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Freshman guard undergoes surgery

Sports Editor September 13, 2013

Men’s basketball freshman guard D.J. Bowles underwent heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. to install an implantable cardio defibrillator (ICD) on Thursday morning.Bowles was rushed to...

Catching up with Head Baseball Coach Todd Butler

Sports Reporter September 11, 2013

Monday was been the day Todd Butler had waited for since he took the Head Wichita State Baseball coaching job three months ago: the first practice. It was a chance to get on the field and work with his...

Intramural Sports offers students an athletic outlet

Sports Reporter September 11, 2013

With the school year underway, it is time for students to turn their attention to campus activities like intramural sports.Wichita State works closely with an online server called IMleagues. To register...

Sport Management Student Association connects students with their interests

Sports Reporter September 11, 2013

If being part of one of eleven accredited sport management programs worldwide wasn’t enough to set students apart on your resume, they can get practical experiences with Sport Management Student Association...

Wichita State Men’s golf team finishes a tough season opener

Sports Reporter September 11, 2013

The Wichita State men’s golf team took their lumps as they returned from season debut over the weekend.The team finished their play at the 2013 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo.,...

NFL Picks

Column September 9, 2013

Football season is underway and all of us are thinking the same thing: what teams will standout and what teams will fall by the wayside? Here are my personal predictions for the 2013 NFL Season. Feel...

Track team preps for long season

Staff Reporter September 9, 2013

There’s no rest for the Wichita State track team.Last Friday, the WSU Track and Field team had one of their preseason conditioning practices from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.It was the first morning practice...

Freshman basketball player released from hospital

Sports Editor September 9, 2013

Wichita State basketball freshman guard D.J. Bowles was released from Via Christi on St. Francis around 1 p.m. Sunday after being hospitalized for five days.On Tuesday, Bowles collapsed during a scrimmage...

Shockers sweep the competition at Portland Invitational

Sports Reporter September 9, 2013

No volleyball team in Portland, Ore. could stand in the way of Wichita State as they defeated three opponents at the Portland Nike Invitational.WSU’s first match was against Utah State was close. WSU...

Freshman basketball player released from hospital

Shanice Davis Sports editor September 8, 2013

Wichita State basketball freshman guard D.J. Bowles was released from Via Christi on St. Francis around 1 p.m. Sunday after being hospitalized for five days.On Tuesday, Bowles collapsed during a scrimmage...

Assistant volleyball coach suspended following arrest

Shanice Davis Sports editor September 4, 2013

Wichita State assistant volleyball coach Jeff Sanders was suspended with pay following an arrest in Maize last Thursday.In a news release, this was due to “conduct detrimental to the athletic program...

Freshman basketball player hospitalized

Shanice Davis Sports editor September 4, 2013

On Tuesday evening, freshman basketball player D.J. Bowles was rushed to the hospital after collapsing during a scrimmage. The 911 call came in at 6:13 p.m. It was unknown at the time what caused the player...

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