2010 OU Women's Tennis Guide by OU Athletics

Table of Contents

2010 season Quick Facts..............................................................2 Photo Roster...........................................................3 2010 Season Outlook..............................................4 Returners and Newcomers......................................6 Q&A with Coach Mullins..........................................7 Headington Family Tennis Center............................8 Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion.....................10 In Their Own Words...............................................12 Athletics Communications.....................................13 SoonerSports.com.................................................14

The University The University.......................................................18 Academics.............................................................22 Athletics Excellence...............................................26 Athletics Year-in-Review.......................................28 Oklahoma Spirit....................................................30 Community...........................................................32 Sooners in the Media............................................34 Facilities................................................................36 Norman and OKC...................................................38 Big 12 Conference.................................................40 University President..............................................42 Director of Athletics...............................................43 Athletics Administration.......................................44 Head Coaches........................................................45

The Coaches Head Coach David Mullins.....................................48 Assistant Coach Brook Connelly.............................50 Women’s Tennis Support Staff...............................51

The Sooners Ana-Maria Constantinescu....................................54 Tara Eckel..............................................................56 Maria Kalashnikova...............................................58 Marie-Pier Huet....................................................60 Peta Maree Lancaster............................................62 Kristina Radan.......................................................64 Katelyn Connelly...................................................66 Brittany Parks........................................................67 Teona Tsertsvadze.................................................68 2009-2010 Player Poll...........................................69

Season Review Season Review......................................................72 2008-2009 Season Results....................................74 2008-2009 Match-by-Match Results.....................76

History All-Americans.......................................................82 Award Winners......................................................83 Conference Champions..........................................84 School Records and NCAA History..........................85 Letterwinners.......................................................86 Series Records.......................................................87 Year-by-Year Results.............................................88

2010 Media Guide Credits The 2010 University of Oklahoma Women’s Tennis Media Guide is a production of the OU Athletics Communications Office. The guide was written, designed and edited by Leslie Koch, student assistant. Additional editing provided by Jared Thompson, Associate Director of Athletics Communications, and Debbie Copp, Director of Publications.

COVER Front, back and inside covers designed by Scott Matthews, Director of Graphic Design amd Kelsey Hargens, Graphic Design Graduate Assistant.

PRINTING This publication was printed by Transcript Press of Norman, Okla., and distributed at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma.

PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs courtesy of Lisa Hall, Ty Russell, Jerry and Jaxson Laizure, Shevaun Williams and Associates, JP Wilson, Stan Liu and the OU Athletics Communications files. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. (December 2009) Nike is the official footwear and apparel supplier and sponsor of the University of Oklahoma women’s tennis team.

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Oklahoma University Information Location............................................................... Norman, Okla. Enrollment......................................................................29, 721 Founded............................................................................. 1890 Nickname.......................................................................Sooners Colors...........................................................Crimson and Cream Affiliation........................................................... NCAA Division I Conference....................................................................... Big 12 President.............................................................. David L. Boren Vice President and Director of Athletics................Joe Castglione Web Site...............................................www.SoonerSports.com Women’s Tennis InfoRmation Head Coach...........................................................David Mullins Office Phone.......................................................(405) 325-8325 Fax.....................................................................(405) 325-7505 Best time to be reached................................................Morning Assitant Coach.....................................................Brook Connelly Office Phone.......................................................(405) 325-7940 Home Court.............................Headington Family Tennis Center Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion 2008-2009 SEASON Review 2008-2009 Season Record...................................................9-12 2008-2009 Big 12 Record......................................................3-9 Home Record.........................................................................5-2 Away Record.......................................................................4-11 Singles Leader...................................Ana-Maria Constantinescu 19-2 Overall, 12-0 Big 12 Doubles Leader.......................... Tara Eckel and Marie-Pier Huet 14-5 Overall, 9-3 Big 12 Letterwinners Lost/Returning...............................................1/6 Newcomers.............................................................................. 3

David Mullins Women’s Tennis Head Coach Second Season

Brook Connelly Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach Second Season

Alphabetical Roster

Name Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Katelyn Connelly Fr. Edmond, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness) Ana-Maria Constantinescu Jr. Bucharest, Romania (Georges-Vanier) Tara Eckel Jr. Dallas, Texas (Episcopal School of Dallas) Marie-Pier Huet So. Quebec City, Canada (George-Vanier) Maria Kalashnikova Jr. Tbilisi, Georgia (Tbilisi Humanitarian) Peta Maree Lancaster So. Edmond, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness) Brittany Parks Fr. South Lyon, Mich. (NorthStar Online Academy) Athletics Communications Kristina Radan So. Linz, Austria (University of Salzburg) Director.............................................................Kenny Mossman Teona Tsertsvadze Fr. The Republic of Georgia (Black Sea University) Associate Director..................................................... Mike Houck Associate Director..............................................Jared Thompson Pronunciation Guide Assistant Director.................................................... Craig Moran Assistant Director.....................................................Cassie Gage Ana-Maria Constantinescu................................................... Cons-tan-tin-escoo Assistant Director.................................................. David Bassity Marie-Pier Huet...................................................................................... Hue-ay Women’s Tennis SID....................................................Leslie Koch Maria Kalashnikova................................................................ Ka-lash-nee-kova Office Phone........................................................(405) 325-8368 Cell Phone.......................................................... (918) 740-3577 Peta Maree Lancaster.............................................................................Pete-uh E-Mail...................................................................lesali@ou.edu Kristina Radan................................................................................... Ruh-Dawn Teona Tsertvadze............................................................................ Serts-vad-ze

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Season Preview The 2009-2010 University of Oklahoma women’s tennis team enters the spring season in stride. The Sooners capped off a productive fall season with five tournament titles, including the Wilson/ITA Central Region Singles and Doubles Championships. Leading the way for the Sooners is the 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year, Ana-Maria Constantinescu, who enters her junior year ranked No. 71 nationally by ITA. Constantinescu went undefeated in conference play in 2009, becoming the first player in conference history to win every set on the way to a perfect 12-0 conference record. OU also returns the 2009 No. 2 Doubles Big 12 Champions, Tara Eckel and Marie-Pier Huet, for 2010. The duo went 13-3 and 8-1 in Big 12 at the No. 2 position in spring 2009 to claim the conference championship. The Sooners’ greatest strength in 2010 will be experience. OU returns six of seven letterwinners from last year’s squad, with five of those six playing in all but one match. OU adds three freshmen to the roster, all of whom played for tournament titles in their first semester with the team. OU will also have a home-court advantage in 14 of its 22 matches in 2010, the Sooners only played six home-matches in 2009. Throughout the season, OU will face 12 teams that ended the 2009 season ranked in the ITA top 75, seven of which OU will play at home. With the completion of the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion OU will play every home match in Norman, Okla., a first in program history.

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Fall Wrap-Up The Sooners improved in the 2009 fall season. The Sooners combined for a 83-51 record in the fall of 2009 in singles and doubles, a drastic difference from the fall of 2008 where OU finished 64-75. All nine players finished with winning records in singles this fall, compared to two players in the fall of 2008. The Sooners won a combined five tournament titles, and played in 11 title matches. Constantinescu won the Central Region Singles Championship on Oct. 25, 2009, and finished the fall season 12-6. Constantinescu’s losses came to nationally-ranked opponents, including No. 6 Laura Vallverdu of Miami and No. 7 Kelcy McKenna of Arizona State. Constantinescu teamed with freshman partner Teona Tsertsvadze to capture the Central Region Doubles Championship, finishing the season 6-1 overall. The pair’s only loss came to No. 3 Lindsay Burdette and Hilary Barte of Stanford at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. Tsertsvadze also won the Wichita State Fall Classic Singles Flight B Championship on Sept. 20, 2009, after defeating fellow OU freshman Brittany Parks in their first collegiate tournament. Junior Tara Eckel claimed the San Diego State Fall Classic Singles Gold Championship on Nov. 7, while Kristina Radan and Maria Kalashnikova claimed the tournament’s Doubles Red Consolation Championship.

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OU adds three freshmen for the 2009-2010 season, Katelyn Connelly, Brittany Parks and Teona Tsertsvadze. All three freshmen had strong fall tournament showings and have adapted to OU head coach David Mullins’ system.

OU returns six of seven letterwinners from 2008-2009, with five of those six playing in all but one match. Juniors Ana-Maria Constantinescu, Maria Kalashnikova and Tara Eckel provide leadership for OU’s young team that has no seniors and six underclassmen. Constantinescu and Kalashnikova played at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions respectively in 2009 and hope to continue their success.

Tsertsvadze took home two tournament titles and played in the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships with partner Ana-Maria Constantinescu. Parks and Connelly both ended with winning records and played in title matches throughout the season. Parks ended her high school career ranked No. 46 by TennisRecruiting.net after jumping over 100 spots on the list of top senior prospects. Connelly was ranked No. 2 in the state of Oklahoma and was also a top-150 national prospect.

Sophomores Marie-Pier Huet, Peta Maree Lancaster and Kristina Radan played in every match in 2009 and will draw from that experience in their second year. Huet held the team’s second best singles record in 2009 and showed improvement in the fall after advancing to the regional semifinals. Radan ended the fall with 10-5 record in singles, improving from last fall’s 5-7. Lancaster sat out the fall season due to injury but will play in the spring.

Team at 2009 Wilson/ITA Central Region Championships

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1. Going into your second year at Oklahoma, what are your main goals for this team?

“My main goal is really to build upon the progress we made toward the end of last season. I thought we finished last spring showing some big improvements and that trend continued through this fall. There is no doubt that everyone has developed considerably as a tennis player and I am just excited for the spring season to get started. I don’t have specific outcome goals for this spring; I just want to ensure that we give ourselves nine chances every time we play a dual match this season. Last spring we rarely achieved that, and we had different players show up on different days. There was very little consistency at some of our spots. I am hoping that will not be the case this season.” 2. You have six players returning from last season. What are you looking for out of them? “I told the players that every semester and year they are here, my expectations of them will get higher. So far, these six players have done a great job meeting my expectations in my second year. They are starting to understand what is required in order be part of a winning program. They have also done an outstanding job making the freshmen feel special and teaching them the requirements of our program. Our returners learned a lot last year and I think they are ready to utilize that experience this coming season. They know they are better tennis players and feel more prepared for what’s ahead.” 3. What are you hoping the three newcomers will bring to the team? “The freshmen are going to add a whole new dimension to our team this year. We have a lot more depth this year and players are now competing for positions in the starting lineups which was not the case a year ago. That competition makes everyone better and, as a coach, I know that if we do

have some injuries that we have players who can go in and give us a great chance at winning. They have also given us a lot more options in doubles, and I expect our doubles point to be vastly better than last year. Most importantly, these players have fit in seamlessly with what we are trying to do here. They are an absolute pleasure to work with on a daily basis and I know I am very fortunate to work with a group of ladies who are very supportive of one another, on and off the court.” 4. What was the team’s biggest improvement from the fall? “It is pretty easy to look at our fall schedule and say winning. We went 50-55 in singles play in the fall of 2008 and in 2009 we went 58-36. That is obviously a big turnaround but not something we were focused on. We really made a point this fall of ensuring that we competed the same as we practiced. I think we actually lost a number of matches because we just continued working on our games even if it was not the right strategy on that day to win the match. That is what I am most proud of because I know as a former player how hard that is. Ultimately, we improved a great deal this fall because of that mindset and I believe it will serve us well this spring.” 5. What are you most excited for in the 2010 spring season? “No doubt the spring season is my favorite part of the year. I loved it as a player and I love it just as much as a coach. We play a very similar schedule to last spring, but this year we have a lot more home matches. This home advantage, along with the improvements our returners have made and the freshmen we have added, will make us a tough team to beat this year. Teams are really going to have to work very hard to beat us and I expect a lot of hard fought, competitive matches. Win or lose, I know I will be extremely proud of this team by the end of the season.”

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TennisCenter

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The Headington Family Tennis Center is the home for Oklahoma men’s and women’s tennis. The facility features 12 outdoor courts, seating for fans, championship lighting and surface, a sound system, electronic scoreboards, and benches on every court. The facility also features the brand new Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion, directly east of the outdoor courts. The outdoor courts are split into four three-court quadrants for easy access and viewing. Additionally, each court features an electronic scoreboard for spectators. With the addition of the Gregg Wadley Indoor Pavilion, the tennis center as a whole houses 18 courts, locker rooms for both home teams and visitors, storage for trainers and equipment staff and indoor amenities for fans. “It is such a pleasure to start my second year at Oklahoma with all our facilities completed. I know we will not miss a beat this year and we will be taking full advantage of our indoor courts in the months ahead,” OU women’s tennis head coach David Mullins said. The tennis facility improvements were part of the “Great Expectations – The Campaign for Sooner Sports” project that began in 1999. “Great Expectations - The Campaign for Sooner Sports,” a recently completed fund-raising effort, was about the continuation of a proud championship tradition. It was a five-year campaign launched with an eventual goal of $100 million, making possible an extraordinary era in new athletics facilities that has led to unprecedented athletic and academic success for OU student-athletes. Among the accomplishments made possible by Great Expectations’ donors: an expanded, renovated and more beautiful football stadium; two completely new facilities for men’s and women’s basketball at

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Lloyd Noble Center; new or renovated facilities for baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, softball, tennis, soccer and track and field; new strength and conditioning and sports medicine centers and an indoor training center. The project shows the department’s dedication to all OU athletics across the board, including the men’s and women’s tennis programs. “Projects like this, while they might scream at you in terms of need, don’t always rise up to a level of getting people focused on getting a mission completed,” Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione said. “This project is really special because now we have state-of-the-art facilities indoor and outdoor. We are able to put the men’s and women’s tennis programs in a better position to be competitive. They certainly have been the most competitive that we have in the classroom and now we can help them grow and improve in the tennis program.” “I feel very fortunate to work in an athletic department that takes an active interest in tennis. The commitment the administration has shown with their improvements to our facilities,” OU women’s tennis head coach David Mullins said. “We are also extremely lucky to have the support of many generous donors and OU tennis alumni. John Roddick (OU men’s tennis head coach) and I are looking forward to making all of our supporters very proud of our teams.” “We took a leap of faith with the outdoor courts and they have been fantastic in every way,” Castiglione said. “They have been highly appreciated and we always receive great reviews from the teams we play and the tournaments we have hosted. Now we have this indoor facility that I am absolutely certain will be one of the more respected places on a college campus in terms of intercollegiate tennis.”

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IndoorTennisPavilion Gregg Wadley

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“The improvement that Oklahoma has is

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Leading the Way in the Big 12 The Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion opened its doors in spring 2009. The facility provides a climate-controlled practice and competition facility for Oklahoma Tennis. The 55,000-square-foot facility features six air-conditioned courts, competition quality lighting and surface, and 375 chair-back spectator seats. The facility also features scoreboards on the north and south sides and six video cameras for documenting practice and competition footage. Oklahoma’s indoor facility is one of the premier indoor facilities in the country and the only indoor tennis facility in the Big 12. The facility is located immediately east of the Headington Family Tennis Center, with entrances on both sides for fan and player convenience. The facility was made possible with donations from namesake Gregg Wadley and his wife, Dr. Susan E. Brackett, Tim Headington, the Sarkeys Foundation and other donors including former student-athletes. With the addition of the indoor facility, OU is now a top contender to host multiple tournaments and championships. Since the facility’s opening, Oklahoma has hosted three major tennis tournaments, including the 2009 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships and the 2009 ITA Central Region Women’s Championships. OU hosted the Big 12 Championships in April 2009 for the second time in conference history. The tennis center drew a crowd of over 1,000 spectators throughout the tournament.

During the championships, the Big 12 coaches raved about OU’s new indoor faciily and the great investment in Oklahoma tennis. “It’s definitely one of the best facilities in the country,” Nebraska women’s head coach Scott Jacobsen said. “The indoor facility that backs up to the outdoor is state-of-the-art. There aren’t a whole lot of comparable facilities that are as nice as the one here at the University of Oklahoma.” “It has been fantastic,” Baylor men’s head coach Matt Knoll said.“I’m really happy OU’s made such an investment in our sport. These facilities are just world class. We’re fortunate to have them leading the way in our conference.” In October 2009, Oklahoma hosted the ITA Central Region Championships that featured top players from 16 Division 1 schools in the central region. Thanks to the home court advantage, the Sooners won both the singles and doubles championships. “It was exciting for us to be able to host the ITA Central Regional Championships this past October and, without our incredible setup of courts, this would not have been possible. I know the home court advantage played a big part in winning both the singles and doubles championships,” OU women’s tennis head coach David Mullins said. With the facility, Oklahoma is a premeir site to host ITA tournaments, conference championships and NCAA regionals in the coming years.

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special about being a student-athlete at Oklahoma, There is so much t radition and pride behind every sport here.

There is something

- Sophomore Peta Maree Lancaster

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in their own words

Oklahoma Tennis...

“I have so much fun spending tim e with my teammates, especially when we are on trips. We all are like one big family! We are so close to each other, even off the court we try to support each other as much as we can. It is hard to be a student-athlete, but having great teammates and coaches by your side makes it eas ier.” -Maria Kalashnikova

“I love traveling with the team time because we get the opportunity to spend more being with each other. Trips are often exhausting, but around a fun group of people makes me enjoy every second.”

-Ana-Maria Constantinescu

“I feel that here at Oklahoma we are a family. We are all training hard, but off the court we love to joke aroun d and have fun together. The team is very clo se to each other and I think that the team sp irit is the most important thing!”

-Marie-Pier Huet

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AthleticsCommunications Oklahoma

INTERVIEW POLICY Media interested in interviewing Coach David Mullins or any player can contact Leslie Koch at 325-8368. Please call at least one day in advance of the requested interview date.

MATCH RESULTS Senior Associate AD Football Kenny Mossman

Associate Director Men’s Basketball Mike Houck

Associate Director Women’s Basketball Jared Thompson

To receive match results, contact Koch the week of the match. Results will also be available on SoonerSports.com.

soonersPORTS.COM

For the latest on OU women’s tennis, including statistics, standings, tournament results and photos, visit the official web site of the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department at SoonerSports.com.

Media Outlets

Assitant Director Football/Track & Field David Bassity

Graduate Assistant Wrestling Mitch Heckart

Director of Publications Debbie Copp

Assitant Director Softball/Volleyball Cassie Gage

Graduate Assistant Women’s Gymnastics/Men’s Golf Phillip Rogers

Graphic Design Director of Graphic Design Scott Matthews

Norman Transcript Clay Horning, Sports Editor P.O. Drawer 158 Norman, OK 73070 (405) 366-3535 (phone) (405) 366-3516 (fax)

KOCO (Channel 5- ABC) Mark Rodgers, Sports Director P.O. Box 14555 Oklahoma City, OK 73113 (405) 475-5257 (phone) (405) 478-6675 (fax)

Oklahoma Daily Annelise Russell, Sports Editor 860 Van Vleet Oval, Room 126 Norman, OK 73019 (405) 325-7630 (phone) (405) 325-6051 (fax)

KWTV (Channel 9- CBS) Dean Blevins, Sports Director P.O. Box 14159 Oklahoma City, OK 73113 (405) 841-9940 (phone) (405) 841-99898 (fax)

Student Assistant Women’s Tennis Contact Leslie Koch

The Oklahoman Mike Sherman, Sports Editor P.O. Box 25125 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 (405) 475-3314 (phone) (405) 475-3315 (fax)

KFOR (Channel 4- NBC) Bob Barry, Jr., Sports Director P.O. Box 14608 Oklahoma City, OK 73113 (405) 478-6366 (phone) (405) 478-6337 (fax)

Associated Press Jeff Latzke Central Park One, Ste. 202 523 Central Park Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 525-2121 (phone) (405) 524-7465 (fax)

Assitant Director Soccer/Baseball Craig Moran

Graphic Design Graduate Assistant Kelsey Hargens

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The site strengthens Oklahoma’s commitment in bringing its fans the most extensive coverage of the Sooners direct from Norman. By utilizing the latest technology, including webcasts, podcasts, RSS feeds, wireless services and more, OU presents fans with unprecedented opportunities to access official Sooner news, features and multimedia. In addition to Oklahoma All-Access, CBS College Sports Network launched a custom Web site with a variety of online features including an e-commerce store, photo galleries and CBS College Sports Network’s exclusive GameTrackerTM technology, which allows fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-byplay of their favorite Sooner sports. SoonerSports. com will also receive CBS College Sports Network’s industry-leading online and new media solutions, including access to new distribution platforms such as CBS2Go mobile and podcasting. Sooner Sports Properties is a division of Learfield Sports, which administers multimedia rights for nearly 35 collegiate institutions and associations including fellow Big 12 members Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri and Texas A&M. The Dallas-based company also secures marketing partnerships for the Black Coaches Association (BCA) and provides exclusive sports programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the country.

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The University of Oklahoma Overview Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research university serving the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation. The Norman campus serves as home to all of the university’s academic programs except health-related fields. Both the Norman and Health Sciences Center colleges offer programs at the Schusterman Center, the site of OU-Tulsa. The OU Health Sciences Center, which is located in Oklahoma City, is one of only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with seven professional colleges. OU enrolls more than 30,000 students, has more than 2,400 full-time faculty members, and has 20 colleges offering 158 majors at the baccalaureate level, 167 majors at the master’s level, 81 majors at the doctoral level, 26 majors at the doctoral professional level, and 24 graduate certificates. The university’s annual operating budget is $1.48 billion. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.

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What Do You Know About OU? •OU ranks number one in the nation among all public universities in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled per capita.

•The Campaign for Scholarships is continuing, and in March 2008 surpassed its goal of raising $100 million for endowed scholarships. To date, almost $115 million in scholarship endowments have been donated •The Princeton Review ranks OU among the best in the or pledged. nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students. •OU is one of only 25 public universities in America with an endowment above $1.1 billion and has •OU’s 2008-2009 freshman class was the highest increased from 100 to 539, the number of endowed ranked freshman class at a public university in state faculty positions in the past 13 years, demonstrating a history. strong commitment to excellence.

•The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s collections total more than 10,000 works of art, including OU’s Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionism, the single most important gift of art ever given to a U.S. public university; the Adkins Collection, among the most important private collections in the nation of works by the Taos artists as well as Native American works of art; the former U.S. State Department Embassy art collection; and the Dorothy Dunn collection of Native American art.

•OU has over a $1.5 billion impact on the state’s economy each year.

•OU’s Western History Collection is one of the largest collections in the world of documents and photographs, including a rare multivolume portfolio on the Indians of the United States and Alaska by Edward S. Curtis.

•OU continues to break private fund-raising records, with more than $1.4 billion in gifts and pledges since •OU ranks first in the Big 12 and at the top in the na- 1994, which has provided funding for dramatic capital tion in international reciprocal exchange agreements improvements, the growth in faculty endowment and with universities around the world. The University has student scholarships. 174 student exchange agreements with universities in 66 countries. More than 1,500 students from almost •OU has the academically highest ranked student body 100 countries are enrolled on OU’s Norman campus. at a public university in Oklahoma. •OU produced its 27th Rhodes Scholar last year ranking it highly among public institutions nationwide in the total number of Rhodes Scholars. •OU is among the top universities in the nation in Goldwater Scholarship for math and science winners, with 12 in the past four years. •OU is one of the few public universities in the nation to cap the class size of first-year English composition courses at no more than 19 students as well as all Honors courses. •The Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College at OU is the largest honors program among public universities in the United States. Almost 2,900 students participate in small Honors seminar classes. •OU ranks in the top 10 in the nation among most wired colleges, one of only a few universities to achieve the ranking two years in a row. •OU’s business entrepreneurship program ranks among the 10 best in the United States. •OU’s Campaign for Scholarships has allowed the university to double new scholarships for students in just four years.

•Set to open in 2010, the OU Cancer Institute is on track to become Oklahoma’s first and only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Achieving this designation, the gold standard •Since 1994, research and sponsored programs for cancer research and care in the United States, expenditures at OU have more than doubled, and OU means that Oklahomans will no longer need to travel continues to set new records for funding for externally 450 miles out of state for comprehensive, state-ofsponsored research. OU ended FY 2008 with total the-art cancer care. expenditures of more than $275 million. •The University of Oklahoma has established a •The OU Health Sciences Center in FY 2008 continued comprehensive diabetes center with operations on the its impressive rate of research growth by achieving OU campuses in Oklahoma City and Tulsa to provide more than $141 million in federal, state, corporate and statewide leadership in diabetes treatment, research, nonprofit or foundation grants and contracts. Funding prevention, information, education and awareness. from the National Institutes of Health – considered to The Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center provides be the gold standard for research – was $51 million. access to the latest developments in diabetes care and management through the clinical trials hosted by the •Since 1995, almost $1.5 billion in construction center. projects have been completed, are under way or are forthcoming on OU’s three campuses, the largest of •A major beautification campaign has transformed which is the $67 million National Weather Center. the appearance of the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. The project replaced a divided •OU is home to one of the two largest natural history highway through campus with seven tiered gardens museums in the world associated with a university. featuring traditional OU arches at each end. The peThe Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History destrian walkway’s landmarks include an OU Seed has more than 7 million artifacts and contains 195,000 Sower sculpture at the west end, a clock tower at square feet on 40 acres of land. The museum exhibits the east end, and a 70-foot granite fountain include the largest Apatosaurus on display in the in the center. world and the oldest work of art ever found in North America — a lightning bolt painted on an extinct bison skull.

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of Oklahoma

The University

provide the best

The mission of the University of Oklahoma is to

excellence

possible educational experience for our students through

service to the state

in teaching, research and creative activity and

and society.

-University of Oklahoma Mission Statement

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What Do You Know About OU? •OU has strong programs in international and area studies, with an International Programs Center led by Zach P. Messitte, a foreign policy expert with a doctorate in international politics whose experience includes working for the United Nations and CNN.

•OU’s Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive houses the world’s largest collection of political commercials. With more than 90,000 commercials, the archive includes political advertisements dating back to 1936 for radio and 1950 for television.

$30 million in current estimated equity value for the university. In addition, the companies have created in excess of 150 jobs, which pay on average nearly twice the median household income in Oklahoma.

•For the outdoor improvements to the Norman campus — gardens, fountains, sculptures, benches — the University of Oklahoma has won first place in the education category for Beautification and Landscaping in the statewide environmental competition. Gifts of over $3 million have permanently endowed OU’s gardens.

•The highly acclaimed journal of international literature, World Literature Today, is published at the University of Oklahoma.

•OU’s debate team made history in winning the tournaments at Harvard, Northwestern and Wake Forest, in addition to the National Intercollegiate Debate Championship.

•With nearly 400 doctors, OU Physicians is the state’s largest physician group. Our practice encompasses almost every adult and child specialty. Many OU Physicians have expertise in the management of complex conditions that is unavailable anywhere else in the state, region or sometimes even the nation. Some have pioneered surgical procedures or innovations in patient care that are world firsts. •About 125 of OU Physicians’ doctors are OU Children’s Physicians. These board-certified pediatric specialists committed their training and, now, their practices to the care of children. Many children with birth defects, critical injuries or serious diseases who can’t be helped elsewhere come to OU Children’s Physicians. Oklahoma doctors and parents rely on OU Children’s Physicians depth of experience, nationally renowned expertise and sensitivity to children’s emotional needs. •The University of Oklahoma maintains one of the three most important collections of early manuscripts in the history of science in the United States. It includes Galileo’s own copy of his work, which first used the telescope to support the Copernican theory, with corrections in his own handwriting. •The University of Oklahoma Libraries has added its 5 millionth volume, continuing a commanding lead as the state’s largest research library and claiming one of the top two spots in size among Big 12 libraries.

•OU is home to the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, considered to be second in prestige only to the Nobel Prize and often referred to as the “American Nobel.” Twenty–six Neustadt laureates, candidates and jurors have won the Nobel Prize in the past 38 years. •The OU Cousins program matches U.S. and international students to share informal and social experiences. Students may volunteer to live on international floors with half of the residents from the United States and half from other countries. •Dance Magazine places the OU School of Dance in the top three of all dance programs in the country. •OU’s 271-acre Research Campus is anchored by the Stephenson Research and Technology Center, where cutting-edge research into life science fields ranging from robotics to genomic studies is taking place, and the National Weather Center, which houses OU’s academic and research programs in meteorology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Norman-based weather, research and operations programs. •OU’s largest supercomputer debuted as the fastest in the Big 12 and in Oklahoma history and among the top four among U.S. universities (excluding the big three National Science Foundation supercomputing centers). •Since its creation in 1998, OU’s Office of Technology Development has created 36 companies that have generated more than $82 million in capital, more than $10 million in cash and more than

•OU’s College of Education continues to be ranked in the top 10 percent of all graduate colleges of education by U.S. News & World Report. •The OU College of Law attracts and admits only the very best students, and continues to set records in bar passage rates with OU graduates scoring the fifthhighest bar passage rate for first-time takers among all law schools in the nation. •A major building project has doubled the size of the Law Center, refurbishing classrooms and creating a new library, a cutting-edge courtroom, and expanded student lounge and office facilities. •OU President David Boren, a former U.S. senator and governor of Oklahoma, teaches an introductory course in political science each semester, and keeps in close touch with students. •OU has one of the oldest comprehensive colleges of fine arts in the Great Plains states, with highly regarded schools of Music, Drama, Art and Dance, and programs in opera, musical theater, and sculpture. •OU has won awards for new initiatives to create a sense of family and community on campus. OU is one of the very few public universities to twice receive the Templeton Foundation Award as a “Character Building College” for stressing the value of community.

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PRENTICE GAUTT ACADEMIC CENTER In the 1950s, he came to OU to play football, and, in the process, broke down barriers and crushed stereotypes. Today, OU student-athletes use the Prentice Gautt Academic Center to break another kind of stereotype. The center that today’s student-athletes use everyday now bears the name of the man who left an indelible legacy for Sooner Athletics and helped change a society in the process. The formal dedication of the Prentice Gautt Academic Center was held Friday, Sept. 17, 1999. The proposal to re-name the center was approved by the OU Board of Regents in March 1999.

for Intercollegiate Athletics

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skills, math and foreign language as well as learning enhancement and study areas. Learning Centers: Kerr Career Center Whether student-athletes are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduates, they will benefit from the services of the Kerr Career Center. It provides a system of services that educates and guides students through the career development process.

The Career Center is dedicated to helping students make the transition from college to career by developing an individualized career plan where they gather information to assist in making a decision about a career; obtain “It is appropriate that this center be named after Prentice information on the suitable career list; explore classes and publications in the field as well as obtain experience; and Gautt,” OU President David L. Boren said.“His personal gain knowledge and skills necessary for résumé writing, values and character, along with his leadership as associate commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, continue job-related letter writing and interviewing techniques. to bring pride to his alma mater. His personal example The Career Center is a link with the campus Careers of quiet courage, grace under pressure, and dedication Services Office and offers student-athletes a wide array of to the university helped open the doors of opportunity for countless number of African-American and minority effective job hunting skills, training and career services. student-athletes who have followed him into collegiate Kerr Foundation Computer Center athletics.” In the 21st century, computers have become an integral part of the learning experience. Students need access The professional consultants of the Prentice Gautt Academic Center help student-athletes with a variety of to computers and their resources almost daily. The Kerr academic tasks, from learning strategy instruction to any Foundation Computer Centers are here to meet these technological needs. We provide each student with the stage of the writing process including preparing for an equipment and support necessary to succeed. essay exam and the formal research paper. The goal is to help student-athletes develop the strategies The computer center is housed within the Prentice Gautt they need to be successful by encouraging the use of the Academic Center and houses nearly 200 computers center for all facets of the learning and writing processes available exclusively to our student-athletes. encountered in college. Students also enjoy a large amount of storage space on our athletic network. Laptop computers are checked out The Prentice Gautt Academic Center provides studentathletes with a state-of-the-art academic support facility. to students when the computer center is unavailable. This allows access to our network and resources 24 hours a day. The environment encourages a collaboration between The laptop program is very important in helping athletes staff members and student-athletes. In addition, it is stay on top of their schoolwork when traveling. highly conducive to learning in all areas of students’ academic endeavors and features seven learning centers. Group training is provided for all new student-athletes Located on the second and third floors in the north end during the first week of supervised study. This helps of the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the familiarize each student with our resources and Academic Center houses Academic Counseling offices, and procedures. Individual training sessions are available to each student and lab technicians are always on hand to Learning and Skill Development centers including the Kerr Foundation Computer Center, the Thompson Writing help. The Kerr Foundation Computer Center has been a model Center and centers for communication, reading, study

for other universities around the country. We plan on being a leader in the future as well. Upgrades are scheduled annually and there is a deep commitment from the Athletics Department ensures that the excellence in the computer center will continue for a long time. Communications Center This academic center focuses on developing communication and public speaking skills for studentathletes. The state-of-the-art center, coordinated by a broadcast professional, builds strong media relations skills through the use of video equipment. Kerr Foundation Foreign Language Center To assist you in speaking, listening, reading and writing in other languages, the Kerr Foundation Foreign Language Center offers a multimedia environment that provides instruction in all foreign languages and in English as a second language. On an individual basis, students have the option of working with computers, audio-visual equipment and tutors in order to enhance their language experience. Math Center If performing math functions is a problem, the solution is the Math Center. As a supplement to class instruction, the Math Center provides all levels of math computations, concepts and problems to help students review course material. In addition, it offers personal and group tutoring sessions to assist with math assignments. READING/Study Skills Center If students have trouble with assigned textbook readings or studying, the Reading and Study Skills Center can help. It provides reading and studying techniques and its staff teach how to make direct applications to current resources. Consultation, computer-assisted instruction, tutoring and independent activities are available. Thompson Writing Center Because learning and writing are essential life long skills which can always be strengthened, the Writing Center offers personalized instruction to student-athletes who seek assistance in refreshing, reviewing, or improving these skills. The Thompson Writing Center offers a dynamic, positive atmosphere to help student-athletes generate ideas and strategies for writing assignments. Consultants help student-athletes organize papers, review grammatical basics, develop proofreading and library research skills, and design résumés.

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University of Oklahoma Undergraduate Degrees ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Multidisciplinary Studies College of Architecture Architecture Construction Science Environmental Design Interior Design College of Arts and Sciences African & African-American Studies Anthropology A&S Planned Program Astronomy Astrophysics Biochemistry Botany Chemistry Chinese Classics Communication Economics English Ethics and Religion Film and Video Studies French German Health & Exercise Science History Human Relations Information Studies International & Area Studies Letters Linguistics Mathematics Microbiology Native American Studies Philosophy Physics

Political Science Psychology Public Affairs & Administration Religious Studies Russian Social Work Sociology Sociology - Criminology Spanish Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studies Zoology College of Atmospheric and Geographic SCIENCES Geography Meteorology Michael F. Price College of Business Accounting Economics Energy Management Entrepreneurship & Venture Management Finance Human Resources Management International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing Supply Chain Management College of Continuing Education Aviation Professional Studies

College of Earth and Energy Environmental Geology Geology Geophysics Paleontology Petroleum Engineering Petroleum Geology College of Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Foreign Language Education Language Arts Education Mathematics Education Science Education Social Studies Education Special Education College of Engineering Aerospace Engineering Architectural Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Industrial Engineering Information Technology Mechanical Engineering

Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Art Art History Dance Drama Media - Filmaking, Photography, Video Music Music Education Musical Theatre Performance Studio Arts Theatre Visual Communications Gaylord College of Journalism and Communication Advertising Broadcasting & Electronic Media Journalism Professional Writing Public Relations College of Liberal Studies Liberal Studies

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Step One: Assessment New Student-Athlete Assessment -The academic assessment process begins with an entry-level assessment of all incoming student-athletes. This assessment is designed to help student-athletes know their strengths and weaknesses in content areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics. With this information, we can determine if student-athletes have the skills necessary to succeed in standard entry-level courses. Some results from this initial assessment may require additional testing, enrollment in developmental courses and academic services, or programs recommended based on individual needs. The ultimate purpose of our assessment is to ensure that student-athletes have the appropriate academic support services to achieve academic success.

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The Path To Study Skills - The Study Skills Center provides studentathletes with assistance in college reading strategies and individual instruction for reading improvement. A learning specialist regularly conducts time management and study skills workshops. The staff’s goal is to help student-athletes become independent writers and learners in the academic environment.

are available to student-athletes who need computer access after 11 p.m. Approximately 100 portables are also available to teams when traveling.

Foreign Language - The Kerr Foundation Foreign Language Center was established to assist studentathletes with speaking, listening, reading and writing in Computer Skills - The Kerr Foundation Athletic Computer different languages. The Center, coordinated by a Modern Center, also located in the Prentice Gautt Academic Center, Languages department instructor, offers a top-notch multimedia environment for all foreign language provides student-athletes with computer knowledge and access. The Computer Center is open six days a week instruction. with extended hours offered during peak times. Made Math Skills - Realizing the increasing role mathematics possible from a $250,000 Kerr Foundation matching plays in society today, the Prentice Gautt Academic grant, the Athletic Computer Center is equipped with Center aims to help all student-athletes achieve an more than 200 state-of-the-art computers, including Macintosh and Windows-compatible computers with understanding of math and related topics in their course Step Two: Skill Development color monitors, CD-ROM drives and modems. High-speed work. The Mathematics Center offers regular instruction Tutorial Program - A comprehensive tutoring program high-resolution laser printers, digital camera, video for student-athletes placed in preparatory mathematics of approximately 150 tutors provides one-to-one and equipment and a scanner are also available for student- courses and tutorial consultation in all math and statistics small-group instruction. Student-athletes are assisted athlete use. Software in use includes all popular word courses. with study skills, problem-solving techniques and specific processing programs, spreadsheet programs, presentation course material. Athletic Student Life Office counselors programs, databases and desktop publishing/graphic may recommend tutors or a student-athlete may request design programs. In addition, computer training courses Career Preparation - At OU, non-athletic career preparation is enhanced through workshops in résumé are provided each semester and portable computers one independently. development, job search strategies, interviewing skills and

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graduate school preparation assistance through the Kerr Career Center. The Sooner Career Program is dedicated to educating student-athletes about the world of work and providing a transition from college athletics to their first careers. The program includes the OU Career Fair, career information seminars, opportunities for summer internships in various fields, an employment referral service and mentorship opportunities for graduating student-athletes. The Career Center, an exciting learning center, allows student-athletes the opportunity to explore potential careers and majors through a variety of resources. Additionally, student-athletes are able to take personality and career inventories via computer. The Sooner Career Program is jointly sponsored by the OU Athletics Department, the Sooner Club and the Varsity O Association. Communication Skills - Communicating well is an essential skill in successful personal and professional interaction for OU student-athletes. The OU Communications Center offers training for effective oral communication and media relations. A working media conference room featuring a stage and a modern audio-visual systems is available in a state-of-the-art communications center. Supervised Study Supervised study is a monitored study program designed to provide student-athletes with organized study and tutoring time in a flexible environment conducive to successful learning. Supervised study is required for all first-semester freshmen, transfer student-athletes, student-athletes with a cumulative GPA below 2.50, and any student-athlete who the coaching staff and the Student Life academic staff believe would benefit from the experience. Supervised study is flexible for all student-athletes. All freshman and transfer student-athletes are required to put in 10 hours a week in their first semester at the University. Any study area or learning center is available for use during these times. Academic Assistance and Tutoring Tutors are available to assist student-athletes in all subject areas. Individual or small group sessions can be arranged with content experts either allocated by academic services or personally requested by the student-athlete. Academic services also provides revision groups, study sessions and weekly instruction on an individual or group basis in order to ensure student-athlete success. Learning Enhancement Program Learning specialists are assigned by academic services to designated student-athletes to assist them with study skills, problem solving techniques, and time management. The primary goal of the learning program is to create an environment conducive to student-athlete success in the university academic setting. The staff of the Athletic Student Life office promote this environment of academic success through several methods. Arriving at a college campus can be very intimidating for both freshmen and transfer students. Our program provides a learning specialists to help familiarize the student-athlete with the academic and social culture at

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OU, thus helping to ease the transition to the University setting for student-athletes. Step Three: Counseling Personal Career Counseling - Student-athletes receive caring, professional support from Dr. Gerald Gurney and his staff at all levels. This support may take several forms, including career choice, academic or personal decisions. Academic Counseling and Advisement - Six professional athletic academic counselors are present to help student-athletes through the educational process. Approximately one counselor per 100 student-athletes is available to assist the student-athletes with planning class schedules, choosing degree programs and setting personal and academic goals. Psychological Counseling and Sport Psychology (PROS) The Prentice Gautt Academic Center is staffed with a licensed Counseling Psychologist and several psychological counselors and interns to provide a wide array of counseling and performance enhancing services. Student-athletes may visit the staff psychologist to confidentially discuss anything impacting their academic, athletic or personal lives. OU’s national award-winning program has become a model for other programs to follow. Academic Monitoring - Course attendance and course performance are checked a minimum of four times per semester for each student-athlete participating in the intercollegiate athletic program. Personal Health and Nutritional Counseling - The personal health and nutritional needs of studentathletes are monitored by the OU Sports Medicine staff of physicians and certified athletic trainers. The Wagner Dining Center makes every effort to accommodate the special dietary and nutritional requirements of OU student-athletes. The cafeteria serves all three meals with several healthy entrees to choose from. The menu is designed to meet the nutritional needs of every individual student-athlete by allowing each athlete to choose from a variety of options to accommodate the unique demands of his/her schedule. In addition, a program to promote substance abuse awareness requires student-athletes to enroll in a campus personal health course focusing on substance abuse, human sexuality, nutrition and stress management. Step Four: Faculty Relations Faculty Guest Program - The faculty guest program’s purpose is to enhance the athletic department’s relationship with the faculty and staff. Faculty members are selected to be guest coaches for the week in all sports throughout the academic year. During that time, the faculty guests are provided with a list of planned activities that are designed to give them an opportunity to experience various aspects of the athletic department’s operations and introduce them to student-athlete lifestyles and expectations.

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Step Five: Resident Life Sooner Housing Center - Student-athletes reside in a variety of University housing environments, including the Sooner Housing Center. The Sooner Housing Center, managed by Athletic Student Life staff, is located across the street from the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. It provides a living environment that is conducive to the academic and personal development of student-athletes. The Sooner Housing Center was the winner of the 1998, 2003 and 2005 President’s Trophy for the outstanding housing center on the OU campus and was recognized for its contribution to academic excellence, innovative programming and campus diversity. The Sooner Housing Center was also selected as the President’s Trophy runner-up in 1997, 2000 and 2006. Step Six: Life Skills, Academic Recognition, Graduation/Post Eligibility, Community Service and Student-Athlete Leadership Life Skills Program - OU is a member of the NCAA’s Life Skills Program and is dedicated to contributing to the growth and development of student-athletes through academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal development, community service and career development. The OU Athletics Department offers and maintains a strong commitment through comprehensive programs to fully develop the student-athletes’ academic and personal potential, while enjoying the highest levels of athletic competition. Academics Awards Program - The OU Athletic Student Life program places special emphasis upon recognition of outstanding academic performances by studentathletes. An awards banquet is held in the spring to recognize special award winners and scholar athletes who have achieved a 3.00 GPA or higher. Graduating student-athletes receive recognition prior to OU’s graduation ceremonies in May during a reception. Each is given an “O” ring, representing their athletic participation and graduation from The University of Oklahoma. All scholarship student-athletes who exhaust their eligibility within eight semesters may receive an additional year of financial aid within a six-year period. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee - Student-athlete leaders from each sport comprise the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, which aims to improve communication with the athletic and University administration regarding student-athletes’ needs and concerns. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee developed a community outreach partnership with the Oklahoma Youth Center, a local residential facility for physically, mentally and sexually abused children. SAAC also designs programs that encourage excellence in academics and social responsibility and serve to represent student-athletes on campus-wide committees.

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storied and active tradition of athletics excellence

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The University of Oklahoma athletics program boasts a tradition that few schools can rival. Over the years, Sooner squads have combined for 26 team national championships including eight in men’s gymnastics, seven in football, seven in wrestling, two in baseball, one in men’s golf and one in softball. The Sooner tradition isn’t something buried in the past. It inspires OU’s student-athletes to greater heights every season. In 2008-09, the Sooner football team competed in its sixth BCS bowl in just seven years and, in 2008, the men’s gymnastics team earned its fifth national title in seven seasons. In 2002, the Sooner men’s and women’s basketball teams carved their spot in history by advancing to the NCAA Final Four -- only the third time in NCAA history a school accomplished the feat with both teams in the same year. The OU women added another first in 2005-06, becoming the first team men’s or women’s, in Big 12 history to go 16-0 in league play. Even more remarkable, during the 2001-02 season, the OU football and men’s and women’s basketball teams combined for 74 wins -- the most ever for those three sports by a Division I school in a single season. Oklahoma went 11-2 in football, 31-5 in men’s basketball and 32-4 in women’s basketball. The University of Oklahoma now stands alone in college sports’ 30-30-10 club, created exclusively by OU. Oklahoma’s student-athletes continue to lead in the classroom and their actions in the community are exemplary. With the Great Expectations campaign, Oklahoma continues to build the finest facilities in the nation. Each day, it becomes more evident that the University of Oklahoma has become one of the finest comprehensive athletics program in the country. When OU student-athletes raise the trophy of another championship, the hands responsible for hoisting that trophy symbolize thousands of Sooners around the globe. The following represents a closer look at the tradition powering the Oklahoma Sooners: • Oklahoma was playing football before it was a state. It’s only one of two Division I football programs to win seven or more national championships. And OU is the only Division I football program ever to record 47 straight victories. • Oklahoma gymnastics great Bart Conner won two NCAA all-around crowns and led the Sooners to two NCAA titles in 1977 and 1978. A three-time Olympian (1976, ‘80, ‘84), Conner won two gold medals in 1984. He was instrumental in the foundation of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.

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Outstanding Player, three WCWS all-tournament team members, a Big 12 title, a No. 1 ranking and the National Coaching Staff of the Year. The Sooners became just the second non-West Coast team in NCAA history to win a softball national championship. • The OU men’s basketball team has competed in 27 postseason tournaments in the last 28 years. Last season OU produced its 32nd winning season in the last 33 years. No other Big 12 team can boast as many winning campaigns in the span. • Sooner football has accumulated seven national championships, 42 conference titles, 24 bowl championships, 148 All-Americans and had 339 players drafted by the NFL, including 37 first-round selections and three No. 1 picks: Lee Roy Selmon (1976), Billy Sims (1980) and Brian Bosworth (1987—supplemental).

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• Oklahoma golf’s Charlie Coe was one of the most celebrated amateur players in the history of the game. During his career, Coe captured U.S. amateur crowns in 1949, 1958 and 1959. He also played in 19 straight Masters Tournaments. Coe competed on the Walker Cup teams of 1949, 1951 and 1953. • Oklahoma wrestling has produced 18 Olympians who have collectively won three gold and two silver medals. Brothers Dave and Mark Schultz both won gold in the 1984 games. • Oklahoma baseball won the 1951 College World Series with a come-from-behind win over Tennessee in the championship game to become the first team in history to claim the title after winning the doubleelimination tournament without a defeat.

• Oklahoma basketball great Wayman Tisdale was a three-time All-American for the Sooners from 198385 and is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in OU history. He was a member of the 1984 goldmedal-winning U.S. Olympic team and was recently • The OU women’s basketball team became the first team named the greatest player ever in the Big Eight to go a combined 19-0 against league opponents, and was Conference by a panel of longtime conference media one of only four teams nationally to run the table against observers and officials. Tisdale’s No. 23 jersey was their league in 2005-06. retired by Oklahoma in 1997 -- the first jersey ever • Oklahoma football has placed 23 former Sooners into the retired by OU in any sport. National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, • Sooner basketball great Stacey Dales graduated as including three head coaches: Bennie Owen in 1951, Bud the most decorated player in the program’s history Wilkinson in 1969 and Barry Switzer in 2001. in 2002. She was the WNBA’s third overall draft pick by the Washington Mystics. In addition to leading • The Oklahoma men’s golf program has produced 47 OU to the 2002 national championship game, Dales All-Americans, eight three-time All-Americans, eight individual conference champions, 14 conference titles and was a two-time consensus All-American, two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, four-time Academic All-Big the 1989 national championship. 12 selection, and two-time CoSIDA Academic All• Oklahoma men’s basketball great Mookie Blaylock holds American. the NCAA-single game record for steals in a contest with • Former OU letterwinners Michael Blackwood (track 13. He accomplished the feat twice in games against and field), Jonathan Horton (men’s gymnastics) Centenary on Dec. 12, 1987, and Loyola-Marymount on and Danny McFarlane (track and field) represented Dec. 17, 1988. Oklahoma at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. • OU football has produced five Heisman Trophy winners: • Three-time OU All-American Anthony Kim won the halfback Billy Vessels won the award in 1952, tailback 2008 AT&T National in early July, becoming the first Steve Owens won in 1969, halfback Billy Sims won in American golfer since Tiger Woods to win twice in 1978, quarterback Jason White brought the trophy back one year on the PGA Tour. Kim was also a member to Norman in 2003 and fellow QB Sam Bradford took of the victorious U.S. squad at the 2008 Ryder Cup home the award last season. OU players have captured where he played a crucial role in winning the cup 63 national awards and the Sooners have also produced with a crushing defeat of Sergio Garcia. five Outland Trophies, four Walter Camp Trophies, four Butkus Award winners, four Davey O’Brien Awards, three • Oklahoma freshman gymnast Megan Ferguson Lombardi Awards, three Thorpe Awards, two Bronko became the first gymnast in Big 12 history to win Nagurski Awards, two Maxwell Awards, one Tatupu Award, multiple crowns at the conference championship. The one Johnny Unitas Award and one Bednarik award Olathe, Kan., native captured titles on bars and • The Oklahoma baseball team swept through its regional beam, leading the Sooners to their second tournament and the World Series without a loss to capture straight Big 12 title. • Oklahoma’s storied wrestling program has amassed 23 conference titles and seven national championships. OU has produced 252 All-Americans and its 65 individual national champions ranks third all-time.

• Oklahoma defeated UCLA in the 2000 Women’s College World Series to capture the school’s first softball national the 1994 national championship. The Sooners topped off championship. The Sooners won 66 games, broke 15 school records, had four All-Americans, the WCWS Most a 42-17 regular season with the school’s second national baseball title.

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Baseball The 2009 Sooner baseball team advanced to the program’s fourth regional final in the last five years under head coach Sunny Golloway. OU received the nation’s No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, a program first, and finished the campaign with a 43-20 mark, the second most wins since the Sooners won the 1994 National Championship. While OU’s 32nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament fell short, the Sooners had plenty to celebrate throughout the season as they finished second in the Big 12 standings (a half game behind Texas). Men’s Basketball If Jeff Capel or anyone else had lingering questions regarding Blake Griffin’s abilities heading into 2008-09, the sophomore forward answered them emphatically by leading the Sooners to a 30-6 record – their fifth 30-win season in history– and to within an eyelash of the Final Four (they lost to eventual national champion North Carolina in the Elite Eight). OU’s 13-3 record in Big 12 Conference play tied as its best in the 13-year history of the league, and a 25-1 start to the season resulted in a three-week No. 2 national ranking in February – the program’s highest perch in 19 years. All Griffin did to help OU’s cause was author one of the most impressive single seasons in recent college hoops memory and win every national player of the year honor. Women’s Basketball Women’s basketball had one of its most successful seasons in history, culminating at the program’s second Final Four appearance in St. Louis in April 2009. Led by senior Courtney Paris, the first ever four-time All-American designated by the Associated Press and U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the Sooners matched a program record with 32 wins, including a record 20-game winning streak, and earned their sixth Big 12 regular-season title -- the third for OU in four seasons. Cross Country The women’s cross country program was represented at the NCAA Championships for the fifth time in the last six years as sophomore Kelly Waters advanced to the title meet in Terre Haute, Ind. Waters finished 93rd at the meet, 16th amongst sophomores and ninth among Big 12 runners. Waters advanced to the meet after garnering All-Region honors with 10th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional. Waters also grabbed All-Conference honors by finishing fifth at the Big 12 Championships. Classmate Jessica Engel finished 18th at the conference meet. The men’s season was highlighted by a second-place finish at the Arkansas/Missouri Southern dual.

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Men’s Golf The OU men’s golf team recorded three top-five finishes during the season, including a win at the Macdonald Cup on Oct. 5 in New Haven, Conn. That title was OU’s first tournament victory since the 2006 Big 12 Championship. Oklahoma defeated 13 other squads and inclement weather in its eight-shot triumph for the tournament crown. It was the fourth tournament title for the Sooners in Jim Ragan’s final season at the helm. Ragan resigned in June and was replaced by Ryan Hybl, most recently an assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. Women’s Golf Paced by Kendall Dye’s magnificent senior campaign, the women’s golf team captured four top-five finishes in its 10 regular season tournaments. A successful October saw the Sooners take fifth place at the 13-team Windy City Collegiate Championships and third place at the 17-team Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Invitational with a season-low 903 (+39). Men’s Gymnastics Head Coach Mark Williams and the Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team completed another championship year, finishing undefeated in the regular season and adding three national individual titles to its history. Steven Legendre proved ready to follow in Jonathan Horton’s footstep’s by capturing three individual national championships. The sophomore claimed the national all-around title and two individual titles on floor and vault to move past Bart Conner (three titles) in the OU record books. Legendre’s five national titles in his two-year career left him one behind Horton’s total. Women’s Gymnastics Another year and it was another crown for the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics squad. The Sooners won their second straight Big 12 title in 2009, marking the program’s eighth overall conference championship. Head coach K.J. Kindler has guided the Sooners to Big 12 titles in two of her first three seasons. Oklahoma advanced to its sixth consecutive NCAA Championship, joining Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Utah as the only schools to advance to the event each year since 2004. Individually, Haley DeProspero (beam), Megan Ferguson (bars and beam) and Ashley Jackson (bars) became OU’s latest conference event champions as Oklahoma clinched event titles on beam and floor at the Big 12 Championship.

Soccer Sophomore Whitney Palmer became one of three Sooners in school history to collect Big 12 honors in multiple years after being named to the All-Big 12 second team in 2008. The Plano, Football Texas, native is also the first Sooner to lead the team outright in Oklahoma won its sixth Big 12 Football Championship and became the first program to win the crown in three consecutive goals scored in back-to-back seasons since Jonette Coquat (1998seasons, after earning the right as the first to win back-to-back 99). Palmer’s eight goals tied for sixth in the Big 12 at the end of titles a year ago. The Sooners led the nation with 54 points per the regular season and tied for the third most in OU singlegame and became the first program to score 60 or more points season history. The Sooners finished 2008 at 3-15-1 overall and in five straight games en route to totaling 700-plus on the year, placed ninth in the Big 12 standings with a 2-7-1 mark. an NCAA record in the modern era. Oklahoma made its 10th straight bowl appearance, it’s sixth in the BCS and fourth in the Softball The OU softball team wrapped up the year 40-16 overall and championship game. Quarterback Sam Bradford became OU’s 14-4 in Big 12 play. The Sooners won their fourth Big 12 regular fifth Heisman Trophy winner and joined offensive guard Duke season title and hosted an NCAA Regional for the second Robinson as consensus All-Americans. Oklahoma won 11 or consecutive year. Junior Amber Flores was named Big 12 Player more games for the eighth time in Bob Stoops’ 10 seasons. of the Year and head coach

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Patty Gasso earned her fourth Big 12 Coach of the Year honor. Flores was a first team All-America selection by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and senior Samantha Ricketts was named to the second team. Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team finished its first season under head coach David Mullins with a 9-14 overall record and a 3-9 Big 12 record. The Sooners faced a challenging schedule, playing 15 of their 23 matches on the road with nine matches against nationally ranked opponents. Sophomore Ana-Maria Constantinescu was named Big 12 Player of the Year after going undefeated in conference play. Men’s Tennis The men’s tennis team (12-10, 1-5 Big 12) began the spring season at No. 71 nationally and had three players ranked in the ITA top 75. OU ended the spring season with a national ranking of 44th as the Sooners faced one of the toughest schedules in the nation, one that included duals against 15 teams in the ITA top 75. Track & Field The fourth year under head coach Martin Smith marked a continued growth for the Sooners as OU added 13 AllAmericans and one NCAA champion in 2009. On the conference front, the men and women combined to earn four Big 12 titles. The Sooners reached the double-digit mark in All-America honors for the third consecutive year with eight coming at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and five at the NCAA Indoor Championships. One of the All-Americans, freshman Will Claye, claimed the program’s 13th NCAA title with a win in the triple jump while another, Ti’Anca Mock, recorded a sweep of the Big 12 Conference titles, claiming indoor and outdoor titles in the long jump. Another freshman, Luke Bryant, earned the Big 12 title in the discus. Volleyball With a young squad in 2008, the Sooners surpassed expectations. The team finished 12-16 overall, 8-12 in Big 12 play for a seventh-place finish. The Sooners started three freshmen and one transfer for the majority of the year, the only team in the league to have that young a starting group. OU recorded its one of its biggest win in school history on Oct. 29, upending then-third-ranked Texas in Austin. It was Oklahoma’s first win over a top five opponent and the Sooners’ second win in the series. The freshmen duo of Caitlin Higgins and Brianne Barker were named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team. Wrestling The University of Oklahoma wrestling squad tallied its most victories in seven seasons in head coach Jack Spates’ 16th season at the helm as the 2009 squad finished with a 16-4 overall record. It marked the 14th straight season that Spates had led the Sooners to at least 10 wins. In OU’s second dual of the season against Oklahoma City, the Sooner head coach picked up his 200th win overall in Norman.

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The University of Oklahoma has a long and storied history. The rich tradition has given birth to some of the most recognized pageantry in all of college athletics. Here is a look at the origin of some of the elements that create the wonderful atmosphere so unique to OU: Sooners College sports fans are hard-pressed to find a nickname that is as unique and as tied in to a state’s history as a Sooner. The University of Oklahoma is the only school known as Sooners and those who claim that they are Sooners say it with pride. The Oklahoma Territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to the prairies of the plains to stake their claim. One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants were to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. All settlers who started then were labeled as “Boomers” and the ones who went early were called “Sooners.” OU athletic teams were called either Rough Riders or Boomers for 10 years before the current Sooner nickname emerged in 1908. The university actually derived its name from a pep club called “The Sooner Rooters.” The success of University of Oklahoma athletics teams over the years has made the nickname synonymous with winning. Boomer Sooner One of the most recognizable college fight songs in the country, Boomer Sooner immediately evokes enthusiasm from OU fans and sends chills down the spines of those who dare to oppose them.

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Mascots The Sooner Schooner is a Conestoga, or covered wagon, reminiscent of the mode of travel used by pioneers who settled Oklahoma. The Schooner is powered by matching white ponies named Boomer and Sooner, and it ventures onto Owen Field in a triumphant victory ride after OU scores. Although the Schooner was introduced in 1964, it did not become the official mascot until 1980. The Schooner is well-recognized by college athletics fans across the country and makes regular appearances at university functions. During OU football and baseball games from 1915-1928, Mex the Dog wore a red sweater with a letter “O” on the side. Mex died of old age on April 30, 1928, and he was so popular among students and faculty that the university closed for his funeral and procession on May 2, 1928. In the fall of 2005, the OU Athletics Deparment introduced costumed mascots. The new characters will act as an extension of the Sooner Schooner and its horses to be enjoyed by fans -- especially children -- at all OU athletics contests. The costumes feature traditional collegiate gear as part of their regular uniform, but will don team uniforms for football and men’s and women’s basketball. They were voted “Most Collegiate” by the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA). Crimson and Cream In the fall of 1895, Miss May Overstreet, the only woman on the faculty, was asked to chair a committee to select the colors of the university. The committee decided the colors should be crimson and cream and an elaborate display of the colors was draped above a platform before the student body.

In 1905, Arthur M. Alden, a student in history and physiology whose father was a Norman jeweler, wrote the lyrics to the fight song, borrowing the tune from Yale University’s Boola Boola but improvising the words. A year later, an addition was made to it from North Carolina’s I’m a Tarheel Born and the two combined to form today’s university fight song. Though the tune was first made known by Yale, the everlasting success of Sooner squads has taken the melody of Boomer Sooner to national popularity.

The student body approved with great enthusiasm and immediately pennants, banners, badges and decorations of every description appeared on the streets, in the windows, at chapel, in classrooms, and all public places; however, local merchants could not supply the demand.

Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, OK U! Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, OK U! I’m a Sooner born and Sooner bred and when I die, I’ll be Sooner dead Rah Oklahoma, Rah Oklahoma Rah Oklahoma, OK U!

On gamedays, a sea of crimson rolls through OU’s home venues and all Sooners are urged to wear the official colors to show the rest of the country what school spirit and Sooner Pride is all about.

Even though the school colors have evolved to red and white over the years, you can ask any self-respecting Sooner what the colors are and they will proudly announce “Crimson and Cream.”

Pride of Oklahoma The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band has been supporting Sooner Spirit for more than a century. Unlike many other college bands, which began as military drill units, the Pride of Oklahoma had its beginnings as a pep band.

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In the early years of the 1900s, both townspeople of Norman and students of OU participated in a band that played for football games. Professor John Merrill started the first band in 1901, which was composed mostly of townspeople and disbanded after each football season. Lloyd Curtis, a cornetist, founded the first continuous student band in 1904. Today, the 300-member Pride of Oklahoma has members representing virtually every college and major on campus. The Pride of Oklahoma stands for excellence in musicianship, academics, school spirit, and commitment to our role in the surrounding community. Boomer Sooner rings out at the end of each rehearsal, and that song is the defining element of the University of Oklahoma. Maybe that is why Sooner fans love the band so much. Not much can compare to the first “go-go” at a football game when the Pride of Oklahoma marches the interlocking OU down the field playing Boomer Sooner. OU Chant The OU Chant is a loyalty song that is sung before every home football game, before and after every men’s and women’s basketball games and at the end of many athletic and university functions. Every fan who wears the official colors, each current student and student-athlete and all OU alumni are encouraged to stand and raise one finger in the air during the playing of the Chant -- a symbolic gesture that shows those who do not know what it means to be a Sooner, the greatness of the university and the unity between all Sooners. The Chant was written in 1936 by Jessie Lone Clarkson Gilkey, who directed the OU girl’s glee club from 1936 to 1938 and was voted Outstanding Faculty Woman in 1937. O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Our chant rolls on and on! Thousands strong Join heart and song In alma mater’s praise Of campus beautiful by day and night Of colors proudly gleaming Red and White ‘Neath a western sky OU’s chant will never die. Live on University!

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as Student-athletes, we have very busy schedules so it is and

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rewarding to take time to volunteer in our community.

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OU lives by a clear and strong motto in dealing with its student-athletes...Inspiring Champions for Today, Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow. To fulfill that promise, the athletics department and student-athletes take an active role in a number of community service projects. Sooner student-athletes are exposed to life outside of sports and school work with opportunities to serve and help others. The Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes from all 21 intercollegiate athletic teams at the University of Oklahoma. The group coordinates community service programs for the Sooners each month. “Giving back is something that benefits us as much as those we’re helping,” says OU head softball coach Patty Gasso.“It brings us back to reality and makes us realize that there is more to life than collegiate softball. I feel it’s our duty to help out because of the role we’re in as a Division I softball program.” The University of Oklahoma men’s golf program has held an annual Clubs for Kids event in early May at the Lakeview Golf Course in Ardmore, Okla. Providing clubs and instruction, the event allows more than 1,000 southeastern Oklahoma youth an opportunity to interact with the OU golf team and coaches. Oklahoma women’s basketball teams have been extremely active in the community since head coach Sherri Coale’s arrival in 1996. In addition to projects with the United Way, Coaches vs. Cancer, Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity and the Children’s Miracle Network, Coale implemented the Sooner Big Sis Program which places women’s basketball players at elementary schools in Norman to serve as mentors and teachers’ aides. “I want our student-athletes to learn through their experience here,” says Coale,“how important it is to volunteer to be a part of whatever community they decide to reside in when their playing days are over.” Oklahoma’s student-athletes recognize that wearing the Crimson and Cream means representing a popular sports program and themselves as individuals. They are encouraged to respond to a public that adores them, while learning important lessons about making a positive impact in the lives of others and in the community in which they live. Community service events for OU student-athletes from the past year included:

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• Women’s basketball players and coaches visited the Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City and participated in the Sooner Big Sis Program, an event in which each student-athlete selects a Norman elementary school class and visits the class weekly for an hour. • The Oklahoma baseball team annually attends Willow Springs Boys Ranch to spend time with children and host a barbeque, in addition to visiting the “Miracle League” in Edmond and working with children at local elementary schools. • The OU men’s gymnastics team participated in AdoptAn-Angel, Safe Trick-Or-Treat and volunteered at various elementary schools in the Norman area. The team earned the Volunteer of the Year award by the Norman United Way and Junior League of Norman. for its work at Norman’s Cleveland Elementary School. • The OU Athletics Department participated in “Think if You Drink,” a community campaign to help promote safe and responsible drinking among student-athletes and students on campus. • The football program participated in Special Spectators for children with terminal illnesses by visiting and playing with the children. • OU student-athletes and coaches made contact with more than 1,000 Norman Public Schools students in 20 schools as visiting readers, tutors, mentors and other special events including speaking engagements. • The OU women’s volleyball team visited Santa Fe High School, mentored children during lunch at Norman Lutheran Church, led FCA at Alcott Middle School, refereed and taught children’s volleyball for Jumping Juniors and the Homeschool Association and spoke to the young adults at Tulsa High School. • Oklahoma men’s basketball has been involved with community organizations including the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts of America, Citizens Caring for Children, Children’s Miracle Network, Food and Shelter for Friends, Sooner Reading Program, the Oklahoma Blood Institute, the Oklahoma Committee to Prevent Child Abuse and Special Olympics, among others. • Bridge Builders, the African American Student-Athlete Network, organized student outreach programs at Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School and Moon Middle School helping to impart ideas and strategies to young people that will help them be successful in sports as well as life.

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• Oklahoma women’s basketball players supported the Special Olympics in Norman and Noble. The players were honorary hug givers and cheerleaders, encouraging Oklahoma’s special stars. The Sooners also assisted the United Way in its Meals on Wheels program. OU delivered, sacked and decorated bags that contained food items for emergency use during the winter months. • Sooner football players spent more than 300 hours involved in various community projects during the course of the year including the Clinic for Kids, visiting elementary schools and conducting the annual food drive. • OU student-athletes hosted Safe Trick-or-Treat and provided candy, games and safe entertainment for hundreds of local children and their families at the Lloyd Noble Center. • More than 450 hours of community service were put in by OU student-athletes through the Life Skills Program. Events included reading to school children, leading middle school FCA meetings, speaking to elementary school children, and visits to children’s hospital. • The football, basketball, baseball, and gymnastics teams were involved with Special Spectators, a national organization that invites seriously ill children to attend a sporting event and meet the players and coaches. The Sooners hosted more than 20 children from several Oklahoma City hospitals who attended sporting events on the OU campus. • OU participated in the Adopt-an-Angel Toy Drive in which toys and clothing were given by student–athletes and department staff to the Salvation Army, Women’s Resource Center and individuals in need during the holiday season. • The Sooners sponsored a campus-wide blood drive with the American Red Cross with more than 100 donors whose donations will help save the lives of more than 500 people. • The women’s basketball team earned the 2009 CHAMPS/Life Skills Team Competition Award. The team earned points through community service hours, attendance at life skills events, athletics competitions, BridgeBuilder and SAAC events as well as participation in campus cultural events. The squad also earned points for individual GPAs.

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million people logged on to

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Showcasing the Sooners to a National Audience Oklahoma Athletics is a household name due to the overwhelming media attention that hovers around the Sooners. Writers and broadcasters representing the nation’s most recognized media outlets regularly interact with Sooner players and coaches and routinely spend time in Norman. And when they can’t come to campus, those same observers keep tabs on OU thanks to extensive television coverage. The Sooners are at the very center of the college athletics and everybody is watching. • In 2009, all 13 Oklahoma football games appeared on live television. OU enters the 2010 season with a streak of 98 consecutive televised games and has been shown on TV 308 times dating back to the 1953 season. • During the 2008-09 season, the men’s basketball team received live television coverage of 28 games, including 17 nationally televised contests. • The women’s basketball team was seen live for 26 games during the 2008-09 season, including national coverage for 16 contests.

• The OU baseball team received television coverage for eight regular-season baseball games in 2009, including five on Fox Sports Net’s national coverage.

• Over the past nine years, ESPN’s popular College Football Gameday production has broadcast on site from 21 of Oklahoma’s games.

• Both the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams have had regular television coverage thanks to consistent top10 rankings through the years. The nation focused its eyes on Norman in April 2006 when the Sooners hosted the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics National Championships at Lloyd Noble Center, while the women were shown nationally bringing home the 2008 and 2009 Big 12 Championship crowns.

• An average of over 3 million people logged on to SoonerSports.com every month last year, making the official Web site of the Oklahoma Athletics Department one of the top collegiate sites in the nation.

• The Women’s College World Series is hosted in Oklahoma City each year, with all games shown live across the nation.

• Many former Sooners have gone on to successful careers as talent for the nation’s top media outlets including CBS’ Spencer Tillman and Stacey Dales, formerly with ESPN. Former OU athletes are often called on to provide color commentary during regional broadcasts due to their championship experience and athletics expertise.

• The popularity of the Sooners is evident in the immense amount of products and apparel purchased by fans. OU ranks 11th in the nation in sales of licensed merchandise. • Since 2000, Oklahoma student-athletes have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated 12 times. Sooner football is one of the most popular subjects for SI with 33 cover appearances. (UPDATE)

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With one of the greatest winning traditions in intercollegiate athletics, the University of Oklahoma, its players, coaches and fans understand the meaning of “Great Expectations.” OU hopes for and expects great things from its athletics teams -- and the athletes and coaches expect the same from themselves. Time and time again, the Sooners have delivered on this expectation: 26 national championships, more than 200 conference titles and more than 1,000 All-Americans. The University of Oklahoma’s goal is to provide first-class facilities and resources for all the programs and endeavors sponsored by the institution. OU Athletics captures so much attention and interest that it requires the help and support of all Sooners to continue the tradition that all have enjoyed. With that in mind, OU launched “Great Expectations...The Campaign for Sooner Sports” in 1999. “Great Expectations - The Campaign for Sooner Sports,” a recently completed fund-raising effort, was about the continuation of a proud championship tradition. It was a five-year campaign launched with an eventual goal of $100 million, making possible an extraordinary era in new athletics facilities that has led to unprecedented athletic and academic success for OU studentathletes. Among the accomplishments made possible by Great Expectations’ donors: an expanded, renovated and more beautiful football stadium; two completely new facilities for men’s and women’s basketball at Lloyd Noble Center; new or renovated facilities for baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, softball, tennis, soccer and track and field; new strength and conditioning and sports medicine centers and an indoor training center. Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium The $75 million expansion and renovation of OU’s football stadium, completed in 2004, transformed a towering concrete structure into a beautiful facility featuring the brick and cast stone that characterize OU’s historic buildings. The expansion added 8,000 seats, including 56 suites, on the east side. At the same time, the press box was remodeled and outfitted with several state-of-the-art features. This historical facility is the largest sports arena in the state, and following its recent expansion, now ranks among the 15 largest on-campus facilities in the nation. Everest Training Center Considered one of the premier indoor facilities in the country, the Everest Training Center is a 74,000-square-foot center that includes a full-size playing field, simulated stadium lighting, a complete scoreboard with play clocks, LED 40-yard timing devices and a ceiling that hangs 65 feet above the playing surface to allow for all kicking and throwing drills. McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics While the football gameday facilities in the Gaylord FamilyOklahoma Memorial Stadium may be more familiar to OU supporters, the north side McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics is one of the most vital areas for OU’s entire athletics program as it is the center of student learning and athletics administration activities. Robin Siegfried and Family Strength and Conditioning Complex This 13,000-square-foot facility serves more than 500 athletes in OU’s 21 sports. The state-of-the-art facility inside the Barry Switzer Center has been central to OU’s success in recent years

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and helped develop OU’s reputation as a pioneer in the strength and conditioning field. Barry Switzer Center A special feature is the Barry Switzer Center on the south side of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where OU’s storied football history is displayed, media conferences are held and recruits are entertained. The center recently experienced a significant upgrade to reflect this success and to fully realize the original vision as an exhibit area focusing on OU’s greatest victories and most successful coaching eras. Henry J. Freede, M.D., Sports Medicine Facility This 10,000-square-foot sports medicine facility within the Barry Switzer Center treats athletes from all 21 sports, ensuring the best possible health for OU student-athletes through preventative medicine and post-injury treatment and rehabilitation. Fred & Mary Eddy Jones Foundation Red Room The Red Room is where OU football players meet as a team or offensive/defensive units to watch motivational videos before each game. OU’s offense and defense post their goals for each week, and the Sooner coach holds his post-game press conference in this area. Headington Family Tennis Center Expansion The men’s and women’s tennis teams compete in one of the finest indoor venues in the country. Highlights of the new 55,000 squarefoot facility include six air-conditioned courts, championshipquality lighting and surface, and approximately 375 chair-back seats for spectators, which are elevated between the courts. The programs opened a 12-court outdoor championship facility in 2001 during the Great Expectations campaign that was particularly notable because it was donations exclusively from tennis letterwinners who made the new courts possible. John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department and the soccer program enjoyed a $4.5 million expansion to the soccer stadium in 2006. In addition to a press box and a permanent grandstand, a multi-use building is located between John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex and the Headington Family Tennis Center at the corner of Chautauqua Avenue and Imhoff Road. The multipurpose complex includes locker rooms, meeting and video rooms and offices for the student-athletes and coaches. Softball Hitting Facility The OU softball team broke ground on an indoor hitting facility in July 2008 that was completed prior to the 2009 season. In 2002, the Robert E. Young and Family Softball Locker Room was added to the Softball Complex, giving the team a spacious and comfortable gathering place for preparation and relaxation. In 2003, the softball field was named in honor of retired softball coach and women’s administrator Marita Hynes. Baseball Practice Facility With an estimated cost of $1 million, the OU baseball team opened an indoor hitting facility and practice infield at L. Dale Mitchell Park prior to the 2009 season. The 5,160-square -foot facility has three full-size hitting/pitching lanes and is air conditioned and heated. Previous renovations to L. Dale Mitchell Park were completed in 2001 when the press box underwent state-of-theart improvements including four suites and a press area, the Mike Treps Media Room. The facility originally opened in 1982.

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John Jacobs Track and Field Complex The project, which was completed in spring 2004, included a 25,000-square-foot building connecting the Mosier Indoor Practice Facility with the Everest Training Center. This new building includes track and field locker rooms, a sports medicine room and a video teaching room. The John Jacobs Track was altered and re-surfaced to include European Oval turns for a faster track and nine 48-inch wide lanes. Other improvements include upgrades of field event areas, placing them directionally north/south and east/west to take advantage of wind conditions; spectator seating for 2,000; new restrooms and concessions; and the installation of championship lighting. Howard McCasland Field House The Field House is one of OU’s most historic buildings. Many OU alumni fondly recall the field house as the home of OU’s basketball program, which it was until Lloyd Noble Center opened in 1975. In 2005, the Field House underwent a $6 million facelift that included a complete interior renovation comprised of a resanded and repainted floor with four efficient practice courts and chair-back seating that offers fans more comfort. In addition, the entire facility was repainted and improvements were made to the HVAC system, sound system, lighting and scoreboards. The Sooners have also enjoyed renovations done to the training room as well as an upgrade to both the volleyball and wrestling locker rooms. Wrestling Practice Facility Connected to the McCasland Field House, the Athletics Department launched a $2.4 million project in 2008. The bulk of the construction will include a $1.3 million addition to the Port Robertson Wrestling Center. The facility serves as the practice venue for the Sooner wrestling team. Mary Jane Noble Women’s Basketball Center In 1975, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation of Ardmore made the first million-dollar gift in OU history with its contribution to OU’s campaign to build a multipurpose arena. In 1999, the foundation made another gift to support the renovation of the original center, adding first-class matching facilities for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Lloyd Noble Center addition includes two new full-sized practice courts for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Bob and Ann Coleman Men’s Basketball Center The nearly 63,000-square-feet Lloyd Noble Center addition offers a matched set of men’s and women’s facilities, including full-sized practice courts, new team and coaches’ locker rooms, training rooms and steam/ spa/sauna rooms. Office facilities and conference rooms provide views of the practice courts as special features and a shared weight training facility was created. The Kerr-McGee Courtside Club gives fans a venue for special events.

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Strength &

Our strength coaches and trainers

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peak performance on the court. They always make sure that we are feeling great and

make time for all of us as individuals.

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Robin Siegfried & Family Strength and Conditioning Complex Oklahoma’s weight training program is a pioneer in the development of strength and conditioning, and is a vital part of the Sooners’ tradition of success. OU strength and conditioning coaches utilize their expertise along with a wide array of equipment and tests to produce national championship caliber athletes. Evaluation, goal-oriented programs, supervision and state-of-the-art facilities help Oklahoma athletes become bigger, faster, stronger and more flexible. The Robin Siegfried & Family Strength and Conditioning Complex, located in the Barry Switzer Center, has 13,000 square feet to facilitate the intensive training of OU athletes. An additional facility, the Roy Williams Strength Training Facility, is available for workouts inside the Everest Training Center. The former Sooner football All-American and current Cincinnati Bengal made the center possible through a gift to the University. Jerry Schmidt, director of sports enhancement, says the complex is a state-of-theart facility where athletes work closely with six full-time staff members.“Oklahoma recognizes the importance of conditioning,” says Schmidt.“This facility is reflective of that commitment.” The objective of the strength and conditioning program is to ensure each studentathlete in every sport is provided with a sound in-season and off-season program. This program of activity includes strength, conditioning, flexibility and nutrition. A strength and conditioning coordinator for each sport is provided to assist athletes in reaching the highest possible training levels. The OU strength and conditioning staff takes great pride in providing a very intensive program that helps maintain greater overall body strength and conditioning levels during the season. By maintaining strength in the muscles and connective tissues throughout the season, the potential for injuries decreases. The off-season program is also extremely intensive. Speed, strength, power, agility, fundamentals and nutrition are addressed. The OU staff is committed to full compliance with NCAA rules concerning time allocation for student-athletes and voluntary workouts during off-season periods. The staff’s interaction with the nutritional consultants on campus is essential. The staff maintains an open channel of communication with the dining staff at the Wagner Dining Center. This interaction enables the strength and conditioning staff to ensure that OU athletes receive a winning edge with a sound nutrition program.

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Henry j. freede, m.d., sports medicine facility The Oklahoma Athletics Department feels a strong responsibility to help its athletes reach and maintain their optimum health and achieve conditioning goals. For this reason, OU has developed excellent training and conditioning programs to lessen the possibility of injuries. However, should injuries occur, the department is committed to a comprehensive rehabilitation program. Complete athletically-related medical services are provided to Oklahoma studentathletes by team physicians and OU’s certified athletic trainers. The University of Oklahoma obtains the services of the best medical consultants available. The base of operation for the Sooners’ medical care is the state-of-the-art Henry J. Freede, M.D. Sports Medicine Center in the Barry Switzer Center. Head athletic trainer Scott Anderson says the addition to the Barry Switzer Center has allowed the university to upgrade to a new edition of rehabilitation equipment that can best benefit the student-athletes. From simple therobands to taping tables, the facility offers everything a school can have or hope to have. The Sooner training room is equipped to perform isokinetic joint evaluation for preventive medicine and for post-injury rehabilitation. The therapy room is supplied with the latest modalities on the market. “The addition of space is the greatest benefit,” says Anderson.“This space allows for dedicated rehabilitation and consultation to the athletes. An option with the facility is the water rehabilitation area. The athlete stands in a pool of water that is adjusted to his or her own physical needs. Cameras are then placed where physicians can monitor the progress made by the athlete on his or her road to recovery.” A total team effort is the key to OU’s efficiency in preventing, treating and rehabilitating injuries sustained by student-athletes. These measures keep Sooner athletes at their highest level of performance as they compete for championships. “Sports medicine is a team effort,” says Anderson.“The stated goal of athletic training at Oklahoma is, first of all, care for the student-athletes, thereby granting our sports a competitive advantage and ultimately greater esteem for the entire program.

“To that end we are blessed with a full complement of self-sacrificing medical “Our goal is to get the student-athletes in their best condition,” says Schmidt.“That condition will give Oklahoma an edge at the end of a game. Top of the line conditioning is professionals working on a regular basis with our athletic training staff.” what it takes to be a Sooner athlete. Running, lifting and good nutrition must be kept in a balance. All these components must be in place for an athlete to compete at the highest level.” Located at the south end of the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the Barry Switzer Center houses administrative offices, the football locker room, the equipment room, the 10,000-square-foot Henry J. Freede Sports Medicine Facility and the 7,000-square-foot Touchdown Club Legends Lobby in addition to the Siegfried and Family Strength and Conditioning Complex.

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Norman was recently named by Money Magazine as No. 6 of America’s Best Places to Live among “small” cities or locations with a population between 50,000 and 300,000. Norman is an ever-changing city of nearly 100,000 residents. Located in the heart of the state, it has grown to become the third largest city in Oklahoma. Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small close-knit community. Since the Oklahoma landrush of 1889, Norman has grown into a popular and smart city.The spirit of Norman and its citizens is unwavering and uncompromising. While other towns were clamoring to become the state capital, Norman residents desired to have the first state university. When the first OU president got off the train and saw a prairie, he saw opportunity. As home to the state’s premier educational institution, Norman boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives on and celebrates the diversity of its community. Legendary University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer called Norman “a university town with a championship spirit.” Norman continually exhibits its love for sports by hosting numerous local and national athletic events. In the last five years alone, Norman has served as host of the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship, an NCAA men’s golf regional, NCAA softball regionals, NCAA men’s and women’s gymnastics regionals, NCAA women’s tennis regionals, NCAA track and field regional and the NCAA women’s basketball regionals. In addition, the Big 12 Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling, Women’s Golf, and Women’s Gymnastics Championships were held in Norman. Cultural activities are unlimited in Norman, making it the ideal backdrop for the University of Oklahoma. As home to people of all ethnic and educational backgrounds, the city has something to offer everyone. Norman is home to a variety of enriching events and attractions, including the Sooner Theater, which hosts a series of entertaining theatrical performances produced by locally-based talent and touring companies. The city also showcases local and regional artists in its

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annual May Fair. In addition, through the university’s School of Drama, School of Dance and the School of Music, stage productions are offered year round. The Medieval Fair has become a springtime tradition in Norman as people from around the country converge on the city for one weekend each April to partake in a fascinating look back in time. Each year, an area park is transformed into a festival of sights, sounds and tastes straight from the Middle Ages. Knights joust, jesters entertain and story tellers spin tales of a magical time in history. The $44 million Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, a state-of-the-art facility designed to display a collection of historical and natural science items that trace the southwest’s development since prehistoric times, opened in May 2000. History buffs will also enjoy the Cleveland Country Historical House which holds exhibits relating to the development of this area of the state. For art enthusiasts, the Fred Jones Jr. Memorial Art Center houses permanent collections, nationally and world-renowned traveling exhibits as well as a yearly student art show. The museum has recently added the Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionist paintings -- the single most important gift of art ever given to a U.S. public university. Maintaining a progressive approach to the future while remembering its history, Norman continues to be a well-balanced community, proud to be the home of the University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma, is located just 18 miles from the Norman campus. It was the first city settled in the Land Run of 1889 because of its position as the center of the state. It is because of this central location that Oklahoma City has become known as the home of America’s Western heritage. Whether adventure, history, culture or sports, Oklahoma City offers a variety of attractions and activities different from any other place in the country. Oklahoma City was born on the afternoon of April 22, 1889, when the central portion of what is now Oklahoma was opened to settlement by presidential proclamation. Thousands crossed the borders of “unassigned lands” at the sound of gunfire at high noon. Never before or since has such a “run” occurred anywhere on the earth.

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By the time the dust had settled on that historic day, many people had staked their claim at “Oklahoma Station,” an area which was destined to become Oklahoma City, a leading city in America. In 1911, Oklahoma City officially became the capital after a statewide election moved the state seal from Guthrie. Oklahoma City has become a haven for exciting sports action. It is home of an NBA team, two semiprofessional sports teams and the host of the NCAA Women College Softball World Series and Big 12 Softball Championship. The Oklahoma RedHawks, 1996 American Association champions (then named the Oklahoma City 89ers), are the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team plays in the 13,066-seat AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, one of the plushest venues in all of minor league sports. The ballpark served as host to a 2004 NCAA baseball regional and the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 208 Big 12 Baseball Championships. Hockey mania runs rampant with the recent success of the Central Hockey League’s Oklahoma City Blazers. The Blazers won the CHL crown in 1996 and are yearly one of the league’s best teams. In addition, the city has hosted numerous PGA and Senior PGA Tour events. Tulsa Tulsa, the state’s second largest city, is located 100 miles to the northeast of Norman in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country. Ask people to describe Tulsa, and you’ll likely get many different answers. It was a city forever changed by the discovery of oil in 1901. It is home to art deco treasures and nationally renowned museums. Its African-American heritage left its mark, in both the business and music worlds. And it’s a city of nostalgia and special memories for countless Americans due to its location on historic Route 66. Tulsa is a cosmopolitan town that appeals to both young families and retirees. National touring exhibitions can be seen at the Philbrook Museum of Art, which was recently featured on the television program America’s Castles. For great western art, check out the Gilcrease Museum, and music legends are commemorated at Oklahoma’s Jazz Hall of Fame. Other unique attractions worth a stop include the Elsing Museum, Ida Dennie Willis Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, Tulsa Air and Space Center and the Fenster Museum of Jewish Art.

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The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in the classroom as it enters its 14th season in 2009-10. Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast of 34 team crowns and over 400 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued through 2008-09 as Texas A&M captured national titles in men’s golf as well as men’s and women’s outdoor track & field. The league placed two teams in the Bowl Championship Series for the fifth time and had a team play for the BCS National Championship for the sixth season. In addition, two volleyball teams advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship and Oklahoma played in the Women’s Final Four. Missouri softball and Texas baseball punched tickets to the College World Series. Among individual honors, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech) became the first NCAA Division I female or male runner to win three consecutive cross country national championships. She was named the Honda Award winner for the third season as the nation’s top female cross country athlete, becoming just the eighth athlete to win the award three times in any sport. Jenny Barringer (Colorado) claimed the Honda Award for Track & Field while Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State) was named ITA/Campbell’s Tennis Player of the Year. For the fourth time in its 13-year history a Big 12 studentathlete won the Heisman Trophy. The Big 12 also established a high-water mark, as for the first time in the 74-year history of the Heisman Trophy four of the top five vote-getters hailed from the same conference, including award-winner Sam Bradford (Oklahoma). Over the past five seasons a total of 13 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 12 seasons. The Big 12 leads all conferences with its six appearances in BCS title games. League squads have played for the football national championship six times in the last nine years with berths in 16 BCS games overall, including two each in 2007 and 2008. The Big 12 led all conferences with five teams ranked in the final 2008 BCS Standings. In addition, an alltime high nine league players earned consensus All-America recognition this past season, more than any other conference. In basketball, 10 women’s and nine men’s teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past eight seasons as the Big 12 continues its place among the elite

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intercollegiate athletic conferences. The six men’s Final Four participants since 2002 are tied for the most of any conference. Numerous national honors have been won by basketball student-athletes during the league’s history. The Big 12 had a national player of the year honoree for the third straight year when Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) was the consensus winner in 2008-09. Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) gave the conference a consensus All-America selection in women’s basketball for the ninth straight season. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) was named Academic All-America of the Year in volleyball in 2006 and 2007 by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade-point average in Biochemistry. She also won the national academic honor presented for all sports in 2006-07 and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. She is the first athlete since the Big 12 was formed to earn the accolade. In its history, the conference has over 330 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season. The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons.

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Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 225 scholars have received over 1.3 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 13 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 45 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/ or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN and FSN.Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract began in 2008-09. In its first 13 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1.1 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards.

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David L. Boren, who has served Oklahoma as governor and U.S. senator, became the thirteenth president of the University of Oklahoma in November 1994. He is the first person in state history to have served in all three positions. Boren is widely respected for his academic credentials, his longtime support of education, and for his distinguished political career as a reformer of the American political system. A graduate of Yale University in 1963, Boren majored in American history, graduated in the top one percent of his class and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University, England, in 1965. In 1968, he received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was on the Law Review, elected to the Order of the Coif, and won the Bledsoe Prize as the outstanding graduate by a vote of the faculty. As Oklahoma’s governor from 1974 through 1978, Boren promoted key educational initiatives that have had an enduring impact on Oklahoma. Established during his tenure were the Oklahoma Arts Institute, the Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program, and the Oklahoma Physicians Manpower Training Program, which provides scholarships for medical students and medical personnel who commit to practice in underserved rural areas. Also, the first state funding for Gifted and Talented classes was provided in 1976 and, from 1976 through 1978, Oklahoma ranked first among all states in the percentage increases of funding for higher education. One of Boren’s most far-reaching projects in promoting quality education at all levels is the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, which he founded in 1985. The foundation recognizes outstanding public school students and teachers and helps establish private local foundations to help give academic endowment grants to local public schools. As a senator, he was the author of the National Security Education Act in 1992, which provides scholarships for study abroad and for learning additional languages, as well as legislation to restore the tax deductibility of gifts of appreciated property to universities in 1993. Boren, also a former state legislator, spent nearly three decades in elective politics before becoming the president of the University of Oklahoma. Boren was the youngest governor in the nation when he served from 1974 to 1978. Known as a reformer, Boren campaigned with a broom as his symbol. During his term, he instituted many progressive programs, including conflict-ofinterest rules, campaign-financing disclosure, stronger open meeting laws for public bodies, more competitive bidding on state government contracts, and reform of the state’s prison system, including expanded education programs for first-time offenders and the largest expansion of the work-release program in state history. During his time in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1994, Boren served on the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and was the longest-serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. From his days as a state legislator and governor of Oklahoma to Washington, Boren carried a commitment to reform, leading numerous efforts to make government work better for American citizens. As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he strengthened oversight of secret government programs and reformed the procedures for Presidential notice of such programs to Congress.

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President For more than 10 years, he led the fight for congressional campaign finance reform and for legislation discouraging administration and congressional staff from cashing in on government experience and contacts by becoming lobbyists. In addition, he introduced legislation seeking to limit gifts and travel subsidies that government workers, including members of Congress, can receive from lobbyists. Boren also chaired the special 1992-93 Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, which produced proposals to make Congress more efficient and responsive by streamlining congressional bureaucracy, reducing staff sizes and reforming procedures to end legislative gridlock.

educational experience to match their potential. In 1995, Boren launched the “Reach for Excellence” fundraising campaign with a five-year goal of $200 million, which was twice as large as any fundraising drive in Oklahoma history. The drive exceeded $500 million, raising OU into the top 15 public universities in the United States in private endowment per capita. Since 1994, endowed professorships have more than quadrupled and the OU donor base has grown from 18,000 to more than 107,000 friends and alumni. During the first 10 years of Boren’s tenure over $1 billion in private gifts were donated to the university.

Boren left the U.S. Senate in 1994 with an approval rating of 9l percent after being reelected with 83 percent of the vote in 1990, the highest percentage in the nation in a U.S. Senate contest in that election year.

Above all, the Boren years have been marked by an emphasis on putting students first. There is not a university president in the country that is more committed to students as his number one priority. He teaches a freshman-level course in political science each semester and is one of the few presidents of major universities to teach.

Boren served from 1988 to 1997 as a member of the Yale University Board of Trustees. His university experience also includes four years on the faculty of Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was chairman of the Department of Political Science and chairman of the Division of Social Sciences. In 1993, the American Association of University Professors presented Boren with the Henry Yost Award as Education Advocate of the Year. In April 2004, Boren received the Mory’s Cup from the Mory’s Association at Yale University. In making the presentation to Boren it was noted that he was the first Yale graduate in the university’s history extending over three centuries to have served as a Governor, U.S. Senator and President of a major university.

Boren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a former judge and English teacher. Mrs. Boren is President Emeritus of the Oklahoma Arts Institute, which provides education programs in nine arts disciplines for high school students from across the state who are gifted in the arts. Molly Boren has two degrees from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree in English and a Juris Doctorate from the OU College of Law. A native of Seminole, Boren has two children, Carrie Christine Boren, an Episcopal minister, and David Daniel Boren, a member of the United States Congress from Oklahoma. Devoting much of his life to public service, Boren drew from the example of his parents, the late Congressman Lyle H. Boren and Christine Boren.

Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has developed and emerged as a “pacesetter university in American public higher education,” with 20 major new programs initiated since his inauguration. They include establishment of the Honors College, the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, a new expository writing program for freshmen modeled on the program at Harvard, an interdisciplinary religious studies program, the Artist-in-Residence Program, the International Programs Center, and the Faculty-in-Residence Program putting faculty family apartments in student residence halls. The Retired Professors Program has been started, bringing 50 retired full professors back to the University to teach freshmen. The number of new facilities started or completed on the campus during the Boren years has matched the explosion in new programs. Since 1994, almost $1 billion in construction projects have been completed or are under way on OU’s three campuses. Among the largest of the recent projects are the $18.7 million renovation and expansion of historic Holmberg Hall, home of music and dance programs; the $67 million National Weather Center; the $19 million addition to the Michael F. Price College of Business; the $17 million Gaylord Hall for journalism and mass communication; the $27 million Stephenson Research and Technology Center; and the $83.5 million stadium project. The Health Sciences Center has a new Student Union, and the new $24 million Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center. Presidential Travel Scholarships, students from 111 countries on campus, more reciprocal international exchange agreements than any other university and the new International Programs Center are all making OU more international. The new Honors College helps to assure that no students need to leave Oklahoma to find an

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Director of Athletics Principle Centered Leader …Visionary ... Passionate Advocate for Student-Athletes ... Establishes Standards of Excellence & Cultural Values ... Builder of Championship Programs The success of the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is known throughout the world of intercollegiate athletics. The last decade may stand as one of the most successful in school history and leading that effort is Joe Castiglione, the Sooner AD since 1998. Castiglione’s Sooner team has worked to create a place where competitive dreams come true and academic goals are reached with regularity. Excellence is the norm at OU, and the Sooners’ sports programs, student-athletes, coaches and staff are committed to that standard. For Castiglione, though, it’s not just about the championships and trophies. The victories that he celebrates with his Sooners include graduation rates that continue to climb, record-setting grade point averages and academic honors. The true measure of achievement for Castiglione and, by extension, the department’s coaches and staff, is measured in the success of the student-athletes in relation to the department’s mission statement “Inspiring champions today … Preparing leaders for tomorrow” With the support of OU President David L. Boren and OU’s sevenmember Board of Regents, Castiglione has gone about creating a climate that creates lofty goals, high standards and a commitment to ethical behavior that is second to none. Since arriving at OU in 1998 after an outstanding career at Missouri, Castiglione has seen the Sooners finish in the top 30 of the Learfield Director’s Cup in nine of the last 11 years. Through his insistence that daily and long-term decisions be made in a financially responsible manner, the department has closed the books in the black in each of the last 11 years. In 2009, the department increased its direct support of the academic mission of the University by increasing its annual commitment to $4 million dollars. Through direct and indirect support, OU Athletics, under Castiglione’s leadership, provides more than $7 million to OU Academics.

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The 11th director of athletics in University of Oklahoma history, Castiglione is quick to give full credit to the student-athletes and coaches, the staff, OU President David L. Boren, the OU Board of Regents, the donors and the fans for the success experienced during his tenure. It was that commitment to a team approach emphasis that was one of the many qualities that that the search committee recognized when they recommended Castiglione to university administration in 1998.

In recognition of the performance of OU’s teams on the field and in the classroom, of the fiscal stability created during his tenure, the dramatic increases in donor giving, facility construction and renovations, and the cutting-edge programs that the department has begun during his tenure, Castiglione was named Athletic Director of the Year in May 2009 by the Sports Business Journal. That award was one of several earned by Castiglione and the department. The 2007 PRISM Award winner, presented by the School of Sports Management at the University of Massachusetts, OU was just the second Division I winner and all of the programs recognized by the selection panel were started under Castiglione’s leadership with the full support of university administration. His peers have honored him for the department’s achievements as well. In October 2004, the Bobby Dodd Foundation named him Athletics Director of the Year. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators Hall of Fame. In June 2001, he received the General Robert R. Neyland Athletic Director Award for lifetime achievement from the All-American Football Foundation. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) named him Central Region AD of the Year in 2000. The achievement that may bring him the most pride, though, came in May 2007 when he completed his master’s of education degree from OU. To understand the need for education and lifelong learning, OU’s student-athletes just have to look at their AD who started and completed his master’s degree while running the department and maintaining his priorities to his family. He quickly put his experience to use as an adjunct professor in the College of Education, teaching a graduate class in Marketing & Development.

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In his tenure, OU has celebrated seven national team championships and more than 40 conference team titles; record numbers of graduating student-athletes and record-setting grade point averages for Sooner teams; dramatically increased donor giving; huge increases in ticket sales for all sports; major facility improvements, and development and construction of new facilities. Castiglione was instrumental in the athletics department’s major campaign, Great Expectations: The Campaign For Sooner Sports. The campaign ended in November of 2003 with more than $125 million raised. The figure has grown to almost $200 million since then as funds continue to be raised for facility improvements and scholarship endowments. The largest fund-raising effort in OU athletics history includes projects that impact each of OU’s nearly 500 student-athletes and has become a national model for intercollegiate athletics. Hired on April 30, 1998, Castiglione joined the Sooner family after serving as athletics director at Missouri. In his 17-year career with the Tigers, Castiglione, who was named director of athletics at Missouri on Dec. 15, 1993, was credited with rebuilding sports programs, hiring outstanding coaches, implementing an innovative master plan for facilities, inspiring record-setting increases in fund-raising and balancing the budget in each of his five years as athletics director. A 1979 Maryland graduate, Castiglione received the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in April 2007. He began his career as the sports promotions director at Rice. He then worked a year as director of athletic fund-raising at Georgetown before being hired in 1981 at Missouri as director of communications and marketing. His commitment to the success of student-athletes has gone beyond the Norman campus and he has served at national and conference level. He chairs the NCAA’s Football Academic Progress Rate (APR) Working Group and is currently serving on the Gatorade Collegiate Advisory Board and the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He served two terms as chair of the Big 12 Board of Athletics Directors and is a past president of both the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association and NACDA. He served a four-year term on the NCAA Championship/ Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Baseball Committee and is a past member of the NCAA Football Special Events Certification Committee. He recently served on the NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee and the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Discussion Group. A member of the Phi Delta Theta Foundation Board of Trustees, he is a highly requested speaker at annual conventions and continuing education institutes. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Castiglione is married to the former Kristen Bartel, a 1990 graduate of the University of Missouri. They are the parents of two sons, Joseph Robert, Jr. and Jonathan Edmund.

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Unless otherwise noted, numbers are (405) 325 + four-digit extension Academics & Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8265 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8200 Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8354 Basketball, Men’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4732 Basketball, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8322 Business & Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8440 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8561 24 Hour Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6479 Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8349 Development & Sooner Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8000 Toll Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (866) 766-6372 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8379 Events & Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8235 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8290 Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2345 Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8223 Golf, Men’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8342 Golf, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8343 Gymnastics, Men’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8341 Gymnastics, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8333

Administration

Athletics

JOE WASHINGTON Executive Director, Varsity O Association/Special Assistant to the Athletics Director

Connie Dillon Faculty Athletics Representative

Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7811 Medical Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8332 O-Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8224 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8367 Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8296 Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8361 SoonerSports.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4274 Sooner Sports Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2148 SoonerVision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8261 Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8366 Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8330 Tennis, Men’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8362 Tennis, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8325 Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2424 Toll Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 456-4668 Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8361 Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8364 Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8209

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Athletics SUNNY GOLLOWAY

JEFF CAPEL

Baseball - Sixth Year

Men’s Basketball - Fourth Year

Sherri coale

Martin Smith

Women’s Basketball - 14th Year

Cross Country/Track & Field - Fifth Year

BoB Stoops

RYAN HYBL

Football - 11th Year

Men’s Golf - First Year

Veronique Drouin

Mark Williams

Women’s Golf - First Year

Men’s Gymnastics - 11th Year

K.J. Kindler

leeanne crain

Women’s Gymnastics - Fourth Year

Women’s Rowing - Second Year

NICOLE NELSON

Patty Gasso

Soccer - Second Year

Softball - 16th Year

John Roddick

DAVID MULLINS

Men’s Tennis - First Year

Women’s Tennis - Second Year

Santiago restrepo

Jack spates

Volleyball - Sixth Year

ou ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT The mission of the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is to inspire champions today and prepare leaders for tomorrow by providing an excellent environment to enable student-athletes to achieve their highest academic, athletic and personal aspirations. Core Values • Respect • Accountability for Self & Others • Passion for Comprehensive Excellence • Commitment to Continuous Improvement • Celebration of Diversity • Integrity in All of Our Affairs

Philosophy The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department promotes excellence in athletics without compromising excellence in academics or integrity in its commitment to rules or conduct. Student-athletes are encouraged by the coaching and administrative staff to maintain a balance between athletics, academics, and the social aspects of college.

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It is believed that athletic participation gives an added dimension to the student’s overall college experience and provides an opportunity for social, moral, emotional, and cultural growth and development. The athletic programs strive to create traits that once acquired will carry over and benefit student-athletes in their personal and professional endeavors. The University of Oklahoma maintains a tradition of excellence in intercollegiate sports. The Athletics Department continues to uphold this tradition by striving to make each athletic team and individual of championship caliber. Its staff members work to instill in student-athletes an appreciation for hard work, perseverance, and pride in accomplishment. It is believed these attributes will be utilized throughout the student-athlete’s life.

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david Mullins FIRST SEASON

David Mullins completed his first season as a head coach in spring 2009. The Sooners went 9-14 overall and 3-9 in conference play. Mullins led the Sooners through a tough schedule, competing against 11 nationally-ranked teams, nine of which were played on the road. Oklahoma entered the ITA national rankings under Mullins for the first time in three seasons on March 10, 2009. The Sooners were ranked No. 64 after upsetting No. 32 Tulsa on the road, the programs’ biggest upset in recent history. Mullins coached one of the youngest teams in the Big 12 in the 2008-2009 season. Underclassmen filled all six positions in singles and doubles in 16 of 23 matches. Mullins coached the Sooners to two Big 12 position championships and numerous academic awards, including the ITA Scholar Team Award. PRIOR TO OKLAHOMA

Head coach (2008-Present)

First Season at Oklahoma

9-14, 3-9 Big 12 Honors & Awards

2008 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year 2007 ITA Midwest Assistant Coach of the Year 2001 Doubles All-American, Fresno State Coaching History

Oklahoma, Head Coach, 2008-Present Northwestern, Assistant Coach, 2006-2008 DePaul, Associate Head Coach, 2005 Playing Experience

ITF & ATP Ranked Professional, 2001-2004 Fresno State, 1998-2001 Ranked No. 9 in doubles, Fresno State, 2001 Member of Ireland’s Davis Cup Team Competed in Junior Wimbledon Competed in Junior French Open Education

Fresno State ‘01 B.A. in business and finance

Mullins completed his third season as the assistant coach for the women’s team at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. in 2008. Mullins helped lead the Wildcats to at least the round of 16 of the NCAA Championships in each of his three seasons. In 2007, he was named the ITA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year. During his stint with the Wildcats, Northwestern posted a record of 77-12. Mullins’ three years of success began in 2006 when Northwestern advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament and captured a doubles title. The Wildcats went to the round of 16 in 2007 and returned to the quarterfinals in 2008. Mullins began his collegiate coaching career at DePaul, as the Associate Head Men’s Coach for the 2005 season, after working in his native Ireland as an assistant tennis professional at Donnybrook L.T.C. in Dublin for two years. With Donnybrook, Mullins worked with elite junior Irish tennis players and also assisted with the Irish National Team. Mullins has traveled throughout the world to various ITF and ATP events as both a player and coach to some of Ireland’s top junior tennis players. As a collegiate player at Fresno State, he helped the Bulldogs to a WAC title in 1999 and a perennial top 20 national ranking. Individually, he advanced with doubles partner Peter Luczak to the NCAA Tournament where the duo earned All-America honors and a No. 9 national ranking in 2001. Professionally, Mullins was ranked as both a singles and doubles player and was a member of Ireland’s Davis Cup team. He played in Davis Cup competition from 1999-2004, representing Ireland against Ukraine, Hungary, Greece, Egypt and Slovenia. As a junior tennis player, he competed in both the Junior Wimbledon and the Junior French Open. Mullins graduated from Fresno State with a degree in business and finance in 2001. Mullins and his wife, Laura, have two sons, Liam and Damien.

Family

Wife: Laura Sons: Liam (3) and Damien (1)

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Personality Profile Interests/Hobbies Golf, Yoga, Reading Favorite Food Sushi Least Favorite Food Mushrooms Favorite Sport Outside of Tennis Golf

Mullins... in a Word Katelyn Connelly “Determined” Ana-Maria Constantinescu “Great” Tara Eckel “Dedicated” Marie-Pier Huet “Professional” Maria Kalashnikova “Enthusiastic” Peta Maree Lancaster “Dedicated” Brittany Parks “Fair” Kristina Radan “Devoted” Teona Tsertsvadze “Perfect”

Favorite TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm Favorite Spot in Norman Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion Favorite Movie Braveheart Favorite Book Running with the Buffaloes by Chris Lear Most played song on my iPod “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon Favorite Tennis Player Roger Federer When I’m not coaching, I am playing with my children Dream Vacation a week on a beach in Mauritius Best Advice I’ve ever gotten Always tell the truth. Most Prized Possession my health

ra Coach David Mullins with wife, Lau

and sons Damien (left) and Liam

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AssistantCoach brook connelly Brook Connelly, a Yukon, Okla., native, joins the Sooners in her first coaching assignment after a stellar playing career at Notre Dame. Named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) Senior Player of the Year for the Midwest Region, Connelly served as team captain for the Fighting Irish and earned a bachelor’s in sociology in May 2008. Teamed with fellow Oklahoman Kelcy Tefft, Connelly earned All-America honors in doubles in 2008 following an NCAA semifinals appearance, the best finish by a tandem in Notre Dame women’s tennis history. The duo went 35-5 on the season and finished the year with a No. 3 ranking. Connelly was also rated No. 83 in singles. Connelly was a four-time state champion in No. 1 singles during her prep career at Oklahoma Christian School and partnered with Tefft to win five United States Tennis Association (USTA) national doubles titles in the junior ranks. In 2002, Connelly earned the USTA’s national No. 1 ranking in 16-and-under singles and doubles.

ASSISTANT coach (2008-Present)

Connelly is married to Andy Connelly, who played tennis collegiately at the University of Tulsa after a prep career at Oklahoma City’s Bishop McGuinness High School.

First Season at Oklahoma

9-14, 3-9 Big 12 Coaching History

Oklahoma, Assistant Coach, 2008-Present Playing Experience

Notre Dame, 2005-2008 Doubles All-American in 2008 at Notre Dame 2008 ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year

Three-Time All-Big East Tournament Team 2008 ITA Sportsmanship Award Winner Varsity Team Captain and Co-MVP, 2008 Education

Notre Dame ‘08 B.S. in sociology Family

Husband: Andy

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Personality Profile Interests/Hobbies Spending time with my husband, baking, reading, working out Favorite Food Sushi Favorite Book The Twilight series, anything by Nicholas Sparks Favorite Sport Outside of Tennis College Football Favorite TV show So You Think You Can Dance, anything on the Food Network Dream Vacation Italy and Greece Favorite Movie The Notebook Most played song on my iPod anything country Most Prized Possesion my faith

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Support Staff

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis

GREG PHILLIPS

Paul Lockwood

Dr. Charles Pasque

Dr. Bill Moore

Senior Associate A.D./CFO

Tennis Center Coordinator

Team Physician

Psychological Resources

Jamie Liles

Kristy smith

Lauren Kauffman

Jon DeNio

Erin Buck

Strength and Conditioning

Certified Athletic Trainer

Assistant Equipment Manager

Student Equipment Manager

Annete Moran

Leslie Koch

Danny Haynor

Dave Haskin

Academic Advisor

Sports Information Director

Event Manager

Marketing

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Ana-Maria CONSTANTINESCU SOPHOMORE Year (2008-2009) Named 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year...Named to 2009 All-Big 12 team for the second consecutive season...Claimed the Big 12 regular season position championship at the No. 1 singles position...Became the first player in Big 12 history to win every set in conference play at the No. 1 singles position...Went 19-2 overall and 12-0 in conference play in singles during the spring season...Ended the season ranked No. 5 in the Central Region and No. 99 nationally...Defeated three opponents ranked in the top 100 individual singles players...Went 10-6 in singles during fall tournaments. FReshman Year (2007-2008) Led the Sooners at the No. 1 position, earning a 15-5 overall record and a 7-4 Big 12 mark... Went 24-9 during her freshman year when fall results are added...Named ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year in May 2008...Named to 2008 All-Big 12 team in April...Became the first OU freshman to qualify for the National Indoor Championships after claiming the runner-up title in the 2007 Fall Regional tournament...Recognized by the University of Oklahoma athletics department as a 2008 recipient of the Jay Myers Award.

Junior Bucharest, Romania Georges-Vanier Secondary

Prior to Oklahoma Two-time champion and seven-time runner-up in singles at the Romania Provincial Championships... Two-time runner-up in doubles at the Romania Provincial Championships... Ranked No. 4 nationally in 14-and-under... Ranked No. 7 nationally in 16- and 18-and-under... Held a No. 2 provincial ranking in 16-and 18-and under... Earned honor roll recognition for two consecutive years.

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Get to know Ana-Maria Nickname..............................................................AC Hobbies...............reading, watching movies, cooking Most prized possession...................................my car Favorite food.............................. pizza and ice cream Least favorite food.................................... spicy food Favorite TV show..............................................House My hidden talent...........................................cooking

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CONSTANTINESCU’S

If I won a million dollars, I would...... travel the world Favorite sport outside of tennis.................basketball Nobody knows how much I......................love tennis Favorite movie.................................... The Ugly Truth Favorite tennis player.......................... Roger Federer Dream job.........................professional tennis player I can’t live without............................ my teammates

SINGLES (19-2, 12-0 Big 12)

W Anne Weijenborg, UALR 6-0, 6-0 W #72 Tiffany Welcher, Alabama 7-5, 6-3 W Anna Egorova, Wichita State 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 W Monika Mical, Penn State 6-2, 6-1 W Michelle Sammons, Purdue 6-2, 6-2 W Liz Carpenter, Wisconsin 7-5, 7-6 (5) W Mallory Weber, Missouri 6-4, 6-1 L Alex Kichoutkin, Tulsa 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) W Hayden Rush, Oral Roberts 6-1, 6-0 W Camila Belassi, Colorado 6-1, 6-3 L #123 Kristina Nedeltcheva, UNLV 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(7) W #96 Vanja Corovic, Texas 6-4, 2-1, ret. W Elze’ Potgeiter, Texas A&M 6-4, 6-2 W Edina Horvath, Kansas 6-1, 6-4 W Antea Huljev, Kansas State 6-2, 7-6 (2) W Erin Karonis, Iowa State 6-2, 7-5 W Madeleine Geibert, Nebraska 4-1, ret. W JoAnne Karaitiana, Okla. State 6-2, 6-3 W #46 Taylor Ormond, Baylor 6-1, 6-2 W Samantha VanderDrift, Texas Tech 6-4, 6-1 W Samantha VanderDrift, Texas Tech* 6-1, 6-2 DOUBLES (11-11, 7-5 Big 12)

Constantinescu & Kalashnikova

SINGLES Year 2008-2009 2007-2008 Totals

1 19-2 15-5 34-7

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4 - - -

5 - - -

6 Overall Spring - 29-8 19-2 - 24-9 15-5 - 53-17 34-7

Fall 10-6 9-4 19-10

Big 12 12-0 7-4 19-4

L L L L W W W W W L L #25 W L W W L L

Dalmacio/Egorova, Wichita State 8-5 Mical/Lotto, Penn State 8-7 Wooten/Sammons, Purdue 8-5 Carpenter/Chupa, Wisconsin 8-5 Giuggioli/Ritchie, Missouri 9-8 (4) Diaz-Barriga/Marcinkowska, Tulsa 8-1 Rush/Souza, Oral Roberts 8-0 Costa/Mowery, OBU 8-0 Belassi/Esposito, Colorado 8-6 Nedeltcheva/Williams, UNLV 8-6 Corovic/Miller, Texas 9-8 Cuthbertson/Davidson, Texas A&M 8-4 Horvath/Morozova, Kansas 9-8 Kudlackova/Sertic, Kansas State 8-2 Karonis/Hickey, Iowa State 8-6 Albers/Geibert, Nebraska 8-2 Karaitiana/Shatkovskaya, Okla. State 8-6

Constantinescu & Radan

L #64 Ormond/Stanivuk, Baylor W Potgeiter/Peana, Texas Tech W Potgeiter/Peana, Texas Tech*

8-6 8-1 8-5

Constantinescu & Eckel W Coolen/Gomez-Jordana, UALR L Welcher/McLane, Alabama

DOUBLES Year 1 2 2008-2009 10-10 1-1 2007-2008 14-7 0-1 Totals 24-17 1-2

3 - - -

Overall Spring 15-15 11-11 14-8 14-8 29-23 14-8

Fall 4-4 - 4-4

Big 12 7-5 5-6 12-11

8-4 8-4

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ECKEL

SOPHOMORE (2008-2009) Claimed the 2009 Big 12 regular season position championship at the No. 2 doubles position with partner Marie-Pier Huet...Went 13-3 at the No. 2 position and 1-1 at the No. 1 position...Played in 17 of 23 singles matches, holding a 7-11 record overall and 2-6 in conference play. FReshman (2007-2008) Played in 17 singles matches in spring...Went 9-7 at the No. 6 spot in singles...Went 12-12 her freshman year. when fall results are added..Paired with Elena Antakova, Christi Baxley, Maria Kalashnikova and Carlee Demetree in doubles...Went 9-10 in doubles play.

Prior to Oklahoma

Junior

Four year varsity letterwinner in tennis...Recognized as All-North Zone Player for four consecutive years... Earned All-Southwest Preparatory Conference honors four consecutive years...Played No. 1 singles four consecutive years, and lost only four matches...Played in the Jr. Olympics and received the sportsmanship award...Won a National Championship in juniors doubles play...Earned Dallas Morning News All-Area Sports Team Honors in 2004, 2005 and 2006...Received the National Excellence Award from 2001-2007... Earned the Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tennis Family of the Year Award in 2003...Two-year member of National Honor Society...A member of the Honor Roll for Four consecutive years...Two-year varsity letterwinner in basketball.

Dallas, Texas Episcopal School of Dallas

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Get to know Tara Interests/Hobbies...........................................baking Most prized possession..........my Starbucks gift card Favorite food....................................... cookie dough Favorite TV show...............................Grey’s Anatomy My teammates would say I am...................energetic Nobody knows how much I.............................. sleep Favorite movie............................... Finding Nemo, Elf

Favorite book.........................Bible and Harry Potter Dream job............................owning my own bakery I wish I was better at....making the most of my time Favorite tennis player.................. Lindsay Davenport I can’t live without . ...........my family and Starbucks Dream vacation...............gorgeous beaches of Spain Three words that describe me.... tall, fun, passionate

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Andrea Salvetova, UTPA 6-3, 6-1 Rebec VanDenHoute, UALR 4-6, 6-2, 10-4 Meritt Emery, Alabama 6-1, 6-1 Florentina Hanisch, Wichita State 6-2, 6-0 Dorothy Dohanics, Penn State 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Remi Martin, Purdue 6-1, 6-3 Angela Chupa, Wisconsin 6-2, 6-1 Danielle Day, Missouri 7-5, 6-1 Anastasia Erofeeva, Tulsa 7-5, 6-1 Ekaterina Kondrashova, ORU 6-0, 6-3 Brooke Mowery, Okla. Baptist 6-1, 6-0 Michala Jensen, Colorado 7-5, 6-3 Sarah Lancaster, Texas 6-2, 6-4 Sheri Olivier, Texas A&M 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 Erin Wilbert, Kansas 6-4, 6-1 Zuzana Chmelarova, Baylor 6-4, 6-2 Kerryn Potgeiter, Texas Tech 6-2, 6-3 Kyla Coleman, Texas Tech* 6-2, 6-2 DOUBLES (16-6, 9-3 Big 12)

Eckel & Huet L W W L W W W W W W L W W W W W L #8 W #58 L #58

SINGLES Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 2008-2009 - - - 3-2 1-4 3-5 2007-2008 - - - - 0-1 9-7 Totals - - - 3-2 1-5 12-12

Overall Spring Fall Big 12 13-20 7-11 6-9 2-6 12-12 9-8 3-4 6-5 25-32 16-19 9-13 8-11

Budiharto/Lazaroiu, Wichita State 8-4 McCarthy/Zobeidah, Penn State 8-5 Rabot/Martin, Purdue 8-7 Seyferth/Mirnova, Wisconsin 9-8 (6) Weber/Mera, Missouri 8-6 Erofeeva/Zeng, Tulsa 8-4 Pippin/Costa, Oral Roberts 8-1 Jendrian/Anuszkiewicz, Colorado 8-6 Razina/Hidvegi, UNLV 8-3 Damico/Mello, Texas 9-7 Frank/Liles, Texas A&M 8-0 Martinez/Wilbert, Kansas 8-4 Huljev/Chuda, Kansas State 8-6 Macedo/Chartier, Iowa State 8-6 Ring/Swarting, Nebraska 8-1 Khatsko/Buslaieva, Okla. State 8-5 Broosova/Borsanyi, Baylor 8-3 VanDerDrift/Garland, Texas Tech 8-3 VanDerDrift/Garland, Texas Tech* 8-6

Eckel & Constantinescu W Coolen/Gomez-Jordana, UALR L Welcher/McLane, Alabama

8-4 8-4

Eckel & Baldy W Bedeau/Burton, UTPA

8-3

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DOUBLES Year 2008-2009 2007-2008 Totals

1 2 3 Overall Spring Fall Big 12 2-3 13-3 1-0 19-10 16-6 3-4 9-3 - 3-4 6-6 9-10 9-10 - 3-6 2-3 16-7 7-6 28-20 25-16 3-4 12-9

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Maria KALASHNIKOVA SOPHOMORE (2008-2009) Ended the season 11-11 overall in singles and 4-8 in Big 12 play...Played in the No. 2 singles position in 19 of 23 matches...Played in the No. 1 position in the season opener against Texas-Pan American, shutting out her opponent, 6-0, 6-0...Faced two opponents ranked in the ITA singles top 125 ...Ended the season with a 11-12 record in doubles...Partnered with Ana-Maria Constantinescu at the No. 1 position for 17 of 23 matches.

FReshman (2007-2008) Went 18-17 her freshman year in spring and fall combined...Went 3-2 in spring singles at the No. 2 spot and 6-9 at the No. 3 spot...Partnered with Elena Antakova, Christi Baxley, Rachel Cox, Tara Eckel and Chelsea Orr in doubles...Went 11-6 overall in doubles.

Prior to Oklahoma Earned a national ranking of 408th in the ITF 18 and under ...Was 49th in Europe in 16 and under...Ranked seventh in Georgia.

Junior Tblisi, Georgia Tblisi Humanitarian

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Get to know Maria Nickname....................................................... Masha Interests/Hobbies.................... swimming, travelling Favorite food........................Cookie dough ice cream Favorite TV show...............................Grey’s Anatomy Favorite book............................................... Twilight My hidden talent................................writing poems TV show I want to be on.... Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Nobody knows how much I....................like to sleep Favorite movie...............The Ugly Truth, The Proposal I wish I was better at..................... guessing on tests Favorite tennis player............................. Marat Safin When I’m not playing tennis, I’m.................studying I can’t live without . .....music, my family and friends Best advice...........................Take one step at a time.

HI S TO RY

2008-2009Result s KALASHNIKOVA’S SINGLES (11-11, 4-8 Big 12)

W Stephanie Willerding, UTPA 6-0, 6-0 W Marta Gomez-Jordana, UALR 6-1, 6-3 W Paulina Bigos, Alabama 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 L Lutfiana Budiharto, Wichita State 6-1, 6-3 W Maria Prishlyak, Penn State 6-1, 6-1 L Stephanie Wooten, Purdue 6-3, 6-3 L Katya Mirnova, Wisconsin 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 L Jessica Giuggioli, Missouri 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 W Jie Zeng, Tulsa 6-3, 6-1 W Rafaela Souza, Oral Roberts 6-2, 6-1 L Melisa Esposito, Colorado 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 W Nikol Dimitrova, UNLV 6-1, 6-2 L Caroline Larsson, Texas 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 L #113 Morgan Frank, Texas A&M 6-1, 6-2 L Katerina Morozova, Kansas 6-0, 6-4 W Mariya Slupska, Kansas State 6-1, 7-5 W Maria Macedo, Iowa State 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 L Mary Weatherholt, Nebraska 6-0, 6-1 L Nataliya Shatkovskaya, Okla. State 6-2, 6-4 L #31 Lenka Broosova, Baylor 6-2, 6-4 W Kelsy Garland, Texas Tech 6-3, 6-0 W Kelsy Garland, Texas Tech* 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 DOUBLES (11-12, 6-6 Big 12)

Kalashnikova & Constantinescu L L L L W W W W W L L #25 W L W W L L

SINGLES Year 2008-2009 2007-2008 Totals

1 1-0 - 1-0

2 8-11 3-2 11-13

3 2-0 6-9 8-9

4 - - -

5 - - -

6 Overall Spring Fall Big 12 - 20-18 11-11 9-7 4-8 - 18-17 9-11 9-6 4-6 - 38-35 20-22 18-13 8-14

DOUBLES Year 2008-2009 2007-2008 Totals

1 9-9 0-1 9-10

2 - 4-2 4-2

3 Overall Spring Fall Big 12 1-2 15-17 10-11 5-6 6-6 7-3 11-6 11-6 - 7-3 8-5 26-23 21-17 5-6 13-9

Kalashnikova & Huet W Willerding/Cantu, UTPA W Weijenborg/Lopez, UALR L Bigos/Lindsay, Alabama

8-0 8-2 8-4

W Filipiak/Chmelarova, Baylor L Templeton/Leitch, Texas Tech L Templeton/Leitch, Texas Tech*

8-5 8-5 8-6

Kalashnikova & Lancaster

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Mar i e - Pi er HUET FRESHMAN (2008-2009) Claimed the 2009 Big 12 regular season position championship at the No. 2 doubles position with partner Tara Eckel...Went 13-3 at the No. 2 position and 1-1 at the No. 1 position...Partcipated in singles in all 23 matches, rotating between the No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 positions...Ended the season with the team’s second-best singles record, going 14-9 overall and 6-6 in conference play...Clinched the team’s upset win against No. 32 Tulsa on March 4, 2009, after defeating Tulsa’s Rebecca Row in the tiebreaker set. Prior to Oklahoma First in Canada Juniors in doubles...Won Nationals in doubles twice and was a finalist three times...Finished fourth and fifth at Nationals in singles in 2004... Won two silver medals at Canada Games..Also played baseball, basketball, golf, beach volleyball, swiming and soccer in high school.

Sophomore Quebec City, Canada Georges Vanier Secondary

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Get to know Marie-Pier Nickname............................................................. MJ Most Prized Possession.................................my iPod Favorite Food............................................my mom’s Favorite TV show................................... Prison Break My teammates would say I am....................hilarious My Hidden Talent.....................dancing and cooking If I won a million dollars I would......travel the world

HI S TO RY

TV show I want to be on......................American Idol Nobody knows how I.........like to make people smile Favorite Movie........................................ The Holiday I wish I was better at.....................................singing Favorite Tennis Player..........................Roger Federer .......................................................Jennifer Capriati When I’m not playing tennis I’m................a jukebox

SINGLES (14-9, 6-6 Big 12)

W W L W W L W L W W W W L L L W W W L W L #44 W L

Malin Anderson, UTPA 7-5, 6-0 Nathalia Gray, UALR 6-1, 6-3 Taylor Lindsey, Alabama 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 Lenore Lazaroiu. Wichita State 7-5, 6-0 Leyla Morzan, Penn State 6-2, 6-4 Anna Dushkinya, Purdue 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 Jessica Seyferth, Wisconsin 6-3, 6-3 Sofia Ayala, Missouri 6-3, 6-0 Rebecca Row, Tulsa 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Corinne Langston, Oral Roberts 6-0, 6-1 Camber Robinett, OBU 6-1, 6-0 Ania Anuszkiewicz, Colorado 6-4, 6-3 Adrienn Hidvegi, UNLV 6-4, 6-1 Maggie Mello, Texas 7-6, 6-4 Lauren Santacroce, Texas A&M 7-5, 6-3 Kuni Dorn, Kansas 6-3, 6-4 Petra Chuda, Kansas State 6-1, 6-1 Marie Chartier, Iowa State 6-3, 6-2 Jana Albers, Nebraska 6-2, 7-6 Maryna Tkachenko, Okla. State 6-4, 6-0 Jelena Stanivuk, Baylor 7-5, 6-0 Simone Templeton, Texas Tech 6-1, 6-1 Simone Templeton, Texas Tech 7-6, 7-6 DOUBLES (16-6, 9-3 Big 12)

Eckel & Huet

SINGLES Year 2008-2009 Totals

1 - -

2 - -

3 4 2-2 4-4 2-2 4-4

5 6 Overall Spring 3-0 5-3 22-17 14-9 3-0 5-3 22-17 14-9

Fall 8-8 8-8

1 2-2 1-2

2 14-4 14-4

3 - -

Overall Spring 23-11 16-6 23-11 16-6

Eckel & Constantinescu W Coolen/Gomez-Jordana, UALR L Welcher/McLane, Alabama

8-4 8-4

Eckel & Baldy

DOUBLES Year 2008-2009 Totals

Big 12 6-6 6-6

L W W L W W W W W W L W W W W W L #8 W #58 L #58

Fall 7-5 7-5

Big 12 9-3 9-3

W Bedeau/Burton, UTPA *Big 12 Tournament

8-3

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P eta Maree LANCASTER FReshman (2008-2009) Participated in all 23 matches in both singles and doubles play...Went 11-11 overall and 6-6 in conference play in singles, rotating between the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 spots...Ended the season 10-12 overall and 4-8 in conference play in doubles...Partnered with Kristina Radan and Maria Kalashnikova in doubles at the No. 3 position...Ended the regular season with a threematch winning streak in singles, including a win against No. 5 Baylor’s Karolina Filipiak. Prior to Oklahoma 2008 6A Oklahoma singles state winner...2006 6A Tapps Texas state champion...6A Texas State Tapps singles finalist in 2005 and 2007...Played at No. 1 singles at Ursuline Academy in Texas for three years and one year at Bishop McGuinness...Won six National Open Doubles Titles and one National Open singles title.

Sophomore Edmond, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness High School

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2008-2009Result s LANCASTER’S

Get to know Peta Maree Nickname............................................ Peta, peta ma Most prized possesion...................my cross necklace Favorite food.......................................Oreo McFlurry Least favorite food......... anything with mayonnaise Favorite TV show.......................................Gossip Girl Favorite spot in Norman........stadium on game days My teammates would say I am.......................blonde

HI S TO RY

My hidden talent is......................motivating people TV show I want to be on...............................Survivor Favorite movie............. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Favorite book... The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen I wish I was better at....................................dancing Favorite tennis player... Lleyton Hewitt/Maria Sharapova I can’t live without my.................. family and friends

SINGLES (11-11, 6-6 Big 12)

W W DNF L W L L L L W W L L L W L W W L W W W L

Megan Bedeau, UTPA 6-1, 6-1 Fanny Lopez, UALR 6-2, 6-1 Shelley Goodwin, Alabama 7-6, 6-7, 2-0 Torrie Browning, Wichita State 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 Denisa Zobeidah, Penn State 4-6, 7-6, 5-3 Jennifer Rabot, Purdue 6-2, 6-1 Aleksandra Markovic, Wisconsin 6-2, 6-1 Kaitlyn Ritchie, Missouri 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 Marta Marcinkowska, Tulsa 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Ana Costa, Oral Roberts 6-1, 6-0 Katie Halbesleben, OBU 6-0, 6-0 Franziska Jendrian, Colorado 6-0, 6-1 Rumyana Terzieva, UNLV 6-4, 6-4 Amanda Craddock, Texas 6-2, 6-0 Stephanie Davidson, Texas A&M 6-3, 6-4 Maria Martinez, Kansas 6-3, 6-1 Katerina Kudlackova, Kansas State 7-6, 6-2 Liza Wischer, Iowa State 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 Jennifer Holmberg, Nebraska 6-2, 7-5 Alisa Buslaieva, Okla. State 6-3, 6-1 Karolina Filipiak, Baylor 6-4, 6-4 Stefanie Peana, Texas Tech 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 Stefanie Peana, Texas Tech* 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES (10-12, 4-8 Big 12)

Lancaster & Radan

SINGLES Year 2008-2009 Totals

1 - -

2 3 4 1-0 1-0 2-5 1-0 1-0 2-5

5 7-6 7-6

6 Overall Spring - 17-17 11-11 - 17-17 11-11

Fall 6-6 6-6

DOUBLES Year 2008-2009 Totals

1 - -

2 3 Overall Spring 2-0 8-12 15-18 10-12 2-0 8-12 15-18 10-12

Big 12 6-6 6-6

W W DNF L W L W L L W W W L W L L L W L L

Anderson/Salvetova, UTPA Van Den Houte/Garay, UALR Emery/Tunaru, Alabama Hanisch/Ferreira, Wichita State Prishlyak/Dohanics, Penn State Ghanza/Dushkinya, Purdue Markovic/Kardhordo, Wisconsin Ayala/Day, Missouri Kichoutkin/Row, Tulsa Langston/Wade, Oral Roberts Halsbesleben/Robinett, OBU Probert/Jensen, Colorado Terzieva/Dimitrova, UNLV Craddock/Larsson, Texas Olivier/Potgeiter, Texas A&M Svistun/Dorn, Kansas Slupska/Viera, Kansas State Wischer/Lang, Iowa State Holmberg/Weatherholt, Nebraska Tkachenko/Belova, Okla. State

8-3 8-3 6-4 8-6 8-0 8-4 8-6 8-5 8-1 8-0 8-0 8-4 8-6 8-5 8-1 8-6 8-4 8-2 8-3 8-5

Lancaster & Kalashnikova W Filipiak/Chmelarova, Baylor L Templeton/Leitch, Texas Tech L Templeton/Leitch, Texas Tech*

8-5 8-5 8-6

*Big 12 Tournament

Fall 5-6 5-6

Big 12 4-8 4-8

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Kristina

RADAN

FReshman (2008-2009) Participated in all 23 matches in both singles and doubles...Went 6-17 overall and 0-12 in conference play in singles, rotating between the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions...Partnered with Peta Maree Lancaster and Ana-Maria Constantinescu in doubles at the No. 3 and No. 2 spots repspectively. Prior to Oklahoma Austrian National Junior champion...Named Upper Austrian Junior Champion four times...Competed for TC Gmunden...Attended law school at the University of Salzburg in 2007.

Sophomore Linz, Austria University of Salzburg

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Get to know Kristina Nickname...............................Tina, Ting Tong, La Tina Hobbies................Literature, traveling, winter sports Favorite food...................................................Italian Favorite movie....Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Favorite TV Show........................................The Game Favorite sport outside of tennis....................... Skiing My teammates would say I am.......... full of surprises

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2008-2009Result s RADANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

Favorite book...................Persuasion by Jane Austen Favorite tennis player.......................... Roger Federer I wish I was better at ....................................cooking My hidden talent is................... I am a decent singer Nobody knows how much I.........spend on perfumes Dream job......................................... plastic surgeon Dream vacation........................................... Australia

SINGLES (6-17, 0-12 Big 12)

W W L L L L W L W W W L L L L L L L L L L #64 L L

Luisa Canta, UTPA 6-1, 6-1 Marta Gomez-Jordana, UALR 6-1, 6-3 Courtney McLane, Alabama 6-3, 6-0 Stephanie Dalmacio, Wichita State 6-1, 6-0 Lauren McCarthy, Penn State 6-3, 7-5 Tatiana Ganzha, Purdue 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 Emese Kardhordo, Wisconsin 6-3, 6-3 Jamie Mera, Missouri 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 Thalia Diaz-Barriga, Tulsa 6-2, 6-2 Tayler Pippin, Oral Roberts 6-2, 6-4 Paola Costa, OBU 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 Abbie Probert, Colorado 6-2, 6-2 Katy Williams, UNLV 6-4, 6-3 Krista Damico, Texas 6-3, 6-4 Christi Liles, Texas A&M 6-4, 6-3 Yuliana Svistun, Kansas 7-6, 6-2 Nina Sertic, Kansas State 6-3, 6-0 Tessa Lang, Iowa State 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Wiveca Swarting, Nebraska 6-1, 6-4 Iryna Khatsko, Okla. State 6-0, 6-2 Csilla Borsanyi, Baylor 6-1, 6-2 Natalie Leitch, Texas Tech 6-1, 6-2 Natalie Leitch, Texas Tech* 6-2, 6-4 DOUBLES (11-11, 5-7 Big 12)

Radan & Lancaster

SINGLES Year 2008-2009 2007-2008 Totals

1 19-2 15-5 34-7

2 - - -

3 - - -

4 - - -

5 - - -

6 Overall Spring - 29-8 19-2 - 24-9 15-5 - 53-17 34-7

Fall 10-6 9-4 19-10

DOUBLES Year 1 2 2008-2009 10-10 1-1 2007-2008 14-7 0-1 Totals 24-17 1-2

3 - - -

Overall Spring 15-15 11-11 14-8 14-8 29-23 14-8

Fall 4-4 - 4-4

Big 12 7-5 5-6 12-11

Big 12 12-0 7-4 19-4

W W DNF L W L W L L W W W L W L L L W L L

8-3 8-3 6-4 8-6 8-0 8-4 8-6 8-5 8-1 8-0 8-0 8-4 8-6 8-5 8-1 8-6 8-4 8-2 8-3 8-5

Radan & Constantinescu L #64 Ormond/Stanivuk, Baylor W Potgeiter/Peana, Texas Tech W Potgeiter/Peana, Texas Tech*

8-6 8-1 8-5

*Big 12 Tournament

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Katelyn CONNELLY Prior to Oklahoma Ranked No. 2 in Oklahoma by TennisRecruiting.net...Top 150 national prospect...Member of the 2009 Oklahoma All-State Team...2009 All-City First Team Member...2009 3A State Champion in No. 1 Doubles...2008 3A State Champion in No. 2 Singles...2008 All-City First Team Member... Named 2007 All-City Player of the Year by the Daily Oklahoman...2007 3A State Champion in No. 1 Singles...2007 All-City First Team Member...2006 3A State Runner-Up in No. 1 Singles...2006 All-City First Team Member Get to know Katelyn Nickname...K-Conn, KC, Katiebell, Baby Kate, Katie, Hobbies......................The Lord, my family/friends, ......................shopping, running, traveling, eating Most prized possesion.............................. my faith Favorite food.................................... frozen yogurt Favorite spot in Norman.................Campus Corner My teammates would say I am.................talkative

Favorite sport outside of tennis.............Basketball TV show I most want to be on..................Cash Cab Favorite book..........................................The Bible Favorite tennis player...................... Roger Federer Dream vacation.............................................. Italy When I’m not playing tennis, I’m...............relaxing I can’t live without..................my faith and family

Freshman Edmond, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness High School

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Brittany PARKS Prior to Oklahoma Top 50 national prospect...Jumped over 100 spots on TennisRecruiting.net in 10 months...Moved from No. 203 to No. 46 nationally among seniors...Ranked as high as No. 32 nationally in doubles with partner Emily Chiao....Singles Champion at the 2006 Wisconsin Indoor Junior Championships...Doubles Champion at the 2006 Wisconsin Indoor Junior Championships...Claimed five tournament sportsmanship awards in high school Get to know Brittany Nickname................................................Brit or BP Interests/Hobbies........... Music, reading, my family Most prized possesion.............................. my Bible Favorite foods.................pasta, rice, orzo, ice cream Least favorite foods...... onions, mushrooms, hot dogs Favorite TV show........................ What Not to Wear Favorite spot in Norman......................... Starbucks

My teammates would say I am.......................quiet My hidden talent is.................... playing the piano Favorite sport outside of tennis.. gymnastics /ice skating Favorite tennis player....................... Pete Sampras Dream job.........................................Being a mom Dream vacation................................tour of Europe Best advice Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever gotten................Isaiah 40:31

Freshman South Lyon, Michigan NorthStar Online Academy

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Teona

TSERTSVADZE

Prior to Oklahoma Won 10,000 Tournament in doubles...Won the Championship of Georgia at age 16...Placed third in singles in the Women’s Championship of Georgia...Won the Women’s Championship of Georgia in doubles

Get to know Teona Interests/Hobbies..............reading and swimming Most prized possession..........................my family Favorite food...................Khinkali (Georgian food) Least favorite food............................... vegetables Favorite spot in Norman.........................study hall Favorite sport outside of tennis............ swimming Nobody knows how much I............miss my family

Favorite book........... War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy I wish I was better at..................................English Favorite tennis player...................... Ana Ivanovich Dream vacation..............................................Paris When I’m not playing tennis, I’m..............studying I can’t live without.......................................tennis Best Advice I’ve ever gotten...graduate in the USA

Freshman Republic of Georgia Black Sea University

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2009-2010

Members of the 2009-10 Oklahoma tennis team participated in a 10-question player poll in October. The players were asked to name another team member who best represented each category and the results are shown below:

Best Comedian

Marie-Pier Huet Teona Tsertsvadze Katelyn Connelly

6 votes 2 votes 1 vote

Best Cook

Tara Eckel Maria Kalashnikova Ana-Maria Constantinescu

5 votes 2 votes 1 vote

Gives the Best Advice

Kristina Radan Peta Maree Lancaster Ana-Maria Constantinescu Maria Kalashnikova

4 votes 2 votes 1 vote 1 vote

Best Dancer

Marie-Pier Huet Maria Kalashnikova Katelyn Connelly Ana-Maria Constantinescu

3 votes 3 votes 1 vote 1 vote

Worst Dancer

Ana-Maria Constantinescu Tara Eckel Brittany Parks Teona Tsertsvadze

2 votes 2 votes 2 votes 1 vote

Best Work Ethic

Peta Maree Lancaster Ana-Maria Constantinescu Maria Kalashnikova

5 votes 2 votes 2 votes

Messiest Locker

Katelyn Connelly Teona Tsertsvadze Ana-Maria Constantinescu Marie-Pier Huet

3 votes 2 votes 1 vote 1 vote

Cleanest Locker

Kristina Radan Brittany Parks

5 votes 2 votes

Most Enthusiastic

Peta Maree Lancaster Katelyn Connelly Kristina Radan Marie-Pier Huet

4 votes 2 votes 2 votes 1 vote

Most likely to be famous

Ana-Maria Constantinescu Marie-Pier Huet Teona Tsertsvadze

4 votes 2 votes 1 vote

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Marie-Pier Huet and Tara Eckel

2009 No. 2 Doubles Big 12 Champions

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2009 Big 12 No. 2 Doubles Big 12

Player of the Year

Champions

No. 1 Singles Big 12

OneAll-Big

Champion

12 Singles Member

Five Academic All-Big 12 Honorees

Ana-Maria Constantinescu 2009 No. 1 Singles Big 12 Champion 2009 All-Big 12 Singles

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The Beginning of the Mullins ERA The University of Oklahoma women’s tennis team finished the 20082009 season 9-14 overall and 3-9 in the Big 12 under first-year head coach David Mullins. Leading the Sooners was the 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year, sophomore Ana-Maria Constantinescu. Constantinescu came off a successful freshman season ranked No. 102 nationally in preseason singles. Constantinescu finished the 2008-2009 season 19-2 overall and 12-0 in the Big 12, including three wins over players ranked in the top 100 individually. Constantinescu not only went undefeated in conference play, the sophomore became the first player in Big 12 history to win every set in conference play. In addition to being named the conference’s player of the year, Constantinescu also claimed the No. 1 singles position Big 12 championship and was named All-Big 12 in singles for the second year in a row. Sophomore Tara Eckel and freshman Marie-Pier Huet also added to the list of OU conference champions, claiming the No. 2 doubles position Big 12 championship. Eckel and Huet finished the season 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the Big 12 at the No. 2 position. The Sooners played a tough schedule in 2008-2009 with a lineup of three freshman and three sophomores. OU played 14 of its 23 matches on the road and faced 11 opponents ranked in the final ITA top 75. In nine wins, the Sooners only gave up seven match points total and caused four shutouts, while five of OU’s losses were decided by two points or less. OU’s highlight of the season came on March 4 against No. 35 Tulsa in Tulsa as the Sooners upset the Golden Hurricane, 4-3. Huet clinched the match for OU after defeating Tulsa’s Rebecca Row in the tiebreaker set, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Huet’s win brought the match score to 4-2 and ensured the Sooners’ victory. Following one of the biggest upsets in program history, OU completed back-to-back shutouts of Oral Roberts and Oklahoma Baptist on March 8 in Norman. The Sooners entered the national rankings on March 10 for the first time since 2005. OU was ranked No. 64 nationally.

The Sooners said goodbye to seniors Brittany Baldy and Kate Robinson on April 19 on Senior Day in a 6-1 rout of No. 67 Texas Tech. Baldy was a four-year letterwinner and ended her career with a 23-27 record in singles and 11-11 record in doubles. Robinson participated in fall tournaments but did not play in spring competition. Robinson ended her career 2-2 in singles play. OU’s season ended on April 23 at the Big 12 Championships in Norman. The Sooners faced Texas Tech in the first round of the tournament. While OU dominated the No. 67 Lady Raiders a mere four days prior, Texas Tech edged out the Sooners, 4-3. Oklahoma, the 10th seed in the tournament, fell behind seventh seeded Texas Tech early in the match, 3-0, after losing the doubles point and first two singles matches. The Sooners rallied to tie the overall match score, 3-3, after winning three singles points at the No. 6, 1 and 2 positions. The final singles match between OU freshman Marie-Pier Huet and Texas Tech sophomore Simone Templeton, at the No. 3 position, decided the final score. Huet came from behind to force the tiebreaker in both sets, but Templeton prevailed in both to clinch Tech’s win, 7-6, 7-6.

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Team Results

Big 12 Player of the Year..........................Ana-Maria Constantinescu All-Big 12 Singles....................................Ana-Maria Constantinescu Big 12 No. 1 Singles Champion................Ana-Maria Constantinescu Big 12 No. 2 Doubles Champions..........Tara Eckel & Marie-Pier Huet Academic All-Big 12 First Team..................................Brittany Baldy Ana-Maria Constantinescu Tara Eckel Maria Kalashnikova Academic All-Big 12 Second Team............................. Kate Robinson CoSida Academic All-American...............Ana-Maria Constantinescu ITA Scholar Athlete..........................................Peta Maree Lancaster 2009 ITA Scholar Team Award

Jan. 24

Texas-Pan American

W, 7-0

Feb. 1

Arkansas-Little Rock

W, 7-0

Feb. 7

Alabama

L, 4-2

Feb. 15

Wichita State

L, 5-2

Feb. 20

Penn State

W, 6-1

Feb. 21

Purdue

L, 6-1

Feb. 28

Wisconsin

L, 4-3

March 1

Missouri

L, 5-2

March 3

Tulsa

W, 4-3

March 8

Oral Roberts

W, 7-0

March 8

Oklahoma Baptist

W, 7-0

March 13

Colorado

L, 4-3

March 17

UNLV

L, 6-1

March 20

Texas

L, 5-2

March 22

Texas A&M

L, 5-2

March 27

Kansas

L, 5-2 • OU played nine of its 22 matches against ranked o. pponents.

March 29

Kansas State

W, 6-1 • OU upset No. 32 Tulsa (its biggest upset in three years), 4-3, on March 4.

April 3

Iowa State

W, 6-1 • OU entered the ITA national rankings for the first time in .three seasons on

April 5

Nebraska

L, 6-1 March 10. The Sooners were ranked No. 64

April 8

Oklahoma State

L, 4-3 • Sophomore Ana-Maria Constantinescu was named Big 12 Player of the

April 18

Baylor

April 19

Texas Tech

L, 5-2 Year on May 6, only the second time an OU player has earned the honor W, 6-1 • C.onstantinescu not only went undefeated in conference play, but also

April 24

Texas Tech$

L, 4-3 .became the first player in Big 12 history to win every set in conference play.

*Home matches in bold $Big 12 Tournament in Norman

Season Highlights

• Sophomore Tara Eckel and freshman Marie-Pier Huet became OU’s first No. 2 doubles conference champions since the beginning of the Big 12. • Five Sooners were named to the Academic All-Big 12 teams on April 17, marking the 13th-consecutive season that Sooners were honored. • Oklahoma hosted the Big 12 Tennis Championships for the second time in conference history. Norman was also home to the tournament in 2004.

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Individual Results Singles

Big 12

Overall

- 19-2 - - - 1-0 - 1-0 21-2

- - - - - 8-11 1-0 2-1 11-12

- - - - 2-2 2-0 1-0 3-13 8-15

- - 3-2 - 4-4 - 2-5 0-3 9-14

1-0 - 1-4 - 3-0 - 7-6 - 12-10

3-3 - 3-5 1-0 5-3 - - - 12-11

2-2 12-0 2-6 - 6-6 4-8 6-6 0-12 32-40

4-3 19-2 13-20 1-0 14-9 11-11 11-11 6-17 79-73

Doubles

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Overall

Baldy/Eckel Baldy/Gray Constantinescu/Eckel Constantinescu/Kalashnikova Constantinescu/Radan Huet/Eckel Huet/Kalashnikova Kalashnikova/Lancaster Lancaster/Radan

- - 1-1 8-9 - 2-1 1-0 - -

- - - - 2-1 12-4 1-1 - 2-0

1-0 1-0 - - - - - 1-2 7-10

- - - 5-4 2-1 9-3 - 1-2 5-6

1-0 1-0 1-1 8-9 2-1 14-5 2-1 1-2 9-10

12-11

17-6

10-12

22-16

39-29

Brittany Baldy Ana-Maria Constantinescu Tara Eckel Kristin Gray Marie-Pier Huet Maria Kalashnikova Peta Maree Lancaster Kristina Radan Total

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2008-2009

Oklahoma 7, Texas-Pan American 0

No. 72 Wichita State 5, Oklahoma 2

January 24, 2009 Doubles 1. Huet/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Willerding/Cantu (UTPA), 8-0 2. Lancaster/Radan (OU) def. Anderson/Salvetova (UTPA), 8-3 3. Baldy/Eckel (OU) def. Bedeau/Burton (UTPA), 8-3

February 15, 2009 Doubles 1. Dalmacio/Egorova (WSU) def. Constantinescu/ Kalashnikova (OU) 8-5 2. Budiharto/Lazaroiu (WSU) def. Huet/Eckel (OU) 8-4 3. Hanisch/Ferreira (WSU) def. Radan/Lancaster (OU) 8-6

Singles 1. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Stephanie Willerding (UTPA), 6-0, 6-0 2. Kristina Radan (OU) def. Luisa Cantu (UTPA), 6-1, 6-1 3. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Megan Bedeau (UTPA), 6-1, 6-1 4. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Andrea Salvetova (UTPA), 6-3, 61 5. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Malin Anderson (UTPA), 7-5, 6-0 6. Brittany Baldy (OU) def. Reeta Raty (UTPA), 6-3, 6-4

Singles 1. #98 Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Anna Egorova (WSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 2. Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) 6-1, 6-3 3. Stephanie Dalmacio (WSU) def. Kristina Radan (OU) 6-1, 6-0 4. Florentina Hanisch (WSU) def. Tara Eckel (OU) 6-2, 6-0 5. Torrie Browning (WSU) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 6. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Lenore Lazaroiu (WSU) 7-5, 6-0

Oklahoma 7, Arkansas-Little Rock 0

Oklahoma 6, Penn State 1

February 1, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Eckel (OU) def. Coolen/Gomez-Jordana (UALR), 8-4 2. Huet/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Weijenborg/Lopez (UALR), 8-2 3. Radan/Lancaster (OU) def. Van Den Houte/Garay (UALR), 8-3

February 20, 2009 Doubles 1. Mical/Lotto (PSU) def. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) 8-7 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. McCarthy/Zobeideh (PSU) 8-5 3. Lancaster/Radan (OU) def. Prishlyak/Dohanics (PSU) 8-0

Singles 1. #93 Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Anne Weijenborg (UALR), 6-0, 6-0 2. Kristina Radan (OU) def. Marta Gomez-Jordana (UALR), 6-1, 6-3 3. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Chantal Coolen (UALR), 6-3, 6-1 4. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Rebec Van Den Houte (UALR) 4-6, 6-2, 10-4 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Fanny Lopez (UALR) 6-2, 6-1 6. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Nathalia Garay (UALR), 6-1, 6-3

Singles 1. Ana Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Monika Mical (PSU) 6-2, 6-1 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Maria Prishlyak (PSU) 6-1, 6-1 3. Lauren McCarthy (PSU) def. Kristina Radan (OU) 6-3, 7-5 4. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Denisa Zobeideh (PSU) 4-6, 7-6(6), 5-3 retired 5. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Dorothy Dohanics (PSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 6. Marie- Pier Huet (OU) def. Leyla Morzan (PSU) 6-2, 6-4

Alabama 4, Oklahoma 2

Purdue 6, Oklahoma 1

February 7, 2009 Doubles 1. Welcher/McLane (UA) def. Constantinescu/Eckel (OU) 8-4 2. Bigos/Lindsey (UA) def. Kalashnikova/Huet (OU) 8-4 3. Lancaster/Radan (OU) led Emery/Tunaru (UA) 6-4, DNF

February 21, 2009 Doubles 1. Wooten/Sammons def. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova, 8-5 2. Eckel/Huet def. Rabot/Martin, 8-7 3. Ghanza/Dushkinya def. Radan/Lancaster, 8-4

Singles 1. #98 Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. #72 Tiffany Welcher (UA) 7-5, 6-3 2. Courtney McLane (UA) def. Kristina Radan (OU) 6-3, 6-0 3. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Paulina Bigos (UA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 4. Meritt Emery (UA) def. Tara Eckel (OU) 6-1, 6-1 5. Shelley Godwin (UA) led Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 2-0, DNF 6. Taylor Lindsey (UA) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu def. Michelle Sammons, 6-2, 6-2 2. Stephanie Wooten def. Maria Kalashnikova, 6-3, 6-3 3. Tatiana Ganzha def. Kristina Radan, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 4. Jennifer Rabot def. Peta Maree Lancaster, 6-2, 6-1 5. Remi Martin def. Tara Eckel, 6-1, 6-3 6. Anna Dushkinya def. Marie-Pier Huet, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6

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No. 75 Wisconsin 4, Oklahoma 3

Oklahoma 7, Oklahoma Baptist 0

February 28, 2009 Doubles 1. Carpenter/Chupa (WIS) def. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OKL), 8-5 2. Seyferth/Mirnova (WIS) def. Eckel/Huet (OKL), 9-8 (6) 3. Radan/Lancaster (OKL) def. Markovic/Kardhordo (WIS), 8-6

March 8, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Costa/Mowery (OBU), 8-0 2. Radan/Lancaster (OU) def. Halsbesleben/Robinett (OBU), 8-0 3. Baldy/Gray (OU) def. Alexander/Davis (OBU), 8-0

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OKL) def. Liz Carpenter (WIS), 7-5, 7-6 (3) 2. Katya Mirnova (WIS) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OKL), 6-2, 2-6,6-4 3. Kristina Radan (OKL) def. Emese Kardhordo (WIS), 6-3, 6-3 4. Aleksandra Markovic (WIS) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OKL), 6-3, 7-6 (5) 5. Angela Chupa (WIS) def. Tara Eckel (OKL), 6-2, 6-1 6. Marie-Pier Huet (OKL) def. Jessica Seyferth (WIS), 6-3, 6-3

Singles 1. Kristina Radan (OU) def. Paola Costa (OBU), 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (8) 2. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Katie Halbesleben (OBU), 6-0, 6-0 3. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Camber Robinett (OBU), 6-1, 6-0 4. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Brooke Mowery (OBU), 6-1, 6-0 5. Brittany Baldy (OU) def. Sarah Alexander (OBU), 6-0, 6-0 6. Kristin Gray (OU) def. Peige Davis (OBU), 6-1, 6-0

No. 65 Missouri 5, Oklahoma 2

No. 61 Colorado 4, No. 64 Oklahoma 3

March 1, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OKLA) def. Giuggioli/Ritchie (MIZ) 9-8 (4) 2. Eckel/Huet (OKLA) def. Weber/Mera (MIZ) 8-6 3. Ayala/Day (MIZ) def. Radan/Lancaster (OKLA) 8-5

March 13, 2009 Doubles 1. Kalashnikova/Constantinescu (OU) def. Belassi/Esposito (CU) 8-6 2. Huet/Eckel (OU) def. Jendrian/anuszkiewicz (CU) 8-6 3. Lancaster/Radan (OU) def. Probert/Hedelund Jensen (CU) 8-4

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OKLA) def. Mallory Weber (MIZ) 6-4, 6-1 2. Jessica Giuggioli (MIZ) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OKLA) 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 3. Jamie Mera (MIZ) def. Kristina Radan (OKLA) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 4. Kaityln Ritchie (MIZ) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OKLA) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 5. Danielle Day (MIZ) def. Tara Eckel (OKLA) 7-5, 6-1 6. Sofia Ayala (MIZ) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OKLA) 6-3, 6-0

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Camila Belassi (CU) 6-1, 6-3 2. Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 3. Abbie Probert (CU) def. Kristina Radan (OU) 6-2, 6-2 4. Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) 6-0, 6-1 5. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Ania Anuszkiewicz (CU) 6-4, 6-3 6. Michala Hedelund Jensen (CU) def. Tara Eckel (OU) 7-5, 6-3

Oklahoma 4, No. 32 Tulsa 3

UNLV 6, Oklahoma 1

March 3, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Diaz-Barriga/Marcinkowska (TLS), 8-1 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Erofeeva/Zeng (TLS), 8-4 3. Kichoutkin/Row (TLS) def. Lancaster/Radan (OU), 8-1

March 17, 2009 Doubles 1. Nedeltcheva/Williams (UNLV) def. Kalashnikova/Constantinescu (OU) 8-6 2. Huet/Eckel (OU) def. Razina/Hidvegi (UNLV) 8-3 3. Terzieva/Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Lancaster/Radan (OU) 8-6

Singles 1. Alexandra Kichoutkin (TLS) def. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU), 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Jie Zeng (TLS), 6-3, 6-1 3. Kristina Radan (OU) def. Thalia Diaz-Barriga (TLS), 6-2, 6-2 4. Marta Marcinkowska (TLS) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 5. Anastasia Erofeeva (TLS) def. Tara Eckel (OU), 6-3, 7-5 6. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Rebecca Row (TLS), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Singles 1. #123 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2 3. Katy Williams (UNLV) def. Kristina Radan (OU) 6-4, 6-3 4. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) 6-4, 6-1 5. Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) 6-4, 6-4 6. Alisa Razina (UNLV) def. Brittany Baldy (OU) 6-1, 6-0

Oklahoma 7, Oral Roberts 0 March 8, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Rush/Souza (ORU), 8-0 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Pippin/Costa (ORU), 8-1 3. Lancaster/Radan (OU) def. Langston/Wade (ORU), 8-0 Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Hayden Rush (ORU), 6-1, 6-0 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Rafaela Souza (ORU), 6-2, 6-1 3. Kristina Radan (OU) def. Tayler Pippin (ORU), 6-2, 6-4 4. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Ana Costa (ORU), 6-1, 6-0 5. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Corrine Langston (ORU), 6-0, 6-1 6. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Ekaterina Kondrashova (ORU), 6-0, 6-3

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No. 27 Texas 5, Oklahoma 2

Oklahoma 6, Kansas State 1

March 20, 2009 Doubles 1. #25 Corovic/Milic (UT) def. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU), 9-8 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Damico/Mello (UT), 9-7 3. Lancaster/Radan (OU) def. Craddock/Larsson (UT), 8-5

March 29, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Kudlackova/Sertic (KSU), 8-2 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Huljev/Chuda (KSU), 8-6 3. Slupska/Vieira (KSU) def. Lancaster/Radan (OU), 8-4

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. #96 Vanja Corovic (UT), 6-4, 2-1, ret. 2. Caroline Larsson (UT) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU), 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 3. Krista Damico (UT) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 6-3, 6-4 4. Maggie Mello (UT) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU), 7-6, 6-4 5. Amanda Craddock (UT) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU), 6-2, 6-0 6. Sarah Lancaster (UT) def. Tara Eckel (OU), 6-2, 6-4

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Antea Huljev (KSU), 6-2, 7-6 (2) 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Mariya Slupska (KSU), 6-1, 7-5 3. Nina Sertic (KSU) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 6-3, 6-0 4. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Petra Chuda (KSU), 6-1, 6-1 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Katerina Kudlackova (KSU), 7-6 (2), 6-2 6. Brittany Baldy (OU) def. Natasha Vieira (KSU), 6-2, 6-3

No. 36 Texas A&M 5, Oklahoma 2

Oklahoma 6, Iowa State 1

March 22, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Janelle Cuthbertson/Davidson (A&M), 8-4 2. Frank/Liles (A&M) def. Eckel/Huet (OU), 8-0 3. Olivier/E. Potgieter (A&M) def. Lancaster/Radan (OU), 8-1

April 3, 2009 Doubles 1. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Karonis/Hickey (ISU) 8-6 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Macedo/Chartier (ISU) 8-6 3. Lancaster/Radan (OU) def. Wischer/Lang (ISU) 8-2

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Elzé Potgieter (A&M), 6-4, 6-2 2. #113 Morgan Frank (A&M) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU), 6-1, 6-2 3. Christi Liles (A&M) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 6-4, 6-3 4. Lauren Santacroce (A&M) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU), 7-5, 6-3 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Stephanie Davidson (A&M), 6-3, 6-4 6. Sheri Olivier (A&M) def. Tara Eckel (OU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Erin Karonis (ISU) 6-2, 7-5 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Maria Macedo (ISU) 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 3. Tessa Lang (ISU) def. Kristina Radan (OU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 4. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Marie-Christine Chartier (ISU) 6-3, 6-2 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Liza Wischer (ISU) 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 6. Brittany Baldy (OU) def. Kara Hickey (ISU) 1-6, 6-4 (1-0)

Kansas 5, Oklahoma 2

No. 66 Nebraska 6, Oklahoma 1

March 27, 2009 Doubles 1. Horvath/Morozova (KU) def. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU), 9-8 (7) 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Martinez/Wilbert (KU), 8-4 3. Svistun/Dorn (KU) def. Lancaster/Radan (OU), 8-6

April 5, 2009 Doubles 1. Albers/Geibert (NU) def. Constantinescu/Kalashnikova (OU), 8-2 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Ring/Swarting (NU), 8-1 3. Holmberg/Weatherholt (NU) def. Lancaster/Radan (OU), 8-3

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Edina Horvath (KU), 6-1, 6-1 2. Katerina Morozova (KU) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU), 6-0, 6-4 3. Yuliana Svistun (KU) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 7-6, 6-2 4. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Kuni Dorn (KU), 6-3, 6-4 5. Maria Martinez (KU) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU), 6-3, 6-1 6. Erin Wilbert (KU) def. Tara Eckel (OU), 6-4, 6-1

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Madeleine Geibert (NU), 4-1, ret. (injury) 2. Mary Weatherholt (NU) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU), 6-0, 6-1 3. Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 6-1, 6-4 4. Jana Albers (NU) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU), 6-2, 7-6 (6) 5. Jennifer Holmberg (NU) def. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU), 6-2, 7-5 6. Stephanie Evans (NU) def. Brittany Baldy (OU), 6-2, 6-3

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Oklahoma State 4, Oklahoma 3

Oklahoma 6, No. 67 Texas Tech 1

April 8, 2009 Doubles 1. Karaitiana/Shatkovskaya (OSU) def. Constantinescu/Kalasnikova 8-6 2. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Khatsko/ Buslaieva 8-5 3. Tkachenko/Belova (OSU) def. Lancaster/Radan 8-5

April 19, 2009 Doubles 1. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. #58 Van der Drift/Garland (TTU), 8-3 2. Constantinescu/Radan (OU) def. Potgieter/Peana (TTU), 8-1 3. Templeton/Leitch (TTU) def. Lancaster/Kalashnikova (OU), 8-5

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. JoAnne Karaitiana 6-2, 6-3 2. Nataliya Shatkovskaya (OSU) def. Maria Kalashnikova 6-2, 6-4 3. Iryna Khatsko (OSU) def. Kristina Radan 6-0, 6-2 4. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Maryna Tkachenko 6-4, 6-0 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Alisa Buslaieva 6-3, 6-1 6. Sasha Belova (OSU) def. Brittany Baldy 6-3, 6-3

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. Samantha Van der Drift (TTU), 6-4, 6-1 2. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Kelsy Garland (TTU), 6-3, 6-0 3. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) def. Simone Templeton (TTU), 6-1, 6-1 4. Natalie Leitch (TTU) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 6-1, 6-2 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Stefanie Peana (TTU), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (5) 6. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Kerryn Potgieter (TTU), 6-2, 6-3

No. 5 Baylor 5, Oklahoma 2

Big 12 Tournament: No. 67 Texas Tech 4, Oklahoma 3

April 18, 2009 Doubles 1. #8 Broosova/Borsanyi (BU) def. Eckel/Huet (OU), 8-3 2. #64 Ormond/Stanivuk (BU) def. Constantinescu/Radan (OU), 8-6 3. Lancaster/Kalashnikova (OU) def. Filipiak/Chmelarova (BU), 8-5

April 24, 2009 Doubles 1. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. #58 Van der Drift/Garland (TTU), 8-3 2. Constantinescu/Radan (OU) def. Potgieter/Peana (TTU), 8-1 3. Templeton/Leitch (TTU) def. Lancaster/Kalashnikova (OU), 8-5

Singles 1. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) def. #46 Taylor Ormond (BU), 6-1, 6-2 2. #31 Lenka Broosova (BU) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) 6-2, 6-1 3. #44 Jelena Stanivuk (BU) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU), 7-5, 6-0 4. #64 Csilla Borsanyi (BU) def. Kristina Radan (OU), 6-1, 6-2 5. Peta Maree Lancaster (OU) def. Karolina Filipiak (BU), 6-4, 6-4 6. Zuzana Chmelarova (BU) def. Tara Eckel (OU), 6-4, 6-2

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2009 Big 12 Player of the Year

History

OKLAHOMA Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis

All-Americans

Sooner

1988

Susie Campbell Karen Marshall 1988 Big Eight No. 1 Doubles Champions Most Consecutive Victories (18 in Doubles)

2004

Anda Perianu 2004 Big 12 Player of the Year 2003 & 2004 Big 12 No. 1 Singles ChampioN Five-Time All Big 12 (singles & Doubles)

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Winners

Award Big 12 Players of the Year Anda Perianu 2004 Ana-Maria Constantinescu 2009 All-Big Eight Stacey Bullman Nicole Kenneally Nicole Kenneally Jenny Del Valle Nicole Kenneally Brandi Swan Linda Cifranic Anne Covert Monique Malan Linda Cifranic Monique Malan

1992 1992 1993 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996

All-Big 12 Megan Ricci (singles) Raluca Gheorge (singles) Danielle Kninpp (doubles) Viviana Mracnova (doubles) Raluca Gheorge (singles) Viviana Mracnova (doubles) Viviana Mracnova (singles & doubles) Angela Stroup (doubles) Anda Perianu (singles) Anda Perianu (singles & doubles) Heather Saluri Anda Perianu (singles & doubles) Heather Saluri (doubles) Irina Lykina Gabby Baker Ana-Maria Constantinescu Ana-Maria Constantinescu

1997 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009

ITA Scholar Athletes Trish Silverman (NCAA) 1993 Kate Dunlevy (ITA) 1998 Jennie Hamilton (ITA) 1999 Joni Helleland (ITA) 2002 Olena Zhyrnova (ITA) 2002 Joi-Lee Beachler (ITA) 2003 Jessica Braver (ITA) 2003 Bethany Griffin (ITA) 2003 Joi-Lee Beachler (ITA) 2005 Christi Baxley (ITA) 2005 Jessica Braver (ITA) 2005 Irina Lykina (ITA) 2005 Gabby Baker (ITA) 2006 Christi Baxley (ITA) 2006 Melissa Mercer (ITA) 2006 Irina Lykina (ITA) 2006 Chrisit Baxley (ITA) 2007 Gabby Baker (ITA) 2007 Irina Lykina (ITA) 2007 Peta Maree Lancaster 2009

Academic All-Big 12 Kate Dunlevy Kate Dunlevy Raluca Gheorghe Kristin Guilford Jennie Hamilton Danielle Knipp Viviana Mracnova Raluca Gheorghe Kristin Guilford Jennie Hamilton Danielle Knipp Viviana Mracnova Conference Coach of the Year Kristin Gilford Jennie Hamilton Mark Johnson, Big Eight 1991 Vivian Mracnova Mark Johnson, Big Eight 1994 Annette Bryntesson Mark Johnson, Big Eight 1995 Joni Helleland *Mark Johnson, Big 12 1999 Melissa Mendieta *Tri-coach of the year Vivian Mracnova ITA Regional Coach of the Year Tiffany Streeter Mark Johnson 2003 Annette Bryntesson Jessica Braver ITA Regional Rookie of the Year Annette Bryntesson Ana-Maria Constantinescu 2008 Bethany Griffin Joni Helleland ITA All-Academic Team Elena Jimova 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Anda Perianu 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Melissa Mendieta Jessica Braver

1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004

Bethany Griffin Anda Perianu Jessica Braver Bethany Griffin Irina Lykina Heather Saluri Anne Carter Gabby Baker Irina Lykina Christi Baxley Anne Carter Rachael Cox Christi Baxley Gabby Baker Melissa Mercer Irina Lykina Christi Baxley Brittany Baldy Ana-Maria Constantinescu Tara Eckel Maria Kalashnikova Kate Robinson

2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

Academic All-Big Eight Diane Athey 1989 Diane Athey 1990 Bernadette Brennan 1990 Stacey Bullman 1992 Tiffany George 1992 Nicole Kennelly 1992 Trish Silverman 1992 Ellise Tsalikis 1992 Jenny Del Valle 1993 Nicole Kenneally 1993 Trish Silverman 1993 Narelle Cox 1994 Jenny Del Valle 1994 Nicole Kenneally 1994 Trish Siverman 1994 Kate Dunlevy 1995 Karla Golfin 1995 Monique Malan 1995 Brandi Swan 1995 Kate Dunlevy 1996

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No. 1 Doubles Jill Moreland Suzie Brennan Karen Marshall Susie Campbell Nicole Kenneally Stacey Bullman Danielle Knipp Viviana Mracnova Angela Stroup Viviana Mracnova No. 2 Doubles Linda Shields Lynda Robson Stefanie Flory Lynda Robson Michael Wells Yasna Stefanovic Brandi Swan Linda Cifranic Karla Golfin Narelle Cox Tara Eckel Marie-Pier Huet

1978 1978 1988 1988 1992 1992 1998 1998 2000 2000

No. 3 Doubles Lillian Galloway Karen Young Tiffany George Pam Ridgley Trish Silverman Narelle Cox Brandi Swan Kate Dunlevy Bethany Griffin Gabby Baker

Champions

Conference

1980 1980 1991 1991 1994 1994 1995 1995 2004 2004

1979 1979 1980 1980 1984 1984 1994 1994 1995 1995 2009 2009

No. 1 Singles Nicole Kenneally Anda Perianu Anda Perianu Ana-Maria Constantinescu

1994 2003 2004 2009

No. 2 Singles Stefanie Flory

1980

No. 3 Singles Michael Wells Nicole Kenneally Brandi Swan Monique Malan Gabby Baker

1983 1991 1994 1995 2004

No. 4 Singles Suzie Brennan Suzie Brennan Brandi Swan Monique Malan

1979 1980 1993 1995

No. 5 Singles Karen Kiker Lillian Galloway Tracey Walters Trish Silverman Narelle Cox

1978 1980 1982 1994 1995

No. 6 Singles Linda Shields Narelle Cox Kate Dunlevy Melissa Mendieta

1980 1994 1996 2003

2004

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Gabby Baker No. 3 Doubles Champion No. 3 Singles Champion

1975 1976

1978 1980

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2000 Viviana Mracnova Two-time No. 1 Doubles Champion NCAA Qualifier

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and Records

NCAA History

Most Singles Victories in a Season

Stefanie Flory

1981

Most Doubles Victories in a Season

Anda Perianu & Heather Saluri

2003

Most Careeer Singles Victories

Stefanie Flory

111

1979-82

Most Consecutive Victories (Singles)

Nicole Kenneally

1994

Most Consecutive Victories (Doubles)

Karen Marshall & Susie Campbell

1988

Best Career Winning Percentage

Anda Perianu

.834

2002-04

Best Single Season Winning Percentage

Nicole Kenneally

NCAA QUALIFIERS

Nicole Kenneally................... Singles . ........................... 1994 Nicole Kenneally................... Doubles ........................... 1994 Jenny Del Valle..................... Doubles............................ 1994 Karla Golfin......................... Doubles............................ 1996

100.0 (25-0)

1994

NCAA REGIONALS 1996................................................................Lawrence, Kan. 1997................................................................Lawrence, Kan. 1998..................................................................... Provo, Utah

Monique Malan................... Doubles............................ 1996

2003.................................................................Norman, Okla.

Raluca Gheorghe................. Singles............................. 1998

2004.................................................................Norman, Okla.

Angela Stroup..................... Doubles............................ 2000 Viviana Mracnova................ Doubles ........................... 2000 Heather Saluri..................... Doubles...................2003, 2004 Anda Perianu....................... Singles.......... 2002, 2003, 2004 Anda Perianu....................... Doubles...................2003, 2004

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A Lauren Alley, 1998 Elena Antakova, 2008 Diane Athey, 1987-90

B Gabby Baker, 2004, 2006-07 Brittany Baldy, 2006-2008 Janet Barrett, 1975 Christi Baxley, 2005-2008 Barbie Bayless, 1996-97 Joi-Lee Beachler, 2003-04 Beth Boring, 1977 Jessica Braver, 2002-05 Mary Brennan, 1980-82 Bernadette Brennan, 1987-90 Suzanne Brennan, 1980-81 Susan Brodsky, 1976-77 Annette Bryntesson, 2000-03 Stacey Bullman, 1989-92

C Susan Campbell, 1987-88 Michelle Capri, 1986 Anne Carter, 2004-2007 Linda Cifranic, 1993-96 Mandi Collier, 2005

D Diane Davidson, 1977-78 Jenny Del Valle, 1993-94 Carlee DeMetree, 2008 Ginny Dickinson, 1983, 1985-86 Mauve Donnelly, 1985 Kate Dunlevy, 1995-97

E Tara Eckel, 2008-2009

F Diane Fernandez, 1983-84 Maria Fernandez, 1990 Stefanie Flory, 1979-82

G Lillian Galloway, 1980-81 Tiffany George, 1991-93 Raluca Gheorghe, 1997-99 Anne Gibbons, 1985-88 Lisa Gipson, 1985 Karla Golfin, 1995-96 Bethany Griffin, 2002-05 Kristin Guilford, 1996-2000

Ana-Maria Constantinescu, 08-09 Anne Covert, 1995-96 Narelle Cox, 1994-95 Rachael Cox, 2005-08 Mary Crozier, 1974-77

H Jennie Hamilton, 1996-2000 Susan Haney, 1977 Joni Hann, 1982-83 Jeannette Headington, 1975 Joni Helleland, 2000-02 Collen Hernandez, 1984

Letterwinners

Sooner Shea Hetherington, 1989-91 Valiera Hill, 1979 Marie-Pier Huet, 2009 I Alyson Ingram, 1982-84 Deborah Inman, 1977-79

Jill Moreland, 1978-81 Kelly Morrell, 1979 O Jane Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan, 1978-79 Chelsea Orr, 2005-2008

P Anda Perianu, 2002-04 Lynn Procton, 1976-77 Amanda Pratzel, 2004-05 Monica Purice, 2006-07 K Maria Kalashnikova, 08-09 Q Maria Quinones, 2000 Nicole Kenneally, 1991-94 Karen Kiker, 1975, 1977-78 R Danielle Knipp, 1996-99 Kristina Radan, 2009 Jana Renegar, 1980 L Peta Maree Lancaster, 2009 Megan Ricci, 1996-97 Deborah Ridgley, 1987-90 Irina Lykina, 2004-2007 Pamela Ridgley, 1987-88, 199091 M Kate Robinson, 2008-2009 Sue Ann Mackey, 1976 Robin Robinson, 1977 Monique Malan, 1995-96 Lynda Robson, 1979-81 Karen Marshall, 1988-89 Susan Ross, 1976-77 Angie Martin, 1993-96 Cheryl Ryan, 1975-77 Sandra McGilvray, 1985-88 Sharon Ryan, 1975 Melissa Mendieta, 2000-03 Melissa Mercer, 2006 S Melissa Meredith, 1976 Stephanie Sajbert, 1997-2001 Wendy Mikkelson, 1982-85 Viviana Mracnova, 1997-2001 Heather Saluri, 2002-05

J Elena Jirnova, 2002-03 Aimee Johnston, 1979

Margaret Sanders, 1979 Katrin Schubart, 1999 Judy Schupback, 1980 Amy Schwegler, 1985-86 Linda Shields, 1978-81 Trish Silverman, 1991-94 Jasna Stefanovic, 1982-84 Tiffany Streeter, 2000-01 Angela Stroup, 1996-2000 Heather Sullivan, 1979 Brandi Swan, 1992-95

T Ellise Tsalikis, 1991-92 V Julie Vaughn, 1987-89

W Mary Walker, 1975-77 Karen Walterman, 1986-87 Tracy Walters, 1982-84 Michael Wells, 1982-85 Helen Wilson, 1983

Y Karen Young Z Mary Ziegenhain, 1976 *Bold denotes current players.

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Series

Air Force (1980) Alabama (1981) Alabama-Birmingham (1995) Arizona (1982) Arkansas (1977) Arkansas-Little Rock (2009) Arkansas State (2001) Baylor (1997) Bethany Nazarene (1980) Boise State (1994) Boston College (2005) Bowdoin College (2006) BYU (2004) Cal State-Northridge (1999) California-Davis (1980) California State (1978) California-Santa Barbara (1985) California-Irvine (1982) California-Northridge (1991) California-Poly (1978) California-San Diego (1979) Cameron (1978) Centenary (1981) Central Florida (1983) Central State (1975) Chaminade (1994) Charleston (1983) Clemson (1983) Colorado (1983) Colorado State (1991) Cooke County JUCO (1981) East Central (1984) Florida (1981) Florida State (1993) Fresno State (1987) George Mason (2004) Georgia (1983) Harvard (1996) Hawaii (1994) Houston (1977) Illinois (1981) Indiana (1989) Iowa State (1981) Jacksonvilee (2008) Kansas (1975) Kansas State (1979) Long Beach State (1978) Louisiana State (1980) Loyola Marymount (1984)

3-0 1-5 1-0 1-3 6-12 1-0 1-0 3-11 3-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 1-0 2-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 5-0 2-0 3-1 8-0 3-0 0-1 0-3 18-14 3-0 8-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 3-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 6-0 2-5 4-0 0-1 33-1 1-0 15-20 22-11 0-2 0-2 1-0

Marquette (2008) Memphis State (1982) Miami (1985) Michigan (1984) Midland College (1979) Midwestern (1975) Minnesota (1987) Mississippi (1981) Missouri (1982) Montana State (2005) Murray State (1998) Nebraska (1979) Nevada (1996) Nevada-Reno (1992) New Mexico (1986) New Mexico State (1994) North Carolina (2006) North Carolina State (1993) North Texas (1981) North Texas College (1996) North Texas State (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1981) Northern Arizona (1996) Northern Iowa (2001) Notre Dame (1986) Ohio State (2008) Oklahoma Baptist (1977) Oklahoma City Univ. (1977) Oklahoma State (1975) Oral Roberts (1978) Oscar Rose (1981) Penn State (2009) Pepperdine (1982) Portland (2000) Princeton (1999) Purdue (1981) Rice (1985) Rollins (1989) Sacramento State (2000) Saint Louis (2002) San Diego (1978) San Diego State (1978) San Francisco (1997) San Jose State (1980) Santa Clara (1980) SMU (1976) South Alabama (1994) South Carolina (1986) South Dakota (1990)

1-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 3-1 1-0 2-2 0-2 24-2 1-0 1-0 22-11 1-0 2-0 8-8 3-0 0-1 1-0 7-3 1-0 1-0 0-2 2-0 1-0 0-4 0-1 15-0 12-0 16-28 18-1 1-0 1-0 0-3 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-2 0-2 1-0 3-0 1-0 4-2 0-2 0-1 1-0

HI S TO RY

Records

South Florida (1983) Southern Nazarene (1997) St. Gregory’s (2001) Stetson (1997) SW Louisiana (1993) SW Missouri State (1975) TCU (1977) Texas (1975) Texas A&M (1981) Texas Tech (1980) Texas Wesleyan (1977) Texas Woman’s Univ. (1975) Texas-Arlington (2000) Texas-Pan American (2009) Texas-Permian Basin (1978) Texas-San Antonio (1991) Texas-Tyler (1986) Trinity (1980) Tulane (2004) Tulsa (1976) UCLA (1985) UNLV (1990) U.S. International (1979) USC (1999) UC-Santa Barbara (1990) Utah (1987) Utah State (2005) UTEP (1992) Vanderbilt (1993) Virginia (1993) Virginia Commonwealth (1993) Virginia Tech (1993) Washington (1990) Weber State (1991) Western Michigan (1991) Wichita State (1982) William & Mary (2004) Wisconsin (2009) Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1998) Yale (1984)

0-1 6-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 5-1 11-15 1-20 4-19 10-11 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 4-1 1-1 0-1 1-3 0-1 25-4 0-2 1-7 2-1 0-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 4-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 21-3 1-0 0-1 2-0 2-0

*First meeting is indicated in ()

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1975

8-2

Head Coach: Randy Sontheimer Texas Woman’s W, 4-2 Texas L, 8-2 Texas L, 9-1 Kansas W, 6-3 Midwestern W, 6-0 SW Missouri State W, 9-0 Oklahoma State W, 9-0 Central State W, 6-3 Central State W, 9-0 Oklahoma State W, 7-2 Oklahoma AIAW Championships First Missouri Valley Championships First

1976

4-2

Head Coach: Randy Sontheimer Tulsa W, 6-1 SMU L, 9-0 Texas L, 6-3 Southwest Missouri State W, 6-0 Central State W, 8-1 Oklahoma State W, 5-4 Big Eight Championships First Oklahoma AIAW Championships First

Result s

Year-By-Year

1977

6-5

Head Coach: Randy Sontheimer Tulsa L, 5-1 Drake W, 7-2 Oklahoma Baptist W, 8-1 Oklahoma City W, 6-0 TCU L, 6-3 Texas Wesleyan L, 5-2 Houston L, 7-2 Central State W, 9-0 Oklahoma State L, 10-0 Oklahoma City W, 7-2 Arkansas W, 7-2 Big Eight Championships Fourth Oklahoma AIAW Championships Third

1978 Head Coach: TCU Central State Texas-Permian Basin San Diego San Diego State California State Long Beach State

8-6 Randy Sontheimer L, 8-1 W, 8-1 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 9-0 W, 6-3 L, 9-0

California-Poly Central State TCU Central State Oral Roberts Cameron Oklahoma State Big Eight Championships Oklahoma AIAW Championships

1979

W, 5-4 W, 8-1 L, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 5-1 First First

9-2

Head Coach: Randy Sontheimer Central State W, 9-0 San Diego State L, 8-1 San Diego L, 7-2 California-San Diego W, 8-1 U.S. International W, 6-3 Kansas State W, 6-3 Nebraska W, 8-1 Oklahoma State W, 9-0 Midland College W, 7-2 Oral Roberts W, 5-4 Cameron W, 7-2 Big Eight Championships Second Oklahoma AIAW Championships First

Tara Eckel

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10 - 6

Head Coach: Randy Sontheimer Midland W, 5-4 California-Davis L, 5-4 Santa Clara W, 5-4 San Jose State W, 5-4 Oklahoma State W, 9-0 Louisiana State L, 8-1 Texas L, 7-2 Texas Tech L, 5-4 Oklahoma City W, 7-2 Oral Roberts W, 5-4 Kansas W, 9-0 Bethany Nazarene W, 9-0 Oklahoma City W, 7-2 Cameron W, 8-1 Trinity L, 9-0 Texas L, 7-2 Big Eight Championships First Oklahoma AIAW Championships Second

1981 Head Coach: Oscar Rose Midland Bethany Nazarene Mississippi Purdue Florida Louisiana State Alabama Illinois Oklahoma City Trinity SMU Texas-Permian Basin Oklahoma State Kansas North Texas Arkansas Iowa State Oral Roberts Cooke County Centenary Texas A&M Cooke County Oral Roberts Bethany Nazarene Tulsa North Texas Texas Tech Northeast Louisana

1982 Head Coach: Memphis State Arkansas Oklahoma State Houston Oklahoma City San Diego California-San Diego California-Irvine Arizona

17 - 12 Rick Lashley W, 6-0 W, 7-2 W, 5-2 L, 7-2 W, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 8-1 L, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 L, 9-0 L, 7-2 W, 5-4 L, 5-4 W, 9-0 L, 6-3 L, 5-4 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 8-1 L, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 5-4 W, 7-2 L, 5-1

11 - 11 Rick Lashley W, 6-3 L, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 L, 6-3 L, 7-2

THE COACHES

Tulsa Iowa State Wichita State Oklahoma State Trinity Texas-Permian Basin Pepperdine Oklahoma State North Texas Wichita State Missouri Cooke County Cameron Big Eight Championships

1983 Head Coach: Wichita State Memphis State Arkansas Texas A&M Wichita State Oklahoma City North Texas Clemson Georgia Central Florida South Florida Charleston TCU Oklahoma State Houston Arkansas Illinois Kansas State Kansas Oklahoma State Iowa State Nebraska Cameron Colorado Big Eight Championships

1984 Head Coach: East Central Wichita State Northeast Louisiana Michigan Cooke County TCU Texas Houston Illinois San Diego U.S. International Yale Loyola Marymount Midland College Georgia Arizona North Texas Kansas State

THE SOONERS

W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 9-0 L, 6-0 W, 5-4 L, 7-2 L, 7-2 L, 8-1 L, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 Third

17 - 7 Rick Lashley W, 8-1 W, 9-0 L, 5-4 W, 5-4 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 8-1 L, 6-3 W, 9-0 L, 7-2 W, 7-1 W, 5-1 L, 6-3 L, 8-1 W, 5-4 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 6-3 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 Second

16 - 7 Keith Reynolds W, 9-0 W, 6-3 L, 7-2 W, 7-2 W, 7-2 L, 7-2 L, 5-1 W, 5-4 W, 7-2 W, 5-2 W, 5-4 W, 5-1 W, 7-2 L, 5-4 L, 5-1 L, 5-1 W, 9-0 W, 8-1

SEASON RE VIE W

Kansas Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma State Colorado Big Eight Championships

1985

HI S TO RY

W, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 9-0 W, 8-1 Second

6 - 11

Head Coach: Oklahoma City Arkansas California-Santa Barbara U.S. International UCLA Pepperdine Clemson Rice Miami (Fla.) Texas Tech Wichita State Kansas State Kansas Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma State Colorado Big Eight Championships

1986

Keith Reynolds W, 8-1 L, 5-4 L, 9-0 L, 9-0 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 7-0 L, 5-4 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 L, 5-4 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 L, 8-1 W, 7-2 Third

4 - 15

Head Coach: Arkansas Notre Dame Southwest Missouri State Texas-Tyler Cooke County Oral Roberts Houston New Mexico South Carolina Long Beach State Pepperdine UCLA Tulsa Kansas State Kansas Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma State Colorado Big Eight Championships

Tom Peck L, 8-1 L, 5-4 L, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 5-4 L, 5-4 L, 9-0 W, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 9-0 L, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 9-0 W, 6-3 L, 5-4 L, 9-0 L, 9-0 Fifth

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1987

14 - 5

Head Coach: Texas-Permian Basin Texas Tech Utah SW Missouri State Arkansas Wichita State Minnesota San Jose State Fresno State California-Davis TCU Tulsa Kansas State Kansas Missouri Oklahoma State Iowa State Nebraska Colorado Big Eight Championships

1988

15 - 5

1989

Head Coach: 2/13 at Tulsa 2/16 at Wichita State 2/17 vs. Arkansas^ 2/18 at Oklahoma City 2/25 TCU 3/6 at Rollins 3/29 Cooke County 3/10 at Central Florida 3/14 Indiana 3/22 North Texas State 4/1 New Mexico

Tom Peck W, 9-0 L, 6-3 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 L, 5-3 W, 7-2 L, 6-3 W, 8-0 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 L, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 6-3 Second Tom Peck W, 9-0 L, 6-3 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 L, 5-3 W, 7-2 L, 6-3 W, 8-0 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 L, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 6-3 W, 5-1 Second

16 - 4 Mark Johnson W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 W, 6-0 L, 5-4 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 5-4

4/8 at Missouri 4/9 at Kansas 4/10 at Kansas State 4/13 Tulsa 4/15 Iowa State 4/16 Nebraska 4/18 at Oklahoma State 4/22 at Air Force 4/23 at Colorado ^played at Wichita State (Wichita, Kan.)

W, 9-0 W, 6-3 L, 5-4 W, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 7-2

1990 Head Coach: 2/3 Oklahoma City 2/10 at TCU 2/13 Tulsa 2/17 at Arkansas 3/2 Air Force 3/3 California-Irvine 3/4 Washington 3/10 UNLV 3/11 USC-Santa Barbara 3/12 Yale 3/13 North Texas 3/15 South Dakota 3/17 Oklahoma City 3/26 at Tulsa 3/31 Wichita State 4/1 SW Missouri State 4/4 Colorado 4/14 Kansas 4/15 Missouri 4/16 Kansas State 4/19 Oklahoma State 4/21 Iowa State 4/22 Nebraska

17 - 6

1991

Mark Johnson W, 9-0 L, 7-2 W, 9-0 L, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 5-4 L, 6-0 W, 5-4 W, 6-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 5-0 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 L, 5-4 L, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 5-4

15 - 9

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 1/31 New Mexico L, 5-4 2/2 TCU L, 6-3 2/17 Trinity W, 8-1 2/18 at Texas-San Antonio L, 5-4 2/23 at Wichita State W, 7-2 3/9 at UNLV~ L, 6-3 3/10 vs. Weber State~ W, 5-2 3/11 vs. California-Northridge~ W, 5-3 3/19 Arkansas L, 7-2 3/23 vs. Notre Dame+ L, 5-4 3/24 vs. Western Michigan+ L, 6-3 3/25 vs. Michigan+ L, 7-2 3/26 North Texas W, 9-0 3/27 Cooke County W, 8-1 4/3 Oklahoma City W, 9-0 4/6 Iowa State W, 8-1 4/7 Nebraska W, 6-3 4/9 Oklahoma State L, 9-0 4/11 at Colorado State W, 6-0 4/13 at Colorado W, 9-0 4/16 Tulsa W, 9-0

4/20 at Missouri 4/21 at Kansas 4/22 at Kansas State ~ UNLV Tournament + played in Bloomington, Ind.

W, 9-0 W, 5-4 W, 7-2

9 - 11 1992 Head Coach: Mark Johnson 1/31 at Tulsa W, 9-0 2/1 Wichita State W, 8-1 2/8 North Texas W, 9-0 2/15 Texas L, 9-0 2/29 at Arkansas L, 5-1 3/7 at Nevada-Reno W, 5-3 3/9 at UNLV L, 6-3 3/12 at New Mexico W, 6-3 3/13 Texas-El Paso W, 9-0 3/15 Texas A&M L, 5-4 4/4 Kansas L, 9-0 4/5 Missouri W, 7-2 4/6 Kansas State L, 7-2 4/11 at Iowa State W, 7-2 4/12 at Nebraska L, 5-4 4/15 Oklahoma State L, 7-2 4/18 Colorado L, 5-4 4/24 Kansas State L, 5-4 4/25 vs. Iowa State$ W, 5-4 4/26 vs. Nebraska$ L, 5-4 $ Big Eight Championship, Kansas City, Mo. (sixth) 1993

18 - 7

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 1/30 at Tulsa W, 9-0 2/6 TCU L, 5-4 2/13 at Wichita State W, 9-0 2/20 Southwest Louisiana L, 5-4 2/21 North Texas W, 8-1 3/1 Cooke County JUCO W, 8-1 3/6 at Virginia Tech W, 9-0 3/7 at Virginia L, 5-4 3/8 at Va. Commonwealth W, 7-2 3/11 at North Carolina State W, 8-1 3/12 Florida State+ L, 6-3 3/24 Tulsa W, 8-1 3/26 at Arkansas W, 6-3 3/27 at Vanderbilt W, 5-2 4/1 at Colorado State W, 9-0 4/3 at Colorado W, 6-3 4/10 at Missouri W, 9-0 4/11 at Kansas W, 7-2 4/12 at Kansas State W, 7-2 4/15 at Oklahoma State L, 5-4 4/17 Iowa State W, 9-0 4/18 Nebraska W, 9-0 4/23 vs. Iowa State# W, 5-1 4/24 vs. Oklahoma State# L, 5-4 4/25 vs. Colorado# W, 5-3 + at Raleigh, N.C. # Big Eight Championship, Kansas City, Mo. (third)

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Brittany Parks

1994

24 - 3

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 1/28 Tulsa W, 9-0 1/30 New Mexico W, 8-1 2/5 at South Alabama L, 5-4 2/6 at Alabama L, 6-2 2/11 at TCU W, 7-2 2/13 Boise State W, 9-0 2/25 at North Texas W, 9-0 2/26 at New Mexico State W, 9-0 2/27 at Texas-El Paso W, 9-0 3/4 Texas A&M W, 5-1 3/7 vs. Chaminade& W, 9-0 3/8 vs. Chaminade& W, 9-0 3/9 at Hawaii W, 6-0 3/11 at Hawaii W, 9-0 3/17 Oral Roberts W, 9-0 4/2 at Iowa State W, 9-0 4/3 at Nebraska W, 9-0 4/6 Arkansas W, 5-3 4/9 Colorado W, 9-0 4/12 Oklahoma State W, 7-2 4/16 Kansas W, 5-4 4/17 Missouri W, 9-0 4/18 Kansas State W, 9-0 4/22 vs. Missouri# W, 5-0 4/23 vs. Nebraska# W, 5-0 4/24 vs. Kansas# L, 5-1 # Big Eight Championship, Oklahoma City, Okla. ( second) & Played in Honolulu, Hawaii

1995 Head Coach: 1/28 at Wichita State 2/3 at Illinois 2/4 South Alabama 2/8 at Arkansas 2/11 TCU 2/12 Texas-El Paso 2/12 Tulsa 2/18 UNLV 3/4 at New Mexico

21 - 4 Mark Johnson W, 7-1 W, 6-3 L, 6-2 W, 8-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 5-1 W, 6-3 W, 6-3

3/5 at Nevada-Reno W, 6-0 3/12 at Cal-Santa Barbara L, 6-3 3/14 at Va. Commonwealth W, 7-2 3/18 Alabama-Birmingham W, 5-1 3/22 at Texas A&M W, 8-1 4/1 at Missouri W, 9-0 4/2 at Kansas L, 6-3 4/8 Iowa State W, 9-0 4/9 Nebraska W, 8-1 4/13 at Colorado State W, 9-0 4/15 at Colorado W, 8-1 4/18 at Oklahoma State W, 8-1 4/21 vs. Iowa State$ W, 6-0 4/22 vs. Nebraska$ W, 5-0 4/23 vs. Kansas$ L, 5-2 $ Big Eight Championship, Oklahoma City, Okla. (second)

1996

Head Coach: 2/13 North Texas College 2/18 Harvard 2/24 at Northern Arizona 3/2 at Miami (Fla.) 3/8 vs. Washington^ 3/9 at Boise State^ 3/10 vs. Nevada^ 3/13 at Texas Christian 3/15 at Tulsa 3/16 Wichita State 3/19 Texas A&M 3/30 New Mexico 4/6 Colorado 4/10 Oklahoma State 4/13 at Iowa State 4/14 at Nebraska 4/20 Kansas 4/21 Missouri 4/22 Kansas State 4/26 Nebraska$ 4/27 vs. Oklahoma State$ 4/28 vs. Kansas$

19 - 5 Mark Johnson W, 9-0 W, 5-2 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 W, 6-1 W, 8-1 W, 6-1 W, 6-0 W, 7-0 W, 6-0 L, 5-3 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 L, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 L, 5-2 W, 7-0 W, 5-2 W, 4-1 W, 4-2 L, 4-1

5/3 vs. Colorado+ 5/4 vs. Oklahoma State+ ^ Boise State Invitational, Boise, Idaho $ Big Eight Championship, Kansas City, Mo. + NCAA Regional, Lawrence, Kan.

1997

W, 5-4 L, 5-4 (second)

15 - 11

Head Coach: 1/25 Missouri 1/31 New Mexico State 2/2 Notre Dame 2/7 Texas-El Paso 2/8 TCU 2/21 at Wichita State 2/24 at Southern Nazarene 2/27 at Central Florida 3/1 at Stetson 3/12 at New Mexico 3/14 at San Francisco 3/14 at Air Force 3/16 at Colorado 3/28 at Iowa State 3/29 at Nebraska 4/2 at Oklahoma State 4/5 Kansas State 4/6 Kansas 4/11 at Texas A&M 4/13 at Texas 4/18 Texas Tech 4/19 Baylor 4/24 Kansas State$ 4/25 vs. Baylor$ 4/26 vs. Texas A&M$ 5/9 vs. Mississippi+ $ Big 12 Championship, Austin, Texas + NCAA Regional, Lawrence, Kan.

Mark Johnson W, 9-0 W, 5-4 L, 7-2 W, 6-3 W, 5-4 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 L, 5-4 W, 7-2 L, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 7-2 W, 6-3 L, 5-4 W, 6-3 W, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 8-1 W, 6-3 L, 7-2 W, 5-1 W, 5-4 L, 5-2 L, 5-0

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Year-By-Year (continued)

1998 17 - 9 Head Coach: Mark Johnson 10/10 Texas L, 7-2 1/30 Tulsa W, 6-3 2/6 Southern Nazarene W, 9-0 2/13 Houston W, 7-2 2/20 Wichita State W, 8-1 2/22 New Mexico L, 8-1 2/27 at Texas Tech L, 6-3 3/3 Oral Roberts W, 9-0 3/6 Texas A&M L, 5-4 3/9 vs. New Mexico~ L, 5-4 3/10 at Hawaii W, 8-1 3/11 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W, 6-0 3/13 vs. Murray State~ W, 8-1 3/20 at Missouri W, 9-0 3/22 Nebraska W, 6-3 3/27 at Baylor L, 8-1 3/29 at SMU W, 6-3 4/4 at Kansas State W, 5-4 4/5 at Kansas L, 7-2 4/10 at TCU W, 6-3 4/15 Oklahoma State W, 9-0 4/18 Iowa State W, 9-0 4/19 Colorado W, 5-4 4/23 vs. Iowa State$ W, 5-0 4/24 vs.. Colorado$ L, 5-1 5/15 vs. Kansas+ L, 5-2 ~ Played in Honolulu, Hawaii $ Big 12 Championship, College Station, Texas (second)

1999 16 - 11 Head Coach: Mark Johnson 10/6 at Southern Nazarene W, 9-0 10/6 at ORU W, 9-0 1/31 Notre Dame L, 9-0 2/6 at New Mexico L, 6-1 2/7 Boise State^ W, 5-2 2/20 SMU W, 6-3 2/27 at Wichita State W, 8-1 3/6 TCU L, 6-2 3/7 Missouri W, 9-0 3/13 Kansas State W, 7-2 3/16 at Cal State-Northridge W, 9-0 3/17 at USC L, 8-1 3/20 Princeton& L, 5-3 3/27 at Texas A&M W, 7-2 3/28 at Texas L, 6-3 3/31 at Tulsa W, 5-4 4/3 Baylor W, 6-3 4/9 at Iowa State W, 8-1 4/11 at Nebraska L, 5-4 4/17 Texas Tech W, 7-2 4/18 Kansas L, 6-3 4/21 at Oklahoma State L, 5-4 4/24 at Colorado L, 6-3 4/29 vs. Texas Tech$ W, 6-2 4/30 vs. Colorado$ W, 5-4 5/1 vs. Oklahoma State$ W, 5-3 5/2 vs. Texas$ L, 5-1 $ Big 12 Championship, College Station, Texas (second) & Played in Los Angeles, Calif. ^ Played in Albuquerque, N.M.

2000

12 - 11

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 10/5 Oral Roberts W, 9-0 1/28 New Mexico State W, 5-4 2/4 Wichita State W, 6-3 2/11 Texas-Arlington L, 5-4 2/17 at TCU L, 5-1 2/20 Texas L, 8-1 3/1 Tulsa L, 7-2 3/4 at Houston L, 7-2 3/8 at Oral Roberts W, 9-0 3/11 Texas A&M L, 8-1 3/14 vs. Sacramento State^ W, 8-1 3/15 vs. Portland^ W, 7-1 3/16 at Hawaii W, 6-3 3/24 at Baylor L, 7-2 3/29 at Oklahoma State L, 6-3 4/1 at Kansas L, 6-3 4/8 at Kansas State L, 5-4 4/9 at Missouri W, 7-2 4/15 Iowa State W, 9-0 4/16 Nebraska W, 5-4 4/19 at Texas Tech W, 8-1 4/22 Colorado W, 5-4 4/27 vs. Colorado$ L, 5-3 ^Played in Honolulu, Hawaii $Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo.

Teona Tsertsvadze

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B OOMER SOONER

Head Coach: 1/26 Southern Nazarene 2/1 Northern Iowa 2/3 New Mexico 2/9 Arkansas State 2/18 Missouri 3/4 TCU 3/8 Oral Roberts 3/17 Kansas 3/22 at Texas A&M 3/24 at Texas 3/28 at Oklahoma State 4/1 Texas Tech 4/6 at Iowa State 4/8 at Nebraska 4/11 St. Gregory’s 4/14 Kansas State 4/16 Baylor 4/21 Colorado 4/26 vs. Kansas State$ $ Big 12 Championship, Waco, Texas

2002

6 - 13 Mark Johnson W, 7-0 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 5-2 L, 6-1 L, 4-0 W, 7-0 L, 5-2 L, 6-1 L, 6-1 L, 7-0 L, 4-3 L, 4-3 L, 6-1 W, 7-0 L, 6-1 L, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 4-0

16 - 8

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 2/1 Oklahoma Baptist W, 7-0 2/1 Oklahoma Baptist W, 7-0 2/5 at New Mexico W, 4-3 2/10 Minnesota W, 5-2 2/16 Saint Louis W, 6-1 2/21 at TCU W, 4-3 3/1 Oral Roberts W, 7-0 3/3 Central Florida W, 5-2 3/9 at Kansas State L, 6-1 3/10 at Kansas L, 6-1 3/18 vs. Chaminade^ W, 7-0 3/19 at Hawaii W, 4-2 3/20 vs. Clemson^ L, 5-2 3/26 at Texas Tech W, 4-3 3/29 Texas A&M L, 5-2 3/30 Texas L, 6-1 4/4 at Baylor L, 5-2 4/6 Nebraska L, 5-2 4/13 Colorado W, -1 4/14 Iowa State W, 7-0 4/17 Oklahoma State W, 4-3 4/20 at Missouri W, 4-3 4/25 Nebraska W, 4-3 4/27 vs. Texas A&M$ L, 4-2 ^ Played in Honolulu, Hawaii $ Big 12 Championship, College Station, Texas

2003 Head Coach: 1/31 Oral Roberts 1/31 Southern Nazarene 1/31 Oklahoma Baptist 2/7 Wichita State 2/8 Centenary 2/13 at Tulsa 2/28 vs. Northern Arizona^ 3/1 vs. New Mexico^ 3/2 UNLV^ 3/8 Kansas State 3/15 Kansas

19 - 7 Mark Johnson W, 7-0 W, 7-0 W, 5-0 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 W, 4-3 W, 4-0 W, 6-1 L, 4-2 W, 5-2 W, 7-0

THE COACHES

THE SOONERS

3/18 at Texas-San Antonio W, 4-3 3/20 at Texas A&M L, 5-2 3/22 at Texas W, 4-3 3/26 at Oklahoma State L, 5-2 3/30 TCU W, 4-3 4/3 at Iowa State W, 7-0 4/5 at Nebraska W, 6-1 4/9 SMU W, 5-2 4/12 Texas Tech W, 6-1 4/13 Missouri W, 4-3 4/17 Baylor L, 5-2 4/19 at Colorado L, 4-3 4/24 vs. Iowa State$ W, 4-2 4/25 vs. Oklahoma State$ L, 4-2 5/10 vs. Alabama^^^ L, 4-0 ^ UNLV Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev. $ Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo. ^^^ NCAA Regional Championships, Norman, Okla.

2004

23 - 6

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 11/1/03 vs. New Mexico W, 4-1 11/1/03 vs. BYU L, 4-1 1/30 vs. San Diego+ W, 5-2 1/31 at Arizona W, 4-3 2/6 Oral Roberts W, 6-0 2/6 Southern Nazarene W, 7-0 2/6 Oklahoma Baptist W, 5-0 2/21 New Mexico L, 5-2 2/27 at TCU W, 4-3 2/29 at SMU W, 4-3 3/6 Missouri W, 5-2 3/9 Brigham Young W, 4-2 3/17 at William & Mary W, 4-3 3/18 at George Mason W, 7-0 3/24 Tulsa W, 5-2 3/27 Texas L, 4-3 3/28 Texas A&M L, 5-2 4/3 at Kansas State W, 6-1 4/5 at Kansas W, 6-1 4/11 Colorado W, 5-2 4/16 at Baylor W, 4-3 4/18 at Texas Tech W, 7-0 4/22 Oklahoma State W, 4-3 4/24 Iowa State W, 7-0 4/25 Nebraska W, 7-0 4/30 Missouri$ W, 4-1 5/1 Texas A&M$ L, 4-2 5/15 vs. Tulsa^ W, 4-1 5/16 vs. Tulane^ L, 4-2 + Played in Tucson, Ariz. $ Big 12 Championship, Norman, Okla. ^ NCAA Regional Championships, Norman, Okla.

2005

Head Coach: 1/28 Oklahoma Baptist 1/28 Oklahoma Baptist 1/28 Oklahoma Baptist 1/28 East Central 2/10 at Utah State 2/12 at Brigham Young 2/16 at Tulsa 2/19 at New Mexico

SEASON RE VIE W

HI S TO RY

2/20 vs. Montana State~ 2/25 Rice 3/5 at Nebraska 3/6 at Iowa State 3/12 Kansas State 3/18 Kansas 3/24 at Texas A&M 3/26 at Texas 3/30 Texas Christian 4/5 Oral Roberts 4/7 Wichita State 4/9 Boston College 4/13 at Oklahoma State 4/16 Texas Tech 4/17 Missouri 4/21 Baylor 4/23 at Colorado 4/28 vs. Kansas State$ ~ Played in Albuquerque, N.M. $ Big 12 Championship, Austin, Texas

2006

95 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 4-3 L, 6-1 L, 5-2 L, 5-2 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 7-0 L, 4-3 L, 4-3

9-16

Head Coach: 1/28 vsNorth Carolina^ 1/29 Minnesota^ 2/13 at Missouri 2/15 Oklahoma Baptist 2/15 Oklahoma Baptist 2/18 vs. Arizona” 2/19 at Fresno State 3/4 at UNLV 3/8 at TCU 3/10 BYU 3/15 at Hawaii 3/17 vs. Bowdoin College~ 3/21 at Baylor 3/25 Texas 3/26 Texas A&M 3/29 Tulsa 4/1 Kansas 4/2 at Kansas State 4/7 vs. Colorado` 4/9 Iowa State 4/12 Arkansas 4/15 Nebraska 4/18 Oklahoma State 4/21 at Texas Tech 4/27 vs. Kansas- ^ Played in Minneapolis, Minn. “ Played in Fresno, Calif. ~ Played in Honolulu, Hawaii ` Played in Oklahoma City - Big 12 Championship in Waco, Texas

Mark Johnson L, 7-0 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 W, 6-0 W, 7-0 L, 5-1 L, 6-1 L, 7-0 L, 7-0 L, 5-2 W, 6-0 W, 7-0 L, 6-1 L, 6-1 L, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 L, 6-1 L, 4-3 W, 7-0 L, 4-3 W, 4-3 L, 4-3 L, 5-2 L, 4-0

14 - 12 Mark Johnson W, 6-0 W, 6-0 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 L, 5-2 L, 5-2 L, 6-1

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9-12

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 2/5 vs. Oklahoma Baptist+ W, 6-0 2/5 vs. Oklahoma Baptist+ W, 7-0 2/9 at Arkansas L, 5-2 2/13 at Tulsa L, 5-2 2/24 at Alabama L, 4-3 3/1 TCU L, 7-0 3/3 vs. Texas Tech+ W, 4-3 3/4 Oral Roberts W, 7-0 3/9 Baylor L, 7-0 3/16 Missouri W, 5-2 3/19 at BYU L, 5-2 3/21 at UNLV L, 5-2 3/24 at Texas A&M L, 6-1 3/25 Texas L, 6-1 3/31 Kansas State W, 4-3 4/6 at Iowa State W, 6-1 4/7 at Nebraksa L, 4-3 4/11 at Oklahoma State L, 4-3 4/18 Kansas W, 4-3 4/21 Colorado L, 6-1 4/26 vs. Kansas^ W, 4-3 4/27 vs. Texas A&M^ L, 4-0 + Played in Oklahoma City, Okla. ^ Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo.

Result s

Year-By-Year 2008

11-12

Head Coach: Mark Johnson 1/25 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee W, 7-0 1/26 vs. Ohio State L, 6-1 1/27 vs. Marquette W, 4-3 2/1 vs. Oklahoma Baptist W, 7-0 2/1 vs. Oklahoma Baptist W, 7-0 2/15 at Wichita State L, 5-2 2/23 Alabama+ W, 4-3 3/1 Oral Roberts W, 7-0 3/8 Tulsa L, 7-0 3/15 Texas L, 7-0 3/16 Texas A&M L, 6-1 3/19 at Jacksonville W, 6-1 3/22 at TCU L, 6-1 3/28 at Kansas L, 4-3 3/29 at Kansas State W, 7-0 4/4 Iowa State W, 7-0 4/6 Nebraksa L, 4-3 4/11 at Baylor L, 6-1 4/13 at Texas Tech W, 5-2 4/16 Oklahoma State L, 4-3 4/18 Colorado L, 7-0 4/19 Missouri W, 4-3 4/24 vs. Texas Tech^ L, 4-1 + Played in Oklahoma City, Okla. ^ Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo.

2009

9-14

Head Coach: David Mullins 1/24 Texas-Pan American* W, 7-0 2/1 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 7-0 2/7 at Alabama L, 4-2 2/15 at Wichita State L, 5-2 2/20 at Penn State W, 6-1 2/21 at Purdue L, 6-1 2/28 at Wisconsin L, 4-3 3/1 at Missouri L, 5-2 3/4 at Tulsa W, 4-3 3/8 Oral Roberts W, 7-0 3/8 Oklahoma Baptist W, 7-0 3/13 at Colorado L, 4-3 3/17 at UNLV L, 6-1 3/20 at Texas L, 5-2 3/22 at Texas A&M L, 5-2 3/27 Kansas L, 5-2 3/29 Kansas State W, 6-1 4/3 at Iowa State W, 6-1 4/5 at Nebraska L, 6-1 4/8 at Oklahoma State L, 4-3 4/18 Baylor L, 5-2 4/19 Texas Tech W, 6-1 4/23 vs. Texas Tech^ L, 4-3 * Played in Oklahoma City, Okla. ^ Big 12 Championships, Norman, Okla.

Katelyn Connelly

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