial favorite for the Summit League Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the league’s best overall athletic department. ORU captured nine Commissioner’s Cups in 15 years. In 16 years as members of the Summit League and Southland Conference, ORU has won 142 regular-season and tournament championships. The ORU men’s and women’s track & field teams have also won 345 individual titles at Conference Championship meets. During the same period, ORU produced 84 All-Americans and made 79 NCAA Tournament appearances. In addition, 87 individuals have also earned invitations to NCAA post-season competi-tion.

Reg u lar Sea son Cham pi ons (50)Vol ley ball (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)

Baseball (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Wom en’s Tennis (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012)Men’s Tennis (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)

Wom en’s Soccer (2000, 2002, 2004)Men’s Soccer (1999, 2001, 2004)

Women's Basketball (2010, 2011, 2013)Men’s Basketball (1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012)

Tournament Team Champions (92)Volleyball (1997,1998,1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)

Baseball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Women’s Tennis (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)Men’s Tennis (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010)Women’s Indoor Track and Field (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Men’s Indoor Track and Field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (2002, 2006)

Women’s Soccer (1999, 2004)Men’s Soccer (1999)

Women’s Basketball (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012)Women’s Golf (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)Men’s Golf (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (2003)Men's Basketball (2006, 2007, 2008)Women's Cross Country (2005, 2007)

Post-Season Honor Roll1,051 All-Con fer ence Se lec tions

1,260 Ac a dem ic All-Con fer ence Se lec tions127 Play ers of the Year73 Coach es of the Year

48 New com ers of the Year4 Student-Athletes of the Year

NCAA Tournament AppearancesVolleyball (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)

Baseball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)Women’s Tennis (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)

Men’s Tennis (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010)Men’s Soccer (2000)

Women’s Basketball (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013)Women’s Golf (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Men’s Golf (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)Women’s Cross-Country (2005, 2006)Men's Basketball (2006, 2007, 2008)

Women’s Soccer (2004)

1997-1998 1st

1998-1999 2nd

1999-2000 1st

2000-2001 1st

2001-2002 1st

2002-2003 2nd

2003-2004 3rd

2004-2005 2nd

2005-2006 1st

2006-2007 1st

2007-2008 1st

2008-2009 1st

2009-2010 1st

2010-2011 4th

2011-2012 2nd

2012-2013 6th

Summit League/Southland conferenceCommissioner’s Cup

Competing in 16 varsity sports, ORU has become one of the top NCAA Division I ath let ic pro grams in the Mid west. The Golden Eagles sponsor eight sports each for men and wom en. Men’s sports in clude base ball, bas ket ball, cross coun try, golf, in door and out door track and field, soc cer and ten nis. Wom en’s sports in clude vol ley ball, bas ket ball, cross coun try, golf, indoor and out door track and field, soc cer and ten nis.

The following is a sport-by-sport account of ORU athletic achieve-ments since 1997, when ORU joined the Mid-Continent Conference.

Baseball+Overall Record of 669-301 (.689)+14 Conference Regular-Season Titles+15 Conference Tournament Titles+15 NCAA post-season appearances+2006 Regional Champion+2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 NCAA Regional Runner-up+Ranked as high as #23 nationally in 1998+Ranked as high as #20 nationally in 2002+Ranked as high as #13 nationally in 2004+Ranked as high as #14 nationally in 2006+Ranked as high as #24 nationally in 2007+Ranked as high as #23 nationally in 2008+Ranked as high as #23 nationally in 2011+22 All-Americans+13 Freshman All-Americans+5 Conference Players of the Year+14 Conference Pitchers of the Year+11 Conference Newcomers of the Year+96 First Team All-Conference selections+43 Second Team All-Conference selections+77 All-Tournament selections+14 Conferece Tournament MVPs

Volleyball+Overall Record of 308-174 (.639)+Seven Conference Players of the Year+Three Conference Newcomers of the Year+Six Conference Setters of the Year+Five Conference Defensive Players of the Year+Eight Conference Regular Season Titles+Seven Conference Tournament Titles+Seven NCAA Tournament appearances+1997 NCAA Tournament win over #10 Arizona+Seven Conference Tournament MVPs+30 First Team All-Conference Selections+21 Second Team All-Conference Selections+188-52 overall record in Conference Regular Season play+Julianna Moser, 1999 and 2000 Summit League Female Student-Athlete of the Year

Men’s Basketball+Overall Record of 306-200 (.605)+247-141 Overall Record (.636) since 2001-02+Three NCAA Tournament appearances

+Two NIT appearances, Two CIT appearances+Six Conference Regular Season Titles+Three Conference Tournament Titles

+Five Conference Players of the Year+Two Conference Defensive Player of the Year

+Four Conference Newcomers of the Year+Three Conference Sixth Men of the Year+2012 victories over Missouri State, Texas Tech

and No. 8 Xavier+2009 victories over Stanford, Missouri and No. 13 New Mexico+2007 victory over Oklahoma State+2006 victory at No. 3 Kansas+1999 victory over Tulsa’s Elite Eight team+22 First Team All-Conference selections

+Eight Second Team All-Conference selections+13 Conference All-Newcomer selections+11 Conference All-Tournament selections+Five Mid-Con Championship game appearances+Four Honorable Mention All-Americans

Women’s Bas ket ball+Overall record of 280-207 (.575)+Six NCAA Tournament appearances+Three WNIT appearances+Three Conference Regular Season Titles+Six Conference Tournament Titles+Two Preseason WNIT appearances+Seven Conference Players of the Year+Five Conference Newcomers of the Year+Two Conference Defensive Players of the Year+Two Conference Coaches of the Year+15 First Team All-Conference selections+10 Second Team All-Conference selections+11 Conference All-Newcomer Team selections+Seven Conference Tournament MVPs+Nine Conference Championship game appearances+Three Honorable Mention All-Americans+One Freshman All-American

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GOLDEN EAGLE CHAMPIONS

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Women’s Soc cer+Overall record of 162-124-22 (.525)+One NCAA Tournament appearance+Two Conference Tournament titles+Three Conference Regular Season titles+Five Conference Players of the Year+One Conference Freshman of the Year+33 First Team All-Conference selections+23 Second Team All-Conference selections+23 All-Tournament selections+Two Conference Tournament MVPs+Six Conference Championship game appear-ances

Men’s Soc cer+One NCAA Tournament appearance+One Summit League Tournament title+Back-to-back Summit League championship game appearances (2010, 2011)+Three Summit League Players of the Year+Three Summit League Newcomers of the Year+30 First Team All-Summit League selections+25 Second Team All-Summit League selections+22 Summit League All-Tournament selections+One Summit League Tournament MVP

Wom en’s Golf+15 Consecutive Summit League Titles+12 NCAA Tournament appearances+One Individual NCAA Championships qualifier+10 Conference Players of the Year+11 Conference Newcomers of the Year+46 First Team All-Conference selections+21 Second Team All-Conference selections

Men’s Golf+Six NCAA Tournament appearances+Seven Conference Titles+Six Conference Players of the Year

+Nine Conference Newcomers of the Year+Three NCAA qualifiers

+18 First Team All-Conference selections+14 Second Team All-Conference selections

Men’s and Wom en’s Cross Coun try+Six Women’s NCAA Regional appearances+Two Conference Men’s Runners of the Year+Four Conference Women’s Runners of the Year+One Conference Women’s Newcomer of the Year+One Conference Student-Athlete of the Year+16 Men’s All-Conference selections+28 Women’s All-Conference selections

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Women’s Ten nis+Eight NCAA Tournament appearances+Eight Conference Regular Season titles+Nine Conference Tournament Championships+Six Conference Players of the Year+Three Conference Newcomers of the Year+39 All-Conference selections

Men’s Ten nis+Eight NCAA Tournament appearances+Seven Conference Regular Season titles+Nine Conference Tournament Championships+Five Conference Players of the Year+Three Conference Newcomers of the Year+39 All-Conference selections

Men’s In door Track and Field+One individual National Champion+Seven Summit League Championships+24 NCAA Qualifiers+13 All-Americans+Eight Conference Newcomers of the Year+10 Conference Athletes of the Year+180 All-Summit selections+Eight Conference Championship event-records

Men’s Out door Track and Field+Two Individual National Champions+12 All-Americans+One Conference Championship+57 NCAA Qualifiers+Two Conference Athletes of the Year+Three Conference Newcomers of the Year+2006 4x800 relay team ranked No. 1 in the World+Ranked #10 Nationally in 2002 with a 3.03 G.P.A.+142 All-Summit League selections+Seven Summit League Championship event-records

Women’s Indoor Track and Field+Two All-Americans+Nine NCAA Qualifiers+Six Conference Championships+Four Conference Athletes of the Year+Five Conference Newcomers of the Year+145 All-Conference selections+Eight All-Summit Championship event-records

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field+Two Conference Championships+43 NCAA Qualifiers+Seven All-Americans+Ranked #1 nationally in 2001 & 2002 in team G.P.A.+133 All-Conference selections+13 Conference Championship event-records+Six Athletes of the Year+Three Newcomers of the Year

After more than 18 years of directing the ORU athletics department, it’s clear that Mike Carter’s vision and guidance—along with a strong com-mitment to athletics by the University—has led the department to dramatic enhancements and unprecedented success. His work was rewarded in 2011-12 as Carter was named the Under Armour A.D. of the Year for the Central Division by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Under Carter’s leadership, the department is now properly staffed with support personnel and has seen significant improvements in facili-ties such as; the construction of the Case Soccer Complex and practice field, the Chapman Indoor

Practice Facility, a new video scoreboard in the Mabee Center and renovations to J.L. Johnson Stadium. A full list of facility improvements can be found on the next page. While members of the Summit League, the Golden Eagles became a perennial favorite for the league’s Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the league’s best overall athletic department. ORU captured nine Commissioner’s Cups in 15 years. Over the past 16 years the Golden Eagles have totaled 79 NCAA Tournament appearances, two NIT and three WNIT appearances, 84 All-America selections, and four Olympians. In 2008, track & field athlete Andretti Bain became ORU’s first national champion in any sport when he captured NCAA titles in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters. Bain went on to win a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Bahamian 4x400 meter relay team. Jack Whitt brought home another NCAA National Championship in 2012 winning the outdoor pole vault title. ORU’s athletic success hasn’t just been limited to wins on the field though. The Golden Eagles have been extremely successful in the classroom as well, earning an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in 15 out of the last 16 years. Carter and his wife, Paula have two grown children, Lizz and Cason, and one grandchild. They are also the parents of late son, Scott, who died in December 1993 of childhood cancer.

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Men’s Baseball: Sunny Golloway (’98, ’99, ’00, ’02)

Rob Walton (’04, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’11)

Indoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’98, ’99, ’01, ’03, ’05, ’06, ’08)

Basketball: Scott Sutton (’02, ’08, ’12)

Tennis: Bernis Duke (’98); Steve Gallagher (’01); Brad Richison (’03) Chris Milliron (’05, ’07, ’08)

Golf: Bob Canada (’98, ’99, ’00, ’01); Lance Watson (’09, ’10, ’11)

Soccer: Steve Hayes (’05)

Outdoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’99, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’05, ’06)

Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’01, ’05, ’06, ’07)

Outdoor Track & Field: Joe Dial (’02, ‘06)

Volleyball: Amy Farber Knowles (’99, ’02); Sheera Sirola (’06)

Golf: Kim St. John (’98, ’99, ’00); Lance Watson (’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12);

Tennis: Bill Gordon (’98); Linda Breckenridge (’99, ’00, ’01, ’02); Chris Miliron (’07, ’12)

Soccer: Kyle Cussen (’02)

Cross Country: Joe Dial (’05, ’06)

Women's Basketball: Jerry Finkbeiner (’10, ’11)

Mike Carter

Summit League Coaches of the Year

GOLDEN EAGLE LEADERSHIP

After taking over the reigns as Head Coach in April of 2012, Misti Cussen led the Golden Eagles to unprecedented success in her first season, winning the Southland Conference regular season and tournament champion-ships. The Golden Eagles had the tournament MVP, four all-conference selections and set a Tennessee opponent record with 10 blocks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Cussen took over after 16 seasons on the ORU bench as the top assistant coach. During the summer of 2006, Cussen had the opportunity to serve as a head coach for Athletes in Action, as she took a team of

current and former college players on a month-long tour of India. During their stay, the team played in various exhibition contests against local universities, while also taking the time to volunteer in other humanitarian relief efforts. Cussen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication from SNU in 1993 before earning a master of arts in communication educa-tion from there in 1994.

Misti Cussen

The all-time winningest men's basketball coach in ORU history, Scott Sutton has led ORU to a 247-141 (.637) mark over the past 12 seasons and has finished either first or sec-ond in the conference standings nine times. Sutton has guided ORU to six 20-win sea-sons, five conference regular-season titles, three tournament championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two NITs and two CIT appearances, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2013's CIT. But perhaps most impressive for Sutton and the Golden Eagles since 1999 are the upset victories. Signature wins have become

a trademark of the Sutton era, and nearly every season since 2002-03, the Golden Eagles have knocked off at least one power conference team. During Sutton’s tenure ORU has defeated the likes of Arkansas, Georgetown, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, USC and Xavier. But at the top of that impressive list is ORU’s 78-71 victory at No. 3 Kansas on Nov. 15, 2006. That win not only came against Sutton’s mentor and former ORU boss Bill Self, but happened on the night Sports Illustrated proclaimed the Jayhawks as the top team in the land in its annual preview issue. In 14 seasons at the reigns Sutton has produced two All-Americans, including Caleb Green who was a three-time All-American, five Freshman All-Americans, 27 all-conference selections, four conference players of the year, three conference newcomers of the year, two conference defensive players of the year, and three conference sixth man of the year picks. In 2013, for the first time in school history, ORU also had two players named to the NABC First Team All-District Team.

Scott Sutton

Oral Roberts University named Ryan Folmar as the ninth Head Baseball Coach in program history in June 2012 after Folmar spent the past nine seasons as ORU’s top assistant coach. In his first season at the helm, ORU over-came a number of adversities to sweep a ranked opponent for the first time in school history, and finished third in a highly-compet-itive new conference. Folmar has spent the past nine seasons developing a reputation as one of the finest hitting instructors in all of college baseball. Folmar’s 2012 offense ranked as the finest in the Summit League, leading the conference

in runs scored and home runs. Folmar tutored freshman 3rd baseman Jose Trevino into one of the finest young players in college baseball, as the rookie earned Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors and four freshman All-America nods. A four-year letter winner at OSU from 1994-97, Folmar earned honor-able mention All-Big 8 honors as a sophomore in 1995, and he helped lead the Cowboys to the 1996 College World Series. Following his OSU playing days, Folmar spent two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Ryan Folmar

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BaseballChapman Indoor Practice FacilityExterior Renovations to J.L. Johnson StadiumReplaced padding behind home plateReplaced netting and railingWooden Outfield WallRenovated Locker RoomKitchen and Lounge Area for PlayersOutdoor Hitting CagesTraining RoomIndoor Hitting CagesRegrade and Resod of InfieldRenovated DugoutsRestored Stadium’s ExteriorRepaired Canopy Over Reserved SeatsSound SystemTarp, Tractor and MowerParking LotRenovated PressboxCoaches OfficesJim Brewer Hall of Champions

Bas ket ballNew Video and Meeting RoomsNew Basketball CourtRen o vat ed Men’s and Women’s Locker RoomsTraining RoomVideo Con fer ence RoomWomen’s Bas ket ball OfficesRenovated Prac tice GymWeight and Aerobic Equip mentPress Room DecorScorer’s Table and SignageChampionship BannersChampions Display in Mabee CenterBench SeatsBasketball Players Lounge

VolleyballSport Court FloorBanners and SignageBleachersLocker RoomCoaches’ Offices

SoccerCase Soccer ComplexSprinkler SystemLights

Covered Bench esScoreboardPrac tice FieldsMen’s and Wom en’s Lock er Rooms

TennisResurfaced CourtsReparied FencingWindscreens

GolfVideo In struc tion Equip mentCoaches’ Offices

TrackIndoor Practice FacilityOutdoor Pole Vault AreaPole Vault PitCoaches’ OfficesResurfaced Indoor Running Track

GeneralBurkhart Strength and Condition CenterAerobics Center Training Room

Oral Roberts University’s athletic department is firmly ground ed in the belief that par tic i pants must be students first and ath letes second. Because of this dedication, the Golden Eagles earned the inaugural Academic Progress Award from the Southland Conference in 2013.

Athletic ad min is tra tors and coach es are ded i cat ed to pro vid ing ORU’s 200-plus stu dent-ath letes with a sup port sys tem de signed to fos ter re spon si bil i ty and en thu si asm for learn ing, while also pre par ing them for life after grad u a tion through ORU’s Com mu-ni ty Ser vice and Lifeskills pro grams.

Advisement pro grams for student-athletes have been es tab lished to pro vide the resources needed for achieving ac a dem ic success while fulfilling athletic obligations. The services pro vid ed by the department’s academic sup port system supplement, rather than re place, those services provided by faculty advisors to whom all ORU students are as signed. Meetings with individual athletes fo cus on strat e gies for achiev ing academic suc cess, with the goal to em pow er, not en able.

While meet ing NCAA re quire ments is im por tant, the pri ma ry focus of ORU’s athletic academic support sys tem is to en cour age stu dents to reach their academic po ten tial in the major of their choice, rath er than just main tain athletic el i gi bil i ty.

ORU’s Community Service & Lifeskills program strives to educate student-athletes on the importance of giving back to the com mu-ni ty and the value of team work.

The re sound ing suc cess of all of these pro grams can be mea sured by the suc cess of the ORU student-ath letes both in and out of the class room.

+Over the past 16 years (1997-2013), the Golden Eagles have averaged 80 student-athletes per year on the Summit League Academic All-Conference Team.

+Oral Roberts Uni ver si ty had a 25% grad u a tion rate im provement from 1994-2000, the sixth-best im prove ment rate in the nation.

+In 2001, the women’s track and field team had the high est grade point average (3.56) in NCAA Di vi sion I track. .

+Juliana Moser (volleyball), Ben Houltberg (track and field), and Candice Satow (women’s golf), have all been named Summit League Student-Ath lete of the Year. Moser was honored twice (1999, 2000), while Houltberg (2001) and Satow (2005) both won the award once.

+Sheina Fernandes (volleyball) was a 2012 Capital One Academic All-American.

Year G.P.A.1997-1998 3.08 1998-1999 3.07 1999-2000 2.92 2000-2001 3.01 2001-2002 3.02 2002-2003 3.05 2003-2004 3.002004-2005 3.002005-2006 3.002006-2007 3.002007-2008 3.012008-2009 3.022009-2010 3.072010-2011 3.112011-2012 3.152012-2013 3.11

Overall GPA ofORU StudentAthletes

Significant improvements have been made to ORU’s already outstanding Athletic Facilities over the past 10 years through new construction and renovations in the following areas:

GOLDEN EAGLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

GOLDEN EAGLE ACADEMICS & LIFESKILLS

MEN’S BASKETBALLKey Moments: Has made 15 postseason appearances, including five trips to the NCAA Tournament … Advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1974 NCAA Tour na ment, falling just three points shy of reaching the Final Four after a 93-90 overtime loss to Kansas … Has been to the postseason in seven of the last nine years … Program has produced 15 AllAmericans including Caleb Green, a three-time (2005, ’06, ’07) Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American…A regular in the Top 25 rankings during the 1970’s.

Notable Players: Richard Fuqua (1969-73), ORU’s first All-American, scored 3,004 career points and still ranks among the NCAA career scoring leaders ... Anthony Roberts (1973-77), like Fuqua a three-time All-American, is the only player in NCAA Division I history to score 65 points or more against a Division I opponent twice in the same season. He scored 66 points against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 19, 1977, and followed with 65 points against Oregon in the first round of the NIT on March 9, 1977 ... Alvin Scott (1973-77) set the school’s single-season blocks record prior to moving on to the NBA, where he played many years with the Phoenix Suns...Prior to a successful NBA career, Mark Acres (1981-85) became the only player in school history and one of a select few in NCAA history to finish his career with over 2,000 points (2,038) and 1,000 rebounds (1,051) ... Haywoode Workman (1986-89) still ranks 10th on the NCAA’s career steals chart (2.94 avg.) and played pro fes sion al ly for over a decade … Caleb Green (2004-07) ended his career as the Summit League's all-time leader in points and rebounds, and become the 18th player in NCAA history with 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.

Notable Coaches: Ken Trickey guided ORU to five post-season appearances and collected 214 victories in two seperate coaching stints (1969-74, 1987-93)....Kansas coach Bill Self guided the Golden Eagles from 1993-97...Current head coach Scott Sutton (1999-present), the son of the legendary Eddie Sutton, already ranks as the winningest coach in school history.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLKey Moments: ORU advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times (1999, ’01, ’05, ’07, ’08, ’13) since 1999 … The 2012-13 team won both the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships, tying a Tennessee opponent record with 10 blocks in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... The Golden Eagles gave eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma all it could handle on the Sooners’ home floor in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament ... 2011 squad won the first WNIT game since 1983 and advanced to the WNIT "Sweet 16."

Notable Players: Vivian Herron (1985-89) scored a then school-record 2,192 points in her career ... Krista Ragan (1996-2002) became the Summit League career scoring leader on way to earning All-America honors as a senior and had her jersey retired in 2012 ... Kisa Bradley (1995-97) played just two seasons, but left her mark on the program with a school-record 22.3 scoring average and 213 blocked shots … Elisha Turek (2004-07) completed her career as the Summit League’s all-time leader in rebounds and also scored over

2,000 points ... Kevi Luper earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2009-10 and again in 2010-11 and in 2010-11 became the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in points per game (23.7) and steals per game (3.7).

Notable Coaches: Dixie Woodall (1977-81) finished her career with a school-record 96 victories and led ORU to national prominence in the AIAW...Debbie Yow (1981-83) guided ORU to a 26-1 record and a trip to the National Women’s Inviational Tournament her final season ... Jerry Finkbeiner (1996-2012) led the Golden Eagles to five Summit League Tournament Championships and subsequent trips to the NCAA Tournament. In 2002-03, Finkbeiner became the program’s winningest coach surpassing the 100 victory mark ... Misti Cussen took over prior to the 2012-13 season and led ORU to regular season and tournament championships in her first season at the helm.

BASEBALLKey Moments: ORU advanced to the College

World Series in 1978 and has made 24 NCAA Tournament appearances overall … The Golden Eagles made 15 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and played in the regional finals in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011, including a 2006 Regional Championship and never lost a Summit League championship in the team's 15 seasons in the conference.

Notable Players: Mike Moore was an ORU standout from 1979-81 and a first-round draft pick. He played 14 seasons in the big leagues and was selected an American League All-Star in 1989. He played in con sec u tive World Series with Oakland (1989, 90), winning a World Cham pi on ship in 1989 ... Todd Burns (1982-84) was Moore’s teammate in Oakland and helped the A’s win three straight American League pennants (1988-90) and the 1989 World Series ... Keith Lockhart (1985-86) played in the 1999 World Series as a member of the Atlanta Braves and helped that squad win five consecutive National League Eastern Division titles ...Tom Nieto (1981) played in the 1985 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals and won a World Cham pi on ship in 1987 as a member of the Minnesota Twins. Doug Bernier, Michael Hollimon and Steve Holm all made their Major League debuts in 2008 ... Jeremy Hefner made his Major League debut in 2012 for the New York Mets ... Alex Gonzalez became the first ORU player to be drafted in the first round since the 1980s when he was taken 23rd overall in the 2013 draft.

Notable Coaches: Former Oklahoma head coach Larry Cochell guided ORU from 1977-86, leading the school to seven NCAA Regional appearances and the 1978 College World Series ... Current Auburn head coach Sunny Golloway was one of the winningest active skippers in NCAA Division I, guiding the Golden Eagles to a 294-136 record and five NCAA Regional appearances in seven years at the helm. He was an assistant coach for Team USA in the summer of 2002…In his first season (2004), Rob Walton guided ORU to the nation’s best winning percentage (.820) ... The 2004 Golden Eagles were ranked in the Top 20 for 12 consecutive weeks, reaching a high of No. 13 in late May. …. Walton also earned ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Golden Eagles to a regional championship and final Top 25 ranking in all three major polls, a program first ... Walton also served as the head coach for USA Baseball's gold medal winning National Team during the summer of 2008.

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ORU ATHLETICS HISTORY & TRADITION

DID YOU KNOW?During the 1970’s the ORU men’s basketball team was the 9th-winningest program in America and won more games during a five-year period than any NCAA team other than John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty.

GOLDEN EAGLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

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VOLLEYBALLKey Moments: ORU advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1995 NCAA Division I Championships, posting an overall record of 30-3 and finishing No. 10 in the nation that season .... From 1995 to 2003 The Golden Eagles went to eight con sec u tive NCAA Tournaments and won six straight Summit Leaguetinent Con fer ence titles.

Notable Players: Ksenija Kugler (1993-95) and Zvjezdana “Sheera” Sirola (1994-95) proved to be two of the best in school history. Kugler finished her career as the school’s all-time leader in hitting percentage and block solos. Sirola ended her career as the school’s all-time leader in service aces ... Juliana Moser (1996-99) was named the Summit League Player of the Year her final three seasons and ended her career as the school’s all-time leader in kills and total blocks ... Patricia Menezes (1999-2002) became the Summit League’s all-time kills leader with 1,614 in her career. She became the first player in conference history to earn first-team honors four straight seasons ... Anna Moreno (1999-2002) earned Summit League Setter of the Year honors twice in three seasons and ended her career in fifth place on the league’s career assists list (3,809) and second on the all-time service aces chart (170) ... Ori Zuzic (2003-06) earned back-to-back Summit League Player of the Year awards (2005, ’06) and led ORU back to the NCAA Tournament in 2006. She ended her career as the Summit League’s all-time leader in kills ... Bruna Silva (2010-pres.) is the two-time Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Sheina Fernandes (2011-12) became the program's first Academic All-American and earned the Southland Conference's F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship.

Notable Coaches: Peggy McCaw (1977-79) held school records for career coaching victories (161) and career winning percentage (.851, 161-27-3) ... Sheera Sirola (2003-pres.) has since passed McCaw as the winningest coach at ORU and also left the Summit League as the conference's winningest coach ... Amy FarberKnowles (1997-2002) had 142 career wins and guided ORU to five straight Summit League titles and NCAA Tournament appearances ... Frankie Albitz (1981-84) and Revis Ward (1991-96) also won over 100 matches each.

MEN’S GOLFKey Moments: 1981 NCAA Runnerup, falling to BYU by just two strokes...ORU finished Third at the 1980 NCAA Cham pi on ships and posted Top-10 finishes in 1978 (6th) and 1979 (T-6th) ... Overall, ORU has made 12 NCAA Tournament apperances.

Notable Players: Former All-Americans Bill Glasson, Joe Rassett and Dave Barr … Glasson and Barr are members of the PGA Champions Tour … Jim Kane, 2006 PGA Championship qualifier and 2008 Champions Tour member … Mauricio Tamez (2004-07) earned an invitation to the 2007 NCAA Regionals. He also played in the 2005 Spirit Cup and the 2006 World Amateur Golf Championships.

Notable Coaches: Bill Brogden, GCAA Hall of Fame Member.

WOMEN'S GOLFKey Moments: Captured 15 Consecutive Summit League Tournament titles … appeared in 12 straight NCAA Tournaments.

Notable Players: Christy Carter, 2-time Summit League Player of the Year … Heidi BrownCales, 2-time Summit League Player of the Year … Candice Satow, 2-time Summit League Player of the Year … Pamela Ontiveros finished 50th at the 2007 NCAA Championships after placing ninth at the NCAA Central Regional. The 2007 Summit League Player of the Year also reached the Round of 16 at the 2007 USGA Women’s Public Links Championship.

Notable Coaches: Lance Watson, 12-time Summit League Coach of the Year ... Kim St. John, 3-time Summit League champion and Coach of the Year.

CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK AND FIELDKey Moments: Since 1992, Golden Eagle track athletes have been awarded All-American honors 63 times … In the last 18 years, ORU has had 113 NCAA Championship qualifiers (97 individuals and four relay teams) including seven who also competed in Olympic Trials… Men’s 4x800-meter relay team won the Penn and Texas Relay titles in 2006, finishing the outdoor season as the #1 ranked team (amateur or professional) in the world …ORU has won a combined 18 Summit League cross country and track & field titles, including two in the 2006-07 school year … Men’s Outdoor Track and Field team ranked as high as 16th nationally during 2006 season.

Notable Athletes: Andretti Bain became ORU's first national champion in any sport when he captured NCAA titles in the indoor and outdoor 400 meters in 2008. He also earned a spot on the 2008 Bahamas Olympic Team, helping the Bahamians to the silver medal in the 4x400 meter relay in Beijing … Jack Whitt followed Bain's example and brought another NCAA National Championship to ORU, winning the outdoor pole vault title in 2012 ... Whitt, along with All-American Jeffery Gibson, qualified to represent their respective countries in the 2013 IAAF World Championships ... Sophina Brown was a three-time All-American, once each in the 55-, 100-, and 200-meter dashes ... Ben Chisum earned All-American honors on five separate occasions in the pole vault ... Wayne Davis was a four-time All-American in the long jump … Faithy Kamangila became the school’s first ever female cross country All-American after

finishing 11th at the NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2004. She also won three Summit League cross country titles. … Virgil Maddox owns seven All-American selections. He finished in third place at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter dash and qualified for the 2000 US Olympic Trials … ORU also had an athlete compete in the 2000 Jamaican Olympic Trials in three-time All-American Aston Morgan … Prince Mumba represented his native Zambia in the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics and was selected as the flag bearer in the 2012 Opening Ceremonies. He is also a three-time All-American in the 800-meter event, finishing in the Top 3 in both the NCAA’s Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2006 … Garth Robinson earned five separate All-American honors while at ORU and went on to win a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics running the 4x400-meter relay for Jamaica ... Hall of Famers Mike Hairston and Angela Manuel were each three-time All-Americans.

Notable Coaches: Joe Dial is 21-time Summit League Coach of the Year, and 2006 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCA) Midwest Region Men’s Coach of the Year.

TIMGILL


Original Class




Class of 2008

Class of 2009

Class of 2010


Bill GlassonGolf

Greg SuttonMen's Basketball

Jeremy HefnerBaseball

Steve Holm (L) and Michael Hollimon (R)Baseball

Haywoode WorkmanMen's Basketball

Dave BarrGolf

Larry OwensBasketball

Keith LockhartBaseball

Mike MooreBaseball

Alvin ScottBasketball

Mark AcresBasketball

krIsTaraGan


rICHarD FUQUaMen’s

Basketball1969-73

HaYWOODHILL


GEOrGEBJOrkMan

Baseball1976-78

MaDELInEMannInG-MIMs


rOn MErEDITH

Baseball1976-78

rHOnDa PEnQUITEWomen’s Basketball1977-78

anTHOnY rOBErTs


PEkka saILaTennis

1968-70

aLVIn sCOTTMen’s

Basketball1973-77

BILL sPrInGMan

Baseball1976-78

BOB VOLk

Baseball1976-78

PETEr Van LInGEn

Tennis1967-71

BILL GLassOn

Golf1978-82

VIVIanHErrOnWomen’s Basketball1985-89

MIkE MOOrEBaseball1979-81

Mark aCrEs

Basketball1980-85

sHEErasIrOLa

Volleyball1994-95

HaYWOODEWOrkMan


TODD BUrns

Baseball1982-84

kIsa BraDLEYWomen’sBasketball1995-97

JOE rassETT

Men’s Golf1978-81

JULIana MOsEr

Volleyball1996-99

kEITHLOCkHarT

Baseball1985-86

BECkYDrEHErVolleyball2001-04

JIM kanE

Men’s Golf1978-81

TOM nIETO

Baseball1981

BrYannOrTOn

Men’s Golf1978-81

GarTHrOBInsOnTrack & Field

1993-95

anGELa ManUEL


GrEG DaVIs

Baseball,Men's Basketball

1969-73

DaVE BarrGolf

1970-73

ksEnIJakUGLEr

Volleyball1993-95

GarY “CaT"JOHnsOn


BOBZUPCICBaseball1985-87

kEITH MILLErBaseball1982-84

sHarOn TUCkErWomen's Basketball1978-1981

kEn TrICkEY

Men's BasketballHead Coach

1969-741987-93

kELVIn TOrVEBaseball 1979-81

BOBBrOOks

Athletic Director1969-831991-93

JEFF COMBE

Men's Golf1981-1985

JODI kIrkHUFF

Women's Soccer1999-2002

BErnIsDUkE

Men's TennisCoach

1967-99

GLEnnsMITH

Head AthleticTrainer

kIMOGDEn

Women's Basketball1984-88

TrEY VaUT

Men's Soccer1999-04

GrEGG sUTTOn

Men's Basketball1988-91

PrInCEMUMBa


JEFFsTaLLInGs

Baseball1997-00

Class of 2013 ORU Athletics Hall of Fame

Inductees

BILL BrOGDEnMen's GolfHead Coach

1976-86

arnOLD DUGGEr


MICHaELrOGErsBaseball

1998-2002

MIkE HaIrsTOn

Cross-Country1978-81

DEnnIs BIGLEYBaseball2002-05

ELIsHaTUrEk


DEnaDIaL


rYannEILL

Baseball1997-2000

golden eagle glory (2013-14)

Documents

original class class

tournament championships

ncaa championships

iaaf world championships

bill glassongolf1978

bill springmanbaseball1976

regular season

midcontinent conference