Oakland University Athletics

Last updated: 10/14/2024
Division I League Championships
33 regular season titles
92 tournament championships**
69 NCAA appearances

**This includes Cross Country, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field and Golf League Championships

Student-Athlete Academic Achievement
3,172 Academic Honor Roll selections

Division I Championships and NCAA Appearances
Sport (regular season, tournament, NCAA)
1997-98, '98-99 were transition years from D-II to D-I

2023-24
Women's Cross Country (Conference Champions)
Men's Soccer (Regular Season) 
Men's Swim and Dive (Conference Champions)
Women's Swim & Dive (Conference Champions)
Men's Basketball (Regular Season, Conference Champions, NCAA 1st Round Tournament Victory over Kentucky) 
Women's Golf (Conference Champions, NCAA Tournament - East Lansing Regional, 11th Place)

2022-23
Softball (regular season)
Swimming & Diving (NCAA Women's Championships, Susan LaGrand)

2021-22
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Golf (tournament, NCAA tournament - Ann Arbor Regional)
Softball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Women's Championships, Susan LaGrand)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Jimmie Williams 400m, Alex Hugh-Plott High Jump)
Men's Golf (NCAA National Championships, NCAA Regional, Thomas Giroux Individual)

2020-21
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Women's Championships, Susan LaGrand)
Men's Golf (NCAA Regionals, 13th)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Marcus Nellum 400m hurdles, Jimmie Williams 400m)

2019-20
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Women's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country (2019 NCAA Cross Country National Championships, Maggie Schneider)

2018-19
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Diving (NCAA Zone C Preliminary Meet, Joe Smith and Jordan Smith, 1- and 3-meter boards)
Women's Diving (NCAA Zone C Preliminary Meet, Bernie Turchi, 1- and 3-meter boards)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Maggie Schnieder 10,000m, Olivia Kane pole vault, Rachel Levy 5,000m)

2017-18
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Track and Field
Men's Diving (NCAA Zone C Preliminary Meet, 1- and 3-meter boards; NCAA Championship, Joe Smith 1-meter, 18th place; first male diver to qualify for the NCAA Diving Championships)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Andrew Bowman, Jacob Bowman and Bryce Stroede, 3000m Steeplechase, Andrew Storm long jump. NCAA Championships Andrew Bowman 3000 Steeplechase)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Rachel Levy 5000m)

2016-17
Men's Basketball (regular season)
Women's Cross Country
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Diving (NCAA Zone C Preliminary Meet, Joe Smith 1- and 3-meter boards)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Jacob Bowman and Bryce Stroede, 5000m/10000m, George O'Connor, 3,000m Steeplechase, Gino Vitella, shot put)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Ashley Burr and Miranda Haas, 3000m Steeplechase)

2015-16
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Men's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (30th at NCAA Championships, 13 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Diving (NCAA Zone C Preliminary Meet, Joe Smith and Stirling Fordham, 1- and 3-meter boards)
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Women's Golf (17th at NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Nicholas Girodat, 100m, Andrew Bowman, 3000m Steeplechase, Bryce Stroede, 5000m, Gino Vitella, shot put)

2014-15
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 2nd Round)
Volleyball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (DNS at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Golf (NCAA Regional, Evan Bowser T33)
Softball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 0-2 in Ann Arbor Regional)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Bryce Stroede, 10,000m / Gino Vitella, shot put)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA East Preliminaries, Serena San Cartier, 100mHH)

2013-14 | First season in the Horizon League
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving (DNS at NCAA Championships)

2012-13
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 2nd Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (DNS at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA Regional Championships, Brittni Hutton, 10,000 meters, Breanna Peabody, 400m hurdles) 

2011-12
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving

2010-11
Men's Basketball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 2nd Round)
Women's Cross Country
Men's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Track and Field (NCAA Outdoor Championships, Zack Jones finished 26th in 10,000 meters)
Women's Track and Field (NCAA Outdoor Championships, Lia Jones finished 28th in 5,000 meters)

2009-10
Men's Basketball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (Jason Bigelow finished 23rd in 1500 meters)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA Regional Championships, Micah Jones, long jump) 

2008-09
Men's Soccer (regular season, NCAA tournament** - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (35th at NCAA Championships, 5 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving
**Oakland hosted Ohio State at Oakland Soccer Field

2007-08
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1-1)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (27th at NCAA Championships, 23 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving

2006-07
Women's Basketball (regular season, WNIT appearance)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (35th at NCAA Championships, 3.5 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving

2005-06
Men's Cross Country
Women's Basketball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (25th at NCAA Championships, 22 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving

2004-05
Men's Basketball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1-1)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving

2003-04
Men's Soccer (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (39th at NCAA Championships, 1 point)

2002-03
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country (no league title, Did not score at NCAA Championships)
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Softball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1-2 in Ann Arbor Regional)
Men's Swimming and Diving (27th at NCAA Championships, 17 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)

2001-02
Women's Basketball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Softball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 0-2 in Ann Arbor Regional)
Men's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)

2000-01
Women's Basketball (regular season)
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Softball (regular season)

1999-00
Men's Basketball (regular season)
Women's Basketball (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving (43rd at NCAA Championships, 1 point)

Division II Championships and NCAA Appearances Sport (regular season, tournament, NCAA)
10 National Championships
159 Individual National Championships

1968-69
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1969-70
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1970-71
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1971-72
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1972-73
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1973-74

Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1974-75
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1975-76
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1976-77
Men's Soccer (GLIAC did not have men's soccer, NCAA tournament -1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA Championships)

1977-78
Baseball (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (3rd at NCAA Championships)

1978-79
Men's Tennis (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (No GLIAC meet, 2nd at NCAA Championships)

1979-80
Men's Swimming and Diving (No GLIAC meet, NCAA National Champions)
Volleyball (regular season)

1980-81
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)

1981-82
Women's Basketball (regular season, NCAA Final Four)
Men's Swimming and Diving (3rd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 3rd at NCAA Championships)

1982-83
Women's Basketball (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (GLIAC did not have men's soccer, NCAA Final Four)
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 5th at NCAA Championships)

1983-84
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 4th at NCAA Championships)

1984-85
Men's Swimming and Diving (6th at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 12th at NCAA Championships)

1985-86
Men's Swimming and Diving (3rd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 8th at NCAA Championships)

1986-87
Men's Soccer (GLIAC did not have men's soccer, NCAA Runner-up)
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 11th at NCAA Championships)

1987-88
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, 6th at NCAA Championships)
Volleyball (regular season)

1988-89
Women's Basketball (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1-1)
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (3rd at NCAA Championships)

1989-90
Women's Basketball (regular season, NCAA Final Four)
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)

1990-91
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)

1991-92
Men's Swimming and Diving (3rd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC title, NCAA National Champions)

1992-93
Men's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)

1993-94
Men's Basketball (no GLIAC title, NCAA tournament - 1-2)
Women's Basketball (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)
Women's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)
Volleyball (no GLIAC title, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)

1994-95
Men's Basketball (no GLIAC title, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Basketball (no GLIAC title, NCAA Elite Eight)
Men's Soccer (GLIAC did not have men's soccer, NCAA Runner-up)
Men's Swimming and Diving (no GLIAC meet, NCAA National Champions)
Women's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)

1995-96
Men's Basketball (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Basketball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)
Women's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)

1996-97
Men's Basketball (regular season, NCAA Sweet Sixteen)
Women's Basketball (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1-1)
Men's Soccer (GLIAC did not have men's soccer, NCAA Runner-up)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (NCAA National Champions)
Women's Swimming and Diving (2nd at NCAA Championships)

1997-98
Transition year

1998-99
Transition year

Year-by-Year Timeline
 

2019-20

• 2020 spring sport competition was canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving wins its 42nd (men) and 26th (women) consecutive league titles.
• The women's cross country team won the fourth Horizon League title in program history
• Maggie Schneider won the 6K with a time of 19:45.1 becoming the first student-athlete in Horizon League history to win three consecutive titles and was named Female Athlete of the Year. Schneider also earned All-League First Team honers and her three-peat marked the fourth consecutive year an Oakland student-athlete has won the women's individual title
• Maggie Schneider closed out her senior season placing 113th with a time of 21:19.6 at the 2019 NCAA Cross Country National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
• Maggie Schneider became the second Oakland student-athlete to qualify for Nationals after placing 20th at NCAA Great Lakes Regionals with a time of 20:52.9.
•  Connor Goetz (24:06.7) used a late kick to edge Wright State's Nathan Dunn (24:07.0) at the finish line to win the men's 8K individual title helping the men's team to a runner-up finish. Goetz was named Male Athlete of the Year and earned All-League First-Team Honors
• Head Coach Paul Rice was named women's cross country Coach of the Year.
• The men's and women's cross country teams competed the 2019 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
• Oakland captured its sixth-consecutive Metro Series over Detroit Mercy by a score of 15-1.
• The Oakland men's and women's soccer teams were recognized for their commitment to academic and athletic success by earning the 2018-19 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award. This marks the ninth consecutive year (11th overall) the women's team has received this award and seventh consecutive year (10th overall) and for the men. The women's team posted an overall 3.36 GPA while the men's team earned a 3.06 GPA. Oakland was among an elite group across all NCAA divisions to recognize both its men's and women's programs.

2018-19

• Steve Waterfield named Director of Athletics on July 24, 2018.
• Oakland captured its fifth-consecutive Metro Series over Detroit Mercy by a score of 30-6.
• The Oakland Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf and Women's Volleyball teams all received Academic Progress Rates (APR) Public Recognition Awards by the NCAA for producing scores in the top 10 percent in their respective sports.
• The men's golf and women's tennis teams were recognized as the Horizon League Raise Your Sights award winners, which recognizes the top academic male and female team from each Horizon League institution.
• The men's basketball team hosted rival Detroit Mercy on Feb. 23 and set a new O'rena record crowd of 4,141, surpassing the previous record set in 2017.
• The men's and women's cross country teams competed the 2018 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
• Maggie Schneider won her second-consecutive Horizon League individual title at the league cross country championships and was named Female Athlete of the Year.
• Men's Soccer set a new Oakland Soccer Field attendance record of 2,344 on Oct. 3 against No. 19 Michigan.
• For the sixth consecutive year and ninth overall, the men's team was recognized for their commitment to academic and athletic success by earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award. Oakland was among an elite group across all NCAA divisions to recognize both its men's and women's programs.
• Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving wins its 41st (men) and 25th (women) consecutive league titles.
• Susan LaGrand was named Women's Freshman of the Year, Paul Huch was named Men's Athlete of the Year and Swimmer of the Meet, Joe Smith was named Men's Diver of the Meet, Ben Davis was named Men's Freshman of the Year and Pete Hovland was named Men's and Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.
• The men's swimming and diving team finished sixth and the women's team finished ninth at the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America National Invitational Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Joe Smith, Jordan Smith and Bernie Turchi all qualified for the NCAA Zone-C Diving Meet held at Purdue University. 
• Track and field student-athlete Maggie Schneider selected as the GEICO Horizon League Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Season
• Schneider also earned Horizon League 2019 Female Alfreeda Goff Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors and was named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) national office.
• Maggie Schneider, Olivia Kane and Rachel Levy all qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship East Preliminary Round  in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Levy was named the 2019 Female Alfreeda Goff Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year
• Katrina Brumfield named Head Track and Field Coach on Aug. 1, 2018.
• Taylor Jones recorded the women's basketball program's first triple double since the 2008-09 season against Cleveland State.
• Oakland Women's Golf Head Coach Alyssa Gaudio was inducted to the North Central College Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018 on Oct. 27, 2018.
• In her first career tournament win and in her final event, senior Maddelyn Zack became the first Oakland women's golfer to claim an individual tournament title at the Horizon League Championship.
• The women's tennis team won its first league tournament match in program history against rival Detroit Mercy in a thrilling 4-3 come-from-behind fashion at the Horizon League Championship Tournament.
• Ava Thielman was named the 2019 Horizon League Player of the Year, becoming the program's first player of the year.
• The volleyball team welcomed LSU for a home match on Sept. 8, the first SEC school to visit the O'rena. The Golden Grizzlies drew a home crowd of 1,042, the second-highest attendance in its history.

2017-18

• Won fourth straight McCafferty Trophy, awarded to the Horizon League's all-sports champion.
• The four consecutive titles gave the Golden Grizzlies the second-longest winning streak in Horizon League history.
• Oakland became the first current Horizon League school to win four straight titles.
• The Oakland men's and women's swimming and diving, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball teams all received Academic Progress Rates (APR) Public Recognition Awards by the NCAA for producing scores in the top 10 percent in their respective sports. The five teams are the most for Oakland in one multiyear APR report, breaking last year's previous record of four.
• Oakland captured its fourth-straight Metro Series title over Detroit Mercy by a dominating score of 31-1. The Golden Grizzlies earned points by defeating or finishing ahead of Detroit Mercy in 17-of-18 competitions this season.
• On Jan. 10, 2018, Director of Athletics Jeff Konya announced he accepted the Director of Athletics position at Northeastern University.
• Oakland partners with ScoreVision to replace the current video board and scoreboards. A new and larger state-of-the-art digital LED jumbotron screen was installed in the O'rena, as well as corner scoreboards with new LED displays.
• Oakland unveils its new #WEARtheBEAR Podcast to highlight each of its varsity programs by featuring interviews and news from coaches, student-athletes and athletics administration.
• Oakland University was one of five Division I schools in the nation to be selected by the National Hockey League and National Hockey Players Association to evaluate the possibility of adding hockey as a varsity sport.
• Oakland Baseball's Jake Lee was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth round (pick 271) of the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.
• Former Oakland Golden Grizzly pitcher Tyler Palm signs with Minnesota Twins organization.
• Men's Basketball player Kendrick Nunn agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
• Nunn was named Horizon League Player of the Year.
• Nunn selected to the Lou Henson All-America list and named a Jerry West Award finalist.
• Men's Basketball Head Coach Greg Kampe earns his 600th win, becoming the 15th active Division I coach to reach the milestone on Feb. 16, 2018 at Cleveland State.
• The men's basketball team battled No. 2 Michigan State at Little Caesars Arena, and at the time, drew the largest crowd in the history of LCA at 20,695 .
• Men's basketball appeared in a Horizon League-best five nationally-televised games on ESPN2 and ESPNU.
• Oakland celebrated longtime athletic trainer Tom Ford, who stepped away from his duties in May 2017 after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The Golden Grizzlies put his name on the court in the O'rena near the seat he sat for 30 years.
• For the first time in program history, the men's cross country team had three runners earn All-Region honors as seniors Bryce Stroede (31.25.0), Jacob Bowman (31:28.8) and Andrew Bowman (31:29.5) finished 21st, 22nd and 23rd respectively in the 10K at the 2017 NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The men's team placed 11th overall matching its best finish in school history.
• The men's and women's cross country teams swept the Horizon League championships with the women's team becoming just the third school in Horizon League history to win three consecutive championships since Butler (2009-11).
• Maggie Schneider captured the women's 6K title with a time of 21:53.20 and was named Athlete of the Year.
• Recent Oakland men's golfer graduate Jake Kneen won the 101st Michigan Open Championship at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, becoming just the sixth amateur to win the state Open championship and just the second in the last 43 years.
• Kneen was named Horizon League Men's Golfer of the Year.
• Nick Pumford named Horizon League Coach of the Year.
• Pumford was recognized by Golf Digest as one of the leading golf instructors in the country and was just one of five coaches in the country to receive the honor. By a vote of Pumford's peers, he has been recognized as Golf Digest's Best Teachers by State for 2017-18.
• The men's golf and volleyball teams were recognized as the Horizon League Raise Your Sights award winners, which recognizes the top academic male and female team from each Horizon League institution.
• The men's golf team was named to the Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic List.
• Men's soccer earned two wins over Big Ten opponents, the first, a a 2-1 win at No. 20 Michigan, the first win over a ranked opponent since 2014. The second, a 1-0 win over Ohio State in Rochester.
• Head Coach Eric Pogue and the men's soccer team are proud to announce the signing of Alex VanHolder as an honorary team member in conjunction with Draft Day and Team IMPACT.
• Joe Smith placed 18th at the 2018 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the 1-meter board in Minneapolis, Minn. Smith was a mere four points away from making the consolation finals and was the first male diver in Oakland history to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships.
• The men's and women's swimming and diving teams claimed their 40th (men) and (24th) straight league titles.
• Sydney McDowell named Women's Freshman of the Year and Grace Shinske named Women's Swimmer of the Meet.
• Rudy Aguilar named Men's Freshman of the Year, Joe Smith named Men's Diver of the Meet and Larry Albright named Men's Diving Coach of the Year.
• Oakland swimmer Ayrton Kasemets competed for the Estonian team at the 2017 University Games held in Tapei, Taiwan.
• Andrew Bowman becomes the first Oakland track and field student-athlete to earn second team All-American honors after finishing 14th in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
• Andrew Bowman becomes the third student-athlete in Oakland history to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
•  Andrew Bowman, Bryce Stroede, Jacob Bowman, Andrew Storm and Rachel Levy all qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship East Preliminary Round.
• Men's Track and Field captures first Horizon League title in program history.
• Paul Rice takes a new role as Director of Track and Field operations.
• Women's basketball wins the program's first Horizon League Tournament game with a convincing 80-46 victory over No. 10 seed UIC.
• Taylor Jones named Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year.
• Women's golf head coach Alyssa Gaudio named the Coach of the Year for the third straight season.
• Oakland's Madison Jones and Haley Zemmer named to the 2018 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Great Lakes All-Region Third Team. The two are the first Oakland players since 2006 to earn NFCA honors.
• Jones named Horizon League Freshman of the Year
• The softball team advanced to the league tournament title game against No. 1 seed UIC. In game one of the double elimination series, Oakland defeated the Flames 7-3 but fell to the Flames in a tightly-contested 3-1 loss in a winner-take-all game two. It marked just the fifth time in program history Oakland advanced to the conference tournament title game.
• Lauren Karn named Oakland Softball Head Coach.
• Darya Maltseva named Horizon League Women's Tennis Freshman of the Year.
• Volleyball player Darien Bandel became the first Oakland player to be named conference player of the year in the Division I era. She was also named Offensive Player of the Year.
• Sammy Condon was one of 30 NCAA women's volleyball student-athletes selected as a candidate for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award. She also became the first player in Oakland history to earn all-league honors every season of her career.

2016-17

• Won third straight McCafferty Trophy, awarded to the Horizon League's all-sports champion
• Men's Basketball won its first-ever Horizon League regular season title after winning the last nine league games to finish 14-4
• The Golden Grizzlies earned their first-ever NIT berth and rallied from 20 points down at Clemson to advance to the NIT Second Round
• The men's basketball team won 25 games, the second-most in program history
• Longtime head swim coach Pete Hovland was inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 9
• Oakland captured its second consecutive women's cross country title
• Rachel Levy became the third women's runner to win an individual cross country title and was named Horizon League Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• Bryce Stroede won his first-ever Horizon League Cross Country championship and was named HL Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• The swimming and diving programs continued its dominance with the men picking up 39th consecutive championship and women earning 23rd straight conference title
• Patricia Aschan became the first Horizon League swimmer to earn swimmer of the year for three straight seasons
• Aschan earned 18 league titles over the course of her career and won her second straight Athlete of the Year Black and Gold Award (BGA)
• Led the Horizon League in honor roll selections for the fourth consecutive season in both Fall and Winter semesters, 147 in fall
• Produced an organization-best 3.29 overall grade point average for all 330-plus student-athletes
• Athletics had a single-year best four teams earn NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards for perfect 1,000 scores in 2012-16 cohort (men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf and women's tennis)
• Had a school record six track and field athletes qualify for NCAA Outdoor East Regional Championships
• The Golden Grizzlies earned a program-best runner-up finish in both men and women at the Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• Ashley Burr was named Most Outstanding Female Performer of the Year at the outdoor league meet, while Zach Stadnika earned Male Freshman of the Year
• The men's track and field team posted a program-best second-place finish at the Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships
• Men's Golf picked up its third straight runner-up finish at the league championship
• Captured a third straight Metro Series title with a 20-16 victory over the Titans
• Set O'rena attendance record with close to 50,000 fans, including a single-game record of 4,123 vs. Detroit Mercy (1/13/17)
• Oakland names Juan Pablo Favero women's soccer head coach

2015-16

• Reclaimed the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, scoring 62 points, for second-straight season
• Set record for most points scored by Horizon League school in current scoring format
• Became first school since Butler in 2010-11 to consecutive McCafferty Trophies
• Led the Horizon League in honor roll selections for the third consecutive season in both Fall and Winter semesters, 249 overall
• Won eight Horizon League championships in men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, women's indoor track and field and women's golf
• Women's Golf made its first-ever appearance at an NCAA Regional
• Won the Metro Series over the University of Detroit Mercy for the second-straight season by the score of 21-5
• Unveiled brand new Blacktop court inside the Athletics Center O'rena that recevied national accolades from The USA Today, the Washington Post and NCAA.com
• Set O'rena attendance record with 4,114 at men's basketball game vs. UDM on Feb. 26
• Improved gameday experience inside the O'rena with the additions of LED lighting and HD sound
• Men's basketball player Kay Felder was drafted 54th overall in the NBA draft and was traded to the world champion Cleveland Cavaliers
• Men's swimmer Devon Nowicki earned All-American honors in the 100-yard breaststroke

2014-15

• Won first-ever All-Sports trophy, capturing the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, scoring 56 points
• Most points scored by a Horizon League school since 2010-11
• Led the Horizon League in honor roll selections for the second consecutive season in both Fall and Winter semesters, 250 overall
• Won five Horizon League championships in men's soccer, volleyball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, and softball
• Hosted a league-best five Horizon League Championships (men's soccer, men's and women's outdoor championships, softball and volleyball)
• Started a #WeartheBear Marketing campaign
• Vote for the Court campaign that received over 10,000 votes on twitter, leading to the new 'blacktop' look
• New gameday experience that promoted fan engagement through use of social media hub and Postano
• Televised all home basketball games for the first time in program history, appearing on Comcast 900 and TV20 networks
• Produced over 85 contests on the Horizon League Network on ESPN3 (baseball, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, softball, men's and women's track and field, men's basketball and women's basketball)
• Oakland University named Jeff Konya as Director of Athletics on July 7, 2014.

2013-14

• Oakland completes first season in the Horizon League
• Led the Horizon League in both the Fall and Winter semesters with a total of 242 Honor Roll students
• For second-straight year, posted a department-best 3.2 grade point average for all student-athletes
• 16 of 18 varsity teams posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving earned CSCAA Academic Awards
• 10 of Oakland's 18 sports posted perfect APR scores (Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Outdoor Track, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Indoor Track and Field, Women's Outdoor Track and Field
• Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving captured Oakland's first Horizon League titles and their 15th consecutive conference championships
• Baseball and Volleyball made its third consecutive appearances in the league tournament for the first time in program history
• The Golden Grizzlies finished fifth in the Horizon League McCafferty Trophy led by the Women's Sports teams earning a third-place finish
• Produced the most watched video with over 1 million views of Horizon League Tournament highlights between Oakland and Youngstown State that saw the Golden Grizzlies advance with a 96-92 overtime victory
• Tracy Huth steps down as Director of Athletics at Oakland on Jan. 31, 2014.

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Travis Bader broke the all-time NCAA record with 504 3-pointers made and 1,246 threes attempted
• Tricia Grant became the first Oakland and Horizon League diver to qualify for the NCAA Championship competing in the 1- and 3-meter board events
• Bader was the recipient of Coleman Award, given to the Horizon League's top senior student-athlete
• Danielle Crilley was named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team
• Miche'le Lipari earned Horizon League Post-Graduate Scholarship
• Joey Tinnion was selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 5 Team
• Grant was named the Horizon League Diver of the Championship
• Tuomas Kiviluoma was named Horizon League Freshman of the Year
• Evan Bowser became first Oakland golfer to earn all-league accolades in first two seasons and qualify for three-straight U.S. Amateur championships
• Pete Hovland was named Horizon League Women's Swimming Coach of the Year
• Larry Albright was named Horizon League Women's Diving Coach of the Year

2012-13

• Oakland accepts invitation to join Horizon League on April 15th; Officially becomes member on July 1, 2013
• Led The Summit League for the 8th consecutive year in Honor Roll selections, boasting 220 in 2012-13
• Posted a department-best 3.2 grade point average for all student-athletes for the year
• A total of 89 student-athletes earned Distinguished Scholar accolades for a 3.6 GPA or higher
• Served as the host of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Second/Third Round Games at The Palace of Auburn Hills
• Oakland Basketball All-Access show was nominated for an Emmy Award
• Women's Swimming and Diving team ranked 10th in the country in team GPA (3.50) in the Fall
• 15 of 18 varsity teams posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Women's Soccer defeated No. 4 Ohio State to advance to NCAA Tournament Second Round for the first time in program history
• Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving captured their 14th consecutive Summit League titles
• Men's Basketball team made its fifth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance
• Men's Soccer won The Summit League regular-season championship
• Women's Soccer won both the regular season and tournament Summit League championships
• Hosted a league-high five Summit League Championships (men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swimming and diving, baseball)
• Women's Tennis posted its highest finish in program history, fifth in The Summit League
• Baseball and Volleyball made consecutive appearances in The Summit League tournament for the first time in program history
• The baseball team tied its school record of 15 league wins, going a program-best 30-19 over the last two seasons in The Summit League
• Men's Golf team won 2 of 4 tournaments played in the fall
• Produced the most watched video that had close to 40,000 views and made top 10 best Harlem Shake videos which had over 480,000 views, most in athletics history
• Oakland finished 4th in The Summit League Commissioner's Cup standings

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Anders Jensen qualified for the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, competing in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events
• Brittni Hutton and Breanna Peabody qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional Championships
• Men's Soccer player Johnny Dreshaj named Academic All-American third team
• Brittni Hutton became the second OU runner to win a Summit League women's cross country championship; She was named The Summit League Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• Amr el Sayed and Sandra Czerska were named Summit League Swimmers of the Championships
• Tricia Grant was named The Summit League Diver of the Championships
• Karin Tomeckova earned Summit League Newcomer of the Championships
• Head Basketball Coach Greg Kampe earned his 500th career win vs. Western Illinois (1/26/13), becoming just the fifth active D-I coach to win 500 games at one school
• Travis Bader led the country with a school and league record 139 3-pointers made en route to earning D-I AAA Scholar-Athlete recognition (Also finished 5th in the country in scoring average, 22.1)
• Bader was named Mid-Major All-American by CollegeInsider.com
• Bader was named Capital One Peak Performer of the Week after scoring 47 points vs. IUPUI, making a school record 11 3-pointers (second-best scoring output in the country)
• Duke Mondy led the nation in steals with a school record 100 (5th-best in league history)
• Oakland had two coaches earn Summit League Coach of the Year, Pete Hovland (men's swimming) and Eric Pogue (men's soccer)
• Evan Bowser became the first men's golfer to win a tournament as a freshman, earning a pair of medalist honors
• Kyle Bethel and John Timm were named Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year
• Kyla Kellerman and Kara Weber were named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year

2011-12

• Oakland completes 13th year of Division I competition
• The Golden Grizzlies led The Summit League for the seventh consecutive year in Academic All-League selections with 215
• 64 percent of OU student-athletes (212) earned a 3.0 grade point average or higher in the fall
• Four Oakland student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall while taking at least 16 credit hours; Spencer Marentette (Baseball, Business), Jenna Lange (Volleyball, Elementary Education), Jocelyn Odom (Swimming and Diving, Health Sciences) and Caymen Novak (Track and Field, Engineering)
• Men's Basketball made its fourth straight postseason appearance and won 20 games for the fourth straight time
• Oakland broke a Summit League men's basketball record with three postseason wins, advancing to the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.comPostseason tournament
• The Grizzlies' men's hoops team was the final Michigan school to be eliminated from NCAA postseason play
• Reggie Hamiltonbecame the first-ever Summit League men's basketball player to earn an NCAA scoring title after scoring 26.2 points per game; He set a new league record with 942 points
• The men's and women's swimming and diving programs captured their 13th consecutive Summit League titles
• Head Swim coach Pete Hovland won his 300^thcombined dual meet this season
• Women's Soccer advanced to the NCAA tournament after winning The Summit League tournament title; The Golden Grizzlies have appeared in six NCAA tournaments in just 11 years of eligibility (Summit League did not have an automatic berth in 1999 or 2000)
• The baseball team finished second in The Summit League at 15-6, their best-ever record and finish since moving Division I
• OU hosted The Summit League Women's Soccer Championship and The Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships
• Hamilton and Travis Bader  became just the third tandem in NCAA Division I history to make over 100 threes each, finishing with 118 and 124, respectively; They join La Salle's Randy Woods (121) and Jack Hurd (113) in 1991-92, and Duke's Jason Williams (132) and Shane Battier (124) in 2000-01
• Greg Kampe and Pete Hovland became the first two current head coaches to be inducted in to the Hollie L. Lepley Hall of Honor during Oakland's Silver Anniversary of the Hall of Honor in January 2012
• Former basketball standout Keith Benson (2007-11), former soccer Gold medal winner Anita Rapp (1997-01) and current swim coach Pete Hovland (1982-present) were all named to The Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors List

2010-11

• Oakland completes 12th year of Division I competition
• Oakland captured The Summit League Food Fight title for the second time in three years, raising over 11,000 pounds of food that were donated to Lighthouse of Oakland County
• OU finished second in the NIKE Campus Roar Campaign, a national initiative by NIKE to find the best school slogan using the phrase, "OH YEAH, OU!"
• After capturing its second consecutive Summit League regular season and tournament championships, the men's basketball team finished with its best-ever ranking of No. 8 in the final Mid-Major Poll
• Men's Basketball matched its league record 17-1 mark and .944 league winning percentage
• Keith Benson garnered Associated Press All-America honors for the second straight season, becoming the first OU player to accomplish that feat
• Benson became the first-ever Summit League player to earn Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season
• Both the men's and women's swimming and diving programs captured their 12th consecutive Summit League titles
• Swimmers Vanessza Balogh, Sandra Czerska, Amr el Sayed, Nick Evans, Johanna Gustafsson, Tobias Hansen and Marcin Unold earned Mid-Major All-American Honorable Mention honors
• Balogh and Unold captured Summit League Swimmers of the Year awards, while Chelsea Oates and Jordan Zendejas were named Divers of the Year
• Women's Basketball advanced to its seventh Summit League tournament championship game
• Men's Cross Country and Track and Field standout Zack Jones was named CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
• Women's Soccer posted an unbeaten record (8-0-1) in league play to capture its eighth Summit League regular-season title and went undefeated for the fourth time in program history in the league
• Pete Hovland (women's swimming and diving), Greg Kampe (men's basketball), Nick O'Shea (women's soccer) and Paul Rice (women's cross country) were all named Summit League Coach of the Year
• Men's Soccer captured its third league tournament title and advanced to its fifth NCAA tournament
• The Golden Grizzlies hosted the NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional Championships for the first time in program history at Katke-Cousins Golf Course
• OU also hosted The Summit League Men's Soccer Championship
• Women's Tennis boasted their highest-ever finish in The Summit League with a tie for fourth-place standing, just missing qualifying for their first-ever tournament championship
• Zack Jones and Lia Jones (only brother and sister combination at the meet) both advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship Semifinals
• Women's Golf finished third at The Summit League Championship after being seeded eighth
• Baseball defeated Central Michigan, Michigan State and Western Michigan in the same season for the first time in program history and went 5-2 against Mid-American Conference teams

2009-10

• Oakland completes 11th year of Division I competition
• OU led The Summit League for the fifth consecutive year in Academic All-Summit League selections, posting 202 in 2009-10
• Women's golf received public recognition award from the NCAA after posting a perfect score of 1000 in the Academic Progress Report (APR) for the second consecutive year
• The Golden Grizzlies finished third in the final Commisioner's Cup Standings with 92.5 points, behind Oral Roberts (109) and South Dakota State (100.5). OU finished second in the Men's All Sports standings and fourth in Women's All Sports standings. The third-place finish is the highest since joining the league in 1999-2000
• Women's basketball finished No. 24 in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for Division I. OU hosted Summit League Championships in men's soccer and men's and women's outdoor track and field
• Men's basketball makes second appearance in NCAA tournament (2005, '10) and wins school record 26 games
• Men's basketball set league records in winning percentage (.944) and wins (17-1) en route to capturing regular season and tournament championships. The Grizzlies finished No. 9 in final Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
• Both men's and women's swimming and diving teams capture 11th straight Summit League titles
• Women's golfers Alanna Gerber and Laura Kwiatkowski were named to the NGCA All-America Scholar team
• Men's basketball player Keith Benson becomes second player to earn AP All-America honorable mention honors since moving to D-I (Mike Helms, 2003)
• Benson was named Mid-Major Player of the Year and Summit League Player of the Year
• Derick Nelson was named Summit League Tournament MVP after scoring 36 points in title game
• Greg Kampe was Summit League Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career and was a finalist for the Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award
• Men's basketball posted the highest-ever Rating Percentage Index (RPI) in Summit League history at No. 53. The Golden Grizzlies finished higher than all but one Michigan school, Michigan State (19).
• Anders Jensen, Agnes Solan and Mike Templeton all were named Mid-Major All-America honorable mention after swimming NCAA 'B' standard times during the season
• Jensen and Solan were tabbed Summit League Swimmers of the Meet; Chelsea Oates and Adam Ralph were named Divers of the Meet and both qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships, along with Marcella Barretta. Sandra Czerska and JulieAnne Stears were Co-Newcomers of the Meet. Coach Pete Hovland earned Summit League Women's Coach of the Year
• Men's soccer captured its eighth Summit League regular season championship
• Eric Pogue was named The Summit League Coach of the Year and Mitch Hildebrandt was named The Summit League Defensive Player of the Year in men's soccer
• Men's track athlete Jason Bigelow became first track athlete to qualify for NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, doing so in the 1,500 meters. Bigelow captured the Summit League title in the 1500 meters
• Women's basketball player Melissa Jeltema was named to Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team
• Track athlete Zack Jones was named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first team and Jeltema garnered all-district second team honors
• After a 2-9 start, the women's basketball team won 15 of its last 19 games, finishing the season at 17-13 and finished 14-4 in Summit League play. The Golden Grizzlies have not had a losing season in league play since 1985-86
• OU has finished in the top three inside The Summit League in 9 of 11 seasons, four straight years as a top-two seed at the league tournament
• Volleyball posted its best season in D-I history with 17 wins, finishing in a tie for fourth place at 10-8. Ashley Nevelle broke the single-season school record in assists
• Women's cross country runner Lia Jones earned all-region honors after finishing 18th at the NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional. Her brother Zack Jones just missed all-region honors on the men's side with a 26th-place finish, one spot out of all-region accolades
• Baseball pitcher Aaron Wick tossed the program's first no-hitter against Southern Utah on May 21, 2010 since moving D-I. The baseball team went on to make The Summit League Tournament for the fourth time in school history and first since 2006, while also surpassing 700 all-time victories in the program

2008-09

• Oakland completes 10th year of Division I competition
• Men's basketball participates in inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament after winning a Division I era record 23 games
• Women's basketball makes second appearance in WNIT, winning a Division I era best 26 games
• Both men's and Women's Swimming and Diving capture 10th straight Summit League Championship titles
• Anders Jensen earns All-America honorable mention honors with his 12th-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championship
• Jensen tabbed Summit League Newcomer and Swimmer of the Year
• Women's Swimming and Diving performer Sophia Gustafsson tabbed Summit League Swimmer of the Year
• Women's soccer player Jessica Boyle tabbed Summit League Offensive Player of the Year
• Men's soccer goalkeeper Steve Clark named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
• Men's soccer captures seventh Summit League regular season title and earns second at-large NCAA Tournament bid and fourth NCAA postseason appearance in Division I
• Women's soccer wins sixth regular season league title
• Men's basketball player Johnathon Jones led the nation in assists per game with 8.1, breaking a Summit League single-season record with 290. Jones is the first NCAA statistical champion and became just the second OU player to garner CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America accolades
• Women's basketball player Jessica Pike tabbed Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Men's track and field athlete Jeff Decator wins 100-meter dash, becoming just the second-ever OU competitor at NCAA Mideast Regional Championship
• Oakland led the fall with 65 Academic All-Summit League selections and led the winter/spring with 183 honorees. The Golden Grizzlies had a total of 208 selections, tops in the league
• Women's golf receives public recognition award from NCAA after posting a perfect score of 1000 in Academic Progress Report (APR)
• Track and Field had a program-best total of 15 all-league awards at indoor and outdoor championships.
• OU went on to score the most points ever at the outdoor meet for both men and women
• Men's cross country posted a runner-up finish at the league championship for the third consecutive year, after winning its second title in 2005.

2007-08

• Men's and Women's Indoor Outdoor Track added
• Men's track and field athlete Mike Craze becomes first league champion in school history by winning 3,000-meter Steeplechase, also becoming first outdoor track and field competitor to make NCAA Regionals
• Tracy Huth is named Director of Athletics in September 2007
• Golden Grizzlies continue their winning streak at league championships by sweeping the men's and women's titles

2006-07
Tracy Huth named interim Director of Athletics at Oakland

2005-06

• Men's and Women's Outdoor Track added
• Men's swimming and diving finishes tied for 25th at NCAA Championships (22 points)
• Greg Kampe named interim Director of Athletics at Oakland
• Long-time Athletic Director Jack Mehl retires after serving in his role since 1995.

2004-05

• Pierre Dukes makes the shot made around the country to lift Oakland to its first-ever men's basketball NCAA tournament
• The Golden Grizzlies defeated Alabama A&M in the opening round before falling to eventual national champion North Carolina
• Rawle Marshall (men's basketball) signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA

2002-03

• Mike Helms (men's basketball) became Oakland's first men's basketball player to earn Division I All-America recognition by the Associated Press with his honorable mention selection

2001-02

• Anita Rapp (women's soccer) and Sarah Judd (women's basketball) earn All-America honors
• Nick O'Shea (women's soccer) was the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year
• Two baseball players were chosen in the Major League Baseball draft - Jared Thomas (11th round) and David Viane (20th round)

1999-00

• Anita Rapp (Norway/women's soccer) and Haitham Hassan (Egypt/Men's Swimming and Diving) compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Norway beat the USA 3-2 to win the gold making Rapp the first OU athlete to win a gold medal
• Erick Swanson (baseball) was chosen in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball draft.
• Softball added after 20-year layoff
• Georgi Kinsela became the first D-I swimmer to garner All-America honors in 200-yard breaststroke

1998-99

• Athletics Center completed
• The Recreation and Athletic Center (RAC) pool is opened in September
• The first basketball game at the O'rena occurs on November 17, 1998 against No. 4 Michigan State

1997-98

• Oakland makes the move from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I
• Joins the Mid-Continent Conference
• Changes nickname from Pioneers to Golden Grizzlies

1996-97

• Men's Soccer advances to championship game for third time, losing 3-1 to Grand Canyon
• Ground is broken for the expansion of the athletic center
• Men's basketball advances to Sweet Sixteen

1995-96

• Men's and Women's Basketball both win the GLIAC Championships, the first sweep in 11 years
• Jack Mehl named Director of Athletics.

1994-95

• Men's Soccer loses in overtime in the national championship game, 3-0 to Tampa
• Men's Basketball earns first of three straight NCAA Tournament bids
• Women's Basketball team advances to the Elite Eight
• Women's Golf and Women's Soccer added

1993-94

• Women's Cross Country added
• Men's Swimming and Diving captures second-ever national championship
• Women's Swimming and Diving wins fifth straight national title
• Volleyball earns first NCAA Tournament berth

1992-93

• Men's Tennis dropped at the end of the school year
• Women's Swimming and Diving captures national championship

1991-92

• Women's Swimming and Diving captures third consecutive national championship

1990-91

• Women's Swimming and Diving wins back-to-back national championships

1989-90

• Women's Swimming and Diving wins first of five straight national championships
• Women's Basketball makes second trip to NCAA Division II Final Four

1988-89

• Women's Swimming and Diving wins first GLIAC title, starting a streak of seven in eight years

1986-87

• Men's Soccer advances to championship game (losing 4-1 to Seattle Pacific), first of nine straight appearances in the NCAA tournament

1984-85

• Wrestling dropped at end of school year

1982-83

• Men's Soccer team earns first of six trips to the NCAA semi-finals

1981-82

• Women's Swimming and Diving team finishes third at the first NCAA Division II championship meet
• Women's Basketball team wins first of seven GLIAC Championships, advances to the Final Four

1980-81

• Softball dropped as intercollegiate sport

1979-80

• Men's Swimming and Diving wins the school's first NCAA Championship
• Volleyball and Men's Tennis win GLIAC titles

1977-78

• Baseball wins GLIAC title
• Tim Dieters was drafted in the 32nd round of the MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Board of Trustees approves student fee supporting intercollegiate athletics
• Softball added

1976-77

• Tom McWilliams becomes the first-ever MLB draft pick, taken in the 7th round by the Baltimore Orioles
• Men's Soccer team earns first NCAA Tournament berth in the fourth year of the program
• Men's Swimming and Diving team wins first of 19 GLIAC Championships
• Volleyball and Women's Tennis added

1974-75

• Men's Swimming and Diving is seventh at the NCAA Division II Championships, starting a streak of 23 straight top-seven finishes
• Former baseball standout Don Kirkwood makes debut for the California Angels to become the only OU player to make the Major Leagues
• Women's Basketball begins competition

1973-74

• The Board of Trustees approves membership into the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
• Men's Soccer added

1972-73

• President Donald O'Dowd institutes athletic scholarships for men and women

1971-72

• Men's Golf and Wrestling added

1968-69

• Baseball added

1967-68

• Men's Basketball begins competition

1966-67

• Faculty Athletic Committee recommends the addition men's and women's basketball

1965-66

• Women's Swimming and Diving is added

1964-65

• Mr. Lepley authorized to begin the following men's intercollegiate sports: soccer, cross country, tennis and swimming and diving

1963-64

• Intramural building completed

1959-60

• Hollie Lepley hired as Director of Athletics.