Read the latest about Wrangler Athletics below:

05-20-13

OC Golf finished runner-up at the 2013 NJCAA National Golf Championship in Lubbock!

2012-2013 Odessa College Golf Accomplishments
National Runner-Up
Region V Champions
Texas State Champions
District 2 Champions
WJCAC Champions
5 Individual Championships
8 Team Championships

05-07-13

2012-13 WJCAC Rodeo All-Conference Awards

Saddle Bronc Riding
1st Team Tyler Baeza Western Texas College
HM Lane Watt Odessa College

Bareback Riding
1st Team Clint Laye Odessa College
HM David Peebles Western Texas College

Bull Riding
1st Team Ty Wallace Odessa College
HM Colt Cleavinger Frank Phillips College

Tie Down Roping
1st Team Seaver Tate South Plains College
HM Chance Taylor Howard College

Steer Wrestling
1st Team Ty Willick South Plains College
HM JW Ery South Plains College

Team Roping – Header
1st Team Chance Kiehne Odessa College
HM Lucas Screws Frank Phillips College

Team Roping – Heeler
1st Team Gralyn Elkins Frank Phillips College
HM Ryan Cook Frank Phillips College

Barrel Racing
1st Team Jaime Barrow Western Texas College
HM Casey Chappel Western Texas College

Breakaway Roping
1st Team Linda Johnson New Mexico Junior College
HM Jessie Kate Cole South Plains College

Goat Tying
1st Team Kipty Watt South Plains College
HM Danielle Potter New Mexico Junior College

WJCAC Athlete of the Year
Men Dustin Bowen Odessa College
Women Kipty Watt South Plains College

WJCAC Coach of the Year
Men Kelly Doster Odessa College
Women Gregg Rhodes Western Texas College

WJCAC Champion
Men Odessa College
Women Western Texas College

Congratulations OC RODEO!

04-24-13

OC Men's Golf won District 2 and Region 5 Golf Championship!

The OC Men's Golf team won the District 2 and Region 5 Golf Championship in Dennis, TX. This qualifies the Wranglers for the 2013 NJCAA National Men's Golf Championship in Lubbock, TX on May 14-17.

GO WRANGLERS!

04-16-13

Rich, newest addition to the OC Women's Basketball team.

ODESSA, TX. - Talayiah Rich, a 5'9 Forward, becomes the second student-athlete that has signed to play for the Odessa College women's basketball team for the 2013-14 season, coach Ara Baten announced.

Rich was a standout on the hardcourt at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in Minneapolis, MN., and has played several years for the AAU national powerhouse North Tartan girls basketball program.

Last season at Robbinsdale Cooper, Rich averaged 17.2 points per game and shot over 50 percent from the field, she also pulled down nearly 13 rebounds per game. She helped guide the Hawks to a 22-6 overall record and a North Suburban Conference Championship.

Rich was also named the North Suburban Conference MVP for her efforts on the court. During her prep career at Robbinsdale Cooper Rich lead her team to 64 wins between 2010 and 2013. Additionally, Rich was named All Conference and All City from 2010 - 2013. She also scored 1000 points and pulled down 1000 rebounds for high school career in her junior season (2012).

Rich joins Post Cera Ledbetter in the 2013 Signing Class.

04-13-13

OC Track places 6 runners in the top 10 at the Hardin Simmons Invitational!

Odessa College Track team placed 2 runners in First place, one in Second place, and three more in 4th, 7th and 8th places for Junior Colleges at the Hardin Simmons Invitational!

Track Results

04-11-13

Cera Ledbetter, the 1st signed to play for OC Women's Basketball!

Cera Ledbetter, a 6'1 post, becomes the first student-athlete that has signed to play for the Odessa College women's basketball team for the 2013-14 season, coach announced Tuesday.

Ledbetter was a standout for Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is the first  player to latch on to the Odessa College women's basketball program from "The Mount Rushmore State"

Last season, Ledbetter averaged a team-high 15  points and eight rebounds per game while shooting over 50 percent from the field in leading the Patriots to a 17-8 record and first state championship in Lincoln High School's history.

For her efforts during the 2012-13 season, Ledbetter was named 1st Team All Conference and1st team All-State. She was also named to the 2013 South Dakota Class AA Girls Basketball All-Tournament Team. Additionally in the 2011-2012 season Ledbetter was selected to the 2nd team All-State and also took home the South Dakota state championship in the discuss and was the runner up in the shot put.

04-7-13

OC Track places 3 runners in the top 5 at Texas Tech Open!

Odessa College Track team places 3 runners in the top 5 for Junior Colleges at the Texas Tech Open! Alfonso Lozoya placed 2nd and posted a national qualifying mark in the 1500m (15:34 altitude adjusted) Kristal Carrasco placed 4th in the 1500 with a time of 5:08, Jessica Benavides was second in the 5,000m.

Track Results

03-23-13

FORMER OC Coach Dennis Helms inducted into Hall of Fame!!!

On March 23, 2013, former Odessa College Men's Basketball Coach Dennis Helms was inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In 32 seasons as a two year college basketball coach, Dennis Helms amassed a record of 724 wins and 280 losses. Only sixteen coaches in the history of the NJCAA have totaled more wins within the men's division of the NJCAA.

Helms was the only inductee at the 2013 NJCAA Division I tournament, held annually in Hutchinson, KS.

03-21-13

OC Cross Country / Track & Field - Signing

Seraiah Pineda (seated on right) 2x district champion in cross country and all New Mexico first team as well as district champion in the 3200 and 1600 meters in track. Joseph Flotte (seated, left) also was a member of the district champion team and has been 3 time all district academic excellence.

03-5-13

OC GOLF - Wranglers ranked #1

Wranglers ranked #1 after winning first Spring 2013 tournament,
THAT MAKES 5 TOURNAMENT WINS IN A ROW!!!!!

GOLF WORLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF MARCH 4 MEN'S NJCAA COACHES' POLLS

Odessa & South Mountain Claim Top Spots in Initial Spring 2013 Coaches' Poll

(NEW YORK, NY)-The first Golf World/Nike Golf NJCAA Divisions I & II College Coaches' Polls have been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, II, III and NAIA will appear in the March 4, 2013 issue of Golf World and are live now: http://golfdig.st/fnmTj6

Odessa and South Mountain were both unanimous choices to keep their No. 1 ranking in the first Golf World/Nike Golf men's NJCAA Division I and II coaches' polls of the spring.

The Wranglers appropriately enough, won their spring opener, the Wrangler earlier this month to help them claim all eight first-place votes in the D-I ranking. The Cougars have already claimed two spring titles, helping them claim the six available first-place votes in the D-II poll.

Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington's "Campus Insider" blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider. # # # Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches' Poll March 4, 2013 Issue NJCAA Division I

• Rank Team - Points - Last
• 1. Odessa (8) - 80 - 1
• 2. Central Alabama - 67 - 2
• 3. Indian Hills - 62 - 4
• 4. McLennan - 48 - 3
• 5. Brevard - 46 - 5
• 6. Western Texas - 29 - 9
• 7. Darton - 18 - 6
• 8. Johnson County - 13 - NR
• 9. Paris CC - 13 - 8
• 10. Dodge City - 12 - 7

Also receiving votes: Meridian, 11; Hutchinson, 10; Wallace State, 9; Iowa Western, 7; Midland, 5; New Mexico JC, 4; North Idaho, 3; Scottsdale, 3. First-place votes in parenthesis. Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Feb. 22, 2013.

03-4-13

OC Men's & Womens, GO WRANGLERS!!!

March 6-9 at Lubbock Christian University

Details here!

03-1-13

OPENING DAY!

Click here for more info!

03-1-13

Nationals Indoor Track Meet!

The following OC track team athletes will be competing at the Nationals Indoor Track Meet in the 4X800 with a team time of 10:13 on Saturday, March 2 in Lubbock.

Tedra Andrews, Kristal Carrasco, Jessica, Benavides, Stefanie Bernal

Congratulations and GO WRANGLERS!

If you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt, please e-mail Kathy Graham with shirt size. Cost is $15.00 each.

02-11-13

OC Volleyball - GPA

During the Fall 2012 semester, the Odessa College Volleyball Team earned a team cummulative GPA of 3.46. There were 2 players who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA and 11 of the 13 players earned above a 3.0 GPA. This cummulative GPA of 3.46 was the highest team average of all the OC athletics' programs; beating the aways tough OC Golf team with their cummulative team GPA of 3.44 GPA. Well done ladies!

Keep up the good work!

01-30-13

OC Softball - Doubleheader

OC softball won the first game of a doubleheader today vs Vernon College \96 OC 9, Vernon 4.

OC Softball Game 2 vs Vernon OC 17, Vernon 8 Janessa Flynn hits grand slam to end game 2 on run rule. Morgan Colburn ends the day with 4 home runs, Kaylyn Archuleta had 2 home runs and Victoria Ruiz had 1 homerun.

GO WRANGLERS!!!

01-25-13

OC Softball - 2013 Season

OC Softball opens their 2013 season today at the OC softball field with a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. against Cisco College. They will play Temple College on Saturday at noon and 2:00 p.m.

GO WRANGLERS!!!

01-24-13

OC Athletics

TONIGHT at 5:45 pm
Athletes will be recognized during both halftimes.

5:45 pm Odessa College Women VS South Plains College Women

7:45 pm Odessa College Men VS South Plains College Men

For more details click here.

11-26-12

OC Men's Golf:
GOLF WORLD Announces results of December 10 Men's NJCAA Divisions I & II College Coaches' Poll

ODESSA (Nov. 27, 2012) – Odessa College received good news today. The following news release from
Golf World announced that Odessa College’s men’s golf team laid claim to the No. 1 ranking in the final fall
Golf World/Nike Golf men’s NJCAA Division I coaches’ poll.

Odessa & South Mountain Claim Top Spots
in Final Fall Coaches’ Poll

(NEW YORK, NY)—The final Golf World /Nike Golf NJCAA Divisions I & II College Coaches’ Poll of the2012 Fall Season have been released, combining the resources of Golf World  magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, II, III  and NAIA will appear in the December 10, 2012 issue of Golf World  and are live now:http://golfdig.st/fnmTj6

With the first half of the 2012-13 season completed, Odessa and South Mountain lay claim to the No. 1 ranking in the final fall Golf World /Nike Golf men's NJCAA D-I and D-II coaches' poll.

Odessa earned seven of the nine available first-place votes in the D-I poll to retain their spot atop the ranking. South Mountain was the unanimous D-II choice, earning all seven first-place votes.

Visit Golf World  Senior Writer Ryan Herrington’s “Campus Insider” blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.

Golf World /Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll
Dec. 10, 2012 Issue
Men’s NJCAA Division I

Also receiving votes: Johnson County, 10; Midland, 8; Iowa Western, 6; Wallace State, 4; Meridian, 3; North Idaho, 2; New Mexico JC, 1.

First-place votes in parenthesis.
Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Nov. 14, 2012.

Golf World /Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll
Dec. 10, 2012 Issue
Men’s NJCAA Division II

Also receiving votes: Oakland CC, 6; Southeast CC, 6; Murray State, 2; Copiah-Lincoln, 1; Rend Lake, 1.

First-place votes in parenthesis.
Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Nov. 14, 2012.

For more information, contact OC golf coach Paul Chavez, 432-362-2557.

11-5-12

 
#10Aline Rosario,   #15 Lauren Berry,   #7 Gabrielle Marquez,   #5 Vanessa Ortega,

OC Volleyball team:
4 players earn All-Conference recognition!

The 2012 Odessa College Volleyball team had 4 players earn All-Conference recognition this season.  Aline Rosario (Menais, Gerias Brazil) Lauren Berry (Bloomington, IL) Gabrielle Marquez (Odessa, TX) and Vanessa Ortega (Odessa, TX) all made the WJCAC Volleyball All Conference Team for 2012.

#10 Aline Rosario is a 6'4" sophomore middle blocker.  She finished the season with a .380 hitting percentage, 184 kills, and 123 total blocks.

#15 Lauren Berry is a 5'10" sophomore outside hitter. She finished the season with a .261 hitting percentage, 239 kills, 95 digs and 39 total blocks.

#7 Gabrielle Marquez is a 5'3" freshman setter.  She finished the season with 535 assists, 219 digs, 27 aces, and 17 kills.

#5 Vanessa Ortega is a 5'5" sophomore libero.  She finished the season with 446 digs, 21 aces, 17 kills, and 23 assists.

Congrats to all 4 of you for earning this award and for a very successful fall season. 

GO WRANGLERS!!

10-17-12

OC Volleyball team:
Dig Pink!

On Wednesday October 17th the Odessa College Volleyball team hosted Western Texas College for "Dig Pink" night. The Sideout Foundation created "Dig Pink" for volleyball teams to help raise funds for breast cancer research and awareness. The Wranglers raised $361 that night in monetary donations. Thank you to everyone who came out that night and supported the Sideout Foundation and the OC Wranglers!

8-5-12

OC Volleyball team:
First time ever to be recognized in the NJCAA Top 20 National Poll!

The Odessa College volleyball team learned some great news today:  for the first time ever, the Lady Wranglers are recognized in the NJCAA Top 20 National Poll.  The 2nd year volleyball program finds itself ranked as “receiving votes” for the 25th spot in the national poll.  This year’s 13 member squad is returning 6 sophomores, 1 new sophomore (dual sport athlete, Lauren Berry) and 6 new freshmen.  Head Coach Alana Rowland has seen glimpses of greatness thus far and knows the best is yet to come.  “Finding out that Odessa College made the 1st National Poll is an amazing feeling.  I know this year’s team has great talent.  I know we can get better, and seeing Odessa College on that list makes me want these girls to work even that much harder.  It’s a wonderful accomplishment for these young ladies.”  The Lady Wranglers are currently 6-3 overall; having beat 2 ranked teams from the NJCAA  Pre-Season Poll.  (Seward County CC was pre-season ranked 18th, and Hutchinson College was receiving votes as the 25th ranked team in the Nation.) 

Odessa College will host their first ever volleyball tournament this weekend, September 7th and 8th.  The Lady Wranglers will take on Vernon College at 2pm on Friday, and then take on Ciudad Juarez Juvenile at 8pm.  On Saturday, OC will take the floor at 1pm against Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, and then wrap up the last match of the weekend with Laredo College at 5pm.   

For a full OC tournament schedule, visit www.wranglersports.com .

To view the NJCAA Top 20 National Poll, visit:
http://www.njcaa.org/sports_polls.cfm?category=Polls&sid=32&divid=1&slid=17

8-5-12

Odessa College Men's Golf team recieved #2 ranking!

ODESSA (Sept. 5, 2012) – The Odessa College Men’s Golf team received the number two ranking in the first national poll of the 2012-13 collegiate golf season. Defending NJCAA National Champion Indian Hills Community College (Iowa) received the top billing to start out the 2012 fall season. Odessa College ended the 2102 spring season by finishing third in the NJCAA National Tournament held in Kansas. 

Three of the top six golfers from 2012 are returning to the Wranglers as the team attempts to win the ninth national championship in golf for Odessa College. Led by Jamie Warman (Australia), the Wranglers open the 2012 fall season at the High Country Shootout in Ruidoso, N.M.  Warman finished as the number four individual in the nation at the 2012 NJCAA National Tournament. Transfer Cody Taylor (Midlothian, Texas) finished as the number three individual at the NJCAA National Tournament, and will play for the Wranglers this year as Texarkana Community College eliminated their golf program after the 2011-12 season. 

Sophomores Tad Darland (Boerne, Texas) and Logan Philley (Robert Lee, Texas) return to the Wrangler squad and will look to settle into the top five in 2012-13. Newcomers Jack Winnard (England), Janzen Digby (Odessa), Beau Hanson (Frazee, Minn.) and Micah Rodgers (Odessa) will join the team also to compete for a position within the top five.

The Wranglers will compete in 14 tournaments during the 2012-13 collegiate season, culminating with an appearance at the NJCAA National Tournament, which will be held at the Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas, during the week of May 12-17, 2013.  A complete schedule and roster may be located on the Odessa College athletics website at www.odessa.edu. 

Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll
Pre-Season Poll | Sept. 3, 2012 Issue NJCAA DI

6-21-12

Seven Odessa College Athletes Awarded Odessa College’s Edwin Gomez, Kaitlin Kite, Tara Cioccia, Sebastian Munoz, Xamara Perez, Collin Ward and Stuart McKechnie have been honored by the NJCAA for their efforts in the classroom Monday, earning student-athlete awards for the 2011-2012 academic year. McKechnie, a Scotland native who competes in men’s golf, has a 4.0 grade-point average and received the Pinnacle Award. Perez and Ward earned Superior Academic Achievement, meaning they have GPAs between 3.80 and 3.99, while Cioccia, Gomez, Kite and Munoz earned Exemplary Academic Achievement for having GPAs between 3.60 and 3.79. Kite, a sophomore, ran cross country and holds a 3.72 GPA, while Cioccia competed for two years with the women’s basketball team and earned a 3.72 GPA. Munoz and Gomez, who played baseball, earned GPAs of 3.75 and 3.68, respectively. Gomez was named to the 2012 NJCAA Division I Baseball All-America’ third team last week, becoming the first Wranglers’ baseball player to garner the honor since Quinn Stewart in 2002. Perez has run cross country for two years and earned a 3.81 GPA, while Ward earned a 3.83 GPA competing with the men’s golf team. Congratulations to these outstanding student athletes!  The story appeared in the Odessa American and in the Odessa American Online on June 20, 2012

6-13-12

Odessa College short stop Edwin Vasquez was recognized as a Third Team All-American by the NJCAA.  Vasquez led the Wrangler offense with a batting average of 0.459.  This was good enough to finish 3rd in the conference.   Vasquez totaled 83 base hits for the season, which was good enough to finish 4th in the conference.  Vasquez was no slouch on the base paths either.  With 24 stolen bases Vasquez ranked 3rd in the conference.

6-4-12

Jackie Bautista, is a senior at Austin High School in El Paso, TX. Jackie is a 5’10” outside/middle hitter who is excited to join the OC Wranglers. She is also a stand out basketball player. Jackie will join fellow El Paso volleyball player, Carisia Gutierrez, on the Wrangler Volleyball team this fall. We are looking forward to seeing Jackie in action this fall! Congrats Ms. Bautista!

5-24-12

Gabrielle Marquez, senior at Odessa High. Marquez is a 5'3" setter who has played high school and club ball for many years and looks forward to playing college volleyball for the Wranglers!  Marquez will play with fellow OHS grad Vanessa Ortega. Welcome to the team Gabrielle!

5-14-12

The Odessa College Men’s golf team will begin their quest for a national championship tomorrow when the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I National Championship gets under way at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kansas.  Live scoring will be used, so you can follow the Wranglers at www.golfstat.com.   You will find all the stats on the NJCAA Men’s Champ. Div.1 icon on the homepage.  Here are the Wrangler pairings for round 1.  Tee Times are Central Standard Time.

GO WRANGLERS!

5-12-12

Natalija Djordjevic has signed her letter of intent to play volleyball for the OC Wranglers this fall.  Djordjevic is a current senior in high school in Serbia. She is a 5'10" outside/rightside hitter and is excited about coming the United States to learn in the American school system, and continue her volleyball career. Congrats Natalija!  Welcome to our family!

Allison Crawford has signed a letter of intent to play Volleyball for the Wranglers this fall. Crawford is a senior at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Tx. She is a 5'8" outside/rightside hitter. Congrats Allison, welcome to the team!

5-11-12

The OC Volleyball Team had 3 nominees for the Student of Excellence Award - and all 3 were recognized and awarded on Thursday May 3rd, 2012!  The OC Student of Excellence recipients have to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to earn the award, as well as meet several other criteria such as community outreach projects, participation in on campus groups/activities, etc.

Carli Jo Brill, (Co Captain of the 2011 volleyball team) a freshman setter from Tularosa, New Mexico was not present at the award ceremony but was nominated by more than one faculty/staff member.

Kayla Koerner, a freshman outside/rightside hitter from Shallowater, Texas was present at the ceremony.

Laura Reigh, a freshman rightside hitter from Snyder, Texas was present at the ceremony.

The OC Volleyball Team is on track to earn the AVCA Team Academic Award as well - having earned a team cumulative GPA of 3.51 in the Fall semester.  The team needs to have a cumulative of at least 3.0 this Spring semester to earn the award from the AVCA.  Congratulations Wrangler Volleyball! 

Kayla Koerner, Coach Alana Rowland, & Laura Reigh. (Carli Jo Brill is not pictured.)

5-10-12

OC Wrangler Volleyball adds 6 foot left handed rightside hitter, Jana Badenhausen from Germany to the 2012 roster. We are thrilled to have Jana join our Wrangler Family!  Congrats Jana!

Carisia Gutierrez has signed her letter of intent to play for the Wrangler Volleyball team this fall.  The 5’3” Libero graduates from Franklin High School in El Paso, TX this June.  Carisia will be a force to reckon with on the back line.  Welcome to the team Carisia!

5-9-12

OC Wrangler Outside Hitter, Isabela “Bela” Silva, signed her National Letter Of Intent to play for Mid America Nazarene University (Kansas City) on Monday May 8th. Silva was a sophomore transfer student from Seward County Community College (Liberal, Ks) and is originally from Brazil.  Silva was an important piece to the inaugural volleyball season at Odessa College and finished the season with 185 kills, 36 block assists, 7 solo blocks, 217 digs, and 27 service aces. 

“I’m thrilled Bela has found a new home, and I know she’s going to be a true asset to the MNU volleyball program,” Head OC Volleyball Coach Alana Rowland stated.  “Bela is a hard worker both in the classroom and on the volleyball court, and she is very thankful for the opportunity to continue her education and volleyball career in the United States.”

Head MNU Volleyball Coach, Kristin Steele, had this to say about Silva joining their program:  "we are excited to add Bela to our 2012 recruiting class. Her enthusiasm of the game and international experience are exactly what we were looking for in an outside hitter. She will make an immediate impact for us on the court and on our campus."

Good Luck Bela!!

5-9-12

2012 WJCAC AWARDS