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OBU Swimming has successful weekend at UALR Christmas Invitational

The Ouachita Baptist University swimming and diving teams took to the pool this past weekend at the UALR Christmas Invitational as the TigerSharks placed second and the Lady TigerSharks took third, but the biggest news came in the 200 Medley Relay as the men’s team of Nelson Silva, Radu Badalac, Hal Eubanks and Max  Heinze [...]

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Hitting the books as a team

Some people think swimming is an individual sport. I used to think like that before I started to swim in college. However at Saturday’s meet I had one more example that swimming is a team sport. Tweet

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OBU swimming sweeps Delta State

There was no doubt Saturday which school had the better swimming and diving teams as Ouachita Baptist University swept Delta State in the “Dual Meet of the Week” at the Waggoner Pool. Tweet

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OBU men’s swimming falls to Missouri S&T

The Ouachita Baptist University men’s swimming & diving team couldn’t come up with a win Saturday morning, falling to Missouri S&T, 120-103 at Waggoner Pool. Tweet

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OBU’s Silva earns top swimming honor

Ouachita Baptist swimmer Nelson Silva earned Tuesday the Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer-of-the-Week honors. Tweet

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OBU swimming tops academically in Division II

The Ouachita Baptist University swimming and diving teams topped the NCAA Division II rankings of academic success awarded by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for Spring 2008. Tweet

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OBU swimming splits at Henderson State

Nelson Silva broke a pair of school records and set two personal bests as the Ouachita Baptist University men’s swimming team rolled past rival Henderson State, 134-101, Friday night at the Duke Wells Center. Tweet

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OBU women’s swimming tops academically in Division II

The Ouachita Baptist University women’s swimming & diving team earned the nation’s top GPA, College Swimming Coaches Association of America announced, with seven selected NCAA Division II Academic All-American. Tweet

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Ouachita swim team prepares for the Reddies

The Tigersharks started their 2007-2008 season with a win for both the men and women two weeks ago against Delta State. Leading the men, sophomore Nelson Silva took three automatic qualifying times for the NCAA meet. For the women, junior Sarah Watson took the optional qualifying time for the 100 and 200 backstroke. Tweet

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Inside The Battle of the Ravine

Everyone knows the importance of the “Battle of the Ravine“. It’s the Good Guys vs. The Bad, the Tigers vs. [...]

Skeet shooting with Steve

Ever heard of shooting skeet? It is a sport you may have seen while flipping through the channels on TV, [...]

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

  Ouachita student Jody Persson has been awarded the 2012 Carol Gay Award for her essay “Take It to the [...]

Kinesiology students teach local children at river

An honors seminar focused on developing a place-based education course around the Ouachita River was presented many years ago, sponsored [...]

A first for everything: Covering an NBA game press-side

Tension, anxiety, and raw excitement could all be words used to describe the initial feelings I had when covering my [...]

Feel the chemistry: students present at national meeting

Students from Ouachita’s American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter went to the 243rd ACS National Meeting at the San Diego [...]