The Oklahoma Baptist Bison are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma Baptist University, located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Great American Conference (GAC) since the 2015–16 academic year. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Central Region of the Division I level.
Prior joining the NCAA, the Bison previously competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) from 1978–79 to 2014–15; and in the Texoma Athletic Conference from 1973–74 to 1977–78.
Varsity teams OBU competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, stunt, track & field and volleyball. Former sports included men's golf, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's & women's swimming, men's & women's tennis and women's cheerleading.
Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross Country Cross Country Golf Football Soccer Track & Field Softball Stunt Track and Field Volleyball
Move to NCAA Division II As of July 11, 2014, the NCAA Division II Membership Committee recommended the membership application for the institution to set up the move from the NAIA to NCAA Division II, competing in the Great American Conference, effectively the 2015–16 season.
National championships Team Men's basketball (2) NAIA Single 1966 Georgia Southern 88–59 Division I 2010 Azusa Pacific 84–83 Men's swimming and diving (4) NAIA Single2012Fresno Pacific757–7522013Concordia Irvine881–448.52014Olivet Nazarene900–4852015Olivet Nazarene798.5–575.5 Women's swimming and diving (3) NAIA Single2013SCAD Savannah845–6002014SCAD Savannah849–4922015SCAD Savannah745–481 Men's indoor track and field (1) NAIA Single2013Wayland Baptist86.5–70 Women's indoor track and field (7) NAIA Single 2005 McKendree 86.5–72 2007 Wayland Baptist 52.33–51 2010 Wayland Baptist 68–67 2011 Simon Fraser 58–75 2013 Indiana Tech 113–87 2014 Indiana Tech 133–123 2015 Indiana Tech 87–79 Men's outdoor track and field (2) NAIA Single 1990 Azusa Pacific 57–53 (+4) 2007 Dickinson State 77–58 (+19) Women's outdoor track and field (1) NAIA Single 2012 Concordia Oregon 101.5–81 (+20.5)
Individual programs Baseball
Oklahoma Baptist has had 15 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.
Year Player Round Team 1966 8 Cardinals 1984 36 Mariners 1989 23 Braves 1989 22 Giants 1991 42 Rangers 1994 21 Indians 1997 12 Reds 1999 46 Giants 2005 28 Royals 2009 50 Astros 2011 45 Nationals 2011 32 Padres 2014 21 Dodgers 2014 10 Nationals 2014 5 Indians
Swimming OBU has won NAIA championships in men's swimming and diving (2012 and 2013) and women's swimming and diving (2013).
On March 9, 2012, swim team member Ivan Maciuniak, age 22, drowned in the pool. A native of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Maciuniak had joined his brother, Mateo, at OBU in January 2012. The Maciuniak brothers were on the four-man 400-meter relay team which won the final event of the meet to claim the national championship in OBU's first year of intercollegiate swimming."Ivan Maciuniak, 22, dies after swim", Associated Press at ESPN.com, March 12, 2012.
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