Cowboy Brew 4/19: Taking Center Court

Big 12 Tennis Championships Heating Up at Greenwood

TGIF Pokes. Clear the schedule. You’ve got a weekend of tennis to take in.

With near perfect weather on tap, the OSU tennis squads take center court at Greenwood Tennis Center with one mission on their mind.

Bring home the hardware.

We’ll preview the weekend ahead and so much more! Check it all out below!

🎾 One Down, Two To Go
🐎 Eye Of The Tiger
🇺🇸 Earning Their (Stars and) Stripes
🤠 And so much more!

🎥 IN THE FILM ROOM WITH C.O.

Go inside the Cowboy Film Room as OSU linebacker Collin Oliver looks back at some of his favorite plays of the 2023 season.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 One Down, Two To Go. And the mission continues.

Hosting the Big 12 Championships for the first time since 2016, the Cowgirls advanced to the semifinals with yet another victory, this time taking down UCF, 4-1.

OSU is now 25-0 this spring, the most wins in a single season since 2017.

🔺 Eye Of The Tiger. Death, taxes and the Cowgirls in the national semifinals.

Ok, ok, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s not far off as the OSU equestrian squad punched their ticket to yet another NCEA semifinal with a 10-8 upset over third-seeded Auburn on Thursday afternoon in Ocala, Fla.

Head coach Larry Sanchez and the Cowgirls avenged last season's postseason departure against the Tigers by rallying to score nine of the final 15 available points. OSU now advances to face second-seeded SMU Friday morning for a shot at the championship meet.

🔺 Earning Their (Stars and) Stripes. One mission: Paris.

That’s the goal for three Cowboys who are set to compete at this weekend’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials in State College, Pa.

Christian Carroll, along with alumni Daton Fix and Alex Dieringer will all vie for a spot at this summer’s Olympic games in Paris.

The trio is set to battle in the freestyle division, with Carroll checking in at 97 kg, Fix at 57 kg and Dieringer registered in the 86 kg bracket.

🎥 HANGIN’ WITH HAIDYN

Several members of this year’s OSU softball squad have talked at length about the connectivity of the group.

That connectivity is on display in a big way in the latest edition of OSUMax’s Hangin’ with Haidyn as the sophomore outfielder takes behind-the-scenes of one of their most recent road trips through the Lone Star State.

🎥 A LEGENDARY SENDOFF

This was much more than a press conference.

It was a chance to truly honor a man that has meant so much to so many people in Stillwater and far beyond.

Go behind-the-scenes of this week’s press conference and hear from so many around the OSU Athletics world about what Coach Smith has meant to them.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

With Thursday’s upset of third-seeded Auburn, the OSU Cowgirls equestrian squad advanced to yet another national semifinal.

How many consecutive seasons have the Cowgirls reached the national semifinals?

Got a guess?

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

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Friday, April 19th
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UCF @ 3pm
Big 12 Championships - Greenwood Tennis Center
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas Tech @ 6pm
Big 12 Championships - Greenwood Tennis Center
🥎 Softball vs. Texas Tech @ 6pm l Buy Tickets
⚾️ Baseball at Kansas State @ 6pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Big 12 Championships (Hockley, Tex.)
👟 Track & Field at Michael Johnson Invitational (Waco, Tex.)

Saturday, April 20th
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Big 12 Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Big 12 Championships
🥎 Softball vs. Texas Tech @ 2pm l Buy Tickets
⚾️ Baseball at Kansas State @ 4pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Big 12 Championships (Hockley, Tex.)
👟 Track & Field at Michael Johnson Invitational (Waco, Tex.)
👟 Track & Field at Oregan Relays (Eugene, Ore.)

Sunday, April 21st
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Big 12 Championships
🥎 Softball vs. Texas Tech @ 1pm l Buy Tickets
⚾️ Baseball at Kansas State @ 3pm

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Five straight seasons with an appearance in the national semifinals.

🤠 Let’s bring some hardware, y’all!