It’s a hot summer day, and athletes, coaches and trainers are lined up, ready to be refreshed. However, these people aren’t lined up for a bottle of Gatorade. Rather, they are about to be doused in freezing cold ice water.

As the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge enraptured the world, some of Wichita State’s athletic teams have helped spread awareness by participating and challenging teams and people across the nation.

“One of our former volleyball players, Elizabeth Myers Walker, and her little baby, Stella, challenged our entire Wichita State volleyball team,” said Shannon Lamb, director of volleyball operations.

In the volleyball team’s video of the Ice Bucket Challenge, they did things a little differently.

 “We’ve already donated to the association and are also going to do the ice bucket challenge, and we challenge you to do the same,” Lamb said.

The volleyball team then called out Missouri State’s volleyball team, Cal State Northridge’s volleyball team and WSU’s men’s basketball team.

In Gregg Marshall’s response to the Ice Bucket Challenge, he let it be known that $41 million has now been raised for ALS, but the cure still needs to be found.

“I have a friend of mine, Mary Kay, who I met in St. Louis,” Marshall said. “She follows the Shockers far and wide, and we need to cure this disease now.”

Marshall then called on Touré Murry, a former WSU basketball player, former coach Chris Jans and Charles Koch, all of whom have completed their challenges.

The women’s basketball team completed their challenge as well, extending the invitation to the softball and baseball teams, as well as athletic director Eric Sexton.

While the baseball team was challenged by Lamar University, too, head coach Todd Butler didn’t limit his involvement to just getting doused in ice water.

“We’re also going to donate $500 to the foundation to find a cure,” Butler said before his entire staff and team were drenched.

Butler challenged Texas State University, Oral Roberts University and Sam Houston State University, the baseball team’s first three opponents. 

Coming off of the women’s basketball team’s challenge, the softball team followed through with Eric Sexton, suit and all, sitting front and center.

Missouri State, Mississippi State and WSU’s athletic trainers were singled out in the softball team’s video to help create awareness for ALS not only nationwide, but locally as well.