Cowboy Brew 4/26: Seven Eleven

Today, we're celebrating the Cowgirls checking in at number 7 in the polls.

Good morning. We’ve got a question this morning. What do you think of first when you see the Oklahoma State logo? There are a lot of good responses. Why not start your morning by adding your own?

What else did we throw into today's Brew?

🏀 Javon Small signs with Oklahoma State
⛳️ Cowboys fourth at Big 12 Championship heading into final round
🤠 And much, much more

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

This week on Pokes Pod, delve into the story of Jonas Baumgartner, a junior golfer from Germany who recently clinched his first collegiate win at the Mountaineer Invitational in West Virginia. Baumgartner, a prominent member of the Cowboys Golf team, is gearing up for the Big 12 Championships in Kansas.

Discover more about his golfing journey, his sources of inspiration, and what it signifies to represent the renowned golf program.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Simple Addition. After averaging 15.8 points, 5.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game at East Carolina in 2022-23, Javon Small has signed to play basketball at Oklahoma State. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

A starter in 17 of the 18 games in which he played for the Pirates last season, Small shot 40 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point range and 85 percent from the line. He dished out 100 assists in just 18 games.

After deciding to transfer, he chose Oklahoma State over Oklahoma, Ohio State and others.

A four-star transfer prospect according to 247sports and a proven Division I playmaker, Small joins a 2023 Oklahoma State recruiting class that garnered a top 10 national ranking from both Rivals (No. 9) and ESPN (No. 10) even before his arrival. In addition to Small, OSU's incoming class includes McDonald's All-American Brandon Garrison (Del City, Okla.), Team USA U18 standout Eric Dailey Jr., a pair of top-150 national recruits in Justin McBride (Plano, Texas) and Jamyron Keller (Killeen, Texas) and Connor Dow (Broken Arrow, Okla.)

🔼 Four Rivers. After carding a 290 during its third round, at the Big 12 Championship Oklahoma State's men's golf team dipped into fourth place on Tuesday at Prairie Dunes Country Club.

The Cowboys stand at 16-over 856 and four shots behind Texas at the par-70, 7,025-yard layout. Texas Tech moved into second place at 849, while Oklahoma and its 838 total will take the lead into the final day of action on Wednesday.

Tech's Ludvig Aberg surged into the individual lead after firing a 7-under 63 to stand at 14-under 196.

🔼 Seven Eleven. Oklahoma State softball team checks in at No. 7 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 heading into week 11.

A look at the full list of the Cowgirls' rankings:

  • No. 4 NCAA DI Adjusted Rating Percentage Index

  • No. 7 in the USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

  • No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

  • No. 8 in the D1Softball Top 25

  • No. 9 in the Softball America College Top 25

  • No. 9 in the Extra Inning Softball Top 25

The Pokes look to get back to winning ways in their final conference road series of 2023 as they travel to Lubbock, Texas, to take on the Red Raiders in a three-game set from April 28-30.

Each of the Cowgirls' three games versus Texas Tech can be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on The Varsity Network.

🔼 Tournament Titans. Oklahoma State's court three doubles tandem of Sofia Rojas and Lucia Peyre was named to the 2023 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship All-Tournament Team the league office announced Tuesday.

Rojas and Peyre claimed the honors at the No. 3 doubles position after registering a 2-0 mark in OSU's two matches.

OSU will learn its draw in the upcoming 2023 NCAA Championship during the Division I selection show on Monday, May 1.

🔼 Rain, Rain, Go Away. Due to rain and the forecast for significant rainfall to continue throughout the evening, yesterday's Oklahoma State game against Wichita State at O'Brate Stadium was canceled and will not be rescheduled.

The 17th-ranked Cowboys will return to action with a non-conference road series against Michigan this week in Ann Arbor.

🔼 Top Tier Tolchard. Oklahoma State women's golfer Maddison Hinson-Tolchard was named to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Team on Tuesday, automatically earning a spot through her top-6 placement in the final International Team rankings.

In the summer of 2023, the Arnold Palmer Cup is set to host some of the game's best women's and men's collegiate players from the United States and their International counterparts. This is the 27th rendition of the Arnold Palmer Cup, and will be held at Laurel Valley Golf Club, located outside Ligonier, Pa., spanning from June 8-10.

Hailing from Perth, Australia, Hinson-Tolchard marks the program's third player to ever be named to the event, joining Isabella Fierro and Maja Stark, who both played for the International Team in 2021.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Rylee ready. The Cowboys weren’t the only ones to add some talent. Oklahoma State's women's basketball team has added another veteran guard to its backcourt with Rylee Langerman joining the program.

Do you know where she’s transferring from?

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

🎥 OSU MAX

On this week's Old Pokes Show with former Cowboys Deion Imade and Clint Chelf, current Oklahoma State shortstop Marcus Brown stops by to discuss the team's season so far after a sweep at Kansas last weekend. Get his thoughts on the rainout against Wichita State on Tuesday, some of the fun things with the team and learn more about the Springdale, Arkansas native off the field in this edition of The Old Pokes Show.

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Wednesday 4/26:

⛳️ Cowboy Golf @ Big 12 Championship

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Arkansas

During her three seasons at Arkansas, Langerman played in 82 games while making seven starts. She averaged 2.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for the Razorbacks, while also registering 64 steals and 58 assists during her time in Fayetteville.

Have a great Wednesday, y'all!