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Chilly Cowboy

OSU’s 5th annual Cowboy Country Polar Plunge features 150 participants

The 2026 Cowboy Country Polar Plunge, uniting the Stillwater Polar Plunge and Oklahoma State University’s “Chilly Cowboy,” took place Feb. 21 at the Colvin Recreation Center’s outdoor pool, bringing the community together to raise critical funds for more than 12,400 Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes and Unified partners statewide.
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A group of people in camouflage uniforms leap simultaneously into a swimming pool during a Polar Plunge event, with a brick wall and event sign in the background.

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Chilly Cowboy celebrates fourth annual polar plunge

Thu, Jun 20, 2024

Chilly Dippin’: MBA alum Chelsea Fitzgerald leads the effort to raise money for Oklahoma Special Olympics

Wed, Feb 28, 2024

OSU's 3rd annual Chilly Cowboy raises support for Special Olympics

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Special Olympics Oklahoma honors OSU President Shrum with Barry Switzer Award of Excellence
Special Olympics Oklahoma to honor OSU President Shrum at Gold Medal Gala

Fri, Sep 08, 2023

Special Olympics Oklahoma will honor Oklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum as the 2023 recipient of the “Barry Switzer Award of Excellence” Sept. 14 during the Gold Medal Gala at Southern Hills Country Club.

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OSU Unified caps inaugural year with Special Olympics Summer Games

Wed, May 24, 2023

Nearly 4,000 athletes from every corner of Oklahoma competed in the 2023 Special Olympics State Summer Games on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, May 17-19. While OSU has long served as host for the event, for the very first time, a team of athletes and partners represented the university as OSU Unified competed in 3v3 Basketball and Bocce.

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Second annual Chilly Cowboy event raises more than $50,000 for Special Olympics Oklahoma

Tue, Feb 07, 2023

Members of the Oklahoma State Athletics family took an icy plunge Monday to support Special Olympics Oklahoma during the second annual Chilly Cowboy.

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Chilly Cowboy auction and event to benefit Special Olympics Stillwater

Tue, Jan 31, 2023

After raising more than $30,000 for Special Olympics Oklahoma last year, the Chilly Cowboy returns this week. The event is led by former Oklahoma State softball standout Chelsea Alexander and First Cowboy Darren Shrum.

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Freezing for a reason: OSU’s Chilly Cowboy fundraiser for Special Olympics Oklahoma raises more than $30,000

Mon, Mar 07, 2022

Two dozen fellow OSU coaches, players and administrators stepped into the dunk tank as part of the first Chilly Cowboy — a fundraiser for Special Olympics Oklahoma.

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