OKLAHOMA CITY - As we gear up for a new athletic year in a matter of weeks, it’s time to take a look back at the 2024-25 athletic campaign across Oklahoma City Public Schools and highlight all of the accolades in the third annual “Year of Champions” feature.

State Championships, Players of the Year, All-State Selections. OKCPS Athletics had quite a few in these categories in 2024-25 as the largest school district in the state of Oklahoma puts a bow on another fantastic athletic year.

Beginning with the team and individual state champions, the Douglass Trojettes Track & Field Team were sensational once again as they racked up four different State championships. Their dominance was led by senior Brianna Jones who completed the "Triple Crown" as she won State in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and 400-meters. The Trojettes' 4x400 relay team also won State for the second straight year as the tandem of Brianna Jones, Jazzlin Brown, Justice Woods and Darriana Gates dominated the competition.

In the second edition of the “Turnpike 44 Softball League” featuring strictly Oklahoma City Public Schools and Tulsa Public Schools, the Southeast Lady Spartans won their first State Championship during the Fall, as they defeated U.S. Grant in the finals at the University of Tulsa Stadium.

Three teams across the district came as close as you can to winning a State Title, as they earned State Runner-Up trophies. In the Fall, the Classen SAS Comets were named Class 5A Boys State Runner-Up after an excellent performance at the State meet at Edmond Santa Fe.

The Douglass Girls Basketball team had a memorable season on the hardwood, as they advanced all the way to the Class 4A Girls Basketball State Championship game for the first time in 30 years where they fell in a hard fought game to Lincoln Christian in the final game ever played in the "Big House".

Our final Runner-Up accolade belongs to Douglass freshman wrestler Feliciti Doolittle. She became the first female wrestler in OKCPS history to advance to the final match at the "Big House". Doolittle has a bright future ahead as she eyes the first ever State Title in OKCPS wrestling history in years to come.

There were a total of seven different area, regional, and district championships awarded to OKCPS schools on the basketball court, as three teams made their State Tournament, while one other was just one game away.

Southeast’s Boys Soccer team had another historic run in the 2025 Class 5A State Tournament, as the Spartans reached the State Semifinals for the second consecutive season. Southeast fell in overtime to Santa Fe South in front of a sellout crowd at Speegle Stadium.

On the track this Spring, it was an electric season as the district boasted 37 State qualifiers across five different OKCPS schools. In Tennis, there were eight individual State qualifiers, and three more across boys and girls golf. On the wrestling mat, there were four athletes that qualified for State as well.

12 different teams across OKCPS punched their tickets to State as cross-country (4), boys soccer (4), boys/girls basketball (3), and cheer (1) represented the district.

Douglass wrestling coach Jermell Perry was recognized for his efforts as he was named the OCA Region 8 Wrestling Coach of the Year along with the Class 4A COWOA Wrestling Coach of the Year accolade. Latesha Woods from Douglass Girls Basketball was named the OCA Region 8 Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year as well.

The All-State and All-Star selections were extremely plentiful among OKCPS in 2024-25, as 38 different athletes received the accolade and were represented by boys basketball (3), girls basketball (4), cross-country (4), boys golf (1), girls soccer (9), boys soccer (10), girls track (6), and boys track (1).

Finally, there were 29 athletic scholarships awarded across all 8 OKCPS High Schools as these outstanding student-athletes will continue their success at the next level in college.

The 2024-25 athletic year saw many outstanding team and individual achievements, as well as other squads making significant strides to compete in the years to come. What will the 2025-26 athletic year have in store? The good news is: you won’t have to wait too long to find out!