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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.
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.
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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Tickets on sale for Lisa Wingate: OSU alumna headlines library fundraiser on Nov. 4

Tue, Sep 06, 2022

According to Booklist, “Lisa Wingate is, quite simply, a master storyteller.” The noted author and OSU alumna will share her own story with guests of the H. Louise & H.E. “Ed” Cobb Speaker Series on Nov. 4. The keynote dinner and book signing will be held at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center on the Stillwater campus.

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OSU Cowboys vs. Cancer Classic sets new record

Wed, May 25, 2022

The seventh annual OSU Cowboys vs. Cancer Classic golf tournament surpassed the $185,000 mark for the first time earlier this month, shattering all previous fundraising records.

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New Eddie Sutton Foundation created to help combat cancer

Sat, Mar 12, 2022

The foundation will focus on research, with a special emphasis on pediatric cancer, and will also seek to make a difference in the lives of those battling the disease. The foundation honors the life and legacy of former OSU men’s basketball coach Eddie Sutton, who entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.

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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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Chilly Cowboy auction and event to benefit Special Olympics Stillwater

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

Oklahoma State University First Cowboy Darren Shrum and softball student-athlete Chelsea Alexander are leading a fundraiser for Special Olympics through an auction and event called the Chilly Cowboy.

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Tickets on Sale for Jodi Picoult on Oct. 24

Fri, Sep 27, 2019

Author Jodi Picoult is the featured speaker for this year’s H. Louise & H.E. “Ed” Cobb Speaker Series presented by the Friends of the OSU Library. The dinner, keynote and book signing will take place on Oct. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sparrow Beginnings in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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