<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://obutigers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Ouachita Baptist University Athletics</title><link>https://obutigers.com/rss.aspx?path=wsoc</link><description>Latest news items for Ouachita Baptist University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://obutigers.com/rss?path=wsoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>OUACHITA ATHLETICS CELEBRATES 2025-26 WITH AWARDS CEREMONY</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/4/29/general-ouachita-athletics-celebrates-2025-26-with-awards-ceremony.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2026/4/29/general-ouachita-athletics-celebrates-2025-26-with-awards-ceremony.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Athletes and Scholar Athlete of the Year 2025-26" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png" /><br /><br />Student-athletes from the swimming & diving, cross country, volleyball, and men's basketball teams earned athlete of the year and scholar athlete of the year honors for 2025-26.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png"><media:title>Athletes and Scholar Athlete of the Year 2025-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/2025-26_Athletes_of_the_Year.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8082</s:story_id></item><item><title>VANA EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA STATUS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/12/17/womens-soccer-vana-earns-academic-all-america-status.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/12/17/womens-soccer-vana-earns-academic-all-america-status.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Madi Vana 2025 action" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/17/Madi_Vana_2025_action.png" /><br /><br />GREENWOOD, Indiana – Ouachita Baptist University women's soccer student-athlete Madi Vana has been selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team, adding to her lengthy list of honors for the 2025 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/17/Madi_Vana_2025_action.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/17/Madi_Vana_2025_action.png"><media:title>Madi Vana 2025 action</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/17/Madi_Vana_2025_action.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7852</s:story_id></item><item><title>OUACHITA RANKS SECOND IN GAC ALL-SPORTS STANDINGS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/12/16/general-ouachita-ranks-second-in-gac-all-sports-standings.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/12/16/general-ouachita-ranks-second-in-gac-all-sports-standings.aspx</guid><category>Football, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tiger and GAC logos" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/7/12/Tiger_and_GAC_logos.png" /><br /><br />RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – The Great American Conference has released the updated standings for the 2025-26 Commissioner's Cup and President's Trophy. Ouachita ranks second in both heading into the second half of the year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/12/Tiger_and_GAC_logos.png" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/12/Tiger_and_GAC_logos.png"><media:title>Tiger and GAC logos</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/12/Tiger_and_GAC_logos.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7851</s:story_id></item><item><title>VANA NAMED TO USC ALL-REGION TEAM</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/12/9/womens-soccer-vana-named-to-usc-all-region-team.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/12/9/womens-soccer-vana-named-to-usc-all-region-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Madi Vana vs NWOSU" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/9/Evie_Stake_Womens_Soccer_10_30_2025-15.jpg" /><br /><br />Ouachita junior midfielder Madi Vana was selected to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's All-Central Region Second Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/Evie_Stake_Womens_Soccer_10_30_2025-15.jpg" /><media:content url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/Evie_Stake_Womens_Soccer_10_30_2025-15.jpg"><media:title>Madi Vana vs NWOSU</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/Evie_Stake_Womens_Soccer_10_30_2025-15.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:45:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7845</s:story_id></item><item><title>VANA  ADDS ALL-CENTRAL REGION HONOR TO JUNIOR CAMPAIGN</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-soccer-vana-adds-all-central-region-honor-to-junior-campaign.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-soccer-vana-adds-all-central-region-honor-to-junior-campaign.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="VANA vs Harding" 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type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7830</s:story_id></item><item><title>9 TIGERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/25/mens-soccer-9-tigers-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/25/mens-soccer-9-tigers-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Soccer Academic All-District 2025" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/25/2025_Soccer_Academic_All-District_for_web.png" /><br /><br />Nine combined players from the Ouachita men's and women's soccer teams were selected to the 2025 Academic All-District Team, presented by College Sports Communicators.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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FINALS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/16/womens-soccer-tigers-fall-short-of-3-peat.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/16/womens-soccer-tigers-fall-short-of-3-peat.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brookleyn Babb at 2025 GAC Tournament" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/16/Website_Template.png" /><br /><br />SEARCY, Ark – The Ouachita women's soccer team fell just short of its quest to win three straight Great American Conference tournament titles on Sunday, losing 1-0 to top-seeded Harding in the finals at the Stevens Soccer Complex in Searcy.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/16/Website_Template.png" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7807</s:story_id></item><item><title>VANA HIGHLIGHTS 9 ALL-GAC SELECTIONS</title><link>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/13/womens-soccer-vana-highlights-9-all-gac-selections.aspx</link><guid>https://obutigers.com/news/2025/11/13/womens-soccer-vana-highlights-9-all-gac-selections.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Madi Vana" src="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/13/Madi_Vana_vs_NWOSU_2025__Evie_Stake_.png" /><br /><br />Ouachita juniors Madi Vana and Isabella Savattere were selected to the All-Great American Conference First-Team to highlight nine all-conference selections at league awards banquet Thursday night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://obutigers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/Madi_Vana_vs_NWOSU_2025__Evie_Stake_.png" 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