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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.

Tue, Dec 09, 2025

OSU researchers earn 2025 Public Impact Research Award for work on disability inclusion

Mon, May 19, 2025

OSU hosts annual Special Olympics Summer Games for 40th year in a row

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Chilly Cowboy celebrates fourth annual polar plunge

Mon, May 20, 2024

OSU hosts 55th Special Olympics Summer Games, 39th on campus
OSU's 3rd annual Chilly Cowboy raises support for Special Olympics

Wed, Feb 28, 2024

OSU held its third annual Chilly Cowboy event on Monday, raising more than $49,000 for Special Olympics Oklahoma. The event features student-athletes, coaches, administrators and community members taking a plunge into a cold water pool and dunk tank.

Opportunity Orange ScholarsOSU UnifiedPresident Kayse ShrumSpecial OlympicsChilly CowboyJerome LoughridgeDarren Shrum
2023 NIRSA Flag Football National Championship hosted at OSU, featuring Unified team

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

Oklahoma State University Campus Recreation hosted the 2023 NIRSA Flag Football National Championship Dec. 18-20 in Stillwater at the Colvin Recreation Center intramural fields.

Center for Developmental DisabilitiesCollege of Education and Human SciencesIntramuralOSU UnifiedCampus Life and DiversityColvin Recreation Center
Special Olympics Oklahoma honors OSU President Shrum with Barry Switzer Award of Excellence

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Special Olympics Oklahoma honored Oklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum as the 2023 recipient of the Barry Switzer Award of Excellence on Sept. 14 during the eighth annual Gold Medal Gala at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa.

Darren ShrumOpportunity Orange ScholarsChilly CowboyOSU UnifiedSpecial OlympicsPresident Kayse ShrumCollege of Education and Human Sciences
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.

Chilly CowboyOSU UnifiedHuman Development and Family ScienceSpecial OlympicsCenter for Developmental DisabilitiesCollege of Education and Human Sciences
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