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Women's cross country runners hype themselves up for the start of the AAC Cross Country Championship on Nov. 1. The event was held at the L.W. Clapp Memorial Park and included both the mens and women's championship race.

Wichita State finishes middle of the pack in AAC Cross Country Championships

Evan Tong, Reporter November 2, 2024

Wichita State cross country runners finished in the middle of the American Athletic Conference Championship standings, with only senior runner Sarah Bertry ending up in the top-15 individually.  The...

Senior Morgan Stout and fifth-year Izzi Strand block the ball from the WSU side of the court. Both players had multiple blocks against the Florida Atlantic Owls.

Block party: Volleyball shuts down Tulsa

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor November 1, 2024

Four Wichita State volleyball players tallied five or more blocks as the Shockers pulled off a road win against the University of Tulsa on Friday night, 3-1 (25-13), (22-25), (25-19), (25-23). The game...

Harlond Beverly dribbles past defenders during an intrasquad scrimmage at Shocker Madness on Oct. 5. Beverly scored a team-high 10 points for the black team.

Harlond Beverly makes an impact on and off the court for WSU basketball

Mack Smith, Reporter November 1, 2024

Wichita State men’s basketball has 13 scholarships available every season. With the signing of senior center Matej Bošnjak over the summer, the team was one scholarship short, so senior guard Harlond...

Bijan Cortes celebrates a Wichita State 3-pointer in the first half. Cortes made both of his attempted 3-pointers on Oct. 27.

Season preview: Experienced men’s basketball roster looks to March

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor October 31, 2024

Wichita State men’s basketball head coach Paul Mills identified two key weaknesses in the team that went 15-19 last season: turnovers and shooting. He said both those deficiencies were addressed in...

Junior Jayla Murray plays offense against Northeastern State on Oct. 30. Murray scored 10 points as Wichita State won, 81-46.

Women’s basketball outruns Northeastern State in preseason exhibition

Evan Tong, Reporter October 30, 2024

Wichita State women’s basketball showed off a frenetic pace as the team disrupted any sense of offense by Division II Northeastern State University on Wednesday night. The Shockers won the season-opening...

Morgan Stout attempts a kill against Rice on Oct. 6. The Shockers fell to the Owls 3-2, and faced their first conference loss this season.

Volleyball’s Morgan Stout has a competitive fire — and another side fans don’t see

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor October 30, 2024

Two days into the practice season of her redshirt sophomore year, Morgan Stout picked a volleyball cart up over her head and threw it out of frustration. That was Ashleigh Houlton’s first impression...

Giorgia Roselli, freshman at Wichita State, yells on court with Tulsa as the opponent team.  Roselli won the doubles match with Theodora Chantava on April 8.

Shocker tennis players make runs at American Athletic Conference Individual Championships

Mack Smith, Reporter October 29, 2024

From Oct. 24 to 27, Wichita State’s men’s and women’s tennis teams played in the American Athletic Conference Individual Championships. Men’s tennis  Redshirt junior Kristof Minarik made...

Wichita State bench players celebrate a 3-pointer in the second half against Emporia State. The Shockers shot 40% from the 3-point line on Oct. 27.

Men’s basketball flashes potential in exhibition blowout of Emporia State

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor October 27, 2024

If Wichita State’s men’s basketball team plays anything like what they showed during the Sunday night exhibition against Emporia State University, year two of the head coach Paul Mills era will...

Morgan Stout attempts a kill during the fourth set against Temple on Sept. 27. Stout scored 13.5 points in the match.

Stout dominant in volleyball win against UAB

Evan Tong, Reporter October 27, 2024

After a close first two sets, Wichita State volleyball closed the game out in a decisive manner against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with 22 kills, a career-high, by senior middle blocker...

Senior middle blocker Morgan Stout blocks the ball on Oct. 25 against Memphis. Stout finished with 10 blocks and 18 kills in the game.

‘We won, period’: Wichita State outlasts Memphis in three-hour slugfest

Mack Smith, Reporter October 25, 2024

After two sets, it appeared Wichita State volleyball would cruise to its second victory of the season against the University of Memphis. Memphis ended up pushing the game to five sets, but after nearly...

Wichita State paid more in buyouts to former coaches in 2023 than base salaries of employed head coaches in 2024-25.

Wichita State spent more on fired or former athletics coaches than head coach salaries last year

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor October 23, 2024

Wichita State University spent more money on former head coaches in 2023 than it will on the salaries of all currently employed head coach contracts combined this year, according to records obtained by...

Theodora Chantava returns a shot in her singles match against Louisiana Tech on April 13. Wichita State's women's tennis team won, 4-2, on senior day.

Women’s tennis’ Theodora Chantava spreads positivity to teammates

Evan Tong, Reporter October 22, 2024

The often-animated junior women’s tennis player Theodora Chantava radiates energy wherever she goes. Her emotion can be seen both on and off the court. Wichita State women’s tennis head coach Colin...

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