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What else is steeping in today's Brew?

🎽 Fouad Messaoudi takes NCAA lead, breaks school record
🥎 Cowgirls secure series win over Cyclones
🤠 And much, much more

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Oklahoma State women's track and field athlete Sanye Ford’s career in Stillwater has not been without obstacles. Back in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic cut her freshman season short. Fast forward to 2023 and her season is being cut short again.

This time, it was a personal decision.

For Sanye Ford, deciding to donate a kidney was easy. It’s the process for finding a match that’s hard. It’s been almost a year and a half since Ford’s mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney disease. There have been countless hospital visits, endless tests, and never-ending days waiting for the call saying they found a match. Learn more about the process and the decision for Sanye to volunteer to help her mom in this edition of the Pokes Pod.

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🔼  Record Setter. Oklahoma State distance runner Fouad Messaoudi took over the NCAA lead and broke the school record in the 1,500 Meters Saturday night, highlighting the final day of OSU's quad-meet weekend across the country. Check out his, and all the other Pokes, accomplishments right here.

Messaoudi returned to the track for the first time since taking home a pair of NCAA titles in impressive fashion. In the process, he became the fourth-fastest NCAA 1,500-meter runner of all time and moves into fourth in the world this year in the event.

Meanwhile, at the Tom Jones Invitational, Mehdi Yanouri made OSU history, breaking Paul Larkins' 37-year-old record in the outdoor 800 Meters. Yanouri crossed the finish line with a scorching time of 1:46.96 to beat Larkins' long-standing record.
 
Up next, the Cowboys and Cowgirls will look towards another multi-meet weekend at the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., and the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma.

🔼 A Special Season. Oklahoma State's equestrian team saw its season come to an end with a 14-6 setback against Auburn in the semifinals of the NCEA National Championship in Ocala, Florida.

The Cowgirls' season concludes with a 9-5 record, including eight ranked wins as well as a third-consecutive Big 12 Conference title. They also advanced to the semifinal of the NCEA National Championship for the fourth-straight season in which the championship was held.

🔼 Back On Track. Oklahoma State rallied for six runs in the eighth inning to win this weekend's series finale 11-6 against West Virginia at O'Brate Stadium.

The win snapped OSU's five-game losing streak as the 14th-ranked Cowboys improved to 24-13 overall and 8-7 in Big 12 play, while the 25th-ranked Mountaineers fell to 25-11 and 5-4 in the Big 12.

The Cowboys will be back in action tomorrow at O'Brate Stadium for the first Bedlam matchup of the season. First pitch is set for 6:00pm CT for the non-conference bout against Oklahoma.

🔼 Looking Forward. In its final match of the regular season, No. 44 Oklahoma State men's tennis fell 4-1 to No. 43 Baylor.

For the Cowboys, the result moved their record to 12-12 on the season and 10-3 at the Greenwood Tennis Center. Up next? They'll travel to Lawrence, Kansas this Friday to compete at the Big 12 Championships.

🔼 Kansas Killers. Oklahoma State had a heck of a weekend in Kansas. Let's dive in.

To start, Oklahoma State's 18th-ranked women's tennis team tacked on another conference victory with a 4-0 sweep over No. 22 Kansas at the Jayhawk Tennis Center on Friday.

Next up, they didn't falter in the regular season finale. The team picked up its seventh conference victory of the season on Sunday, taking down Kansas State in Manhattan, 4-1.

The Cowgirls finished the regular season with records of 14-6 overall and 7-2 in conference play to prove that OSU belong on college tennis' biggest stage. They'll now turn their attention to the postseason, with the Big 12 Women's Tennis Championships slated to start on Thursday in Lawrence, Kansas.

🔼 Canned Corn. The Cowgirls did what they do best this weekend and they took home another series win. Let's dive in.

It started strong, with a win. Kelly Maxwell led the way with a dazzling 11-strikeout performance to propel No. 3/3 Oklahoma State softball to a 5-2 victory over Iowa State in Game 1 on Friday evening at Cowgirl Stadium.

And they didn't stop there. They secured the series thanks to Lexi Kilfoyl and her three-hit complete game as the team came from behind to win 3-2 over the Cyclones the next day.

But they did fall just short of a sweep. Iowa State's 11th-inning RBI single proved to be the difference as the Pokes fell in 11 innings by the score of 3-2 in Game 3 yesterday.

With the results, the Pokes moved to 39-4 and 8-1 in Big 12 play, while Iowa State moved to 14-25 and 2-10 against conference opposition. The Pokes are back in action for a ranked matchup in Stillwater tomorrow against No. 20/23 Wichita State. First pitch is slated for 6:00pm CT.

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Perfect Pitching. The Cowgirls responded from down two to secure the series win over Iowa State on Saturday. A big part was their pitching down the stretch.

Do you know how many innings they held the Cyclones scoreless at the end of the game?

Think you've got it? Scroll on down for the answer!

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The Pioneer Woman. Oklahoma State transfer tight end Bryce Drummond is going through his first spring in Stillwater as part of the Cowboys Football team. His mother, Ree Drummond, is known as The Pioneer Woman with her hit show on The Food Network.

They got the chance to talk food with sophomore running back Ollie Gordon at the fan meet and greet following spring practice.

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Monday 4/17

⛳️ Cowboy Golf at Mountaineer Invitational in Bridgeport, West Virginia

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4

After Iowa State's two-run third inning, Kilfoyl and the Cowgirls' defense held the Cyclones scoreless to secure the victory and the conference series.

Have a great Monday, y'all.