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July 14, 2010

Odessa College Sophomore Nancy Paramo was recently named an NJCAA 2009-2010 Distinguished Academic All-American.  The 2009 cross country season was the second year of competition at Odessa College for Paramo.  Paramo currently holds a 3.83 GPA and is scheduled to graduate from the Radiological Technology program this summer.  Congratulations Nancy!

July 8, 2010

Please join the entire Odessa College athletic department in welcoming Roland Latson to the Odessa College family as the new Spirit Squad Coordinator.  Mr. Latson will directly oversee the cheer and dance squads.  Latson will also oversee the student-athlete success program.

A native of Houston, TX, Latson is a 2008 graduate of Rutgers University. He was a member of Blinn’s dance team in 2004-06 before transferring to Rutgers to complete his undergraduate degree. Latson served as an Assistant Coach to the Blinn’s spirit program. He is certified by the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors (AACCA) and is dance certified at the secondary level. He is in his fifth year as a dance instructor for Showtime International.

Latson attended Westside High (Houston, TX) where he was a member of the Inertia Dance Company.

June 24, 2010

OC College National Finals Rodeo Results

OC rodeo team members Katelyn Lide and Seth Hall recently competed at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. Hall won the third round with a 5.9 in Team Roping. He is ranked 19th in the nation. Lide made the short go in 8th place and secured a top 10 national spot in Breakaway Roping. Congratulation on a great season! (See attached photos courtesy of Hubbell Photography.)

June 7, 2010

One MORE Honor for OC Golfer Abraham Ancer!!!

Jack Nicklaus Award Recipients Announced
 
DUBLIN, Ohio – Eugene Wong from Oregon, North Alabama’s Brett Munson, Tain Lee of Claremont McKenna, Malone’s Justin Lower and Odessa College’s Abraham Ancer have been named the 2010 Jack Nicklaus Award recipients as the Golf Coaches Association of America Collegiate Players of the Year.
 
Ancer claimed medalist honors six times during his freshman campaign - including stretch of five-of-six events late in the season. A member of the PING NJCAA Division I All-America First-Team, Ancer picked up his first individual title while helping the Wranglers to the team championship at the Odessa College Invitational. He would again enter the winner’s circle after his victory at The Wrangler. The Mission, Texas, native closed out his first year at Odessa by winning his last four events of the season leading up to the NJCAA Division I Championship - the Green Tree Invitational, the NJCAA Texas State Championship, the District II Championship and the WJCAC Invitational. Ancer finished tied for second at the NJCAA Division I Championships.

Jack Nicklaus, a Big Ten and NCAA Champion at The Ohio State University, helped inspire and create the Jack Nicklaus Award in 1988. Mr. Nicklaus recognized the recipients during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, just outside of Nicklaus’ hometown of Columbus.

MAY 21, 2010

OC Golf

The final round of the NJCAA National Golf Championship was cancelled today due to weather.  This means that the Odessa College Wranglers finished tied for 5th place.  This is the eighth top 5 finish for Odessa College since 2000!! 

Abraham Ancer finished second in the medalist race, while fellow freshman Greg Snow finished in 6th place. Both Abraham and Greg earned All-American honors!!!  Congratulations to Coach Chavez and his Wranglers for giving Odessa College one MORE great season!

OC Softball

The Odessa College Lady Wranglers were eliminated this afternoon after losing 5-2 against Seminole State.  The Lady Wranglers finished the season with a 34-29 overall record.  This is the fourth National Championship appearance in the last six seasons for Coach Prickett’s Lady Wranglers!!!  Congratulations to Coach Prickett, Coach Nabarrette, and the wonderful group of young women who have represented Odessa College so well this year.

MAY 20, 2010

OC Softball

The Odessa College Softball team lost their first round game this afternoon at the NJCAA National Tournament.  The Lady Wranglers lost 6-2 to Chattanooga State.  The Lady Wranglers are back on the field at 5:30 pm versus Georgia Perimeter in an elimination game.  Once again, the game can be viewed live at psblive.com or njcaa.org/tv.

MAY 19, 2010

OC Baseball

The Odessa College Wranglers will play at least one MORE game at the Region V tournament.  The Wranglers defeated Weatherford 11-8 to advance to within one victory of playing in the Championship game!!!  The Wranglers will play Temple tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm.  A win puts OC in the championship game vs McLennan at 5 pm.  A victory over McLennan would force an if necessary game Thursday at 1 pm.

The Odessa College baseball teams fantastic post season run came to an end this afternoon.  The Wranglers lost 10-2 to Temple.  The Wranglers finished 3rd in the Region V tournament.  It was a banner year for Coach Blessie and his Wranglers.  On April 3rd, after dropping the third game of a four game series against Frank Phillips, the Wranglers had an overall record of 17-17 and 6-9 in conference play.  The Wranglers finished the season by going 23-7 over the last thirty games.  The Wranglers finished conference with a remarkable 13-4 run that led to a one game playoff to earn the fourth and final spot in the regional tournament.  The 40 wins this season are the most wins since the 2000 baseball season!  Coach Blessie, Coach Carlson, Coach Moya, and this incredible group of young men have given Odessa College a year to remember and have set a new standard of excellence for future teams to strive toward.

OC Golf

After round 1 of the NJCAA National Championship, the Odessa College Wranglers are tied for third place.  The Wranglers are only four shots of the lead.  Greg Snow, Stanton Tondre, and Abraham Ancer are in the top 20 individually.  The Wrangler will tee off beginning at 12:50 pm tomorrow afternoon.

After round 2 of the NJCAA National Championship, the Odessa College Wranglers are in 7th place.  Abraham Ancer had a terrific day individually, as he shot a sizzling 2 under par today.  Abraham started the day tied for 20th place and ended the day tied for 6th and only 3 strokes back from the leader.  The Wrangler have two more rounds of action left and will tee off tomorrow morning starting at 11:00 am.

MAY 18, 2010

The Odessa College baseball team defeated #4 ranked Howard College to advance in the Region V tournament this afternoon!!!  The Wranglers are one of only four teams left playing in the tournament.  The Wranglers will play Weatherford this evening at 8 pm.  Catch the Wranglers in action live at http://psblive.com/

NJCAA Division I PING All-America and All-District Teams Named
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – PING All-America and All-District teams for NJCAA Division I were an­nounced tonight at the NJCAA Division I Banquet in Huntsville, Ala.
Abraham Ancer of Odessa, Lewis Gruber and Zach Primavera of Central Alabama, Scottsdale’s Brandon Moore and Dodge City’s Chien Hau Tan comprised the first team.

Second-team selections included Brevard’s Spencer Baldwin, Zach Fullerton of New Mexico JC, Hutchinson’s Dale Middleton, Cameron Munro of Indian Hills and McLennan’s Juan Salcedo.

Brandt Garon of Meridian, Thomas G. Pederson of Frank Phillips, Odessa’s Greg Snow, Justin Weber of Indian Hills and Wallace State’s Blaise Wilson were named to the honorable mention team.
NJCAA Division I PING All-America Teams
First Team
Abraham Ancer, Odessa
Lewis Gruber, Central Alabama
Brandon Moore, Scottsdale
Zach Primavera, Central Alabama
Chien Hau Tan, Dodge City
Second Team
Spencer Baldwin, Brevard
Zach Fullerton, New Mexico JC
Dale Middleton, Hutchinson
Cameron Munro, Indian Hills
Juan Salcedo, McLennan
Honorable Mention
Brandt Garon, Meridian
Thomas Pederson, Frank Phillips
Greg Snow, Odessa
Justin Weber, Indian Hills
Blaise Wilson, Wallace State

NJCAA Division I PING All-District Teams
District II
Abraham Ancer, Odessa
Kyle Blackney, Midland
Juan Fullerton, McLennan
Zach Fullerton, New Mexico JC
Neil Gowan, Midland
Jordon McColl, New Mexico JC
Wouter MyBurgh, New Mexico Military Institute
Thomas Pederson, Frank Phillips
Tyler Russell, McLennan
Greg Snow, Odessa

MAY 17, 2010

OC Baseball

The Odessa College baseball team staved off elimination by defeating Grayson CC 5-3 today.  The Wranglers will play again tomorrow at 1 pm against either Howard or McLennan.  Catch the Wranglers in action live at http://psblive.com/

Odessa College baseball players Vio Rosa and Chris Winder received post-season honors today.  Chris Winder, a sophomore from Craig, CO, was named 1st Team All-Conference.  Vio Rosa, a sophomore from Bronx, NY, was named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-Region.  Congratulations to both these young men on an outstanding season!

Ancer Named NJCAA Division I Winner of the Phil Mickelson Award presented by the Phil and Amy Mickelson Foundation

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Abraham Ancer of Odessa College has been named recipient of the Phil Mickelson Award presented by the Phil and Amy Mickelson Foundation as the most outstanding freshman in NJCAA Division I men’s golf.
Ancer claimed medalist honors six times during his freshman campaign - including five of his last six events of the season. He picked up his first individual title while helping the Wranglers to the team championship at the Odessa College Invitational. He would again enter the win­ner’s circle after his victory at The Wrangler. He closed out his first year at Odessa by winning his last four events of the season leading up to the NJCAA Division I Championship - the Green Tree Invitational, the NJCAA Texas State Championship, the District II Championship and the WJCAC Invitational.
Brandt Garon of Meridian, Cameron Munro of Indian Hills, Odessa’s Greg Snow and Dodge City’s Chien Hau Tan joined Ancer on the NJCAA Division I All-Freshmen Team.

MAY 2010: WRANGLER UPDATE

OC Softball: Regional Champs Once MORE!!

The Odessa College Softball team captured the Region V West Softball Championship for a second consecutive year.  The Lady Wranglers defeated rival Midland 5-3 in the championship game.  Sophomore Katelyn Stanley kept the potent Midland offense off balance and came up big against the heart of the Midland batting order.  Sophomore and Midland Lee standout, Whitney Kuhrt, was named the tournament MVP.  Kuhrt was an outstanding 9-11 from the plate for the weekend.  Kuhrt had five doubles, four RBIs and scored four runs over the weekend.  Next up for the Lady Wranglers is the NJCAA Division I National Championship May 20-22, 2010.  The tournament will be played in St. George, Utah.  Congratulations to Coach Prickett, Coach Nabarrette, and all the outstanding young ladies who have brought one MORE championship to Odessa College!

OC Golf: MORE Hardware for #3 Wranglers

The Odessa College Golf team continued its march toward the programs 9th National Championship by dominating the field over the last month of play.  Coach Paul Chavez has the squad playing at a championship level going into the national tournament.  The Wranglers are WJCAC, Region V, Texas State, and District II champions.  The Wranglers are led by the #1 ranked NJCAA golfer in the nation, Abraham Ancer.  The #3 ranked Wranglers finish up the season at the NJCAA National Tournament in Huntsville, Alabama May 19-22. 

OC Rodeo:  Two MORE Headed to CNFR

The Odessa College Rodeo teams had a very successful year under first year coach Kelly Doster.  The women’s team finished 7th in the Southwest Region, while the men’s team finished 8th in the Southwest Region.  With only one rodeo left in the season, a handful of Odessa College Wranglers had an opportunity to qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo.  After the dust settled, two Wranglers earned a trip to the College National Finals Rodeo.  Katelyn Lide finished fourth in the all-around and second in breakaway roping, while team mate Seth Hall also qualified for the CNFR in the team roping event.   The CNFR will be held in Casper, Wyoming. June 13-19, 2010.

OC Baseball: One MORE Game
 
 Even after nineteen wins out of thirty two conference baseball games, the Odessa College baseball team still has some work left to do in order to qualify for the Region V Championship.  The Wranglers split their weekend series with Clarendon, which put them in an unprecedented 4-way tie for second place in the conference.  All four teams were ranked using a power-point system.  The results from the ranking left Midland in second and New Mexico Junior College in third.  In an ironic twist of fate, the two teams who had just split a weekend series, OC and Clarendon, ended up with the exact same power point score.  The Wranglers will now play Clarendon once again to determine the fourth and final spot in the Region V Championship.  The game will take place Tuesday night at Texas Tech’s Dan Law Field.  Game time is 7:00 pm.

4-26-10: Odessa College 2010 WJCAC Golf Conference Champs

WJCAC Golf All Tournament Team

WJCAC Individual Champion:  Abraham Ancer Odessa College

The #3 ranked Wranglers finish up the season at the NJCAA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT in Huntsville, Alabama May 19-22.  GO WRANGLERS!!

4-20-10 OC Golf Clenches NJCAA District II Championship

The Odessa College Men’s Golf Team won the NJCAA District II Championship today in Glen Rose, TX.  Abraham Ancer won the medalist race and Greg Snow finished third. 

Individual Results

Team Results

Odessa College				892		283	281	280		1736
McLennan Community College				910		282	287	272		1751
Midland College				901		294	281	280		1756
New Mexico Junior College				936		281	289	283		1789
Frank Phillips College				942		288	282	279		1791
New Mexico Military Institute				932		285	293	287		1797

WRANGLER UPDATE:  APRIL 12-18, 2010

OC Softball dominates El Paso

 
The Odessa College softball team took solid possession of second place in the WJCAC standings after taking three out of four games from El Paso Community College this past weekend.  The Lady Wranglers split the two games played on Friday.  However, the Lady Wranglers were all over the Tejanas on Saturday, winning by scores of 9-0 and 14-0.  The Lady Wranglers offensive explosion in games three and four of the weekend included 28 total hits, 6 doubles, and 3 triples.  Whitney Kuhrt led the offense, finishing 5-for-8 with five runs scored, two doubles, three triples and an RBI. Holly Vanden Bossche was 5-for-7 on the day with two doubles and Khiana Carter was 5-for-6 with two doubles.  OC finishes the regular season this weekend with two games at Frank Phillips College on Friday and two games against Clarendon College on Saturday.

OC Baseball Sweeps New Mexico Military
 

4-16-10 OC Golfer ranked among the nations best!!

Golfstat.com has released its initial Golfstat Cup standings for collegiate golf.  This is a scoring average ranking of all collegiate golfers in the nation on every level.   The initial ranking includes players from traditional powers such as Texas, Florida, Georgia, & Stanford.  Among these individuals is OC’s very own Abraham Ancer.  Abraham is ranked #82 in the nation for scoring average.  Abraham is ranked #1 in the NJCAA division.  Abraham won the medalist title while helping lead the Odessa College men to the team title in the NJCAA Texas Junior College State Championships at Harbor Lakes Golf Course on April 6-7th.

APRIL 5-11, 2010: WRANGLER UPDATE

OC BASEBALL: Adrian Garza Throws Complete Game No-Hitter!!

The highlight of the Odessa College athletic season may have very well unfolded Saturday at American Legion Field.  Sophomore Adrian Garza went the entire seven innings of Game 1 without allowing a single hit.  The Wranglers scored one run in the third inning and two more runs in the fifth to take a hard fought 3-0 win.  Garza struck out six hitters on the day.  Adrian leads the WJCAC in strikeouts and is second in opponent’s batting average.  Adrian is in the top 10 of the WJCAC in every pitching category.  Quite a feat in the always tough WJCAC!  The Wranglers took the next three games by scores of 14-4, 14-12, 7-4.  Vio Rosa had a great offensive weekend with seven hits, seven RBI’s, and two home runs.

OC GOLF: Wranglers capture State Championship!!

Odessa College freshman Abraham Ancer won the medalist title Tuesday while helping lead the Odessa College men to the team title in the NJCAA Texas Junior College State Championships at Harbor Lakes Golf Course!!  Abraham finished at even-par 216 over the three rounds for a three-shot victory. Fellow freshman Greg Snow finished third at 222 and yet another OC freshman, Gonzalo Gallegos finished 12th at 229, with the top 12 medalists earning all-state honors.  In the team race, the Wranglers finished at 892 for a nine-shot victory over rival Midland College (901) while McLennan (910) was third.  The scores from the state tournament carry over to the District II Championships on April 19-20 in Glen Rose as part of the qualification process for the NJCAA National Championships

OC SOFTBALL
 

Not to be outdone this weekend, the Odessa College Softball team played an extremely tight four game series against # 10 ranked conference rival Midland College.  The Wranglers lost the first two games of the series played in Midland.  The Wranglers struggled with errors throughout game one, giving up six unearned runs on four errors to fall 10-5.  Caitlyn Crain pitched a fantastic game two.  Unfortunately, three critical errors led to all three Midland College runs.  Midland increased their overall winning streak to twenty four with a heartbreaking 3-2 victory.  The series moved to Odessa on Saturday.  The Chaps once again came from behind to sneak out a 2-1 victory.  In the final game of the series, the Wranglers won a nail biter 4-3 to end the Chaps 25 game winning streak. Caitlyn gave up three runs on eight hits while holding Midland scoreless over the last four innings of play.  Odessa High standout Kristy Smith had six hits and five RBI’s over the weekend.  Sarah Martinez had two hits and two RBI’s in the series finale.

4-6-10

The Odessa College golf team won the NJCAA Texas State Championship in Granbury, TX with a score of 892 with Midland placing second with a score of 901 and McLennan third with a score of 910.  Individually, Abraham Ancer was first with a score of 216, Greg Snow placed 4th with a score of 222, and Gonzalo Gallegos was 12th with a score of 229.  All three earned All-State honors.

GO WRANGLERS!

MARCH 29- APRIL 4, 2010: WRANGLER UPDATE
OC RODEO MARCH 25-27TH

The Odessa College Women’s Rodeo team finished sixth, while the men finished in eighth place at their home rodeo.  There were several individual highlights from this event.  Katelyn Lide finished fifth in the women’s all-around.  Katelyn finished seventh in barrel racing and eighth in goat tying to lead the OC women.  JD Sessions led the way for the men with a second place finish in bareback riding.  Dniel Dictson finished a solid fourth in bull riding.  Steven Hayes was third in the team roping event.  There are three rodeos left in the season, leading up to the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, WY.

OC SOFTBALL
  
The Odessa College Softball team had a very successful home stand this past weekend.  The Wranglers took two games from Clarendon College on Thursday.  The Wranglers exploded for ten runs to win game 1 by a score of 10-2.  Odessa High product Kristy Smith was 5-for-5 with three doubles and five RBIs to lead the offensive outburst.  Katelyn Stanley went the distance, only giving up two runs on six hits with two strikeouts.  Game two saw offensive fireworks from both teams.  The Wranglers needed three homeruns to overcome a pesky Clarendon team 11-10.  Friday saw the Wranglers host Frank Phillips College for another conference doubleheader.  The offensive minded Wranglers continued to pound out base hits and score runs on Friday as well.  OC took game one 7-2.  Sarah Martinez went 2-for-3 in the game with a walk, a double and a solo home run in first inning to lead the Wranglers.  OC took game two 9-1 in five innings.  Lauren Kolanko got the start in the second game and gave up one run on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts.  The Wranglers have a crucial home and home series this week with #12 ranked Midland College.  Action on Friday will be at MUGS field in Midland with games scheduled for 4 & 6 pm.  Saturday’s games are scheduled for 1 & 3 pm at Wrangler field on the campus of Odessa College.  Come out and support these outstanding young women as they battle for a conference championship!!

OC BASEBALL

The Odessa College baseball team split their weekend series with Frank Phillips College.  All four games were played at American Legion Field.  Game one went to Frank Phillips 2-1 in an unbelievable eight inning pitching duel.  Adrian Garza threw a complete game gem in a losing effort.  Adrian gave up one earned run on three hits, while striking out four batters.  The Wranglers took game two 9-8 behind five RBIs from the combination of Ray Frias and Vio Rosa.  Game three saw both offenses light up the scoreboard for a total of nineteen runs.  OC fell 10-9, while Vio Rosa added three more RBIs to his weekend total.  Game four saw Derek Brooks come up huge on the mound for the Wranglers.  Derek threw six full innings to lead the Wranglers to a 10-9 victory.  Ray Frias had three hits and scored three runs to lead the offensive charge for the Wranglers.  The Wranglers return to action for a non-conference double header this weekend against Pratt College.  Double header action will start at noon on Saturday and Sunday at American Legion Field.

4-5-10:

Men's Golf

Odessa College is currently in first place after one round at the NJCAA Texas State Golf Championships being held in Granbury, Texas.   OC has a team total score of 286, two under par, for the first round.  Number one ranked McLennan CC is in second place with a 290 score.  Odessa College golfer Stanton Tondre leads the individual competition shooting a three under par 69 with teammate Greg Snow in second place with a two under par 70.  Competition continues with round two this afternoon and concludes with one round Tuesday morning.

Baseball:

The Wranglers will take on Midland College in a non-conference game tomorrow.
Time: 6 pm         Place: Christensen Stadium, Midland      1 - 9 inning game

3-30-10: OC wins bid to host NJCAA national tournament

3-10-10: 7 named to All-Conference, 2 named to All-Region Teams

2-8-10: WRANGLER UPDATE

1-29-10: WRANGLER UPDATE

1-5-10: WRANGLER NEWS