Wayne Bucknor was recently named the head women's volleyball coach at Oakwood University, athletics director Simon Jacob said. It will be Bucknor's second stint leading the Ambassadors. He served as head coach from 2010-2015 when Oakwood was a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seven Oakwood University student-athletes were recently honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as they were named 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for spring sports. The honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the spring sports who have excelled academically, including baseball, men's and women&
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Toni Sims and Anna Jones have been named Oakwood University's Co-Players of the Week sponsored by Zaxby's. In four games during the week of April 21-27, Sims, a freshman outfielder from Douglasville, Ga., and Jones, a junior catcher from Attalla, came up big for
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Oakwood University baseball ended yet another disappointing season Friday with a 12-8 loss to Tougaloo College in an HBCUAC game at John Hunt Park. The Ambassadors fell 21-6 in Thursday's series opener at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville. Friday's second game was cancelled due
DECATUR, Ala. – Oakwood University softball ended its season Thursday afternoon with a heart-breaking 6-4 loss to Rust College in the 2025 HBCUAC Championship at the Wilson Morgan Complex. The Ambassadors and Bearcats were tied 2-2 through seven innings, but Rust pushed across four runs in the top of the eighth,
DECATUR, Ala. – Sydney Arnett dominated in the circle and Ashlyn Hallman, Toni Sims and Mary McCluskey combined for eight of Oakwood University's 11 hits as the Ambassadors whipped Rust College 9-1 Monday afternoon in the opening round of the 2025 HBCUAC Softball Championship at the Morgan Wilson Complex.
DECATUR, Ala. – Oakwood University placed three players on the All-HBCU Athletic Conference softball team and another member of the team was named a Scholar-Athlete, league officials announced Tuesday night on the eve of the tournament. Outfielder Jalaa Hawkins was named first-team All-HBCUAC and infielder Jordan Howard was named the league&
DECATUR, Ala. – Oakwood University will take on Rust College today in the opening round of the HBCU Athletic Conference 2025 Softball Championship at the Wilson Morgan Complex. First pitch is set for noon. The Ambassadors, the No. 4 seed, enter the tournament 7-28 overall. The Bearcats, the No. 5 seed,
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Each week, the Oakwood University Office of Athletics Communications previews the upcoming week with "This Week In Oakwood Athletics." The schedule of Oakwood University Athletics events this week is listed below. Follow the Ambassadors Visit the official home of Oakwood University athletics at Oakwood University -
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Oakwood University had hoped to send its four seniors – Sydney Arnett, Ashlyn Hallman, Katie Johnson and Jana Morrow – out with a couple of wins Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, Faulkner University spoiled the going away party. The Eagles' pitching stifled the Ambassadors' hitters, holding Oakwood to seven hits
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – When Oakwood University moved its athletics program to NAIA three years ago and restarted its softball program after a long hiatus, head coach Bob Harris went out looking for proven winners. That first year, Harris found Sydney Arnett, who would go on and anchor the Ambassadors' pitching
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Eli Kennedy had three hits and Jeremy Matos and Jordan Jennings had two each, but it wouldn't be enough as Oakwood University came up short Tuesday in a non-conference doubleheader against LeMoyne-Owen College at John Hunt Park. The Magicians downed the Ambassadors 20-4 in the opener
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Joshua Mack, a freshman second baseman from Fayetteville, Ga., has been named Oakwood University's Player of the Week sponsored by Zaxby's. In six games during the week of April 7-13, Mack batted .400, going 10-for-25, scored nine runs and had three RBI. Mack batted
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Each week, the Oakwood University Office of Athletics Communications previews the upcoming week with "This Week In Oakwood Athletics." The schedule of Oakwood University Athletics events this week is listed below. Follow the Ambassadors Visit the official home of Oakwood University athletics at Oakwood University -
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Joshua Mack, Kyler Bradley and Tedrus Hamilton had had four hits apiece, but it wasn't enough as Stillman College swept Oakwood University Friday and Sunday in an HBCU Athletic Conference series. The Tigers downed the Ambassadors 12-0 in Friday's opener and then won a
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Jalaa Hawkins and Jordan Howard had two hits apiece, but it wasn't enough as Talladega College swept Oakwood University 2-1 and 8-6 Thursday afternoon at University Field in a non-conference softball doubleheader. The Ambassadors fell to 7-24 on the season. Game 1 Oakwood managed only two
