Top of the morning. Baby, they were born to run.

Fouad Messaoudi and his Cowboy teammates put on quite a show at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, honors continue to pile in, and the countdown to kickoff continues with Clint and Deion reliving some of their “Glory Days” in the latest edition of the The Old Pokes Show.

What else are we stirring in today’s Brew?

👟 Cowboys stampede NCAA Outdoors
⛳️ Earning high recognition
🏈 Countdown to kickoff
🤠 And so much more!

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“Glory Days” relived and so much more.

Deion Imade and Clint Chelf are back in the latest edition of the Old Pokes Show as they look back on the end of the season on the Diamond for Oklahoma State—and maybe how Clint might not be invited back to O’Brate anytime soon.

The duo also relive some of their old summer workout days—and football season will be here before you know it.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Tougher Than The Rest. Not one… not two… but three Cowboys earned a spot in tonight’s finals in their respective events with big-time performances last night in Austin at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Fouad Messaoudi started the night by punching a ticket to the finals in the 1500m, clocking in at 3:39.74. He will enter tonight’s event (8:12pm ET) with the nation’s top time of the spring (3:35.16).

Immediately following that, Victor Shitsama punched his ticket in the 3000m steeplechase. It will be his second career NCAA final after earning a spot in the 10,000m finals in 2021.

Rounding out the tickets to tonight’s finals events was Mehdi Yanouri in the 800m. 

Finishing up the night in the 10,000m finals, senior Isai Rodriguez posted a top-five finish to earn All-American status with a season best of 28:15.48.

🔼 Two-For-Tuesdays. Jonas Baumgartner and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen earned their stars and stripes this spring when the duo received All-America recognition earlier this week.

Both players received Honorable Mention honors on the 2023 NCAA Division I PING All-American Teams. With their selections, the Cowboys now have 194 All-Americans in program history.

🔼 Dancing In the Dark. Former Oklahoma State soccer star Kim Rodriguez and her Club America Femenil teammates were dancing all night after capturing the Clausura League Championship this week by a score of 4-2. The Clausura League is the top-flight league in Mexico.

During her time in Stillwater, she was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big 12 selection.

🔼 Racing In The Street. Tonight, it’s the Cowgirls’ turn to take the stage at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Three of the four Cowgirls who qualified will be in action:

7:46pm: 1500m Semifinals
Billah Jepkirui

9:14pm: 800m Semifinals
Gabua Galvyote

10:08pm: 10,000 Finals
Molly Born

📺 Click here to watch all the Pokes in action tonight on ESPN+

🔼 “Show A Little Faith, There’s Magic In the Night.” Only two wide receivers in college football history have twice won the Biletnikoff Award—given annually to the best college football wide receiver. Good ol’ No. 81 Justin Blackmon is one of those two and he’s back on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.

It’s the second straight season he’s been on the ballot and he is one of the youngest candidates up for the honor this year.

The Cowboys have seven representatives in the College Football Hall of Fame, the latest coming in 2022 with the induction of former OSU star Terry Miller.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 86 DAYS

The year was ‘86. A young freshman quarterback rolled into Stillwater and took over the duties behind center. His name? Mike Gundy.

How did he start his college career back in 1986? Only by throwing 138 straight passes without an interception—an NCAA record that stood until 2008. He went on to help the Cowboys win two bowl games (1987 Sun Bowl, 1988 Holiday Bowl) during his playing days.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Thrice As Nice. This week, OSU star runner Fouad Messaoudi has a chance to become a three-time NCAA Individual Champion.

Can you name the last Cowboy or Cowgirl to win at least three individual national championships?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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A record setting season, an unforgettable run, you don’t want to miss the final speech from Coach Kenny Gajewski to his OSU softball team—who finished the season with 47 wins and the program's fourth-straight trip to Oklahoma City.

🎥 OSU Access: Keep Kicking At Those Shins

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 6/8:

👟 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships

Friday 6/9:

👟 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships

Saturday 6/10:

👟 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships

Sunday 6/11:

No events scheduled

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Alex Dieringer

Alex Dieringer was an unstoppable force on the mat for the Cowboys, winning the 157-pound national championship in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Enjoy your Thursday folks, you’re almost to the weekend!