First Pitch Banquet

Head coach Todd Butler and Shocker baseball have set the date for the program’s annual First Pitch Banquet: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015.

Featuring guest speaker Rod Olson, author of The Legacy Builder, the event will begin at 6 p.m. at Wichita State’s Aetna Multi-Purpose Practice Facility.

Olson, or “Coach O,” is a national speaker, author, coach and consultant, and the founder and CEO of the Coaches of Excellence Institute and the Coach O Consulting Group.

SHOCKER SPORTS

Wichita State, Obviously

In the world of college basketball, rankings and lists and orderings of things often function as keys to unlocking the excitement and heightening the rivalry of any given game, or any given season for that matter. This season, Wichita State started its competitive play ranked No. 11 nationally.

No Mean Feats

Wichita State volleyball reached the 20-win mark for the 12th straight season with its 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 victory over Missouri Valley Conference Tournament sixth-seeded opponent Indiana State on Thanksgiving Day in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Wichita State Goes 2-1 at Paradise Jam

A balanced effort led Wichita State to a hard fought victory Nov. 29 in their final game in the Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, where the Shockers defeated the Clemson Tigers, 63-48, at the UVI Sports and Fitness Center.

First Pitch Banquet

Head coach Todd Butler and Shocker baseball have set the date for the program’s annual First Pitch Banquet: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015.

Congrats, AD Sexton

Congratulations to Eric Sexton ’87/92, named by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics as one of 28 2013-14 Under Armour AD of the Year Award honorees.

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