Four-time WCWA champion Emily Webster Tew inducted into Oklahoma City University Athletics Hall of Fame
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by Rich Tortorelli, OCU Athletics
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University alumni Arya Bahreini, Meghan (McMahon) Black and Emily (Webster) Tew was enshrined in the Oklahoma City University Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 1 at the Great Hall inside the Tom & Brenda McDaniel University Center.
"The Hall of Fame is the highest honor that we have for OCU Athletics," Oklahoma City athletic director Jim Abbott said. "Arya, Meghan and Emily are deserving honorees that represent the best of our tradition of excellence in athletics."
Tew went undefeated with four national championships from 2011-15. Tew captured four 101-pound Women's College Wrestling Association national championships while going 118-0.
Tew, originally from Sedalia, Mo., took the 2015 WCWA Championships outstanding wrestler award after becoming the third four-time WCWA champion. She racked up 12 tournament titles during her OCU career. Tew rolled to a 31-0 mark with five falls as a senior. Tew led the Stars to the 2012 WCWA team championship and 2012 NWCA National Duals title.
She became the second OCU student-athlete ever recognized in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd. Tew, who graduated with a 3.95 grade-point average majoring in environmental studies, took the 2014-15 Jim Wade Award as the Stars' female student-athlete of the year. She became the 2014-15 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Missouri Chapter's person of the year.
About the other inductees
Bahreini earned three individual marathon national championships and nine cross country and track & field all-American honors from 2012-16. Bahreini became the first runner in NAIA history to capture three national titles in the marathon.
Bahreini's three national titles took place in Gulf Shores, Ala. Bahreini posted a personal-best time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 13.7 seconds as a junior in the 2015 NAIA track & field championships. Bahreini collected two indoor all-American honors and finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters as a senior. He earned four all-American honors in the NAIA outdoor meet, picking up a fourth-place showing in the 10,000 meters as a senior.
In cross country, Bahreini spearheaded the Stars to their first three national team national championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Bahreini finished as a three-time all-American with three top-15 finishes in the NAIA men's cross country championships. As a senior, Bahreini had career bests with a third-place time of 24:15.1 in Charlotte, N.C. Bahreini became the first Star to qualify for the NAIA Championships as a freshman. He was a four-time all-Sooner Athletic Conference performer with three top-five finishes in the conference meet, where he led OCU to three league titles.
In 2017, Bahreini took the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon with a time of 2:29:15 by a seven-minute margin. He competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials marathon in 2016. He was the youngest qualifier in the field at 22. Bahreini recently joined the Edmond Santa Fe Hall of Fame.
Black became the OCU women's soccer program's career leader in goals and points. Black produced 76 goals, 34 assists and 186 points from 2010-13. In 2012, Black turned in 27 goals, 12 assists and 66 points.
Black reeled in three all-American nods, two SAC player of the year awards, two SAC offensive player of the year awards and four all-conference accolades. Black led the Stars to four consecutive SAC regular-season titles, three appearances in the NAIA Championships, a 71-12-4 overall record and 37-2-1 mark within the SAC.
As a junior, Black surpassed Melissa Sexton's 58-goal total set from 1994-97 and Cristy Womack's 143-point mark set from 1997-2001. Black, originally from Oklahoma City, fell two assists short of Brooke Wooldridge's all-time record of 36 set from 1994-97.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University alumni Arya Bahreini, Meghan (McMahon) Black and Emily (Webster) Tew was enshrined in the Oklahoma City University Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 1 at the Great Hall inside the Tom & Brenda McDaniel University Center.
"The Hall of Fame is the highest honor that we have for OCU Athletics," Oklahoma City athletic director Jim Abbott said. "Arya, Meghan and Emily are deserving honorees that represent the best of our tradition of excellence in athletics."
Tew went undefeated with four national championships from 2011-15. Tew captured four 101-pound Women's College Wrestling Association national championships while going 118-0.
Tew, originally from Sedalia, Mo., took the 2015 WCWA Championships outstanding wrestler award after becoming the third four-time WCWA champion. She racked up 12 tournament titles during her OCU career. Tew rolled to a 31-0 mark with five falls as a senior. Tew led the Stars to the 2012 WCWA team championship and 2012 NWCA National Duals title.
She became the second OCU student-athlete ever recognized in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd. Tew, who graduated with a 3.95 grade-point average majoring in environmental studies, took the 2014-15 Jim Wade Award as the Stars' female student-athlete of the year. She became the 2014-15 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Missouri Chapter's person of the year.
About the other inductees
Bahreini earned three individual marathon national championships and nine cross country and track & field all-American honors from 2012-16. Bahreini became the first runner in NAIA history to capture three national titles in the marathon.
Bahreini's three national titles took place in Gulf Shores, Ala. Bahreini posted a personal-best time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 13.7 seconds as a junior in the 2015 NAIA track & field championships. Bahreini collected two indoor all-American honors and finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters as a senior. He earned four all-American honors in the NAIA outdoor meet, picking up a fourth-place showing in the 10,000 meters as a senior.
In cross country, Bahreini spearheaded the Stars to their first three national team national championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Bahreini finished as a three-time all-American with three top-15 finishes in the NAIA men's cross country championships. As a senior, Bahreini had career bests with a third-place time of 24:15.1 in Charlotte, N.C. Bahreini became the first Star to qualify for the NAIA Championships as a freshman. He was a four-time all-Sooner Athletic Conference performer with three top-five finishes in the conference meet, where he led OCU to three league titles.
In 2017, Bahreini took the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon with a time of 2:29:15 by a seven-minute margin. He competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials marathon in 2016. He was the youngest qualifier in the field at 22. Bahreini recently joined the Edmond Santa Fe Hall of Fame.
Black became the OCU women's soccer program's career leader in goals and points. Black produced 76 goals, 34 assists and 186 points from 2010-13. In 2012, Black turned in 27 goals, 12 assists and 66 points.
Black reeled in three all-American nods, two SAC player of the year awards, two SAC offensive player of the year awards and four all-conference accolades. Black led the Stars to four consecutive SAC regular-season titles, three appearances in the NAIA Championships, a 71-12-4 overall record and 37-2-1 mark within the SAC.
As a junior, Black surpassed Melissa Sexton's 58-goal total set from 1994-97 and Cristy Womack's 143-point mark set from 1997-2001. Black, originally from Oklahoma City, fell two assists short of Brooke Wooldridge's all-time record of 36 set from 1994-97.
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