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.
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.
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.
After two years of cancellations because of COVID-19, the Oklahoma Special Olympics Summer Games will return to the Oklahoma State University-Stillwater campus May 11-13. This year will mark the 37th Summer Games hosted at OSU and the 52nd anniversary of the Summer Games in Oklahoma.
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.
