CLEVELAND, Ohio -Oklahoma City University Athletics finishes in 12th place in the NAIA LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) officials on Tuesday (June 11).
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between NACDA and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in 13 sports during their championships. The NAIA must count four sports -- men and women's basketball, men's soccer and volleyball -- with the remaining nine coming from any of the remaining championship sports.
Overall, 13 sports are counted in the final NAIA standings, four of which must be men's basketball, men's soccer, women's basketball and women's volleyball. The next highest (9 max.) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender, are used in the standings.
In the fall, Oklahoma City tallied 66.00 total points before growing that number to 322.25 in the winter while having 238.00 in the spring to bring the total number for the year to 626.25.
Around the Sooner Athletic Conferece, Oklahoma City came in as the leader with Texas Wesleyan following in behind at 20th overall with 546.00 points.
Oklahoma City 2023-24 AchievementsBaseball
- Second Place in SAC Regular Season Standings
- Runner-up in the SAC Tournament
- Opening Round Appearance
- Chad Pike NAIA All-American & SAC Player of the Year
- Four First Team all-conference selections
- Trent Kiraly
- Chad Pike
- Reese Ratchford
- Kade Shatwell
- One second team all-conference selection
- Darian Duhon
- Two Gold Glove Winners
- Aiden Alexander
- Hunter Lenochan
Softball
- Sooner Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions
- Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-up
- NAIA Opening Round Champions
- NAIA National Tournament Qualifier
- 28-0 Home Record
- Shelbey Cornelson 100 career win milestone
- Phil McSpadden surpassing 1,900 career victories
- Nine all-conference selections
- Shelbey Cornelson- First Team
- Amy Crabaugh- First Team
- Kamryn Garvie- First Team
- Emersen Heron - First Team
- Tara Hoehner -First Team
- Kaitlyn Jones -First Team
- Baileigh Loux- First Team
- Tiffany Paul- Second Team
- Rally Radacy - Second Team
- Gold Glove Winner
- Iliana Ashford
- Newcomer of the Year
- Emersen Heron
- Freshman of the Year
- Tara Hoehner
- Six NAIA all-Americans
- Emersen Heron - First Team
- Baileigh Loux - First Team
- Shelbey Cornelson - Second Team
- Kamryn Garvie - Second Team
- Tara Hoehner - Second Team
- Kaitlyn Jones - Third Team
- NFCA all-Americans
- Emersen Heron - First Team
- Baileigh Loux- First Team
- Shelbey Cornelson - Second Team
- Kamryn Garvie - Second Team
- TUCCI/NFCA NAIA Freshman of the Year
- Tara Hoehner
Cheer
- Third Place finish at NAIA Nationals
- NCA Champions
- Eight all-conference selections
- Tanner Sisco
- Ellie Enright
- Brenden Harris
- Valerie Lima
- Scotlyn Banfield
- Jasmyn Smith
- Karamya Whitten
- Rowdy Tucker
- AMC/SAC Champion of Character
- Savannah Whitten
- Performer of the Year
- Scotlyn Banfield
- Freshman of the Year
- Scotlyn Banfield
Dance
- Fifth Place at NAIA Nationals
- NDA National Champions
- NAIA all-Americans
- Ally Setser - First Team
- Makayla Messaris- First Team
- Payton Wolff - Second Team
Stunt
- NCA Intermediate NAIA All-Girl National Champions
Men's Basketball
- 2023-24 SAC Freshman of the Year
- Yorgio Golesis
- 2023-24 SAC all-Freshman Team
- Yorgio Golesis
- Clayton Jewell
- 2023-24 SAC honorable mention
- Avery Jackson
- Brandon Jackson
- Record Breaking Performance
- Brandon Jackson becoming the leader for three-pointers in a single game (12).
Women's Basketball
- All-Conference
- Amaya Gordon - Third Team
- SAC All-Freshman Team
- Jerzie Bryant
Men's Golf
- National Tournament Qualifier
- Third Place at SAC Championships
- Three Individual Tournament Winners
- SAC All-Conference
- Tres Hill
- Michael Robson
- NAIA All-Americans
- Tres Hill - Second Team
- Michael Robson - Second Team
Women's Golf
- Sooner Athletic Conference Championships
- Second Place at NAIA Nationals
- Five Tournament wins
- Maddi Kamas SAC Golfer of the Year
- Two all-conference selections
- Maddi Kamas
- Jamie Welsh
- Three WGCA all-Americans
- Maddi Kamas - First Team
- Paige Wood - Second Team
- Jamie Welsh - Honorable Mention
- NAIA all-Americans
- Maddi Kamas - First Team
- Paige Wood - First Team
- Logan Allen - Second Team
- Jamie Welsh - Second Team
Men's Cross Country
- Sooner Athletic Conference Champions
- 11th place at NAIA Nationals
- Coach of the Year
- Frezer Legasse
- Nine all-americans
- Ayenew Devany
- David Boulanger
- Riley Randall
- Elijah White
- Halen Biggs
- Fares Maarouf
- Damien Williams, OCU
- Beckham Hartis, OCU
- Anthony Carranza, OCU
Women's Cross Country
- Second Place at Sooner Athletic Conference Championships
- Two top 80 Individual finishes at NAIA Nationals
- Cailen Jolley - 66th Place
- Ginger Macinnis-Pierce - 80th Place
- Six all-conference selections
- Ginger Macinnis-Pierce
- Florencia Cabrera
- Erika Pena
- Isabelle Spiller
- Sydney Krehbiel
- Cailen Jolley
Men's Soccer
- Finished seventh in Sooner Athletic Conference Standings
- SAC Tournament Semifinalist
- Second Team All-Conference
- Marco Alongi
Women's Soccer
- Finished second in Sooner Athletic Conference Standings
- SAC Tournament Semifinalist
- First Team All Conference
- Abby Russell
- Second Team All-Conference
- Cara Compton
- Reese Roberts
Men'sTrack & Field
- Second Place at SAC Championships
- Fifth Place at NAIA Natonals
- Three NAIA National Champions
- Evert Silva - 5k
- Evert Silva - 10k
- 4x800 Relay -Kanyon Cobbs,Tate Smithhart,Brendan RobeauxandEvert Silva
- 14 All-Conference Selections
- Kanyon Cobbs - First Team
- Ayenew Devany- First Team
- Fares Maarouf - First Team
- Jacoby Nance - First Team
- Evert Silva- First Team
- Tate Smithhart- First Team
- David Boulanger- Second Team
- Brendan Robeaux- Second Team
- Damien Williams - Second Team
- Cody Cothran- Second Team
- Beckam Hartis- Third Team
- Jordan Iwuchukwu- Third Team
- Ethan Vandevier- Third Team
- Elijah White - Third Team
- National Track Athlete of the Year
- Evert Silva
- NAIA Nationals Most Valuable Performer
- Evert Silva
Women's Track & Field
- Second Place at SAC Championships
- 39th Place at NAIA Nationals
- All-Conference Selections
- Daryn Batts- First Team
- Louise co*cking- First Team
- Cailen Jolley- First Team
- Fiona Wilson- First Team
- Avery Ashley - Second Team
- Morgan Lucas- Second Team
- Vanessa Perez- Third Team
- Four Top-20Finishes at Nationals
- Louise co*cking - 4th Place (10k)
- Louise co*cking - 9th Place (5k)
- Cailen Jolley - 12th Place (800m)
- 4x800 relay -Florencia Cabrera,Erika Pena,Isabelle SpillerandCailen Jolley
Men's Wrestling
- SAC Champions
- SAC Coach of the Year
- Justin Ensign
- Six all-Conference Selections
- 125 –Braden Potts
141 – Caden Manion
149 –Drake Vannoy&Moses Torres - 157 –Keegan Luton
165 – Hayden Brown
285 –Kaleb Stone
- 125 –Braden Potts
- 16th Place at NAIA Championships
- NAIA all-Americans
- Cade Manion
- Drake Vannoy
Women's Wrestling
- Third Place at SAC Championship
- SAC Wrestler of the Year
- Sophia Smith
- Three all-Conference Selections
- 116 - Avery Ashley
- 123 - Sophia Smith
- 143 -Marissa Jimenez
- NAIA all-Americans
- Avery Ashley
- Sophia Smith
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