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Michael Mulhollon retires from pitching, joins WSU baseball coaching staff

Mack Smith, Reporter February 14, 2025

Junior pitcher Michael Mulhollon announced his retirement from competing before Wichita State’s baseball season started. However, Mulhollon will stay with the WSU baseball program this year as a student...

A.J. McGinnis celebrates with his Wichita State teammates after WSU's win on Feb. 12. Wichita State defeated the UTSA Roadrunners, 69-64.

Men’s basketball extends winning streak to three with 69-64 victory over UTSA

Ananda Smith, Reporter February 12, 2025

For the first time in the head coach Paul Mills era, Wichita State men’s basketball has won three consecutive American Athletic Conference (AAC) games. After two successful road wins, the Shockers...

Junior forward Jayla Murray drives the ball on Feb. 5. Murray contributed 18 points during the game against Florida Atlantic, leading the Shockers.

Women’s basketball falls behind early en route to loss at Charlotte

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor February 12, 2025

Over the past few games, the Wichita State women’s basketball team’s offense has remained stuck in neutral — but the Shockers have remained competitive through stifling defense.  That formula...

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A family legacy: Piper Reams continues lineage of competitive bowlers

Riley Sipes, Reporter February 12, 2025

This is Piper Reams’ final year competing on the Wichita State women’s bowling team, but far from her last year bowling. Piper and her family consider bowling to be their legacy. According to Piper’s...

Junior Kristof Minarik keeps his eye on the ball during a match against Texas Tech. He fought hard but fell short in singles, losing 4-3, and in doubles, he and his partner Alejandro Jacome were defeated, 6-1.

Minarik bounces back to spring competition after elbow injury

Evan Tong, Reporter February 12, 2025

Junior tennis player Kristof Minarik is back for another spring season after suffering an elbow injury that caused him to miss almost all of last year’s campaign. “It feels good (to be back),”...

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Kansas native Ellee Eck brings College World Series experience to Wichita State softball

Jacob Unruh, [email protected] February 12, 2025

Coming out of Andale High School in Kansas, roughly 30 minutes from Wichita, Ellee Eck initially committed to play softball for Wichita State. But when Stanford University made efforts to recruit her,...

Freshman Abby Rexford prepares herself for her first jump at the Coach Wilson Invitational on Jan. 31. The meet took place in the Heskett Center gymnasium, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 21.

Wichita State pole vaulter hones creative skills through ‘grandma hobbies’ off the track

Mya Scott, Reporter February 11, 2025

While many athletes aspire to be the next Stephen Curry or Patrick Mahomes, Wichita State track and field’s Abby Rexford has a different idol in mind: Joanna Gaines, the HGTV star of the show “Fixer...

Josh Livingston advances to third base in the bottom of the second inning against Oklahoma State during an April 2024 game.

Baseball’s Josh Livingston went through a massive hitting slump last season. He’s glad it happened.

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor February 10, 2025

Josh Livingston began his first season with Wichita State baseball in a terrible hitting slump that he said left him with numerous sleepless nights. At the end of April, Livingston was hitting .196 with...

Lauren Lucas talks to head coach Kristi Bredbenner after hitting a three-RBI triple in 2023. Lucas missed all of last season with an injury.

After battling injury, softball’s Lauren Lucas is ready for one final ride

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2025

Wichita State softball’s Lauren Lucas spent her entire 2023 season playing with a nagging pain in her right shoulder. Amazingly, she was a third-team All-American anyway, putting up a .384 batting average...

Adjunct instructor Remington Putter explains his snowball throwing activity, where students wrote on a piece of paper, crumpled it up, and then threw it across the room. The activity was meant to teach students how they could incorporate fun learning into their future classrooms.

Disc Golf Club coach emphasizes holistic, fun approach to physical education

Mia Hennen, Managing Editor February 10, 2025

If you’re in Remington Putter’s class, you might:  Be offered $20 to minimize your screen time, throw crumpled paper balls across the room or play a game of “Simon Says,” referred to as “Mr....

Senior guard Xavier Bell defends against UNT's senior guard Jasper Floyd in the second half. Bell contributed 19 points and one assist during Wednesday's game.

Xavier Bell, offensive rebounds lead to men’s basketball road upset win against South Florida

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor February 9, 2025

Just over a month ago, Wichita State men’s basketball was blown out by South Florida on its own home floor. On Sunday afternoon, the Shockers got some semblance of revenge, upsetting the Bulls on the...

Graduate Student Ellee Eck slides in to third base during the exhibition game against Butler Community College on Oct. 3. Eck previously played for Standford University, appearing in the 2023 and 2024 Womens College Softball World Series.

Wichita State softball off to best start since 1994, sweeps GCU Kickoff Classic

Mack Smith, Reporter February 9, 2025

The Wichita State softball team is off to its best start to a season since 1994. The team won all five of its games in the GCU Kickoff Classic in Phoenix over the weekend. Friday  Northern Illinois Wichita...

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