2025 Oklahoma State Athletics Year in Review

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STILLWATER – A year of significance for Oklahoma State Athletics, 2025 brought sustained excellence, but also profound change.

NCAA team championships from men's golf and men's cross country further strengthened their place among the powerhouse programs within those sports. Wrestling, equestrian and women's tennis (regular season) joined the men's golf and men's cross country squads as Big 12 team champions.

On an individual level, Ethan Fang and Preston Stout exploded as two of golf's best young talents with significant wins in the collegiate game and on the world amateur scene. Brian Musau swept the NCAA 5,000 meter indoor and outdoor titles and Dean Hamiti won his first career NCAA title, but it's quite possible that the moment of the year came thanks to Wyatt Hendrickson's thunderous win over Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time Hodge Trophy winner Gable Steveson in an NCAA heavyweight title bout that rocked the sport of wrestling.

Speaking of rock, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours headlined a sold-out four-day concert event at Boone Pickens Stadium that served as one of the seminal moments in the Red Dirt Country Music genre.

OSU said goodbye to a legend in Mike Gundy, but the OSU faithful gathered in December to roll out the Orange Carpet for Eric Morris as he took the reins of Cowboy Football.

It was a big year for Oklahoma State in the professional ranks, with Cade Cunningham adding the title of NBA All-Star to his career résumé, Julian Cash winning a doubles title at Wimbledon, Maja Stark winning the U.S. Women's Open, Chase Jackson winning her ninth U.S. title in the shot put, Justin Wrobleski playing an important role in helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series and Viktor Hovland strengthening his reputation as one of the world's best golfers.

Here are some of the moments that shaped 2025 for Oklahoma State Athletics:

January
Sport	Note
Men's Basketball	January 7 - The Cowboys stop Kansas State on 11 of its final 12 possessions of the first half to set the stage for the first Big 12 win under Steve Lutz.
Women's Basketball	January 11 and January 22 - Cowgirls take down No. 17 West Virginia and No. 9 TCU in a span of 12 days. The win over TCU was OSU's first over a top-10 opponent since 2017.
Wrestling	January 14 - The Cowboys crush No. 5 NC State, 34-3, for their largest win over an opponent ranked in the top five since 1996.
February
Sport	Note
Wrestling	February 2 - Despite not hosting traditional big-draw opponents Iowa, Penn State and Oklahoma, OSU sets a single-season average attendance record.
Women's Golf	February 4 - Summer Lee wins the Texas State Invitational to become OSU's first freshman medalist in five seasons.
Women's Basketball	February 8 - The Cowgirls hold No. 12 Kansas State to 31.1 percent shooting from the field as part of an 85-55 blowout win - its second-largest ever over a top-25 opponent.
Softball	February 15 - Trailing by four runs and down to their final out, the Cowgirls rallied to claim a dramatic walk-off victory against No. 5 Texas A&M.
Men's Basketball	February 25 - The Cowboys stun No. 9 Iowa State in Stillwater.
March
Sport	Note
Men's Indoor Track and Field	March 14 - Brian Musau wins the national title in the 5,000 meters to help the Cowboys to their first top-five team finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships since 1965.
Wrestling	March 22 - Dean Hamiti, Wyatt Hendrickson win NCAA individual titles, Cowboys place third as a team.
Equestrian	March 29 - The Cowgirls secure their fifth consecutive Big 12 team title by beating TCU, 11-8, in the conference tournament title match.
Wrestling	March 31 - Wyatt Hendrickson wins the Hodge Trophy as the nation's top wrestler.
April
Sport	Note
OSU Athletics General	April 10-13 - Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours headline the sold out, four-day The Boys from Oklahoma concert event at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Baseball	April 11 - Harrison Bodendorf earns a win at No. 20 Arizona with a 10-inning complete game in which he recorded 10 strikeouts.
Women's Tennis	April 13 - The Cowgirls beat Iowa State to secure a share of their second consecutive Big 12 regular season title.
Men's Golf	April 24 - The Cowboys roll to the 57th conference title in program history. Preston Stout becomes OSU's 50th conference medalist and just the second Cowboy to capture multiple Big 12 titles.
Spirit	April 27 - The Oklahoma State cheer and STUNT team wins its 10th national championship
May
Sport	Note
Women's Tennis	May 3 and May 10 - The Cowgirls upset No. 6 Oklahoma and knock off No. 25 Stanford to earn a spot in the NCAA Elite Eight.
OSU Athletics General	May 6 - Oklahoma State sets a program record with an all-sports average score of 985.8 on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR) multiyear data.
Softball	May 17 - The Cowgirls set an NCAA tournament record by scoring 12 runs before a single out was recorded in the third inning of their win over Indiana at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
Men's and Women's Track and Field	May 17 and 18 - Annie Molenhouse becomes the first Cowgirl to win the Big 12 Heptathlon title; Fouad Messaoudi becomes second man in conference history to win three 1,500 Meter titles.
Men's Golf	May 28 - Cowboys win the 12th NCAA team title in program history, beating Virginia, 4-1, in the final match.
June
Sport	Note
Baseball	June 1 - The Cowboys score four runs in the ninth inning to walk off No. 7 Georgia on its home field, where the Bulldogs were 30-6.
Women's Golf	June 1 - Maja Stark wins the U.S. Women's Open, marking the program's second major championship and its first since Pernilla Lindberg won the Chevron Championship in 2018.
Women's Golf	June 3 - Annie Young elevated into the role of head coach.
Men's Outdoor Track and Field	June 14- Brian Musau wins the national title in the 5,000 meters and Blair Anderson is the long jump runner-up as the Cowboys record their highest team point total at the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1984.
OSU Athletics General	June 17 - For the 10th time in the last 12 years, Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma in the all-sports Bedlam Series.
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field	June 18 - Oklahoma State takes second in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year standings.
Men's Golf	June 21 - Ethan Fang became the first Cowboy golfer since 1967 and the first American in 18 years to win The British Amateur Championship.
OSU Athletics General	June 26 - Oklahoma State secures its sixth consecutive top-30 finish in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings, which evaluate success in all sports. OSU placed second among schools in the Big 12.
July
Sport	Note
Men's Tennis	July 12 - Julian Cash becomes the first Cowboy to win a Wimbledon title, claiming the doubles championship with partner Lloyd Glasspool.
Men's Track and Field	July 13 - Brian Musau breaks the NCAA outdoor record in 5,000 Meters at Sound Running Sunset Tour and later wins the gold medal in 10,000 Meters at the World University Games in Germany.
Baseball	July 13 and 14 - Nolan Schubart (third round to the Cleveland Guardians) leads five Cowboys to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.
August
Sport	Note
Women's Track and Field	August 2 - Chase Jackson wins her ninth U.S. title in the shot put, then later takes bronze at the World Athletics Championships.
Men's Golf	August 12 - Preston Stout became the third Cowboy since 1979 to claim medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur Championship.
Soccer	Multiple dates - Xcaret Pineda has a hand in six of OSU's first seven goals to start the season (five goals and one assist).
OSU Athletics General	August 22 - Wyatt Hendrickson and Emma Robbins take home OSU Athlete of the Year honors at the Cowboy Choice Awards.
September
Sport	Note
Men's Golf	September 7 - Ethan Fang and Preston Stout lead the U.S. Walker Cup squad to victory over Great Britain and Ireland at the prestigious Cypress Point Club.
Football	September 23 - Mike Gundy coaches his final game at Oklahoma State to cap the greatest coaching career in program history.
OSU Athletics General	September 26 - Arlen Clark (men's basketball), Alex Dieringer (wrestling), Hart Lee Dykes (football), Jaime Foutch (softball), Viktor Hovland (men's golf) and Earl McCready (wrestling) enshrined into the OSU Athletics Hall of Honor.
Men's and Women's Cross Country	September 26 - Isca Chelangat and Denis Kipngetich sweep individual titles at Cowboy Jamboree as the Cowboys upset No. 2 New Mexico and the Cowgirls upset No. 3 New Mexico.
October
Sport	Note
Football	October 11 - Oklahoma State fans ignite a national craze by taking off their shirts and waving them over their heads during a football game against Houston - fans from stadiums from coast to coast mimic the action in the coming weeks.
Men's Cross Country	October 31 - Cowboys crush the competition at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships; Brian Musau makes history as second three-time individual champion
November
Sport	Note
Baseball	November 3 - Justin Wrobleski pitches five shutout innings across four appearances to help the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series.
Men's and Women's Cross Country	November 14 - OSU sweeps the NCAA Midwest Regionals; Isca Chelangat and Denis Kipngetich sweep individual titles as Kipngetich becomes first man in program history to win three regional titles.
Football	November 15 - Justin Blackmon is enshrined in the Cowboy Football Ring of Honor.
Men's Cross Country	November 22 - The Cowboys win the sixth NCAA team title in program history. Five from OSU earn All-America honors.
Football	November 25 - Eric Morris named the 25th head football coach in Oklahoma State history.
December
Sport	Note
Women's Basketball	December 6 - The Cowgirls set program records for points in a game, margin of victory, field goal percentage and points in a quarter in a 133-46 win over Mississippi Valley State.
Football	December 8 - Eric Morris is formally introduced as head coach.

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