Division I League Championships
- 18 regular season titles
- 35 tournament championships
- 24 NCAA appearances
Student-Athlete Academic Achievement
- 571 Academic all-league selections
2008-09
- Oakland completes 10th year of Division I competition.
- Men's basketball participates in inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament after winning a Division I era record 23 games.
- Women's basketball makes second appearance in WNIT, winning a Division I era best 26 games.
- Both men's and women's swimming and diving capture 10th straight Summit League Championship titles.
- Anders Jensen earns All-America honorable mention honors with his 12th-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championship.
- Jensen tabbed Summit League Newcomer and Swimmer of the Year.
- Women's swimming and diving performer Sophia Gustafsson tabbed Summit League Swimmer of the Year.
- Women's soccer player Jessica Boyle tabbed Summit League Offensive Player of the Year.
- Men's soccer goalkeeper Steve Clark named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year.
- Men's soccer captures seventh Summit League regular season title and earns second at-large NCAA Tournament bid and fourth NCAA postseason appearance in Division I.
- Women's soccer wins sixth regular season league title.
- Men's basketball player Johnathon Jones led the nation in assists per game with 8.1, breaking a Summit League single-season record with 290. Jones is the first NCAA statistical champion and became just the second OU player to garner CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America accolades.
- Women's basketball player Jessica Pike tabbed Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
- Men's track and field athlete Jeff Decator wins 100-meter dash, becoming just the second-ever OU competitor at NCAA Mideast Regional Championship.
- Oakland led the fall with 65 Academic All-Summit League selections and led the winter/spring with 183 honorees. The Golden Grizzlies had a total of 208 selections, tops in the league.
- Women's golf receives public recognition award from NCAA after posting a perfect score of 1000 in Academic Progress Report (APR).
- Track and Field had a program-best total of 15 all-league awards at indoor and outdoor championships. OU went on to score the most points ever at the outdoor meet for both men and women.
- Men's cross country posted a runner-up finish at the league championship for the third consecutive year, after winning its second title in 2005.
- Men's and Women's Indoor Outdoor Track added.
- Men's track and field athlete Mike Craze becomes first league champion in school history by winning 3,000-meter Steeplechase, also becoming first outdoor track and field competitor to make NCAA Regionals.
- Men's and Women's Outdoor Track added.
- Rawle Marshall (men's basketball) signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.
- Mike Helms (men's basketball) became Oakland's first men's basketball player to earn Division I All-America recognition by the Associated Press with his honorable mention selection
- Anita Rapp (women's soccer) and Sarah Judd (women's basketball) earn All-America honors.
- Nick O'Shea (women's soccer) was the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year.
- Two baseball players were chosen in the Major League Baseball draft - Jared Thomas (11th round) and David Viane (20th round).
- Anita Rapp (Norway/women's soccer) and Haitham Hassan (Egypt/men's swimming) compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Norway beat the USA 3-2 to win the gold making Rapp the first OU athlete to win a gold medal.
- Erick Swanson (baseball) was chosen in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball draft.
- Softball added after 20-year layoff.
- The athletic center expansion is completed.
- The Recreation and Athletic Center (RAC) pool is opened in September.
- The first basketball game at the O'Rena occurs on November 17, 1998 against fourth ranked Michigan State
- Oakland makes the move from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I.
- Joins the Mid-Continent Conference.
- Changes nickname from Pioneers to Golden Grizzlies.
- Men's Soccer advances to championship game for third time, losing 3-1 to Grand Canyon.
- Ground is broken for the expansion of the athletic center.
- Men's and Women's Basketball both win the GLIAC Championships, the first sweep in 11 years.
- Men's Soccer loses in overtime in the national championship game, 3-0 to Tampa.
- Women's and Men's Swimming both win the national championship, the first of four straight for the men.
- Men's Basketball earns first of three straight NCAA Tournament bids.
- Women's Basketball team advances to the Elite Eight.
- Women's Golf and Women's Soccer added.
- Women's Cross Country added.
- Volleyball earns first NCAA Tournament berth.
- Men's Tennis dropped at the end of the school year.
- Women's Swimming and Diving wins first of five straight national championships.
- Women's Basketball makes second trip to NCAA Division II Final Four.
- Women's Swimming and Diving wins first GLIAC title, starting a streak of seven in eight years.
- Men's Soccer advances to championship game (losing 4-1 to Seattle Pacific), first of nine straight appearances in the NCAA tournament.
- Wrestling dropped at end of school year.
- Men's Soccer team earns first of six trips to the NCAA semi-finals.
- Women's Swimming and Diving team finishes third at the first NCAA Division II championship meet.
- Women's Basketball team wins first of seven GLIAC Championships, advances to the Final Four.
- Softball dropped as intercollegiate sport.
- Men's Swimming and Diving wins the school's first NCAA Championship.
- Volleyball and Men's Tennis win GLIAC titles.
- Baseball wins GLIAC title.
- Board of Trustees approves student fee supporting intercollegiate athletics.
- Softball added.
- Men's Soccer team earns first NCAA Tournament berth in the fourth year of the program.
- Men's Swimming and Diving team wins first of 19 GLIAC Championships. No other GLIAC school won a men's league swimming title while OU was a member.
- Volleyball and Women's Tennis added.
- Men's Swimming is seventh at the NCAA Division II Championships, starting a streak of 23 straight top-seven finishes.
- Women's Basketball begins competition.
- The Board of Trustees approves membership into the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
- Men's Soccer added.
- President Donald O'Dowd institutes athletic scholarships for men and women.
- Men's Golf and Wrestling added.
- Baseball added.
- Faculty Athletic Committee recommends the addition men's and women's basketball.
- Women's Swimming and Diving is added.
- Mr. Lepley authorized to begin the following men's intercollegiate sports: soccer, cross country, tennis and swimming and diving.
- Intramural building completed.
- Hollie Lepley hired as Director of Athletics.
