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Oklahoma State Softball’s Wynne Named OSU Outstanding Senior
March 07, 2023 | Cowgirl Softball
In just over two years at Oklahoma State, Morgyn Wynne has achieved at a high level, on and off the field.
Although she found herself in Stillwater on account of the All-Big 12 softball athleticism she developed at Kansas, Wynne's been able to attain a goal beyond the diamond: to be known as more than a softball player.
She has done just that. In a senior class of about 4,000, Wynne was named a Senior of Significance. Of those 52 students, she was honored as an Outstanding Senior, a prestigious honor that is given to only 10-12 students each year. In other words, she's in the top 1% of her graduating class.
"This distinction, it has changed my life, really the last two years here have changed my life, to make me realize that I'm more than a softball player," Wynne said. "Winning this award, to me, I believe it shows my teammates that you don't have to be just a softball player, and I want to lead by example off the field. You don't have to come in here and just be a robot and just play softball, and not push yourself to do outside things, because you can make time for everything."
Once being named as a Senior of Significance, Wynne and 51 of her peers underwent an interview process to be considered for being named an Outstanding Senior. As Wynne put it, interviews were primarily focused on internal reflection on each candidate's time at Oklahoma State.
"I knew I was going to crush it all, honestly," Wynne said. "My personal essay, I didn't want it to sound too generic, I really wanted it to be about me and my experience here in my couple of years and how OSU has impacted me. I just knew that if I was myself and spoke from what my experience was, that it was going to work out in my favor, which it did."
It's not just this award, though, that affirms for Wynne that she is more than a softball player. The accolades and leadership experience she's accumulated since joining the Cowgirls speaks for itself.
Wynne was named as president of Oklahoma State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Oklahoma State during the 2022 academic year. She still holds roles as Oklahoma State's representative to Big 12 Conference SAAC, and the Big 12 representative to NCAA DI SAAC.
"I spent three years just being a softball player and making softball who I was, because I wanted to be a star of a team, and I wanted to be the 'it' girl on a different softball team," Wynne said.
"Then, I came here, and I really focused on wanting to be a cog in the machine and helping this already-built program move forward softball-wise, but also in the athletic department and in this conference. Which is why I wanted to hold the positions that I hold as well, because I want everybody in Stillwater, everyone in the Big 12, to see that Oklahoma State softball is producing women who are career-driven and aren't just one-dimensional softball players but they're also very career-minded, community service-led people."
Although her selection as an Outstanding Senior has little to do with her softball athleticism, Wynne's reprioritization of the sport in her life as a student-athlete has led to success on and off the field.
She has been a contributor to Oklahoma State softball's early success in 2023, boasting a .286 batting average with 14 hits – including four home runs – and 18 RBI.
"For people like me, who want to make a difference in an image a lot bigger than themselves, that's what this program shows," Wynne said. "You don't have to just come here and work with your head down, and I mean obviously we're all here to win a championship, but I think it makes you a more well-rounded person if you have things outside of softball that motivate you and keep you going and that you're passionate about."
All while serving as a leader for Oklahoma State Athletics, Big 12 Conference and NCAA DI student-athletes, Wynne has not forgotten the most tight-knit group to which she belongs. She leads by example for the Cowgirls, inviting her teammates to serve the University and the community of Stillwater. Within SAAC and with her teammates in mind, she has worked with an executive team that emphasizes the student-athlete experience.
"I just took off running as soon as I got here," Wynne said. "Here, it's more encouraged to be not just a softball player, to be more than an athlete. Here, softball isn't who you are, it's what you do. I think that alone has really pushed me to accomplish what I've accomplished in such a short period of time."
Wynne came to Oklahoma State as a successful student and athlete, having excelled at Kansas. She'll leave as an accomplished softball player, a distinguished leader, a career-oriented woman and, now, in the top 1% of her class.
"I feel like this award, encompasses that I'm at the right place, doing the right things, and that's why this award particularly means so much to me," Wynne said. "I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, and I know that I'm where I should be."
Although she found herself in Stillwater on account of the All-Big 12 softball athleticism she developed at Kansas, Wynne's been able to attain a goal beyond the diamond: to be known as more than a softball player.
She has done just that. In a senior class of about 4,000, Wynne was named a Senior of Significance. Of those 52 students, she was honored as an Outstanding Senior, a prestigious honor that is given to only 10-12 students each year. In other words, she's in the top 1% of her graduating class.
"This distinction, it has changed my life, really the last two years here have changed my life, to make me realize that I'm more than a softball player," Wynne said. "Winning this award, to me, I believe it shows my teammates that you don't have to be just a softball player, and I want to lead by example off the field. You don't have to come in here and just be a robot and just play softball, and not push yourself to do outside things, because you can make time for everything."
Once being named as a Senior of Significance, Wynne and 51 of her peers underwent an interview process to be considered for being named an Outstanding Senior. As Wynne put it, interviews were primarily focused on internal reflection on each candidate's time at Oklahoma State.
"I knew I was going to crush it all, honestly," Wynne said. "My personal essay, I didn't want it to sound too generic, I really wanted it to be about me and my experience here in my couple of years and how OSU has impacted me. I just knew that if I was myself and spoke from what my experience was, that it was going to work out in my favor, which it did."
It's not just this award, though, that affirms for Wynne that she is more than a softball player. The accolades and leadership experience she's accumulated since joining the Cowgirls speaks for itself.
Wynne was named as president of Oklahoma State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Oklahoma State during the 2022 academic year. She still holds roles as Oklahoma State's representative to Big 12 Conference SAAC, and the Big 12 representative to NCAA DI SAAC.
"I spent three years just being a softball player and making softball who I was, because I wanted to be a star of a team, and I wanted to be the 'it' girl on a different softball team," Wynne said.
"Then, I came here, and I really focused on wanting to be a cog in the machine and helping this already-built program move forward softball-wise, but also in the athletic department and in this conference. Which is why I wanted to hold the positions that I hold as well, because I want everybody in Stillwater, everyone in the Big 12, to see that Oklahoma State softball is producing women who are career-driven and aren't just one-dimensional softball players but they're also very career-minded, community service-led people."
Although her selection as an Outstanding Senior has little to do with her softball athleticism, Wynne's reprioritization of the sport in her life as a student-athlete has led to success on and off the field.
She has been a contributor to Oklahoma State softball's early success in 2023, boasting a .286 batting average with 14 hits – including four home runs – and 18 RBI.
"For people like me, who want to make a difference in an image a lot bigger than themselves, that's what this program shows," Wynne said. "You don't have to just come here and work with your head down, and I mean obviously we're all here to win a championship, but I think it makes you a more well-rounded person if you have things outside of softball that motivate you and keep you going and that you're passionate about."
All while serving as a leader for Oklahoma State Athletics, Big 12 Conference and NCAA DI student-athletes, Wynne has not forgotten the most tight-knit group to which she belongs. She leads by example for the Cowgirls, inviting her teammates to serve the University and the community of Stillwater. Within SAAC and with her teammates in mind, she has worked with an executive team that emphasizes the student-athlete experience.
"I just took off running as soon as I got here," Wynne said. "Here, it's more encouraged to be not just a softball player, to be more than an athlete. Here, softball isn't who you are, it's what you do. I think that alone has really pushed me to accomplish what I've accomplished in such a short period of time."
Wynne came to Oklahoma State as a successful student and athlete, having excelled at Kansas. She'll leave as an accomplished softball player, a distinguished leader, a career-oriented woman and, now, in the top 1% of her class.
"I feel like this award, encompasses that I'm at the right place, doing the right things, and that's why this award particularly means so much to me," Wynne said. "I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, and I know that I'm where I should be."
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