February 12, 2021 by The O'Colly

Friday, February 12, 2021

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19 & Married: My Story Sheyenne Mitchell-Brown

One month out of high school, I said “yes” to the biggest decision of my life. Cade and I had been dating since we were both 16 years old, and before that, we had been friends since fourth grade. Church and our parents brought us and our three other siblings together. The five of us were unbreakable, but Cade and I were a whole other item from the beginning. At 9 years old, I recognized Cade was cute, and my obsession with him only grew from there. At 13, I remember a small moment when the whole world felt like it slowed down when I looked at him, and I told myself I would marry him JT Photography one day. However, Cade only Cade and Sheyenne Brown on their wedding day. saw me as a sister. but things happen,” I said. And from there, the imYears passed and I “Look, I really like you, possible seemed to happen: dated random guys to get and I just wanted to know if he said he liked me too. over my crush on Cade, and This was not what I was that never worked. Eventual- you felt the same way. I just need the peace of mind so expecting at all. I had talked ly, I decided to stop waiting I can know if I’m wasting to his friends, his brother, for the guy to do something my brother, and they all and to do it myself. The text my time. You feel me? And if you don’t that’s cool and said he wasn’t interested. I went like this: it wouldn’t change anything planned to use this text as “So, I thought this really. I just need to know.” a way toward closure. I had would go down in person,

my keys in my pocket and I planned to go out, get ice cream, and cry, then be done with him. And for some reason, the relationship felt more intimidating than the heartbreak, but we went for it. I am Cade’s first and last girlfriend. We joke all the time that it was for the best because I would be too jealous of any past exes. But being the first meant I had to teach him how a relationship worked and what to do. He did not kiss me after the first date like I thought he would. Instead, I kissed him three months into the relationship because he said he wasn’t even thinking about that part yet. Our relationship developed slowly, and we focused on building trust and communication before thinking about physical affection. To 16-year-old me, this was a nightmare. Looking back, it is the best thing we ever did for our relationship. By the time we had reached our first anniversary, marriage was on our minds. We knew that we loved each other and we would never want to be with anyone else. We began planning our future together and each moment that we were not in that future was heartbreaking. See Married on pg. 4

Generations of love OSU students share their families’ love stories

on a few dates and got married in the end, it’s been 25 years now.” While not everyBethany Merino, one may have a love freshman strategic story of their own quite communications and yet, many students on English major, also campus have parents had parents who met at or grandparents that their time in university. have special stories “So my parents that have been passed met working together down. in the cafeteria at From meeting in Texas Tech University,” school, work or other Merino said. “They unique places, love can were in the same friend be found almost anygroup too, but they where. weren’t dating and For sophomore were actually in other sports management relationships for a long major, Sanye Ford, time at that point.” her parents’ love story Merino’s parents starts with the holiday show that sometimes it itself. takes dating the wrong “So my parents people to end up findmet when they were ing the one who was in college when my meant for you. dad and his friend, “Those relationas a joke, went to the ships both ended for library on Valentine’s different reasons. My day to pass out valen- dad’s relationship tines and get girls,” ended first and actuFord said. “As they ally helped my mom were handing out through her own breakvalentines, my dad’s up when it happened,” friend knew one of said Merino. “Before the girls in the library you know it, after havand made my dad go ing been really good give her a valentine. friends for a long time, They ended up going their friendship grew By Amelia Jauregui

and then they eventually started dating and then got married. They’ve been friends for over 35 years and have been married for 22 now.” While both Ford and Merino had parents who met in their time at university, there are many other places two people can meet. For Freshman Zoe May, her grandparents’ love story is the perfect example of “high school sweethearts.” The Merino Family “My grandma and The Merino Family in their home married for 22 years. my grandpa met when she was a freshman and he was a senior in high school,” May said. “They started dating before my grandpa went off to college. It was luckily just about 20 minutes down the road. They ended up getting married her senior year of high school. He was her first boyfriend, first kiss, first everything. They’ve been married for 51 years now.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

The Ford Family The Ford family supporting the Cowboys, married for 25 years.

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LET THE PEOPLES PRAISE YOU, O GOD! Let the peoples praise you, O God; Let all the people praise you. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall blessed us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.” (Ps.67:5-7) Praise and thanksgiving are amazing actions when pertaining to God. It is so easy to think on the negative things of life; to dwell on the things that seem to be wrong in our personal life or in the world. The Bible continually points us to God and his ways, and encourages us to trust him and take him at his promises. We are even told to rejoice in our weaknesses that his power might be in our lives. (2 Co.12:9) This was the same challenge to those who walked with God before us, who trusted God and saw him work in so many ways. The

challenge is to trust God with all our hearts. I remember, years ago, that someone challenged me “Praise in faith at work.” Praise and thanksgiving are the practical ways of expressing our faith. An older minister shared some insight that seemed so simple at the time. I had asked him; “When you have a problem and you cannot figure out an answer or you have a question in the Bible and the solution seems to escape you, what do you do?” I was expecting some complicated answer. He said, “I shut my Bible, go to some quiet place and worship and praise the Lord.” In a church service, years ago, someone shared something that I have been reminded of many times. “You will come through a trial much faster if you will truly praise the Lord.”

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Lifestyle Married Continued from pg. 1

On my 18th birthday, he proposed, and the future we dreamed of didn’t feel so far away. The biggest test our relationship faced was when I went off to college. Cade decided to go to Southern Nazarene University in Bethany and I came to OSU. The two-hour difference wasn’t an ocean or a state line, but it hurt just the same. Those were the hardest months of our lives, but we made it through. Though, it often felt like we never would. We became boyfriend and girlfriend on July 7, 2017, and this was the date I chose for our wedding. July 7, 2020, was a Tuesday, and despite all the complaints I received, I would not give up that date for the world. So the summer after my freshman year in college, I was a married woman. It almost didn’t happen. COVID-19 wrecked the world a couple of months before and it wrecked our lives with it. Both of us lost our jobs, finding an apartment was a mess, and the gathering just wouldn’t be safe. Those months were even longer than those spent two hours apart. By June, our lives were looking up, and getting

married was possible. So on July 7, 2020, we said “I do” to the love of our lives, and our life has been uneventful ever since. Cade dropped out of college. We moved to Stillwater. I came down with COVID on the last day of our honeymoon. Cade dropped his cell phone in a lake. We both were unemployed again. Nonetheless, by the time the first semester began, life calmed down and now we’re standing on solid ground. It’s too soon to tell our story as a married couple yet. Married life is not that much different from having your best friend as a roommate. We’re both young, and it would be hard to believe we’re adults at times when we play tag in our apartment, but we make things work. We trust each other and we communicate. Marriage is hard. It’s not magical. It’s a life that you chose to share with another complicated mess of a person. The best advice given to me was you will never marry the perfect person. I try to remember that on the bad days because there are bad days. And some days you’ll ask yourself, why did I choose to do this, but it’s all worth it. Because there are good days, too. And they’re absolutely priceless. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Cade and Sheyenne at their Covid-19 wedding.

Cade and Sheyenne, age 10, at the circus.

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Date ideas for those still in love in Stillwater Day treat. For anyone looking for a more engaging way to spend the holiday, the OSU MuValentine’s Day is right seum of Art is hosting a “We around the corner and StillHeart Art” gallery. These water offers many romantic collections are inspired by ways to spend this enamored objects of love and Valenday. tine’s take-home art kits and Couples often like to treats are included for free. celebrate Valentine’s Day Oklahoma State also has with a nice meal. Whether several sporting events taking that dinner is bought with place on Valentine’s weekend a meal plan or those over for all the couples who want 21 would like to add some to commemorate the holiday drinks to the evening, there by cheering on the Cowboys. are lots of romantic options On Feb. 13, cheer on the available. basketball team in Gallagher The Ranchers Club is a Iba Arena, and the next day, high-end steakhouse located support Cowboy wrestling. in the Student Union that acFor everyone looking to cepts OSU meal plans. With pick up their significant other its antler chandeliers and a romantic gift, Garden Party leather chairs, The Ranchers is hosting a pop-up location Club offers a romantic setting at their warehouse at 6th and to celebrate. Knoblock with flowers, sweet Tokyo Pot is a popular treats, balloons and stuffed date destination. This is a animals available for purJapanese-style restaurant chase. where diners can cook their When the daily acown hotpot dish of meats and tivities and dining are done, veggies. This unique style head to downtown Stillwater of cooking is called Shabu for a sweet treat. At Rocky Shabu, and is one of the Mountain Chocolate Factory many charming aspects of purchases some chocolates this destination. or go Blue Spruce for some In downtown Stillwater, homemade gelato. enjoy a glass of wine, cockAfter a romantic dinner tail or craft beer at Zannotti’s and delicious dessert, drive Wine Bar. In addition to to Boomer Lake to enjoy the drinks, it serves a variety of sunset or look at the stars. appetizers and desserts. It According to the forecast it hosts live music events and is supposed to be cold, so for on Saturday enjoy smooth this romantic gesture include jazz and soul as a Valentine’s some blankets or a space By Addison Duling

heater. For all the couples looking for an evening staying in, plan a movie night, make a home-cooked meal together, play a game or write each other sappy love letters. Anyone looking to get out of Stillwater can make the short road trip to Oklahoma City or Tulsa for Valentine’s Day parties and events.

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Some places in these cities are even hosting anti-Valentine’s day events for anyone who does not enjoy this lovefilled holiday. However all the lovely couples choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Stillwater is a place to be still in love. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

News

Ice, ice baby OSU experiences make-shift break in the form of ice days at 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, shortly after the university cancelled classes for the next day. Shannon Rigsby, an OSU Public Relations Officer, explained the reasoning for the ice on the top level of the Student Union Parking Garage. “It has a special coating to prevent water from seeping into the concrete and corroding the steel structure,” Rigsby said. While some were grateful for the ice day, many students and faculty alike did not understand why they were not just moved online. Kelsey Hausam, an OSU junior, was one of them. “We are all used Joshua Cleary to class being online This week, classes on Monday and Wednesday were completely cancelled, while Tuesday classes began at noon. OSU condue to the pandemic, tinues to monitor the weather and make plans accordingly. so I do not know why they couldn’t have es were cancelled due Classes were ice storm. The student By Ellen Slater had online classes to inclement weather. cancelled on Monday, union parking garage this week, instead This pattern has the campus opened at looked like an ice of having to wait for continued through noon on Tuesday and skating rink, and stuOSU’s decision for Just before 7 the whole week, with then classes were can- dents were reporting the following day a.m., students all Thursday being the celed on Wednesday. slipping and sliding every night,” Hausam across Stillwater first full day that Many think that all around campus. said. started their Monday students were back in it did not make sense Students were morning before the the classroom, even that classes took posting Snapchat vidsun even rose due to a though weather conplace on Tuesday, eos ice skating, withcall from the univerditions are expected as it was right in the out skates, of course, sity saying that classto continue declining. middle of this winter on the parking garage news.ed@ocolly.com

Have you herd? What is herd immunity and how can we achieve it? By Addison Duling To attain herd immunity at OSU, there need to be enough people in the population that have pre-existing protection from COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the disease. The definition of herd immunity is resistance to a disease within a population that is based on pre-existing immunity of a large portion of individuals as a result of previous infection or vaccination. There is not an exact percentage of the population that achieves herd immunity. To make the current pandemic into more of a seasonal virus like the flu, about 50-60% of the population would need to achieve immunity. For a disease to be so uncommon that it does not require reporting, tracing, or public health interventions to prevent spread, about 80% of the population would need to achieve immunity. Every single person in the population does not have to be immune for a population to be considered to have herd immunity. “It would be hard to have herd immunity but I think the most ethical way to do it is through vaccinations as opposed to everyone just having the attitude that we get sick and move on,” said Emily Taylor, a senior biology major at OSU. Dr. Jennifer Rudd, veterinarian, researcher, and boarded microbiologist at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine said the vaccinations for COVID-19 are good. Of course, no vaccine is entirely perfect, but she said they were not rushed, and they are more efficient than scientists could have hoped. Vaccines help build up the matu-

rity of the immune system by exposing them to a small dosage of a disease. The immune system develops the ability to then be able to fight off that disease when exposed again. In her article “Top 5 things to know about herd immunity and COVID-19”, Dr. Rudd writes, “The race to herd immunity is more of a marathon than a sprint.” According to her, each individual person plays their own critical role in the path that COVID-19 takes. Taylor has a similar outlook to Dr. Rudd. “I don’t really know how COVID is going to end; I don’t think anyone does,” Taylor said. “But protecting those who can’t afford to get sick

through vaccination and herd immunity is the most important thing we can do right now.” As more people are getting vaccinated, the number of COVID cases and deaths are continuing to decline, and as more people are getting vaccinated the likelihood of the population achieving herd immunity rises. Health officials are still working to protect the population from coronavirus. Continue to wear a mask in public, stay 6 feet apart, wash your hands and avoid mass gatherings to protect against COVID-19. news.ed@ocolly.com

Joshua Cleary Many people believe that herd immunity is the answer to returning to normal life, but achieving it may take longer than one would hope.

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Exclusive Q&A New author, Dekota Gregory, talks about his new book “The Story of My Story”

Maddison Farris In his new book, “The Story of My Story,” Dekota Gregory tells the story of how he met his wife, which includes the tragic death of his best friend while he was a junior at Oklahoma State. Gregory said he hopes that sharing his story will Courtesy of Dakota Gregory inspire and encourage others to share their own and expresses that even if you feel as Dekota Gregory recently published his first book, a though you have nothing valuable to say, memoir called “The Story of My Story”. your story could mean the world to somewhile I was trying to find a full-time job I one else. just had some extra time on my hand with and stuff, so my wife was like If someone asked you to brief- freelancing ‘hey God gave you this time for a reason’, ly describe your book, what would and that was kind of the reason I started the blog so I put off writing this book you say? because of the time so finally I was like ‘Hey I’ve got this extra time and I want “Well, it is a memoir, about how I met my wife, basically. But what happened to use it wisely’ and so I spent, I don’t remember how many months of actually is when I was a junior at OSU, my best writing and then probably another three or friend died so, you know, tough times and four months before I actually heard back obviously getting through that. But that’s from someone saying ‘Hey, we’re interultimately what kind of let me to meet ested!’ and you’re like ‘Oh, awesome!’ her (his wife). We were mutual friends, and then they’d leave me hanging again we had never actually met each other, for two weeks or a month again and you’d there was a time when he (his best friend) send a contract and they’d finally sign it brought her up, and I mention in the book and then it’s just a slow process of editing him talking about her and he’d just being and everything and you’re kind of in the like ‘eh, you’d just mess it up right now.’ dark sometimes. So overall, writing it was So after he died she reached out to me and we clicked and you know, here we are a couple of months, and then I mean it was probably two and a half to three years married for three years now.” total from start to finish to finally get it out.” What was your favorite part

of writing this book?

“Seeing my name on the cover of a book was kind of a surreal moment that I never thought would actually happen for real.”

How long was the writing and preparation process? “I was a sportswriter, and I actually went to OSU for that, and so it was difficult to find a job and so that first year

What kind of hardships did you deal with along the way?

“A lot of it was patience. I’m used to, while I was writing, being in the newspaper industry and writing something and it was immediately online and we were immediately pushing it out there. I worked on a big feature in college that took the whole football season, but that was probably the longest I had ever worked on one thing. I was so used to things being immediate, so working on something for that long and then finishing it and going through editing. The toughest part was for me was just being patient. Sometimes I would kind of get down on myself and just think ‘Oh man, it’s never going to happen,’ or ‘Well maybe things are going wrong,’ or, you know, you just second guess yourself. I was also used to when writing stuff, you might look over it once, your editor looks it over, you copy edit it and it goes out, but with this, when you are editing something that much you overthink everything you write. Once you’re reading that many pages and that many words, shoot I don’t know how many times I’ve read this book over.”

What or who was your main source of inspiration while you were writing? “I’m a Christian, so I’m pretty open about my faith and that was just something I felt called to do. But a lot of it too Courtesy of Dekota Gregory was just, for some reason, i mentioned In his latest book, Dekota Gregory hopes to inspire the line that started my blog and it’s in others to share their stories and encourage each other. the book too, it’s ‘I’ve shared a thousand

“The Story of My Story” Book Review Sheyenne Mitchell-Brown

“The Story of My Story” is a heart-warming account of a friendship that ended too soon. Written by Oklahoma State University and O’Colly alumni Dekota Gregory, Gregory shares the legacy of his best friend Brandon Cavazos who died suddenly during their junior year at OSU. Gregory’s tale includes laughs, tears, love and themes from Christianity. He and his friends’ experiences are relatable and recognizable to all OSU students of the past and present. Gregory’s writing style is concise and casual, like sharing a story with a friend during a long car ride. His 137-page book is easy to read with short, page-turning chapters. With each page, one cannot help but fall in love with the goofy, outgoing Cavazos and laugh at all the adventures he and Gregory had on campus. If you’re looking to escape within a good story for a moment, “The Story of My Story” will be just that. And you may look up from the book seeing life just a little bit differently than you had before. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com stories, but never my own,’ and I’ve told all these stories and been inspired by all these athletes or even if it was a news story, I covered I would hear these things that these people had overcome. And then it clicked inside me that I have my own story, so just to be able to share my own story and hope it helps someone else.

What is something that you hope people take away from reading what you’ve published? “Obviously I want people to kind of get hope and be inspired by my story but the main theme, for some reason, the one thing that stuck to me and something I’ve pushed for my story is to encourage other people to share their story, like I even added a spot in my blog for people to email me their stories and kind of give them a platform.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

News OSU reminds students of standing mask regulations By Kenlee Smith College is different for almost everyone in the midst of COVID-19. The world today consists of wearing masks, social distancing, and using gallons of hand sanitizer, which for most students was not on the syllabus when they arrived at college. In an email sent out onFeb. 3, by OSU news, it was brought to students’ attention that individuals have been reported not participating in the mask protocol. This protocol states that masks should be worn at all times in any building on campus and even on transport buses. “At the beginning of this school year, we asked students, faculty members and staff to take part in the Cowboys Promise to Protect. We need the Cowboy family to renew that promise now.” said the campus message. The promise entails putting others first and using the best available efforts to keep everybody on campus healthy. When asked about the protocol, Andrew Coakley, a Graduate student, said, “I

think if it’s something we all need to do to get to enjoy in person classes together, then we should definitely do it and be happy we are still allowed to go to school here.” Mallory Pursell, a sophomore, alluded to a similar conclusion. “I think it is the same as other mask protocols in the country, including CDC, so we should also comply,” Pursell said. Not all students are of the same opinion. “I do not agree with the mask protocol because wearing masks inside makes it harder to breathe for some people that have medical conditions,” said sophomore Dawson Stedman. Penalties for not wearing masks on campus include being referred to student conduct, being restricted from campus spaces, and possibly being assigned an educational assignment. There is no way to tell when masks will no longer be required, but for now, the school is asking that students remain diligent in partaking in these protective protocols. news.ed@ocolly.com

Kelly Kerr Masks are required inside all campus building and campus transit, but no specifications have been made regarding the need or requirement for masks outdoors.

Alicia Young While Hargis is not on the Presidential Search Committee, he did inform the O’Colly that finalists can be expected in late March or early April.

The search continues March, early April

Maddison Farris OSU students continue to sit in the dark when it comes to the progress of the school’s search for a new university president. Members of the search committee are sworn to secrecy and have little to offer in ways of progress updates. The O’Colly reached out to OSU President, Burns Hargis, for a search update, but received news that President Hargis was not involved in the hunt. However, it was

news to the O’Colly that a finalist announcement can be expected around the time of late March or early April. “I’m not on the committee and I’m not briefed about what the committee is doing,” Hargis said. “They’re doing a very confidential search and I have been told that they’ll probably have finalists in late March, maybe early April.” This means the new president would be unmasked closed to two months before officially taking over, as Hargis officially retires June 1. This story will be updated. news.ed@ocolly.com

Kelly Kerr OSU has reminded students that masks are required to ensure the safety of themselves and those around them.

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Tali Notoa (middle) enjoys her first ever snowman. Growing up in Brisbane, Australlia, Notoa had never seen snow before.

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‘Go look outside’ Australian Tali Notoa’s experience as an Oklahoman

By Ben Hutchens Tali Notoa received a text from her teammate, Sara Rodrigues, early one morning last December. The message was simple. “Go look outside.” Notoa, a freshman from Brisbane, Australia, got up and peeled back her apartment curtain to reveal a sight she had never seen before: snow. “I just got up straightaway, went outside and started touching the snow and stuff,” Notoa said. “I got help (building a snowman) from two of the other girls. It was me, Sara and Bigue (Sarr). We were just outside building that snowman. I didn’t know how to do it and we didn’t have gloves, so our

hands were freezing cold, but we still made it. I felt like a little kid.” Her experience packing snow in the shape of a snowman and turning a carrot into a nose was unlike anything she’d ever done before. New experiences have become the norm for Notoa, who traveled over 8,000 miles and across the international date line to play basketball at Oklahoma State. She’s made countless adjustments, ranging from American culture, to her classes to a different style of basketball. “I have so much admiration for the international kids who come,” OSU coach Jim Littell said. “I don’t know as an 18-year-old, (if) I could go 17 hours away and get off the plane and essentially not know anyone.” Notoa arrived in the United States mid-August and mid-pandemic. The OSU program held some concerns about getting her out of Australia, then once they did, she

was required to quarantine for two weeks, delaying mixing her with the team. “It wasn’t tough because we weren’t doing anything other than skill development in the early going, it was just tough for her to be 17 hours away and then be secluded,” Littell said. “You don’t want to see a kid move halfway across the world and not be able to be around people.” Notoa thinks about life in Australia all the time. “I’m on the phone 24-7 cause I have a lot of family. My uncles be calling, my auntie, my mom and my dad, my nana and papa, like everybody be calling me, so I get to talk to them a lot,” Notoa said. Because of the time difference, (Australia is 17 hours ahead of Oklahoma) she has to call her family late at night, so they can chat as they go about the middle of their days. “I always think of (Australia) every day. I miss home

a lot… especially on game days. Most of all I think about family, especially at nighttime when there’s nothing to do,” Notoa said. Back home, Notoa would go out to eat after each game with her whole family. Now, she attends postgame meals with teammates who have become her de facto family. “Her teammates love her,” Littell said. “They absolutely love her, she’s always smiling, always having interactions with her teammates.” The rest of the Cowgirls are doing everything in their power to make Stillwater feel like a slice of the land down under. “We try to celebrate her national holidays and stuff,” senior forward Natasha Mack said. “I don’t really know much about it, but we try.” Although Notoa’s Australian culture rubs off on her See Look on pg. 2B

Master manager OSU’s beloved wrestling manager nears end of career

Adam Engel Jade Seymour just wanted to see the horses. In April 2016, Keenan Seymour and his family were visiting Oklahoma State University. Seymour, a senior at Mariposa County High School in Mariposa, California, at the time, was considering OSU as a college destination. Then a simple drive past Totusek Arena changed his life. “We drove by the arena

and there was a sign advertising the event,” said Seymour, the OSU wrestling equipment manager. “I was mad that my sister was sabotaging my college visit. We have five or six horses at home.” Unfortunately for Keenan, his dad, Scott took Jade to the arena. Keenan tagged along. The chance encounter that followed heavily impacted Keenan’s college decision. Kim Brock, longtime OSU Animal Science Farm coordinator, and father of Cowboy wrestler Kaid Brock, was working in his Totusek Arena office that morning. “I was there that morn See Master on pg. 2B

OSU Athletics John Smith’s simple offer changed Keenan Seymour’s college path forever.

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Look Continued from pg. 1B teammates, she is quickly picking up some pieces of American culture. Her new favorite restaurant is the Midwestern staple: Texas Roadhouse. “Texas Roadhouse is where our team will usually go after games or after practices to eat and stuff, so that’s definitely my favorite,” Notoa said. “The rolls (are the best part), I’m always taking a few home.” Taking rolls home has long been a signature move among college students, so Notoa is clearly catching on to navigating through college, which is set up differently than Australian school. “Class is sort of the same, the only thing is we have exams and assignments every week. Back home, we just have it all at the end of the year, that was one thing

I had to adjust to,” Notoa said. Adjusting to life on the court has been an interesting process for Notoa. “Well when she first came in and I saw her in practice I said, ‘She’s going to be special.’ Once she gets her confidence down, she’s going to be great,” Mack said. Notoa impressed everyone early in the season and earned a start in the Cowgirls’ first game. “She was playing really well in September, October and then for some reason she lost a lot of confidence and was really struggling,” Littell said. Natoa shot just 30% from the field in her first five games, and her slump culminated in Bedlam where she only played two minutes. She was figuring out how to play American basketball in a trial by fire. “I think the speed of the game has been a factor for her,” Littell said. “It’s a lot faster here, (Americans) play a lot more speed. It’s a lot

more controlled running sets running offense over there (in Australia), so I think the speed of the game has been the biggest adjustment.” “Coming from Australia, we have a different style of play and everything,” Notoa said. “So it took me a while to warm up to it, but I’m getting used to the style of play.” Notoa said. Aside from the speed of the game, the atmosphere of a basketOSU athletics ball game was someTali Natoa is enjoying her freshman year at OSU. thing Notoa had to adjust to. of it, elevated her game, maintains the mindset “The whole lights, you know (through) she developed during cameras, media. I’m not playing me one-on-one her slump, constantly used to having anything a little bit, and then her looking for anything to like that,” Notoa said. confidence is up there improve on to continue Fittingly, it was on a and I love it.” earning minutes. snowy night in Manhat“She (got in that Notoa’s basketball tan, Kansas, in a game K-State game), played journey, inside an even against Kansas State really well and has kind greater human journey where the snow-loving of taken off for us,” Litto a new continent has Notoa got a bit of her tell said. “The game has caught the eye of Mack. rhythm back. She played slowed down for her a “Coming over from 23 minutes, scored eight little bit, in other words, a foreign country would points on efficient 50% she sees what’s going be very difficult, but the shooting and knocked on around her, and she’s way she’s handled (the down a 3-pointer. going to be a really good transition) she makes it “Freshman have player here.” look easy,” Mack said this little funk they get Natoa said it felt in,” Mack said. “Like good to be reincorpothey just go downhill. sports.ed@ocolly.com rated into the lineup but (Tali) said she got tired

the manager.’.” Seymour returned home to Mariposa, a town of 2,000 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, west of Yosemite National Park, with the offer in mind. The following week, Seymour visited Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. He loved the campus, and he was set on becoming a Beaver. But then something extraordinary happened. A moment of realization occurred with a cup of coffee. “I’m sitting outside a Dutch Bros. Coffee in Corvallis,” Seymour said. “Suddenly, the entire Cowgirl equestrian team just walks by. It was a sign. I had a different feeling OSU athletics in Stillwater. I knew right then Keenan Seymour will spend his final months helping out the team and others. that I was meant to be an OSU Cowboy.” happen?’ It was a major God A year later, Seymour enthing. He showed me what I rolled at OSU as an agricultural need to be doing.” “He was asking all sorts of business major with a minor in questions about equestrian and farm and agricultural appraisal. He immediately made an we said, ‘Dude, this our first Continued from pg. 1B impact. Seymour started as a time too,” Kaid said. volunteer manager his freshThe next day, Kim introman year, traveling to the Big duced Seymour to coach John 12 Championships and NCAA ing and I see this family,” Smith. finals. He became the student Kim said. “I notice this man Seymour enjoyed visiting manager the next year, after the wearing a wrestling sweatshirt OSU, but another school was current manager graduated. at an equestrian event, so I just on his mind. Since then, Seymour does introduce myself. It turned out Seymour has always loved everything between laundry that Scott was a high school wrestling. Scott competed at two times a day, ordering food coach and his son was considthe University of Oregon and after weigh-ins (usually Panera) ering OSU.” coaches Seymour’s brothers and distributing singlets. Minutes later, Keenan was and sister, Jade. “My responsibility to hanging out and chatting with “I’ve always had a love for take care of guys to make sure Kaid, and Dusty Hone. wrestling. I love that mentally they can perform at the high“Kim brought us into his tough grind. I was devastated est level,” he said. “Instead of office, and he was talking about when I couldn’t continue my practicing, I’m asking, ‘What wrestling and Kaid,” Seymour career because I wasn’t good can I do for you?” said. “I was introduced to enough in high school, but I Each week, he chooses the Dusty Hone, and Kaid. I was, wanted to live that athlete lifesinglets for competition. ‘Like, woah, how did all this style. Coach said, ‘You can be

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“I love the classic orange singlet,” he said. “That’s Oklahoma State wrestling. So many guys have won national titles wearing that singlet. It represents ‘Cowboy Tough.’” Seymour’s contributions may go unnoticed in the public eye, but not within the wrestling team. “He’s incredible,” Smith said. “Keenan never complains, and he’s made a big difference in allowing our guys to be prepared.” With graduation nearing in May, Seymour has lived through numerous memorable events. A trip to Reno in 2018 was unforgettable. The Cowboys were driving to the Tulsa airport before flying to Reno. Something smelled like poop. 149-pounder Kaden Gfeller’s foot was placed on a seat behind Seymour. During security, TSA began to question Gfeller. “It turns out that in the morning, the guy started his car in his socks and accidentally stepped in dog poop and put his sandals on,” Seymour said. “He got a piece of dog poop stuck between his sock and sandal.” Seymour has enjoyed his team in Stillwater, and now he will spend his final months in Stillwater doing what he loves, helping others. “God says, ‘Live your life in times like servitude,’” he said. “This job allows me to put others first.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Sam Hutchens Two or three steps up and make a left turn. Kenny Gajewski cannot wait to do the thing he’s done many times before. “I’m excited to get back on the bus,” said Gajewski, the OSU softball coach. “To get back to what’s normal. It seems like that’s where most of our teams seem to really come together. I think more than any other year, we have fought outside things and I think it’s just a product of the season from last year being ripped out.” He has the right to be excited. A bus trip to Louisiana will be the last thing separating No. 11 Oklahoma State from starting their season. Their season could be OSU’s best one ever. OSU is returning almost all of its roster from one year ago. That team went 19-5 and was ranked No. 12 before

Cheyenne Factor is a key cog in what could be an explosive offensive attack. COVID struck. The offensive lineup was on pace to set program records in RBI’s-pergame, slugging percentage and runs-per-game. Now, with talent intact

and new additions, this 2021 Cowgirl team could make some noise. “This offense is on track right now, they could be the best that we’ve ever had,” Gajewski said. “Everyone is back that had a majority of at bats. Then when you add a Reagan Wright and you add a Jordan Doggett to that mix and you’ve got some kids that are a year older and you’ve got some freshman that are going to push kids. We should break every record here.” The high expectations are not lost on the team. “Big picture, I think we can win a national championship,” junior outfielder Chyenne Factor said. “That’s our goal, and that is what we’re going to do.” If the Cowgirls regain their momentum from last year, a bus trip to another place will be in their future.

dunk with some of these kids having guaranteed great years. I think across the country, these kids have gone through some really traumatic emotional type things that nobody is talking about.” With the stress of a season being cancelled kicking off a summer of testing, masking and social distancing, getting in the groove will be of paramount importance for OSU. To borrow from two trite expressions, if the Cowgirls can hit their stride, the sky’s the limit. “I think seeing the potential we had last year, there’s no reason we can’t be better than we were last year,” Eberle said. “We have another year under our belts together. I came here for one reason, and that’s a shot to go to the World Series.” The College World Series will be packed with great teams, but OSU is not backing down. The College World Series is just like any other tournament — one team emerges victorious. Why not OSU? “I think you are going to see the greatest softball year of all time, to be honest,” Gajewski said. “I think OKC is going to be an absolute showcase of America’s best. I really do. Everybody is like, ‘Man you got all these kids back.’ So did UCLA, so did Washington, so did Florida, so did OU, so did all the bluebloods. But hey, wherever they want to play, we will show up and play.”

“The expectation for us is to get back to Oklahoma City and not just get there but compete and somehow end up in the final two and go to battle then,” graduate student pitcher Carrie Eberle said. “We have the potential to do it. We just have to come out every day and play how we’re capable of. We can beat anyone if we do that.” For the Cowgirls, and for any player trying to make the College World Series, the past months have only added to the challenge. “I’m very excited about watching these kids play, but I’ll tell you this,” Gajewski said. “I don’t think it’s a slam sports.ed@ocolly.com Joshua Cleary

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It’s in the game What the OSU football team would look like in NCAA Football 21 quarterbacks but still rank near the top of the conference. By Chris Becker By Marcus Trevino

EA recently announced it would be bringing back the NCAA football video games back. In accordance when that, The O’Colly put together what it thinks the ratings might look if the game were to drop this year. Check out Ocolly.com for the full ratings, but here are six critical players to OSU’s 2021 season.

QB: Spencer Sanders- 84 overall Sanders showed immense improvement in the 2020-21 season, which was good enough to earn him a mid-80 ranking. Sanders has the ability to be a star quarterback with his athleticism and speed. His arm strength and accuracy are lower than some Big 12

WR: Brennan Presley- 77 overall Presley is a budding young star who showed his abilities in the Cowboys’ bowl game with a threetouchdown performance. Presley will have an increased role and more opportunity to showcase his talent. What Presley lacks in size, he makes up for in speed, elusiveness and route running.

RT: Hunter Anthony- 73 overall When Anthony has been able to play he’s been a solid piece on the Cowboys O-line. Coming off of an injury and having to replace Teven Jenkins, Anthony will be critical for OSU. Anthony possesses size and ability to play guard and tackle and grow into one of the top offensive linemen on the roster.

LB: Malcolm Rodriguez- 94 overall

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Rodriguez is the leader of the defense. He’s a complete linebacker who is exceptional at run stuffing and can also be drop back in coverage. He added over 20 pounds of muscle, which helps him deliver devastating hits, but his speed and agility still make him lethal in an open field.

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Ford underwent knee surgery after going down during the Baylor game. His recovery will be one of the most important stories to follow in the offseason. If he comes back close to 100%, he will once again be one of the Big 12’s best pass rushers.

Sterling was arguably OSU’s best defensive player last season. He consistently made the biggest plays in the biggest moments. The definition of explosive, Sterling’s athleticism allows him to win matchups against the conference’s best receivers. He can also take down running backs behind the line of scrimmage when he is used as an extra blitzer.

S: Tre Sterling- 97 overall

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The man behind the curtain Chris Hinderliter’s silent journey as OSU wrestling’s athletic trainer

OSU Athletics Former OSU athletic trainer Chris Hinderliter is leaving after years of helping wrestlers.

Nine years of taping ankles, stretching quads and rehabbing wrestlers from Chris Perry to Boo Lewallen and everyone in beDean Ruhl tween. “Is my job to keep kids healthy and get Broken arms, kids back on the mat? torn ligaments, rolled Yeah, but simplisticalankles and strained ly, it’s giving kids the muscles. opportunity to live out For the past nine their dreams,” Hinderyears, the Oklahoma liter said. State wrestling proAnd Hinderliter gram has relied on one has done just that. man to deal with it all. He recalled the Chris Hinderliter. time during his first Hinderliter has year at OSU, being on been the man behind the stage with Chris the curtain for the Perry when he won a Cowboys for almost a national title. decade, keeping one He remembers the of the country’s most time when Nick Picprestigious college pro- cininni won his match grams running. to be named an All-

American, and glancing back into the crowd to see Piccininni’s father tearing up. “That shows you how much these kids and their parents care about what they do,” Hinderliter said. “And that is always inspiring to me.” Inspiration. Hinderliter’s job at OSU was never an easy one. Being the only athletic trainer for 40 wrestlers is no task for the weak, but his colleagues said he made it look easy. “It’s a job that’s not thanked enough,” coach John Smith said. On top of that, wrestling is not an easy sport to be an athletic trainer for.

“This is a combat sport,” Hinderliter said. “Guys are legally fighting each other on a mat. That in itself presents a number of challenges.” As Gary Calcagno puts it, “it’s like locking horns with another human being,” which shows just how difficult of a sport it is to manage from an injury standpoint. Throughout all the obstacles and problems, Hinderliter still makes it work. That work doesn’t go unnoticed by the wrestlers. “Since I’ve been here, I’ve had a couple minor tweaks,” Dustin Plott said. “He’s been great at rehabbing and getting me back to feeling great.” Hinderliter is leaving OSU to work for Amazon, who has started to hire athletic trainers to help out its employees who work on the ground floor of the company. “My job is going to be helping prevent injuries on the floor,” Hinderliter said. “Helping the associates with their techniques on lifting, maybe, tangentially helping them improve their life.” And while Hinderliter is leaving Stillwater, he said that it is

going to a place that he misses. From the way the community rallies around the university, to just the local residents, Hinderliter said Stillwater is a unique college town, and the atmosphere that the city has is one of the reasons that he stayed around so long. “The entire town comes alive during sporting events,” Hinderliter said. “That is something that I really appreciate.” Hinderliter’s job was never easy, but it was rewarding. He helped OSU wrestlers to get back on the mat to fulfill their dreams, to achieve what they’d always wanted to. He was the man behind the curtain, making sure that the show went on as planned for almost a decade at OSU. In one of the most difficult athletic training jobs, Hinderliter always found a way to make it work. “He takes care of a lot of students,” Smith said. “He’s a one-man show for 40 athletes. He’ll be missed.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Avery Anderson III worked on his shot this offseason and is seeing the results come into fruition during 2021.

Green light from deep The evolution of Avery Anderson’s 3-point shot

Marcus Trevino Avery Anderson III couldn’t recognize himself after his freshman campaign. His 3-point shot was gone and his confidence went along with it. He made a measly 2 of 23 3-point attempts, a whopping 8%. Anderson was determined to fix his broken shot during the offseason, and gym closures amid the CO-

VID-19 pandemic weren’t going to stop him. “I was going anywhere I could get shots up because I never shot like that in high school. I don’t know what happened,” Anderson said. “I just knew I had to keep grinding to get back to where I was.” He watched countless hours of film with his father and the father of one of his high school teammates. Together, they noticed Anderson brought the ball up too high before beginning his shooting motion. They corrected the mistake and brought the ball down to his natural

shot pocket around his right shoulder. His confidence was back and so was his shot. This season, Anderson hovers around 40% shooting from distance, the benchmark number of an elite shooter. Coach Mike Boynton said Anderson’s prior shooting woes were because of a lack of comfort in the offense. “Avery was a ball-dominant, elite, athletic, scoring guard in high school and really all his life,” Boynton said. “He came here and he had to transition to playing less on the ball.”

Now, Boynton believes Anderson has gotten more comfortable playing alongside other ball-dominant guards such as Cade Cunningham. Anderson said he revels in being the go-to guy when the ball handler needs to find an open shooter. “I’m taking pressure off some of the main scorers like Cade and Isaac (Likekele) and giving them another spot to look at if they get double-teamed,” Anderson said. “They have that kick out when they get doubleteamed.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

Ready to rumble Daton Fix returns from suspension and ended Fix’s young career. He explained to the USADA investigation team that he was unaware of ingesting the substance. He even voluntarily underwent a polygraph test. Coach John Smith supported him throughout the entire process. He knew Fix would never take a banned substance. But even Smith was nervous about the ruling. “It’s a scary thing when you’re looking at losing four years and that was the maximum,” Smith said. “He’s a File Photo good young man who Daton Fix’s leadership is key for the Cowboys. loves wrestling. He One year ago, the earns everything that he United States Anti-Dop- accomplishes.” ing Agency suspended When the USADA Fix from competition completed their invesafter he tested positive tigation, it agreed he for ostarine, a prohib- didn’t intend to enhance ited substance. Marcus Trevino his performance. The A positive PED test ostarine level in his Daton Fix feared could have warranted system ended up being the worst. a four-year suspension “so minute that it was

like a grain of salt in an Olympic-sized swimming pool.” Still, it suspended him for a year through Feb. 10, 2021. It suspended him from competition, but it couldn’t suspend him from workouts and practice. Smith said Fix never skipped an opportunity to sharpen his mind and body, and his teammates took notice. “He’s still definitely the leader and works very hard in the room,” true freshman Dustin Plott said. “If you saw him, you wouldn’t think he wasn’t able to compete because he trains at such a high level all the time. It’ll definitely be cool to see him back on the mat.” Time’s up. Fix is eligible to wrestle again with two weeks left in the regular season, but there is one big challenge left. He needs to com-

pete in four matches to qualify for the national tournament. If he doesn’t, he must win the Big 12 in order to go to the NCAA championships. Bedlam will guarantee him one of those pivotal four, so he needs to wrestle another three. Luckily, Oklahoma State is hosting the Cowboy Challenge Tournament this weekend. Barring unfavorable weather, Missouri, West Virginia and Wyoming wrestlers will come to Stillwater for one purpose — to wrestle Fix. “This tournament was set up for Daton Fix,” Smith said. “It may be hard to get matches because the 133 bracket appears to be the smallest, but we will get him four matches.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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The plight of the pain Flavors shooting improving after injury Chris Becker Back before the season started, Ferron Flavors damaged ligaments in his pointer finger on his shooting hand. He tried to play through the injury, but the pain began to take its toll on the graduate transfer. “When I shoot, I like to shoot off of my fingertips, like most good shooters do,” Flavors said. “The pain of having to shoot the ball and release every time I shot, it hurt pretty bad. It affected a lot of things. It affected how many extra reps I would get up, being able to get arc under my shot and stuff like that.” Eventually the pain began to drop Flavors’ shooting percentages, and his confidence was shot. Flavors knew his role on the team, but saw himself struggling to fulfill the role due to the injury, and that was hard on him. “I knew I was missing shots that I normally make,”

Flavors said. “Then it got to the point where I’m always team first, and I felt like I was letting my teammates down and letting the program down. I have a job to do here, and I wasn’t able to do my job to my fullest capability.” When coach Mike Boynton realized the confidence struggle his sharpshooter was dealing with, he created an open dialogue with Flavors about the next steps. The final decision was to cast up Flavors’ finger and have him OSU Athletics sit until he was fully healthy. Flavors played Ferron Flavors Jr. is back after missing a month due to a finger injury. his final game on Jan. 4 against West Virginhimself pre-injury from deep, but with ia and made his return more aggressive defensively anytime you when he stepped on Flavors back, the nearly a month later have those things on the court. He missed Cowboys have anwhen he scored six your mind, you’re his first attempt, but other healthy shooting points against TCU. not clearly focused quickly made his threat. Since returning Before the deon helping your team second, which was his to the lineup, Flavors cision was made to win, you’re not going first made three since is shooting 45% from have Flavors sit until to be as effective. Dec. 12, the first time three in the three healthy, he was shoot“So we told him the Cowboys faced games he’s played. ing 25% from 3-point until you get to that TCU. “It was great to range. space we need to just “That’s probably have him back,” Boyn“I never want a sit you.” the best I’ve felt this ton said. “I’m glad kid to play when he’s In Flavors’ first season to be honest,” he played with some not in the right space game back, he only Flavors said. “A big confidence out there mentally,” Boynton played in eight minsigh of relief to go out and made a couple said. “An injury is not utes, but those minutes there and shoot the shots. It was good to just a physical deal, were the best feeling ball with no pain.” have him back, and we sometimes it makes Flavors felt this seaOSU has struglook forward to buildyou a little less agson. gled from 3-point ing on it.” gressive, sometimes Flavors immerange this season, it makes you a little diately looked like shooting only 33% sports.ed@ocolly.com more reluctant to be

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