(Some family background: Brien is the oldest of 8, and all but one (by choice) so far have played a sport in college. Brien played baseball at St. Gregory's; Sean (#2) at Rockhurst; Katy (#3) basketball at Northeastern; Kimmo (#4) volleyball at St. Gregory's; and Timmy (#5) is a starting pitcher at Wichita State. I can't wait to see where Claire (#8) goes. She's a sophomore in high school and great at soccer and volleyball. Time will tell if Kenzie, Connor or Cooper won the athletic gene pool lottery since they clearly won't be getting much help from me.)
Toward the end of the summer Kristen decided to go through formal fall recruitment (rush) at OSU after getting permission from her coach, and I am so glad she did. Rush was last week while her team was doing four-a-days, so she had to go to abbreviated parties between practices, and needless to say, the process was exhausting. Rush alone is exhausting.
Friday was the final party day. She went to Pi Phi, Gamma Phi, and Chi Omega. I was already going to be in Stillwater for Kendra Rider's baby shower on Saturday, so I couldn't miss Kristen's bid day. She was so tight lipped all week while she was trying to decide, adding to the suspense. Kristen started Saturday off with a morning practice before heading over to Library Lawn. I hoped she would choose Chi-O because I knew she would love it and thought it would be so fun to share that experience with her. So, of course I was overjoyed to hear her decision and relive the excitement of bid day.
Kristen with her Bid Day Buddy, Jordan - Super cute sign she made
Pledge class pic - couldn't fit everyone in
Twisted Kristen's arm to take this one with me
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Kristen's bid day wrapped up early because she had to leave for a late team lunch and then head to Tulsa for her first soccer scrimmage as an OSU Cowgirl. The girls played ORU, and Kristen was included in the starting line up - Yay! (Kristen was an All American soccer player and tore her ACL last year in basketball and had to sit out the entire soccer season her senior year. She has been working nonstop to rehabilitate her knee post surgery, so the fact that she started was a great sign that her coaches are confident that she's progressing along.)
Starting line up for scrimmage: Kristen is #12. The knee brace makes her easy to spot.
Kristen with Maddy, daughter of her high school soccer coach, and Kenz
Even Cooper couldn't miss Kristen's first outing. You can see Mr. and Mrs. Kelley and cousin Owen in the background.
This upcoming Friday the Cowgirls face OU in Stillwater, which will be a fun match up to watch since it's Bedlam and a few girls from Kristen's club team signed with OU. We'll be making frequent trips to Stillwater over the next four years, with some stops at the Chi-O house, which will be sure to make an impression on Kenzie (another future Chi-O, I hope). Kristen has such a bright future ahead with so much to look forward to, and we couldn't be more proud.
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Yay Kristen! I heard through the grapevine she went Chi-O. It will be nice having her close so you can attend her games. Is Martha torn when they play ORU? Speaking of I am at the ORU library right now - I look so old compared to everyone else here :)
I overheard a couple of people ask her that, and she wasn't torn at all. I don't think she has any ties to the coaching staff there now, and of course wants Kristen's team to be successful. Funny how being around a college campus can make you realize your age and not to mention how I have no idea what's stylish these days! Remember how thirties seemed so old when we were in school?
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