Happy Monday Pokes. Stillwater is our home and we’ll do whatever it takes to protect it.

On the court, on the mat, it doesn’t matter and the Pokes showed that this weekend with nationally-ranked wins on both surfaces for the Orange & Black.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🤠 A True Legend Remembered
🤼‍♂️ Great Eight
🎾 Court Masters
🤠 And so much more!

🎥 OSUMAX: A LEGEND REMEMBERED

A true OSU legend. There’s no other way to describe Cecil O’Brate.

This past weekend, at the age of 95, O’Brate passed away. His impact on OSU and Cowboy baseball will forever be remembered.

Jump in the OSUMax rewind machine and go behind-the-scenes with him as he took in the first-ever regional at O’Brate Stadium.

🎥: OSUMax: My Time With Cecil O’Brate
🤠: Cowboys Mourn Loss of True Legend

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Great Eight. And the beat goes on.

The undefeated OSU wrestling squad remain unblemished with a decisive 27-9 victory over #16 Oregon State, giving the Cowboys their sixth victory over a ranked opponent already this season.

Oklahoma State fell behind early, facing a 9-5 deficit after three matches, but it rattled off seven straight wins to ultimately claim the dual. It was an afternoon full of tight matches, as four Cowboys picked up wins in either sudden victory or tiebreakers.

🤼‍♂️: The Full Recap Of Sunday’s Victory

🔺 Court Masters. What a weekend at Greenwood.

It all started Friday afternoon with a thrilling men’s match and victory over a gritty MTSU squad and the women followed suit with not one, but ✌️ top-15 victories over Big 10 squads.

The Cowgirls won a Friday evening showdown with the fourth-ranked Wolverines of Michigan, 4-2, and then on Sunday rolled past #14 Ohio State, 4-1 to the delight of a tremendous home crowd.

🎾: Weekend Victory #1: Taking Down #4 Michigan
🎾: Weekend Victory #2: Busting The Buckeyes

🎾: Cowboys Battle Past MTSU

🔺 The Climb Continues. And we’re done to four.

The NFL playoffs continued with four incredible battles over the weekend and the Playoff Pokes are still climbing.

OSU is guaranteed to be represented in the Super Bowl as both Malcolm Rodriguez (Lions) and Tay Martin (49ers) reached the NFC Championship game and will face off next Sunday evening.

On the AFC side, the top-seeded Ravens advanced with the help of the Cowboy duo of Tylan Wallace and Justice Hill. They will battle the Chiefs next Sunday afternoon in Baltimore.

🎥 OSUMAX: MY TIME

After a huge weekend for the Pokes on the court, there’s no better time to behind the scenes with OSU alumni Michael and Anne Greenwood, who have been staunch supporters of the Orange & Black.

In 2014, the Greenwood Tennis Center was opened, which set up a new era for OSU and set the stage for weekends such as this past one.

In 2024, the tennis facility will host the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA Championships.

Learn more about the Greenwood's and their story of why it was important to help fund a new facility for the tennis team.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

With Friday’s 4-2 win over #4 Michigan, it was the Cowgirls’ highest-ranked win since 2018.

Who was the ranked opponent that OSU beat back in 2018?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

📅 COMING SOON…

Tuesday, Jan. 23rd
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. TCU @ 8pm

Wednesday, Jan. 24th
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Cincinnati @ 5pm

Friday, Jan. 26th
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling vs. Northern Iowa @ 7pm
👟 Track & Field at Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Saturday, Jan. 27th
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. West Virginia @ 1pm
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling vs. Iowa State @ 6pm
👟 Track & Field at Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Utah @ TBA (Austin, Tex.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. UCLA @ 11am (Ames, Iowa)

Sunday, Jan. 28th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #12 Baylor @ 1pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Indoor Weekend @ TBA (Austin, Tex.)

📬 STICK WITH US

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: #3 Florida.

On February 7, 2018, the Cowgirls won an absolute thriller with a 4-3 victory over #3 Florida, marking at the time, the program’s first-ever win over the Gators.

🤠 Let’s get this week started!