{"id":3217,"date":"2018-10-30T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2018-10-31T14:13:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:13:58","slug":"second-year-of-ncaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okbu.edu\/obumagazine\/second-year-of-ncaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Year of NCAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">With a total of 550 collegiate athletes, OBU\u2019s second year of full NCAA Division II membership is well underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The women\u2019s cross country team continues to climb in the national polls, the men\u2019s and women\u2019s swim teams have already had several members qualify for the NCAA DII National Swim Meet, and the Bison football team has seen some strong performances during the early part of its season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With additional success in soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf, OBU Athletics is poised for another great 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