Club Sports Handbook
The Club Sports Handbook
covers the policies and
procedures that all Oakland
University club sports must
follow.
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Oakland University offers the following competitive and non-competitive club sports that are open to all current OU students and various members of the campus community:
Aiki Kai (Aikido Club)
The Aiki Kai club studies self-defense strategies and the aiki martial arts developed in medieval Japan. The group practices two or three times per week.
President: Jamie Shorek, (586) 850-2358, jlshorek01@gmail.com
Adviser: Seigo Nakao, (248) 370-2066, nakao@oakland.edu
Cricket Club
President: Srinivas Tummala, (248) 885-9206, stummal2@oakland.edu
Adviser: David Archbold, (248) 370-3358, archbold@oakland.edu
Cycling Club
President: Rodney Eaton Jr, (248) 875-2683, rleaton@oakland.edu
Adviser: Robert Stewart, (248) 370-2303, stewart@oakland.edu
Dagorhir Club
President: Amanda Benjamin, (810) 625-5459, aabenjam@oakland.edu
Advisor:
Equestrian Club
President: Christine DuBay, (810) 790-1356, cmdubay@oakland.edu
Adviser: Brian Palmer, palmer23@oakland.edu
Fencing Club
President: Michael Christofis, (586) 332-1252, mjchris2@oakland.edu
Adviser: Paul Franklin, (248) 370-4339, franklin@oakland.edu
Judo Club
President: Kelly Richards, (248) 719-0342, kjricha2@oakland.edu
Adviser: Jack Nachman, (248) 370-4030, nachman@oakland.edu
Men's Ice Hockey
The 2004 Division II national champion men's hockey team is part of the Great Midwestern Hockey League and competes against teams from all over the country. The season runs from late September until the national championships in March. The team practices three times a week, beginning in early September and has two games each week during the season. Players are typically recruited, however, open tryouts also are held. Home games and practices take place at the ONYX Rochester Ice Arena. OU also has a Division III JV team, which plays in the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference and travels all over the country to compete. The team has two games a week and also practices twice week. They play out of the Detroit Skating Club Ice Arena.
President: Cody Austin, (248) 770-1219, cdaustin@oakland.edu
Adviser: Geoff Upward, (248) 370-4348, upward@oakland.edu
Men’s Ice Hockey Division III
President: Dustin Nelson, (586) 531-7128, djnelson@oakland.edu
Adviser: Jared Allen, (586) 914-2260, jballen@woway.com
Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team competes against other teams in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Games are held nearly every weekend during the regular season, which runs from February through April, with regional and national tournament games scheduled throughout May. The team practices four nights a week.
President: Matthew Fitzhenry, (586) 668-0084, mpfitzhe@oakland.edu
Adviser:
Men’s Soccer
President: Mathew Walczowski, (586) 243-1518, mtwalczo@oakland.edu
Adviser: Kristy Chene, (248) 370-3260, chene@oakland.edu
Mixed Martial Arts Club
President: Manny Katakis, (586)
557-0533, eakataki@oakland.edu
Adviser:
Rock Climbing Club
President:
Adviser: Nilesh Patel, (248) 370-2247, npatel@oakland.edu
Rugby Club
President: Brandon Jones, (248) 802-7175, bdjones2@oakland.edu
Adviser:
Running Club
President: Chris Follick, (248) 830-6876, ctf020507@yahoo.com
Adviser:
Synchronized Skating
President: Gina Purgatori, (586) 549-3955, gkpurgat@oakland.edu
Adviser: Chris Stiller, (248) 370-4047, cstiller@oakland.edu
Taekwondo Club
President: Christopher Powers, (248) 656-3275, ccpowers@oakland.edu
Adviser: Sumit Dinda, (248) 370-2456, sdinda@oakland.edu
Tennis Club
President: Alex Meyers, (248) 656-7275, anmeyers@oakland.edu
Adviser: Jill Osmon, (248) 370-4455, osmon@oakland.edu
Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team competes against other teams in the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The team goal is to expose more women to the sport of lacrosse and promote participation of women in the sport.
President: Caroline Brandon, (248) 703-9750, csbrando@oakland.edu
Adviser:
Women’s Soccer
President: Kathleen Boura, kjboura@oakland.edu
Adviser:
Wrestling Club
The Wrestling Club at Oakland University competes both as a team and individually against other colleges in the North-Central conference of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association. The club is sanctioned to wrestle at any NCAA open tournaments, both individually and as a team.
President: Kyle Nieporte, (248) 396-8109, knieport@oakland.edu
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