Oklahoma City – The Sooner Athletic Conference is proud to announce that it will hold its 2026 Fall Sports Virtual Media Days starting on Monday, August 17. The media days will be shown on the Urban Edge Network and will spotlight the conference head coaches and selected players discussing their upcoming seasons with SAC Assistant Commissioner Jim Powers.
The media days will begin with the announcement of the league’s coaches’ preseason polls in each of the four highlighted sports. The polls will be released at 9 a.m. CT.
The schedule for the week is as follows and will begin each day at 9:30 a.m. CT.
Monday, August 17 – Volleyball
9:00 a.m. – Preseason Poll Release
9:30 a.m. – Central Christian – Rick Hughes and Nattelynn Burns
9:50 a.m. – Southwestern Christian – Faith Rethmeier and Emery Hulme
10:10 a.m. – Langston – Jazmine Washington and Poliana West
10:30 a.m. – Panhandle State – Alex Courtney and Jordyn Carpenter
10:50 a.m. – Wayland Baptist – Lucie Mahelova and Aubrie Sierra
11:10 a.m. – John Brown – Ken Carver and Paige Addington
11:30 a.m. – Science & Arts – Robert Blakley and Chloe Conover
11:50 a.m. – College of the Ozarks – Stacy Muckenthaler and Cora Rutledge
12:10 p.m. – Oklahoma City – Kristen Coventon and Natalie Adams
12:30 p.m. – Mid-America Christian – Holly McKamie and Seyi Atolagbe
12:50 p.m. – Nelson – Nick Moore and Cassidy Hargesheimer
1:10 p.m. – Texas Wesleyan – Aminah Orozco and Neeley Rutledge
Tuesday, August 18 – Men’s Soccer
9:00 a.m. – Preseason Poll Release
9:30 a.m. – Central Christian – Nyasha Dube and Hayden Rigby
9:50 a.m. – Nelson – Cesar Espana and Yael Sandoval
10:10 a.m. – Texas Wesleyan – Matt Pitcock and Diogo Stefanie
10:30 a.m. – Wayland Baptist – Robert Ssejjemba and Max Campos
10:50 a.m. – Science & Arts – Tony Orsi and Boyan Boev
11:10 a.m. – Panhandle State – Gabe Gonzalez and Zusipheyena Gxarisa
11:30 a.m. – Southwestern Christian – Michael Turner and Marcos Arranz
11:50 a.m. – John Brown – Ryan Williams and Andres Pereira
12:10 p.m. – Mid-America Christian – James Robertson and Diego Sano
12:30 p.m. – Oklahoma City – Billy Martin and Harrison Clayton
Wednesday, August 19 – Women’s Soccer
9:00 a.m. – Preseason Poll Release
9:30 a.m. – Central Christian – Rafael Gonzalez and Kaye Harrison
9:50 a.m. – Southwestern Christian – Juan Castillo and Abbi Johnson
10:10 a.m. – Nelson – Cesar Espana and Ansley Meza
10:30 a.m. – Texas Wesleyan – Kate Bond and Maribel Vargas
10:50 a.m. – Panhandle State – Ken McAlpine and Emily Chavez
11:10 a.m. – Wayland Baptist – Alex Castaneda and Camila Zavala
11:30 a.m. – Mid-America Christian – Anthony Yousey and Brae Baker
11:50 a.m. – Oklahoma City – Billy Martin and Reese Roberts
12:10 p.m. – John Brown – Nathan Lowery and Julia Lambert
12:30 p.m. – Science & Arts – Niall Crick and Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir
Thursday, August 20 – Football
9:00 a.m. – Preseason Poll Release
9:30 a.m. – Arkansas Baptist – Richard Wilson, Tavion Rupert, Vernon Grant III
10:00 a.m. – Texas College – Jarrail Jackson, Broderick Brown
10:30 a.m. – Langston – Calvin Miller, Steele Wasel, Kano Davis
11:00 a.m. – Nelson – Jared Hudgins, Judah Holtzclaw, Xavier Garcia
11:30 a.m. – Panhandle State – Cory Miller, David Zeller, CJ Holmes
Noon – Wayland Baptist – Marcos Hinojos, Donte Hurt, Brennen Davis
12:30 p.m. – Louisiana Christian – Ben McLaughlin, Gavin Lilley, Jaden Jones
1:00 p.m. – OUAZ – Rielly Murphy, Justice Sosnicki, Corey Floyd, Jr.
1:30 p.m. – Texas Wesleyan – Fran Johnson, Evenn Head, Cole Francis