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A child sprints toward the finish line during the Shocker Track Club Tuesday evening at Cessna Stadium. The Track club is hosted by Wichita State track students.

Track club grows within community

Sports Reporter June 4, 2014

The Shocker Track Club at Wichita State is growing rapidly and producing Olympians in the process.In 2010, Head Track Coach Steve Rainbolt and assistant coach John Wise began brainstorming about how to...

Men’s baseball closes out lackluster season

Sports Reporter June 4, 2014

The Wichita State men’s baseball team finished its first season with new head coach Todd Butler before it wanted to.The Shockers faced a rocky season full of suspensions and injuries without getting...

NBA Los Angeles Clippers owner’s remarks show lack of progress

Sports Editor May 4, 2014

It has been difficult to tune into ESPN or other sports networks to not find a headline or mention about NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s leaked recording of his making racist comments.In...

Shockers shoot down Redbirds

Sports Reporter May 4, 2014

FridayWhile Friday’s game may not have been pretty, the Shockers managed to snag the win against Bradley, 4-3 in the 10th.AJ Ladwig, the starting pitcher for the Shockers, threw eight innings while only...

Shockers fall to mid-week pressure

April 30, 2014

The weather during last night’s baseball game against Kansas University was bad, but the playing was worse. The Shockers lost 10-3.“Cody Tyler couldn’t go six innings,” head coach Todd Butler said....

Women’s tennis clinches MVC tournament title

Staff Reporter April 27, 2014

One week after beating Drake at home to clinch the MVC regular season championship, Wichita State’s women’s tennis team travelled to Normal, Ill. to go for the tournament title.As the No. 1 overall...

Men’s tennis seeks revenge at MVC tournament

Sports reporter April 27, 2014

One week removed from a disappointing 4-0 loss to Drake that saw very close doubles matches and senior Ilija Cuic retire from his match due to injury, the Shockers were the No. 2 seed in the MVC tournament...

New women’s basketball assistant coach

Sports Editor April 27, 2014

Jody Adams, women’s basketball head coach, and the rest of the Shocker women’s basketball staff have hired former Texas State assistant coach Chandra Dorsey as an assistant coach.Dorsey replaces former...

Shocker basketball signs Tevin Glass

Sports Editor April 27, 2014

The Shocker men’s basketball team has begun focusing on the recruitment process for the 2014-15 season. So far, the team has landed Northwest Florida State College’s forward Tevin Glass.Glass, standing...

Shockers fall to Salukis on Senior Weekend

Sports reporter April 27, 2014

With the regular season starting to come to a close, Wichita State hosts its last series at Wilkins Stadium against the Southern Illinois Salukis.In the first two games of the series, wind dominated the...

Shockers swarmed by Pelicans

Sports Reporter April 27, 2014

Wichita State went down to the bayou to visit Tulane University for a weekend series of baseball with the Green Wave.The Shockers started the weekend off on Friday with A.J. Ladwig pitching nine shutout...

Baseketball ceremony celebrates ‘magic carpet ride’ season

Sports reporter April 25, 2014

Charles Koch Arena was dressed to impress Thursday night. A 50-foot arch of yellow, black, and white balloons hovered over the stage the players were seated on while the team was lathered with awards.“Tonight...

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