How
well do you know those who wear the Crimson and
Cream? Sooner Profiles takes
you inside the lives of Oklahoma student-athletes. Find out how they balance school,
sports and a myriad of other responsibilities.
 
  
    
      
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        Jackie Flanery | Senior | Gymnastics  
          The senior has quietly been on of Oklahoma's top performers throughout her career... | 
       
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        Tommy Mason-Griffin  | Fr. | Basketball  
          Sometimes big-time players come in small bodies. Mason-Griffin is certainly earning such... | 
       
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        Lyndsey Cloman | Freshman | Basketball  
          Spend a minute with Lyndsey Cloman and you wouldn't think she's a freshman. She is poised... | 
       
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        Kodi Morrison | Freshman | Basketball  
          Seminole, Okla., native Kodi Morrison came to OU with a dream, and now she is living it... | 
       
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        Cade Davis | Junior | Basketball  
          Having to transform roles this season, Davis has thrived given the added responsibility... | 
       
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        Zack Bailey | Junior | Wrestling  
          His career at Oklahoma up to this point hasn't gone quite how he envisioned. However, after... | 
       
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        Amanda Thompson | Senior | Basketball  
          Thompson knows not to take anything for granted is making the most out of her final year... | 
       
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        Orlando Allen | Junior | Basketball  
          An intimidating presence on the court, the "Big O" possesses a gentle personality off it... | 
       
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        Tony Crocker | Senior | Basketball  
          The senior has done it all for the Sooners, and on top of being a student-athlete, he recently... | 
       
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        Ryan Randolph  | Freshman | Basketball  
          Widely recruited to play football, Randolph decided to walk on at OU to fulfill a lifelong dream.... | 
       
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        Carlee Roethlisberger  | Junior | Basketball  
          When you share the same last name as someone famous, it can be difficult to   distinguish yourself... | 
       
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        Steven Pledger  | Freshman | Basketball  
          On the court, Pledger is known best for his shooting ability. Away from the   game, he is... | 
       
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        Trent Williams  | Senior | Football 
          Behind almost every successful athlete, celebrity or everyday person is a strong   support system.... | 
       
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        Nyeshia Stevenson  | Senior | Basketball  
          She sings, dances, knits and skateboards. Oh yeah, and she plays a little basketball too... | 
       
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        Carter Whitson  | Senior | Football 
          Every Sooner is born with a passion for football, but few  are born with a passion for coaching... | 
       
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        Chris Brown | Senior | Football 
          It's quite a gift to have   support from those close by when reaching for your dreams. For Brown... | 
       
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        Keenan Clayton | Senior | Football 
          Football is clearly one of his passions, but there's one   place he'd rather be -- out in the country... | 
       
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        Auston English | Senior | Football 
          English wants to have an impact on young people's lives well beyond his football playing days... | 
       
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        Brianne Barker | Sophomore | Volleyball 
          Barker could have gone anywhere. She chose OU because she wanted to make a difference... | 
       
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        Brian Jackson | Senior | Football 
          A self-described "momma's boy", Jackson credits the support of his family for all of his success... | 
       
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        Brian Simmons | Senior | Football 
          The road to Norman wasn't always an easy one for  Simmons, but it  changed him for the better... | 
       
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        Lauren Alkek | Junior | Soccer  
          A change in positions has paid big dividends for Lauren Alkek and the OU soccer program... | 
       
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        Whitney Palmer | Junior | Soccer 
          She has shown that she can score goals, but Whitney Palmer wants to be known as a winner... | 
       
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        DeMarcus Granger | Senior | Football 
          He's had the odds stacked against him much of his life but has turned the tables on the doubters... | 
       
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        Matt Clapp | Senior | Football 
          Clapp prides himself on hard work to   compete at a high level, and he will do anything to get there... | 
       
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        Francie Ekwerekwu | Junior | Volleyball 
          A phrase often heard in sports is "face of the program". Volleyball couldn't ask for a better one... | 
       
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        Bridget Laplante | Senior | Volleyball 
          A Sooner fan all her life, Laplante is looking for the perfect ending to a dream-come-true   career... | 
       
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        Adron Tennell | Senior | Football 
          It was the only thing that would keep him quiet back then, so they started calling him "Pooh"... | 
       
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        Ben Hampton | Senior | Football 
          Senior deep snapper learned football and life lessons from his father and grandfather... | 
       
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        Ashley Farrand | Senior | Soccer 
          Throughout the OU soccer team's transition period there has been one constant -- Ashley Farrand...  | 
       
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