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A couple of Wichita Statestudents practice  a Brazilian jiu-jitsu technique.

WSU, say hello to jiu-jitsu

Genesis Merriett, Reporter February 9, 2024

Jiu-jitsu is an art that changes who you are as a person, according to Kael Laselva. “It brings out the person you really are, and then it fixes it,” Laselva, a freshman business major, said. “After...

Sami Hood (#14) runs past the bases to home plate after hitting a home run. The freshman is a common starting player, and hit her fourth home run of the season.

Sami Hood strives to improve her leadership skills as shortstop

Courtney Brown, Investigative News Editor February 8, 2024

Sami Hood has been around softball since she was born. With all her siblings playing baseball and softball, she was on the field as a baby. She started tee-ball at age 3. “Ever since then, I've never...

Quincy Ballard jumps for the starting tip off of the Feb. 7 match. Wichita State defeated UTSA, 84-64.

Men’s basketball runs away with win vs UTSA

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 7, 2024

Like its prior two games against Tulsa and Memphis, the Wichita State men’s basketball team built a double-digit lead over the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) on Wednesday night.  Unlike...

Senior outfielder Addison Barnard practices her hitting in the batting cage at Wilkins Stadium. Barnard and her younger sister, Avery Barnard, both play for the Wichita State softball team.

Wichita State softball leader prepares for final season

Salsabila Attaria, Arts and Culture Editor February 7, 2024

Entering her final season on Wichita State’s women’s softball team, senior outfielder Addison Barnard is actively working on being a more vocal leader for her team and her sister.  “I've always...

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‘Have respect for the refs’: Student Officials Association trains Shockers for thankless but necessary job

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 6, 2024

When Trent Koehler played basketball in high school, he said he would sometimes “poke the bear” by taunting the referees. Fast forward five years later, and Koehler is the head of the Wichita State...

Joey Wise prepares to throw his first disc at tryouts on Jan. 27. The Wichita State Disc Golf Club is a recreational sport at the university.

Wichita State Disc Golf Club has nationals in sights

Ainsley Smyth, Reporter February 6, 2024

When Connor Lancaster, an engineering major, transferred to Wichita State during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said he struggled to make friends. Then, he joined the university’s disc golf...

Chidera Okoro, a junior, finishes a jump in triple jump at the Wilson Invitational on Jan. 26.

Shockers break records at weekend track and field meets

Trinity Ramm, Managing Editor February 5, 2024

Junior Destiny Masters and freshman Brock Merz both broke school records over the weekend as the Shockers’ track and field teams traveled to Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska. Record-breaking...

Daniela Abies, a sophomore forward for the Shockers, makes a move in the post against the East Carolina defense. Abies put up six points and eight rebounds in a loss to the Pirates on Feb. 4.

Early defensive stifling from ECU dooms women’s basketball in loss

Trinity Ramm, Managing Editor February 5, 2024

Pop, pop, pop — the sound of stolen balls and blocked shots bounced around Charles Koch Arena as the Wichita State women’s basketball team lost their lone regular season matchup against the East...

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Varsity esports recaps ‘Valorant’ championship victory in fall, looks toward future seasons

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 5, 2024

The Wichita State varsity esports team wrapped up their fall season on a high note with a win in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Valorant National Championship on Dec. 12. Less than a month...

Xavier Bell looks to pass the ball to a Wichita State teammate during the game against Southern Methodist University on Jan. 28.

Men’s basketball blows 14-point lead against Memphis

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor February 5, 2024

In a game script that has been all too familiar for the Wichita State men’s basketball team this season, the Shockers built up a big lead but failed to close the game down the stretch, falling on the...

Sophomore Alejandro Jacome and freshman Vanja Hodzic get together during their doubles match against Omaha on Jan. 26.

Men’s tennis continues rocky road record in loss against Oklahoma

Owen Prothro, Reporter February 4, 2024

Wichita State’s men’s tennis lost on the road to Oklahoma, 7-0. The Shockers are now 2-4 overall this season. The Sooners took an early 1-0 lead after the doubles matches did not go Wichita State’s...

Cloud County CC hurdler Chenessa Davis and Wichita State’s Kenisa Meyer race against one another at the Herm Wilson Invitational on Jan. 27.

PHOTOS: Wilson Invitational

Cheyanne Tull, Photographer February 2, 2024

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