shalyn king

| @ok_fca - north metro area director | uco alum | c. king 💍

[shalyn king @sfiles23]

Lord, help me to trust and depend on you to guide me. Give me a hunger for your Word, a thirst for your presence, and the courage to live as a disciple of Christ.

[Bob Hoffman @CoachBobHoffman]

Our program is going through something much bigger than basketball. One of our own could really use your help and support. We love you Noah. Praying hard for you and your family. Be Strong and Courageous. #NoahStrong

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[shalyn king @sfiles23]

YEAH @Coach_Guap !! Great coach even better man & friend! So proud of you. Much deserved. 💜

[Lumberjack Football @SFA_Football]

One of the best 🏅

Congrats to @Coach_Guap on being named to the @WeAreAFCA 35 Under 35!

#AxeEm x #EastTexasTough

[shalyn king @sfiles23]

#WCWS

[shalyn king @sfiles23]

@rob_seat @NateGomez Excited to see how the Lord continues to use them to influence and impact their teammates and peers in college! Congratulations ladies! 👏🏼

[shalyn king @sfiles23]

@CoachBobHoffman Congratulations coach!! What a blessing!

[Sports Spectrum @Sports_Spectrum]

"Our God is way bigger than just a basketball game."

@GCU_MBB's @GabeMcGlothan5 giving praise after the Lopes loss to Alabama in the NCAA Tournament.

[NCAA Division II @NCAADII]

🚨BACK TO BACK TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS🚨

@UCOAthletics scored 110 points and defended their team title this year. The Bronchos have earned a trophy as a team in the last three seasons.

#D2Wrestler | #MakeItYours

[Stan Wagnon @StanWagnon]

So proud of these guys! Lots of pressure and expectations, our fair share of adversity, target on their back, and these guys never flinched. Looking forward to cheering on our four finalists tonight, but feels great for @UcoWrestling to be back-to-back CHAMPS!! #RollChos 🐴💪

[UCO Wrestling @UcoWrestling]

🏆BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!🏆

The Bronchos ice the team race in the placement matches to earn our 17th Team title and 9th in Division II!

#RollChos x #D2Wrestle

[UCO Bronchos @ucoathletics]

That will do it!! Top-ranked UCO has clinched its second straight national wrestling championship -- and the 17th in program history -- with consolation action still going on at Hartman Arena!

@UcoWrestling x #RollChos

[UCO Bronchos @ucoathletics]

NATIONAL CHAMPS! UCO clinched the 17th national title in its rich wrestling history this afternoon, with Gabe Johnson, Anthony DesVigne, Dalton Abney and Shawn Streck set to compete for individual titles tonight. https://t.co/YmVqe9y1gl

[UCO Wrestling @UcoWrestling]

149lbs: Dylan Brown is an ALL-AMERICAN!

He advances onto the Semi-Finals, beating Donathan of Grand Valley 18-11 by decision!

[UCO Wrestling @UcoWrestling]

174lbs: Anthony Des Vigne is an ALL-AMERICAN!

With a takedown in sudden victory he defeats Hernandez of Western Colorado!

Des Vigne will wrestle tomorrow in the Semi-Finals.

[UCO Wrestling @UcoWrestling]

165lbs: Hunter Jump is an ALL-AMERICAN!

He advances to the Semi-Finals tomorrow, defeating Coreno of Gannon 4-2 by decision!

[UCO Wrestling @UcoWrestling]

157lbs: Gabe Johnson is an ALL-AMERICAN!

He advances to the Semi-Finals tomorrow, defeating Wiechers of Ashland 17-2 by Technical Fall!

[Brandon Weaver @CoachBWeaver]

I’ve thought long and hard about what to say about Luke Gray when his time playing in the OCS basketball program is over. Here’s my best shot. Luke is at the very least a program changer. OCS has a very rich tradition, but he has carried the torch from Chianti Roberts, Taylor Griffin, and Blake Griffin as a pillar of great Saints teams. He is a 2000+ scorer and a 1000+ rebounder. Anyone that sees him play the game would agree that he is an absolute BEAST. BUT he is much more than that.
He is humble.
He is caring.
He is intelligent.
He is thoughtful.
He is a leader.
He is thankful.
He is funny.
He is approachable.
He is serious about his faith in Christ.
He is growing in his spiritual maturity.
He is an unbelievable role model to every young person who chooses to look up to him.
He is loyal.

I can never thank him enough for the trust that he shows me. There are way too many people, including coaches, who have tried to tell him that it is in his best interest to change schools. Many of them are coaches and people that have said such nice things about and to me and our program in the hours following the championship.
Luke is my brother in Christ. A bond that cannot be broken.

He has allowed me to coach him and hold him accountable, even when I was wrong. He didn’t have to. He could have rebelled. His family could have complained and demanded, but that is not his way or their way. They are partners with us according to the mission of our school.

He got beat up every game and never complained. Heck, he caused me to get my only three technicals at OCS (2 in the summer) because I was so upset at how he was being fouled. Haha!

Our success is because of the young men in our program. I stay out of the way of their celebrations. They earned the spotlight. They put in the work. After each of the final two games (our closest of the year), he ran to me and gave me a big bear hug. That will mean more to me than he will ever know. He didn’t have to do that. His teammates followed him after the championship to hug me. He didn’t have to do that. They didn’t have to do that. It was a special moment.

Luke is a child of God. HE has done amazing things in Luke’s life, and HE will continue to do so. They will be much bigger than championships and success in basketball. I will forever be indebted that God allowed me to be at OCS when Luke attended the school. Whatever college is lucky enough to have Luke as a part of their program, watch out. He just may change your program as well…if not much, much more. #MARCHON

[Braden Appelhans @AppelhansBraden]

Those of you who follow New Mexico basketball may have noticed I haven’t been playing or anyone who knows me may have noticed I have been so distant from everyone and there is a good reason for that. 

I have struggled with depression off and on since high school. I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in 4th grade. I was put on medication to help with school and only took it during school (summers and weekends off) I was told my medication had a slight antidepressant in it. Since my depression wasn’t constant and would come and go my parents just helped me through it, thinking my medication would help.

Last spring, after taking a medical redshirt, trying to recover from surgery, and learning how to balance school with a tough travel schedule my depression showed up in a big, bad, scary way!  I went home after school got out, got into my doctor, and started on an antidepressant.  

I returned to UNM for summer and fall and killed it in practice.  Was earning playing time and showing signs of having a great season.  However, in late September I started spiraling into a dark place again. My coaches noticed a dramatic change.  I would call me several times a day to my mom in just a complete meltdown. I couldn’t make it through a practice without breaking down in tears.  I couldn’t function, stopped doing homework, lost interest in basketball, and was going down a dark path to the point where I was questioning if I should even be here.  My coaches called my mom and said she needed to come and be with me.  She was on a plane the next day and spent 4 days in Albuquerque.  I went to see the team doctor and learned my ADHD medication and depression medication were canceling each other out.  For about 6 months I wasn’t getting any medication.  I got on a new medication that worked with my ADHD meds and got in with the sports therapist.  Slowly but surely I started to feel like myself again.  Then the start of the semester came and anxiety attacks kicked in. They would hit me out of the blue.  They were almost crippling and exhausting.  So back to the doctor I went and decided it was time to stop the ADHD meds - too much stimulation.  Now I am about 2 months ADHD meds free.  Grades are still good and I feel like myself again. I still take an antidepressant every day but I am in such a better place!

Through all of this, I missed practices and games.  My coaches, teammates and everyone involved in Lobo basketball put me in a protective cocoon and took great care of me and I couldn’t be more thankful for them. My coaches decided to limit me to make sure I was mentally healthy.  I've handled it the best way possible and I understand their decision because I know what a dark scary place I was in.

You change from here.

I am so grateful that I reached out for help. I knew I could call my parents, coaches, and teammates at any time.  Most people (young kids and young adults especially) don’t have that. Most don’t dare to reach out and ask for help. I hope someone reading this will see that it can happen to anyone, even kids who are living out their dreams.  Everyone needs help at some point. 

So there it is. That is the big story and mystery as to why I haven’t been on the floor and why I have been so distant from everyone. I have accepted that I have an invisible injury that I am fixing and is well on the mend!   I will be back in a Lobo jersey next year! 

-BA1

[Oklahoma FCA @OK_fca]

Come hang out with us February 23rd!! Free food, great speaker, and a great time!!

[whitney @its_whitney]

me going from couch nap to my actual bed

[shalyn king @sfiles23]

The influence of coaches/athletes first impacted my life at 11yrs& has helped me become who I am today. I am thankful for FCA&those who support the mission.

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