Barry played at OSU from 1991 to 1995, was an All PAC-10 selection as a senior, and was second in scoring in the conference that year at 21 points per game. He is on nine of OSU’s top 10 career lists. Barry played professionally from 1995 to 2009, including stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle Supersonics and San Antonio Spurs.
Team members (from left) Amy Martin, Kimberly White, Jen Lesko and Karen Thompson practice for a seat on the women’s Varsity 8. Martin was one of OSU’s most successful rowers, garnering two first team All-Pac-10 selections (1995 and 1996) and being named to the 2000 Olympic team. Martin led the Beavers to a ninth place finish in the Varsity 8 at the 1997 NCAA Championships. She also participated in the 1997, 1998, and 1999 World Championships, earning a bronze medal in 1998 in the women’s 2 and a silver medal in 1999 in the women’s 8. White was named a U.S. Rowing Association Scholar All-American in 1994.
OSU’s 2002 cheerleader squad won first place at the United Spirit Association’s national competition in Las Vegas. OSU re-examined its cheerleading program in 2006, eliminating high-risk stunts and focusing more on cheering.
Both organizations were service honorary societies for sophomores – Talons for women and Thanes for men. The organizations were created in the 1930s (Talons in 1933 and Thanes in 1937) from previously established groups. Their original focus was to ensure that freshman students upheld OSC’s traditions. Over time, both organizations focused more on service, and in the late 1960s their constitutions were changed to reflect their service emphasis.
Bryan was a junior college All-American diver prior to coming to OSU, and participated in the 1969 NCAA Championships. Men’s intercollegiate swimming and diving began in 1922 and was eliminated in the mid-1970s.
The Outdoor Program offered equipment rentals for outdoor activities to the OSU community, sponsored ski and rafting trips, and hosted lectures and clinics pertaining to outdoor activities. The program was located in a quonset hut near Moreland Hall for several years. Today similar equipment and programs are available through the Dixon Recreation Center’s Adventure Leadership Institute, which also offers bicycle, ski, and snowboard repair.
Field hockey was one of the few intercollegiate sports available to women at OSU prior to the passage of Title IX. OSU women began playing intercollegiate field hockey as early as 1938, and in the mid-1970s it became a varsity sport. In this photo OSU player Linda Sims (front left) works against an unidentified opponent. During the 1967 season OSU compiled a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie, which included two wins over the University of Oregon. Field hockey was eliminated as an intercollegiate sport in about 1978.
Ragland received All-American honorable mention honors in 2001 and 2002, and was the Pac-10 Player of the year in 2001. She led the Pac-10 in scoring in 2002 at 19.9 points per game. She was the first OSU player selected in the WNBA draft, taken as the 28th overall pick in 2002 by the Seattle Storm. This photo appeared in the 2002 Beaver yearbook.