Oklahoma Baptist University Women's Soccer

The Mike White File Hometown: Nashville, Tenn. Education: Samford '93; Alabama-Birmingham '94 Wife: Mandy; Children: Hannah, Matthew, Michaela, Hali, Hope, Hudson, Moriah Coaching Background 2010-Pres. Oklahoma Baptist, Head Coach 2008-10 Oklahoma Baptist, Assistant Coach 2004-07 Stratford Academy, Head Coach 1999-03 Montreat College, Head Coach 1997-99 Montreat College, Assistant Coach 1996 Palm Beach Atlantic College, Assistant Coach Career Records OBU Record: 154-113-35 (.567) Conference: 102-46-25 (.661) National Tournament: 0-2 By The Numbers 8 - Appearance in the GAC Tournament Championship Game 4 - All-Americans 10 - Winning seasons as head coach 15 - School record for most wins in a season (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) 67 - All-conference selections Championships/Honors - All-time winningiest coach in women's soccer history - First GAC team to post perfect conference record (12-0-0, 2018) - 2021 Central Region Staff of the Year - 2018, 2021 NCAA Tournament appearance - 2021 GAC Tournament Champions - 2018 GAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions - 2017 GAC Regular Season Champions - 2014 NAIA Tournament appearance - 2014 SAC Tournament Champions - Two-time Coach of the Year Michael White took the helm for the Bison in 2010, after being the assistant for two years, and has transitioned OBU women's soccer to one of the top programs in the GAC, appearing in eight consecutive GAC Championship games.  In his 16 years with the program, the Bison women's soccer team has accumulated a record of 154-113-35. In the conference, where Coach White places the most importance, his teams have achieved a 102-46-25 record. The team has made it to the conference tournament championship game in eight of nine seasons since joining the GAC.  Among his coaching accolades, White has produced four All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans, as well as 14 all-region and 67 all-conference selections. He's also instructed one GAC Defensive Player of the Year, a GAC Goalkeeper of the Year, a Midfielder of the Year and two Freshman of the Year honorees in addition to being named the GAC Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2018. In the 2024 season, OBU made its eighth straight GAC Tournament final. Olivia Kenas and Lex Williamson were named to the All-GAC First Team while Sam Sheffield, Chloe Monroe and Claire Stoermer were named to the All-GAC Tournament Team.  In fall 2021, White directed his Bison to a 13-6-1 record and winners of the GAC Tournament after a 1-0 decision over rival Southwestern Oklahoma State. That led to the program's second NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2018, OBU became the first team in GAC history to go perfect in conference play with a 12-0-0 record. The Bison won their second conference title in a row and made it to the NCAA Central Regional for the first time.  When Oklahoma Baptist claimed its first regular season Great American Conference title under White in 2017 after becoming just the second team in conference history to go unbeaten in league play with a 9-0-3 record. The squad went 15-2-3 overall, reaching the GAC Championship, while setting a program record for shutouts (10) and tying the program records for wins (15). The Bison women's soccer team reached new heights in 2016, finishing as the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Runners-Up following a third-place finish in the Great American Conference. Led by NCCAA All-Americans Kenzi Bice and Ruth King, OBU tied the school record with 15 wins, including the program's first upset of a ranked Division II opponent (Texas Woman's). Other coaching experiences include assistant men’s coaching position at Palm Beach Atlantic University, the head women's soccer coaching role at Montreat College for five seasons, and the head men and women’s role at Stratford Academy in Macon, GA winning two state championships and one runner-up. Soccer is year around for Coach White. He coaches competitive soccer for the Norman Youth Soccer Association in the fall and spring and during the winter months he directs the Bison Winter Futsal league at OBU’s wellness center to raise money for the Bison women's soccer annual mission trips which have included trips to Boulder, Colorado, Daytona Beach, Florida, Fairbanks, Alaska, Redding, California, Natal, Brazil, Yerevan, Armenia, Newcastle, England and Reykjavik, Iceland. Soccer opens doors, as White discovered while spending two years as a youth sports developer in Cambodia and Uzbekistan as part of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board. Thailand, Laos, Australia, New Zealand and West Asia are a few of the places where White has taken other teams for competition and service. Coach White is married to Mandy (OBU ’94). The couple has seven children Hannah (OBU '22), Matthew (OBU '23), Michaela ('25), Hali, Hope, Hudson and Moriah.  A player and graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, White went on to attend the University of Alabama - Birmingham to earn his Masters degree in Sport Administration. White also is a certified United States Soccer Federation coach with a national ‘A' Level Coaching License and has attended the USSF national GK course as part of his continuing education credits. Mike White's All-Time Collegiate Head-Coaching Record Year         Overall         Conference           Conference Tourney       Season Notes                                                                                                                2025 2-11-5 2-8-2 No postseason Three All-GAC members. First Team: Lex Williamson; Honorable Mention: Annabelle Joski, Sam Sheffield 2024     6-6-7 5-3-4 Championship Game     Five All-GAC Members. First Team: Lex Williamson, Olivia Kenas; Second Team; Sam Sheffield, Chloe Monroe; Honorable Mention: Emma Teague; Kenas D2CCA All-Region 2023 9-9-2 7-3-2 Championship Game Six All-GAC Members, incl. First Teamers Kaylee Swaner, Alanna Bloomingdale, Asley Baker 2022     7-9-4 5-3-4 Championship Game Three All-GAC Selections: Katie Fowler, Kaylee Swaner, Maddison Williams; Asley Baker, Alanna Bloomingdale, Katie Fowler, Mia Pendleton, Maddison Williams CSC Academic All-District Fall 2021 13-6-1   10-2 Champions Eight All-GAC Selections: Tori Kitchel, Maddison Williams and Hannah White First Team; Maddison Williams CoSIDA Academic All-District Spring 2021 7-2-2     5-0-1 Championship Game 10 All-GAC Selections: Emily Griffith, Kaylee Swaner, Kimmy McKinney First Team 2019 11-7-2 8-3-1, T-2nd Championship Game Ruth King: D2CCA First Team All-Region, Hannah White: D2CCA Second Team All-Region 2018   15-5-1 12-0-0, 1st Champions NCAA Tournament Bid, GAC Tournament Champions, GAC Regular Season Champions, Ruth King: GAC Offensive Player of the Year, Jennifer Goethe: GAC Defensive Player of the Year, Mike White: GAC Coach of the Year 2017 15-2-3 9-0-3, 1st Championship Game GAC Regular Season Champions, Emily Infante: USC Third Team All-American and GAC Defensive Player of the Year, Emily Griffith: GAC Goalkeeper of the Year, Hannah White: GAC Freshman of the Year 2016 15-6-1 7-4-1, T-3rd Not eligible Kenzie Bice: NCCAA First Team All-American, Ruth King: NCCAA First Team All-American  2015 6-11-0 3-9-0, 6th Not eligible 2014 15-6-1 6-2-1, T-2nd Champions SAC Tournament Champions, Mikayla Lowery: SAC Freshman of the Year 2013 9-8-0 7-3-0, T-3rd Semifinals 2012 9-8-1 5-2-1, T-2nd Championship Game Elisa Brito: NAIA Honorable Mention All-American 2011 7-10-2 6-3-2, 4th Semifinals 2010 8-7-4 5-3-3, 6th N/A

Charles Barkman, a 2022 Oklahoma Baptist University alum, is back on campus to serve as assistant coach for the Bison women's soccer program. He returns to Shawnee after serving most recently as assistant coach of Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C. During the 2025 season, he coached primarily goalies and defenders and helped assist the team to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 10 D2 Conference Championship. Barkman also led the Wilmington Christian Academy Girl's Team. During the spring 2025 campaign, he coached WCA to a 2A State Championship and earned the NCCSA Coach Award for his efforts. Furthermore, he was a student-athlete at Division II Delta State University (Gulf South Conference) and spent time at Cape Fear CC and Bob Jones University. During his prep career at Wilmington Christian Academy in North Carolina, he helped the program to a 2017 state championship where he scored 26 goals with 38 assists his senior year.