Ohio Christian University Trailblazers
At Ohio Christian University, champions are trained for success
on and off the playing field. Competitors bloom while playing for an NCCAA National
Championship; they become champions by serving the community around them. OCU
coaches and players understand winning comes from excellence, and that character
comes from perseverance. The campus community is also united together, rallying our
Trailblazers on to victory.
OCU Athletics compete at the National Christian Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division II level. The Ohio Christian University
Trailblazers compete in one of the NCCAA's toughest conferences, the Mid-East Region.
Recent News
Trailblazer Basketball - National Runnerup
Both the men's and women's basketball teams recorded their best season in OCU's history. The OCU men's team finished as the national runnerup with a 20-16 season, and the Lady Trailblazers finished 4th in the nation with a 17-14 season.
In addition to their record-setting season, both teams had several players honored at the regional and national levels.
Regional awards received were Stefan Vasiloff: First Team, Dan Garnett: Second Team, Rob Lassiter & Tae Spell: Honorable Mention, Michel Hughes: First Team, Player of the Year, and All-Tournament Team, Charie Hicks: All-Tournament Team, Sara Peters: Second Team, Ande Renihan: Second Team.
National award recipients were Stefan Vasiloff: Academic All-American and First Team, Dan Garnett: Academic All-American, Second Team, and All-Tournament Team, Tae Spell: Honorable Mention and All-Tournament Team, Michel Hughes: Player of the Year and First Team, and Charie Hicks: All-Tournament Team.
Mandy Wray, OCU Athletic Director, and head coach for the Lady Trailblazers, was recognized as Mid-East Region Coach of the Year and ACCA Div I National Coach of the Year.
Athletics Mission Statement
In keeping with the traditional association of sports with education,
intercollegiate athletics constitutes an integral and very visible part of OCU's
education and spiritual purpose. Our university athletics program provides a link
and rallying point to our community, students, faculty and alumni. Therefore, our
Trailblazers are among our finest ambassadors. They are given the daily
opportunity to demonstrate that leadership and competitiveness can effectively work
together to provide opportunity for ministry through Ohio Christian University athletics.
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