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It took less than two decades after the program's inception for
the Oklahoma State Cowgirl Soccer team to win five Big 12
Conference Championships, make six NCAA appearances, host an
NCAA Tournament, and establish itself as one of the nation's
top college soccer programs with an Elite Eight run in 2010.
It's already good to be a Cowgirl, but it's only going to
get better for a program riding a surge of momentum. |
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| Cowgirl Soccer
History |
The Oklahoma State women's soccer program is just over a decade old, but the strides it has made in 12 seasons have established Cowgirl soccer as a force in the Big 12 Conference and on a national scale.
From a winning season in its first year of existence in 1996 to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006 and 2007, OSU soccer has progressed under a pair of coaches that have built the program from scratch.
Karen Hancock guided OSU soccer from its inception and has now passed the head coaching reins over to Colin Carmichael, who has been alongside Hancock on the Cowgirl coaching staff since ’96.
Together that duo has led the Cowgirls to three NCAA Tournament appearances, a Big 12 championship (in 2003) and trips to the second round of the NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons. Eleven Cowgirls have earned All-Big 12 Conference accolades, and OSU boasted the conference’s co-player of the year, Yolanda Odenyo, in 2006.
Odenyo, who also became the first Cowgirl to ever earn All-America honors in ’06, is also representative of the types of global recruits Carmichael and Hancock have begun luring to Stillwater on a regular basis.
The staff continuity, strong recruiting classes and OSU’s commitment to upgrading facilities for all sports - including a planned multi-million dollar soccer complex - have the future of Cowgirl soccer looking bright.
"In our first year of starting the program we had to go out and get
a bunch of walk-ons just to field a team," Carmichael said. "Now we
have a first team All-American and teams that have proven they can
win in the NCAA Tournament. We're proud of that, but we have higher
aspirations of Big 12 championships and going farther in the NCAA
Tournament."
The soccer team’s drive to succeed carries over to the classroom. In 2007, the Cowgirls earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the sixth-straight year with a 3.39 GPA for the academic year, which marked the highest team GPA in the Big 12 Conference.
The Cowgirls have had 83 Academic All-Big 12 selections in their history. Odenyo become the program’s first Academic All-American in 2006, and Niccole Grimaldi earned Academic All-America status in 2007. |
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All-Time Letter Winners |
| -A- |
| Tracy Adams |
1996 |
| Melanie Adelman |
2007- |
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| -B- |
| Heather Barnes |
1999-01 |
| Jere Boykin |
2001-04 |
| Kalyn Brady |
2004-05 |
| Farren Brandt |
2004 |
| Ashlyn Brantley |
2003-06 |
| Candice Byler |
2004-05 |
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| -C- |
| Melissa Caldwell |
1996-98 |
| Leah Carr |
2001-04 |
| Laurel Catlett-King |
1999-00 |
| Crystal Coe |
1996-97 |
| Lauren Colwell |
2002-05 |
| Erin Corbin |
2003-04 |
| Amanda Cseh |
2004 |
| Joy Cunningham |
2003 |
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| -D- |
| Jennifer Davis |
1996-97 |
| Krista Dedmon |
2001-02 |
| Jessica Dahlstrom |
1997 |
| Carla Dolomont |
2001-04 |
| Kat Doud |
1999-02 |
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| -E- |
| Joanne Edwards |
2000-03 |
| Caren Eichor |
1997 |
| Chrystal Emerson |
1996-98 |
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| -F- |
| Angelika Feldbacher |
2005-06 |
| Kindel Fenscke |
1997-98 |
| Lisa Fulton |
2001-04 |
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| -G- |
| Sarah Garbis |
1996-97 |
| Brandy Garland |
1996 |
| Miche Garrison |
1996-97 |
| Rahel Grand |
2005 |
| Kim Graves |
2000-03 |
| Jamie Gray |
1996 |
| Niccole Grimaldi |
2004-07 |
| Amy Gross |
1999 |
| Bettina Grossmann |
2005-06 |
| Kaitlyn Gustaves |
2007- |
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| -H- |
| Emily Hamilton |
1998-00 |
| Jennifer Hamilton |
1996 |
| Julie Harris |
1997-00 |
| Heather Hartstein |
1998 |
| Katie Higgins |
2001-02 |
| Jackie Hinton |
2002 |
| Adelene Ho |
1997-98 |
| Chrissie Hodel |
1996 |
| Sally Holmes |
1996-97 |
| Leah Hope |
2006- |
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| -J- |
| Brande Jackson |
1996 |
| Sasa Jackson |
2004-07 |
| Jeni Jackson |
2000-02 |
| Jessica Jarrell |
2005- |
| Katy Johnson |
1998 |
| Carrie Jones |
1997-00 |
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| -K- |
| Lindsey Kesselhuth |
2005 |
| Sree Kolloru |
1999-00 |
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| -L- |
| Katie Lacey |
2003-06 |
| Kasey Langdon |
2006- |
| Lindsay Lawson |
2006- |
| Andrea Larsen |
1997-99 |
| Allyson Leggett |
2007- |
| Kathrin Lehmann |
2003 |
| Cassie Lewis |
2002-05 |
| Abbey Lockhart |
2001 |
| Johanna Loistl |
2005 |
| Stephanie Lovely |
2004-05, 07 |
| Kristin Lowe |
1997 |
| Andi Lute |
1997-00 |
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| -M- |
| Erin Mahoney |
2002 |
| Abby Mann |
2000 |
| Tiffany Marchiando |
1996-97 |
| Teri Marcum |
1998 |
| Jamie Markaverich |
2005- |
| Jennifer McClung |
1997 |
| Kelly McKay |
1999-00 |
| Bridget Miller |
2006- |
| Emily Morgan |
1996-98 |
| Mercy Morrical |
1997-00 |
| Missy Moss |
1997-99 |
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| -N- |
| Marcela Nova |
2001-03 |
| Annika Niemeier |
2007- |
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| -O- |
| Yolanda Odenyo |
2005- |
| Lacy Olson |
1996-97 |
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| -P- |
| Myszka Paprocki |
1998-01 |
| Michelle Peters |
1998 |
| Emily Polan |
1999 |
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| -R- |
| Adriane Radtke |
2003-04, 06-07 |
| Kendra Rainbolt |
2002 |
| Robin Rampey |
1996-97 |
| Jeanne Rankin |
2004-06 |
| Katie Richardson |
2007- |
| Jennifer Ridener |
1996 |
| Courtney Robb |
2001-02 |
| Jesyca Rosholt |
2005-06 |
| Kelly Russell |
2002 |
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| -S- |
| Andrea Sartin |
2006- |
| Jolene Schweitzer |
2001-04 |
| Erin Stigler |
2005- |
| Siera Strawser |
2006- |
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| -T- |
| Bonnie Thompson |
2001-02 |
| Ellen Thompson |
2007- |
| Zita Tiamuh |
1999-00 |
| Breanna Truelove |
2004-05 |
| Denise Tumlinson |
1996 |
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| -V- |
| Alison Vaughn |
2002-04 |
| Amanda Vaughn |
2003 |
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| -W- |
| Laurie Walker |
2007 |
| Jennifer Ward |
2001-02 |
| Whitney Wernimont |
2007-2010 |
| Kellie White |
1996-99 |
| Sarah Wicker |
1998 |
| Kellie Williams |
1999-00 |
| Nikki Wojtowicz |
2001-04 |
| Megan Wood |
2001 |
| Katrina Wright |
2004-05 |
| Melissa Wykes |
1997-98 |
| - Bold indicates current player |
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