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Ouachita Baptist University was founded as Ouachita Baptist College on September 6, 1886, [3] and has operated continually since that date. It was originally located on the campus of Ouachita Baptist High School. [citation needed] Its current location is on the former campus of the Arkansas School for the Blind, which relocated to Little Rock.
The Ouachita Baptist Tigers are composed of 16 teams representing Ouachita Baptist University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Men's sports include baseball, football, and wrestling.
The Ouachita Baptist head coach from 1965 to 1995 was former Oklahoma Sooner and Arkansas Razorbacks player Buddy Benson. Coach Benson compiled a record of 161–140–8. He played for Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma, and Bowden Wyatt at Arkansas. [3] The Tiger's head coach since 1999 is Todd Knight. [4] He has led OBU to six conference titles.
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Young had represented the area in the Missouri House of Representatives. The 1,700-seat gymnasium was home to the university's basketball teams from 1968 until 1999, when they moved to the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. The school's volleyball team currently uses the facility. The university's swimming pool is also located in this building. [7]
The area is also served by the Springfield Business Journal and 417 magazine as well as its specialized magazines including 417 Biz. Surrounding areas are served by their own newspapers as well, Christian County communities are served by Headliner News, [ 12 ] Marshfield by The Marshfield Mail, [ 13 ] and Bolivar by the Herald Free-Press.
The first issue was printed in March 1890, making the publication the oldest university student journalistic effort in the state of Arkansas. The Signal began as a combination newspaper/literary magazine known as the Ouachita Ripples, published monthly. On Sept. 22, 1917, the publication changed its name to Ouachita Baptist College Signal-Ripples.
The Post University men's team competes as D-II as a single-sport NE-10 member, while its women's team is a member of the NEWHA. Future conference affiliations indicated in this list will take effect on July 1 of the stated year.