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Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Senior distance runner Ugis Jocis races toward the finish line in the 5,000 meter run at the KT Woodman Classic on Friday night. Jocis won the race and claimed his U.S. personal record with a time of 14:35.55. (Apr. 14, 2017)

Shockers lead KT Woodman after six events

Sam Belsan, Reporter April 15, 2017

  The KT Woodman Classic continued on Friday evening at Cessna Stadium with the Distance Carnival. After six events have been scored, both Wichita State teams lead the meet in points — the women...

Senior Kelli Spring tags an Indiana State player during a double play in the top of the fifth inning of Fridays first game.

Shockers bounce back from six-run deficit, defeat Indiana State

Grant Cohen, Sports Editor April 14, 2017

Senior Kelli Spring was moved from left field to second base in the top of the fifth inning. Playing a position she was in for most of last season, Spring prevented the go-ahead run from scoring by tagging...

Ugis Jocis, a senior from Latvia finishes  well ahead of the rest of the runners, on Saturday morning in Augusta.

Overseas journey sets top distance runner up for success

Sam Belsan, Reporter April 13, 2017

Until coming to the United States for college, Ugis Jocis spent all of his life living in Latvia. While he was growing up, Jocis was encouraged by his parents to play sports, but his interests did not...

Odle ‘on the verge of fighting back’ after Olympic Trials, ACL injury

Odle ‘on the verge of fighting back’ after Olympic Trials, ACL injury

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter April 13, 2017

One centimeter came between Damien Odle and the 2016 Olympic Trial finals. One month before the trials, Odle, a redshirt senior javelin thrower at Wichita State, set a new personal record of 73.36 meters. “Going...

Kaden Griffin high jumps Tuesday in Cessna Stadium during the K.T. Woodman Multi-Events. Griffin won the Decathlon with a personal best of 6,816. (April 11, 2017)

Shocker multi-event winners highlight opening days of KT Woodman

Grant Cohen, Sports Editor April 13, 2017

Sophomore Kaden Griffin and senior Nikki Larch-Miller were the headliners in the first two days of Wichita State’s KT Woodman Classic. Griffin won the Decathalon while Larch-Miller won the Heptathlon,...

Wichita State player Miroslav Herzan attempts to return a serve during Saturday’s match in the Coleman Tennis Complex. (Apr. 9, 2017)

Tennis can’t break the tiebreaker

Matt Hopper, Reporter April 10, 2017

On Sunday afternoon - after over seven hours since the day of men’s tennis had begun - Miroslav Herzan was the last match playing on court two with the second match of the doubleheader tied at 3-3. Herzan’s...

Sophomore Alec Bohm hits a home run during the game against Southern Illinois.

Offense propels Wichita State to victory against Southern Illinois

Tanner Shirk, Reporter April 9, 2017

Not even 24 hours after suffering an 11-8 loss against Southern Illinois, Wichita State’s offense exploded for 17 runs en route to a 17-7 run-rule victory over the Salukis Sunday afternoon. “It...

Wichita State broadcaster Dave Dahl eulogizes the late Linwood Sexton at a memorial service Saturday in Charles Koch Arena. (Apr. 8, 2017)

‘He was my Martin Luther King’: Linwood Sexton remembered

Sam Belsan, Reporter April 8, 2017

More than 300 people gathered at Charles Koch Arena early Saturday morning to remember the life and impact of Linwood Sexton. Sexton, 90, died March 29. Sexton played football at Wichita East High...

Redshirt Sophomore Jordan Boyer throws to first base after tagging a Southern Illinois player.

Bullpen falters as Wichita State falls to Southern Illinois

Tanner Shirk, Reporter April 8, 2017

Wichita State squandered a 5-1 lead to drop the second game of the weekend to Southern Illinois on Saturday. SIU collected 14 hits en route to the 11-8 victory on Saturday afternoon, despite a ferocious...

Redshirt Sophomore Jordan Boyer and Redshirt Freshman Noah Croft celebrate Boyers home run against Southern Illinois.

Lewis shuts down Southern Illinois as Wichita State opens MVC play

Tanner Shirk, Reporter April 8, 2017

Wichita State senior Zach Lewis threw seven shutout innings as the Shockers began Missori Valley Conference play with a 7-0 drubbing of the Southern Illinois Salukis on Friday. “Lewis was really good...

Wichita State ticket prices expected to increase with AAC move

Wichita State ticket prices expected to increase with AAC move

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2017

Improved competition is often times a higher price to pay. Wichita State accepted a move to leave the Missouri Valley Conference for the American Athletic Conference early Friday morning. Wichita State...

Boatright: We expressed a desire to go now and avoid the lame duck round around the Missouri Valley

Boatright: ‘We expressed a desire to go now and avoid the lame duck round around the Missouri Valley’

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2017

Wichita State couldn't bear the agony of another season in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State men's basketball head coach Gregg Marshall didn't want to have to entertain a home-and-away with...

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