Oklahoma State AD Chad Weiberg Pens Letter to Fans Ahead of 2026-27 Seasons

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State is mere days away from the start of the 2026-27 athletic calendar as Cowgirl Soccer will line it up against Tulsa in Stillwater on Thursday, August 6. With that approaching fast, athletic director Chad Weiberg penned a letter to the Oklahoma State faithful on Tuesday morning to remind everyone that winning is the goal.

You can read the highlights of the letter below and the complete letter here.

“A mentor of mine had a saying: "Today's record is tomorrow's expectation." At Oklahoma State, we have established high expectations, and that is exactly what we want.

“Winning is the goal. Often we succeed, sometimes we don't. But we always strive to make alumni and fans of Oklahoma State proud in the way we compete and represent you. I'm proud of every single one of our student-athletes, coaches and staff and the work they are doing, already getting ready for the 2026-27 seasons. But before we turn the page, below are some of the highlights from this past year:

• Men's Cross Country NCAA National Champions.
• Jax Forrest, Sergio Vega and Landon Robideau … the first trio of freshmen from the same team to win individual titles at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
• Preston Stout (men's golf) individual national champion – Cowboy Golf's 10th NCAA individual medalist.
• No. 28 in the final Learfield Directors Cup standings for our seventh consecutive top-30 national finish.
• Six teams with top-five national finishes and 10 with top-20 national finishes.
• All-sports Bedlam Series champions by the widest margin in series history.
• 43 All-Americans across all sports for the third-highest total in school history.
• Five Big 12 Athletes of the Year in their respective sports.
• Two national coaches of the year (Dave Smith and David Taylor).

“Winning is not easy. We will never take success for granted, nor will we stop in our relentless pursuit of it.

“To do so takes a complete team. Off the field, we continue to evolve administratively to best support our coaches and teams in this new era of college athletics. Over the winter, we restructured our athletics leadership team with a focus on revenue generation and commercial activity to maximize our partnerships with Cowboy Sports Properties, Loyal & True Marketing, and businesses across the state and nation.

“One of the early successes of that restructuring was a historic jersey patch sponsorship with Osage. In this time when generating revenue has never been more important, we celebrate our friends at the Osage Nation. They saw this new opportunity and demonstrated, once again, what is possible for organizations and brands who are considering partnering with Oklahoma State Athletics, and in the meantime, will become one of the lead supporters of OSU Athletics.”