• Tragedy strikes OSU again
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    OSU Coach Budke, asst. killed in crash

    OSU women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant women's basketball coach Miranda Serna were killed Thursday in a plane crash in Perry County, Ark.  University officials said in a press conference Friday former State Sen. Olin Branstetter, the …

  2. Serna and Budke

    Who were Budke and Serna?

    During his six seasons in Stillwater, Oklahoma State University womens' head basketball coach Kurt Budke transformed the team into a contender and put them back in the national spotlight.

  3. Piper PA-28 Cherokee

    The plane in the OSU crash

    According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane involved in Thursday's crash that killed OSU's Coach Kurt Budke and Assistant Coach Miranda Serna was a Piper PA-28 Cherokee, owned by former State Sen. Olin Branstetter, of Ponca City.  …

Remembering Budke and Serna


  1. OSU's Budke, Serna killed in crash

    OSU's Budke, Serna killed in crash

    Oklahoma State University suffered another tragic loss to its athletic family when a plane carrying women's head coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna crashed Thursday in Arkansas, killing the pair and two others on board.


More on the tragedy


  1. ME's report released in OSU plane crash

    ME's report released in OSU plane crash

    Medical examiners are now releasing new information about a plane crash that killed two Oklahoma State University coaches and two alumni last year.

  2. NTSB releases report on OSU plane crash

    NTSB releases report on OSU plane crash

    The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on a fatal plane crash that killed four members of the Oklahoma State University community two weeks ago.

  3. Services Tuesday for Serna, Branstetters

    Services Tuesday for Serna, Branstetters

    On Tuesday, services are being held for three of the four victims from last Thursday's plane crash.

  4. Thousands gather for OSU memorial

    Thousands gather for OSU memorial

    Thousands of mourners clad in orange and black gathered in Oklahoma State University's basketball arena to honor two of the school's women's basketball coaches and two others who died when their plane crashed in Arkansas.

  5. Okla. State to examine travel rules

    Okla. State to examine travel rules

    Oklahoma State University officials will examine their travel policy in the wake of a plane crash that killed women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and three others in Arkansas.

  6. Church members speak out over loss

    Church members speak out over loss

    Members of St. Francis Xavier Church in Stillwater remember the dedication of their friends.

  7. OSU continues to mourn

    OSU continues to mourn

    "For me personally, I can't believe this has happened again," said Moorewood.

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