Cowboy Brew 5/22: How Sweet It Is!

Cowboys, Cowgirls Reach Sweet 16 On Hard Courts

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Cowboy Brew Crew
May 22, 2024

Good Morning OSU Fam. Nothing like a little mid-week sweet treat!

On Tuesday, the Pokes got that sweet treat on the hard courts, not just once, but 3️⃣ times.

We’ll recap all the action in today’s Brew, PLUS preview a big day for all the spring teams! Check it out below!

🎾 How Sweet It Is
👟 Showtime
⛳️ He’s Bacckkk
🎥 OSUMax: Part ✌️ is HERE!
🤠 And so much more!

🎥 OSUMAX: PART ✌️ IS HERE!

Part II of Barry Sanders: Out of Nowhere is AVAILABLE NOW on OSUMax and will bring you into Barry’s career in Stillwater and his path to becoming an all-time great, not just at OSU, but in ALL of college football history.

An OSU Max Original, Barry Sanders: Out of Nowhere, tells the story of how Barry became Barry, weaving through his childhood in Wichita and the pivotal
moments that shaped his legendary career. 

Through exclusive interviews with his family, close friends,
former teammates, coaches and Barry himself,
Barry Sanders: Out of Nowhere provides an
unprecedented glimpse into the Cowboy icon. 

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 How Sweet It Is. Tuesday was a little extra sweet for the Cowgirls at GTC.

Hosting the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships this week, OSU reached the Sweet 16 in both events with Ange Oby Kajuru in the singles, while her and teammate Anastasiya Komar advanced in doubles action.

In singles action, the third-ranked Kajuru defeated No. 47 Isabella Pfennig from Miami in the Round of 32 of the singles draw, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, to advance to today's Sweet 16. With the win, she also clinched ITA All-American status for the first time in her career.

In doubles, #2-ranked Kajuru and Komar beat No. 21 Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura of Georgia Tech, 7-5, 6-2, to advance to the second round on Tuesday.

🔺 Feedin’ Their Sweet Tooth. The Cowgirls weren’t the only ones feeding their sweet tooth.

OSU’s Isaac Becroft and Tyler Zink advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Doubles Championships with a 6-3, 6-3 win over 15th -ranked Keshav Chopra and Marcus McDaniel of Georgia Tech on Tuesday afternoon.

With the victory, the duo improved to 7-0 with six ranked victories.

The pair will now take on Duke's top-seeded Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas today at 1:30 p.m.

🔺 Tourney Time. As a kid, you dream for moments like this while playing in the backyard with your buddies.

Those moments are right in front of the OSU baseball squad, who takes to the field tonight in Arlington in the first round of the Big 12 Baseball Tournament.

The Cowboys, seeded second in the field, will do battle with Texas Tech tonight at 7:30 pm.

Just two weeks ago, the two teams met in a weather-shortened series with OSU taking victories of 16-4 and 9-3 over the Red Raiders.

🔺 Showtime. All year, it’s built up to this moment.

Today, in Fayetteville, the Pokes begin their four-day battle at NCAA West First Round Prelims with 3️⃣3️⃣ competitors set to take the track and field in search of a spot at NCAA Championships next month in Eugene, Ore.

🔺 He’s Bacckkkk. For much of the 2024 season, former OSU star Viktor Hovland was finding his swing again.

After a top-25 finish earlier this month, Hovland returned to form with another top-five finish at a major, placing third in this past weekend’s PGA Championship.

The former Poke fired three straight 66s to close out the championship and earned his fifth top-five finish at a major.

🎥 OSUMAX: MORE BARRY? OF COURSE!

Who doesn’t love a little more Barry coverage?

No one better than Coach Jones to give you the scoop as OSUMax has remastered several editions of the Pat Jones Show. You don’t want to miss these!

🎥 OSUMAX: MEET THE NEW GUYS

There’s a lot of new faces around GIA with Coach Lutz and his staff.

Over the next week, we’ll introduce each and every one of them to you all.

Today’s Guest: Mike Ekanem.

Learn more about Coach Ekanem's coaching history as he rises through the ranks in this Cowboy Face-to-Face interview.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Prior to Tuesday’s victory by Kajuru, who was the last Cowgirl to earn All-American status in NCAA Singles action.

Got a guess?

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

🎥 OSUMAX: THIS IS US

How did another Super Regional berth happen? Well, if you ask the Cowgirls, Broken Bow is up on that list.

It’s become a yearly tradition: the venture to Broken Bow.

The Cowgirls headed on their annual pre-NCAA Tournament trip last week to get away and recharge before today’s regional kicked off.

Go inside the trip with sophomore Haidyn Sokoloski and her teammates as the Cowgirls celebrate another national seed.

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Wednesday, May 22
🎾 Tennis at NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Greenwood Tennis Center)
👟 Track & Field at NCAA West Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Texas Tech @ 7:30pm (Big 12 Tournament - Arlington, Tex.)

Thursday, May 23rd
🎾 Tennis at NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Greenwood Tennis Center)
👟 Track & Field at NCAA West Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Friday, May 24th
🎾 Tennis at NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Greenwood Tennis Center)
👟 Track & Field at NCAA West Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)
🥎 Softball vs. Arizona @ 7pm (NCAA Supers - Cowgirl Stadium) l ESPNU

Saturday, May 25th
🎾 Tennis at NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Greenwood Tennis Center)
👟 Track & Field at NCAA West Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)
🥎 Softball vs. Arizona @ 6pm (NCAA Supers - Cowgirl Stadium)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Katarina Stresnakova in 2019.

🤠 Have a great day, y’all!