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2015 MVC Freshman of the Year winner Rebekah Topham sprints past the crowd at the finish line.

Topham takes top spot in MVC Championship

Kylie Cameron, Reporter November 3, 2016

Sophomore Rebekah Topham placed first overall in the women’s 5k at the Missouri Valley Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with a time of 17:24.8 this weekend to help the Wichita State women’s cross...

Douglas Wagner slides into a release during a team practice at North Rock Lanes. Wagner was selected to join Wichita State’s bowling team this year after transferrring schools.

Bowler takes plunge, excels in transfer

Matt Hopper, Reporter November 3, 2016

Douglas Wagner’s bowling career began on a sick day at the age of five years old. His mother, who worked the counter at the local bowling alley in his hometown of Moorhead, Minnesota, would bring...

Beach: Faces old, new set to stand out in Valley

Beach: Faces old, new set to stand out in Valley

Nick Beach, Reporter November 3, 2016

Basketball season is right around the corner and Wichita State is the favorite in the Missouri Valley Conference. However, conference stars of years past like Ron Baker, Fred VanVleet and Egidijus Mockevicius...

Junior Jocelyn Devilliers strikes the ball during the MVC semi-finals match against Illinois State last March.

Men’s tennis emerges as competitors in professional tournament

Matt Hopper, Reporter November 3, 2016

Over the weekend, Wichita State men’s tennis began play in Birmingham, Alabama, at the United States Tennis Association Futures Player’s Choice Open. The USTA Futures circuit is the lowest ranking...

Rangie Bessard pulled in nine rebounds in the second half while adding 19 points in Wichita State's victory Wednesday night.

Bessard, newcomers outmuscle Newman

Grant Cohen, Sports Editor November 3, 2016

Senior forward Rangie Bessard went down with a leg injury early in the first quarter as Wichita State trailed Newman 14-12. Bessard shook off the injury and returned to play. Her physical play turned...

Mostrom puts Shockers back on track

Mostrom puts Shockers back on track

Grant Cohen, Sports Editor October 29, 2016

Junior libero Gabi Mostrom gave Wichita State volleyball a spark during her freshman season. In 2014, the Springfield, Missouri, native started her freshman year at WSU with 204 digs — the third highest...

Senior Ugis Jocis finished 12th at last season’s MVC championships with a time of 24:32.98 in the 8K race

Bradley stands in cross country’s way of MVC Championship

Grant Cohen, Sports Editor October 27, 2016

Wichita State cross country heads into the MVC Championship meet predicted to finish second as a team, with Bradley predicted to finish first according to the conference’s pre-championship coaches poll...

Senior John Robert “J.R” Simon, center, smiles after an attempted free-throw by Senior Zach Bush during Shocker Madness at Charles Koch Arena last Thursday.

JR Simon gets surprised with full scholarship

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter October 27, 2016

Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall put senior JR Simon on a scholarship at a team dinner on Sunday. Marshall said Friday at the Missouri Valley Conference’s media day he learned of the...

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Shocker outfielder learns to pitch again

Kylie Cameron, Reporter October 27, 2016

Wichita State fans were surprised to see a new face out in the circle warming up for the Shocker’s final fall softball game of the season against Northern Oklahoma Enid on Tuesday. After freshman...

WuShock poses for the camera prior to entertaining the crowd at Koch Arena.

WuShock battered

Chance Swaim, News Editor October 25, 2016

WuShock, the Wichita State mascot, was battered earlier this month, according to the WSU police blotter. The report says the incident, which is still under investigation, was filed as a battery. The...

VanVleet scoops final roster spot

VanVleet scoops final roster spot

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2016

For Fred VanVleet post-college life is like a whole new world. VanVleet fulfilled his dreams of playing professional basketball when the Toronto Raptors signed the 6-foot guard to a three-year contract...

Baker makes Knicks roster

Baker makes Knicks roster

Nick Beach, Reporter October 21, 2016

Former Wichita State guard Ron Baker has made the final 15-man roster for the New York Knicks. Baker was among the final two members to make the roster under head coach Jeff Hornacek. The other was forward...

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