Kostic played at OSU from 1992 to 1996, and led the Beavers to three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Kostic was twice named Pac-10 player of the year (1995 and 1996), was All-Conference all four years, and was a consensus All-American in 1996. She was the Pac-10 player of the week on eight occasions, more than any other player, and was inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. She is the current OSU recordholder for career points (2,349) and rebounds (1,001). After leaving OSU, Kostic played professionally in the ABL and WNBA as well as overseas.
Kempf was one of OSU’s first standout soccer players after the sport achieved varsity status in 1988. He played at OSU for the 1989 through 1991 seasons and again in 1993. Kempf’s seventeen goals and thirty-five total points in 1990 are OSU single season records, and his thirty-one career goals and seventy-one career points remain the second-best records at OSU. He holds the OSU career record for multi-goal games with eight. Kempf was the Northwest Colleges Soccer Conference player of the year in 1990. This photo appeared in the 1992 Beaver yearbook.
The Experimental College was established in 1968 as part of the “free university movement” to provide the OSU community with opportunities for self-enrichment and experimentation in a casual setting with no grades. Classes were wide-ranging, including foreign language conversational skills, skiing, home-buying, and whale-watching. The harmonica class was one of the most popular. The program ended in the 1990s. This photo appeared in the 1989 yearbook.
OSU attracted nationally known pop and rock artists to campus in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the concerts were held in Gill Coliseum. Diamond also performed at OSU in 1970.
OSU has a long and successful history of rugby as a club sport, which was established in 1961. It has won several Pacific Northwest Rugby Union Collegiate Conference championships, including seventeen between 1981 and 2005. This photo appeared in the 1969 Beaver yearbook.
Knight was a seven-time All-American and one of just two OSU gymnasts to earn those honors in all four events. She was also a two-time Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year, and scored a perfect 10 eight times during her career at OSU. This photo appeared in the 1993 Beaver yearbook.
Four hundred students participated in the telefund campaign. They made 20,000 calls to alumni and raised $164,000. This photo appeared in the 1989 Beaver yearbook.