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Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo, OU Nominated For ESPYs

Add one more collegiate honor for Oklahoma softball's all-time home run leader.

Ross Lovelace

Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo, OU Nominated For ESPYs
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The postseason awards continue to roll in for the Oklahoma softball team.

Tuesday, ESPN released the nominees for the 2022 ESPYs, which will take place on July 20 in Los Angeles. The ESPYs feature a variety of awards honoring the top athletes, moments and teams in sports.

Oklahoma softball star Jocelyn Alo was included in the candidates for Best College Athlete in Women’s Sports.

OU also received an ESPY nomination for Best Team, and Alo received one for Best Record-Breaking Performance.

Coming off an historic season, Alo was recently selected as the top pick in the Women’s Professional Fastpitch league. The startup softball league is gaining serious traction with top athletes like Alo joining. The current commissioner of the WPF is former Sooners star Lauren Chamberlain, further connecting the dots.

The Hawaii product capped off her historic career at Oklahoma batting .515 with 34 home runs in her final season. She broke the NCAA career home run record in her home state, totaling 122 in all and helping the Sooners win back-to-back national championships. In addition, Alo was named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year for the second year in a row.

Other nominees for the ESPY are South Carolina women’s basketball star Aliyah Boston, Florida State soccer’s Jaelin Howell and Boston College lacrosse player Charlotte North. 

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Experience Ross is a young, up-and-coming sports reporter who has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners over the past six years. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and has helped out with the All Sooners podcast whenever he gets the chance. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross worked for self-starter blogs and latched onto Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and was hired by All Sooners. Ross landed an internship with Sports Illustrated's Inside the Thunder and has since become a full-time contributor. One day, Ross hopes to work in the NBA. Work History Education Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Personal Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC, OK. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross is engaged to be married at the end of the year. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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