SPORTS WRITING SAMPLES
Below is a collection of sports stories that I've written for the OU Daily, a student-run newspaper at the University of Oklahoma. The accompanying photos were taken by OU Daily photographers. If you're interested in seeing more writing samples, please contact me via my email address.
OU MEN'S BASKETBALL: JAMAL BIENIEMY'S PASSION TO WIN, POTENTIAL HAS OKLAHOMA'S FUTURE LOOKING BRIGHT
This is a feature a wrote on a freshman point guard on the 2018-2019 OU men's basketball team. I wrote this piece while covering OU men's basketball as my beat, attending practices and games while consistently interacting with players, coaches, and the team's communications director.
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Photo by: Caitlyn Epes
OU FOOTBALL: SOONERS' OFFENSE RISES TO THE OCCASION IN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
This is a gamer I wrote immediately after the 2018 Big 12 Championship while covering the game live at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This included getting live footage from the endzone during the game and speaking with coaches and players in the locker room after the game. The story was completed 90 minutes after the conclusion of the game.
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Photo by: Caitlyn Epes
OU SOFTBALL: NICOLE MENDES, LYNNSIE ELAM CONTINUE TO PLAY KEY ROLES AS SOONERS GET DEEPER INTO POSTSEASON
This is a short feature I wrote on two key role players on the 2019 OU softball team. I wrote this piece while covering the softball beat, attending home games and practices while consistently interacting with players, coaches and the team's communications director.
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Photo by: Kathryn Stacy
OU FOOTBALL: ROBERT BARNES' SOONER STORY STARTS WITH HIS FATHER, REGGIE
This is a feature I wrote on an OU football player following in the footsteps of his father. I wrote this piece while covering OU football for my beat, covering games and media sessions while consistently interacting with players, coaches and the team's communications director.
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Photo by: Caitlyn Epes
OU BASKETBALL: BUDDY HIELD RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA, HELPS KINGS BEAT THUNDER
This is a story I wrote describing Buddy Hield's return to Oklahoma when the Sacramento Kings played the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Thunder's home opener in 2018. While writing this story, I interacted with the then-head coach of the Kings and spoke with Hield within the King's locker room after the game at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
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Photo by: Austin Carriere
