Landry Shamet, newly drafted to the Philadelphia 76ers, is from Kansas City. Shamet is the first player drafted in the first round out of Wichita State in the last 33 years.
Wichita State guard and Kansas City native Landry Shamet has always dreamed of playing in the NBA. Nothing has ever been given to Shamet, who was raised by a single mother, but he is expected to be selected in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Wichita State freshman Taran Taylor won the javelin throw at the 2018 USATF Junior Championship. The Arkansas City, Kansas native is now qualified for the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Finland.
The Greater Wichita Sports Commission has announced the 2017-18 finalists for the Barry Sanders Male Athlete of the Year and the Lynette Woodard Female Athlete of the Year. This year's finalists include athletes from the City League and AVCTL.
Former Wichita State runner Kellyn Taylor won the 2018 Grandma's Marathon, a major running event, with a personal-best and course-record time. Taylor hopes to make the 2020 US Olympics team as a marathoner.
After a superb senior season, Mackenzie Wright secured her place among the best players to play for Wichita State softball. Wright, from Midwest City, Okla., won the 2018 AAC Player of the Year award.
Wichita State senior Aaron True finished in eighth place in the javelin at the 2018 NCAA Championships. In his senior year, True broke the school record and became a first team All-American.
How the progression of Alec Bohm, Greyson Jenista, and Codi Heuer at Wichita State can help the program moving forward. All three players went from being undrafted coming out of high school to being drafted in the first six rounds of the 2018 MLB Draft.
Wichita State junior third baseman Alec Bohm is drafted third overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2018 MLB Draft. Bohm led WSU with 57 runs, 14 doubles, 55 RBIs and also hit .339 for the Shockers.
Todd Butler will return to coach the Wichita State baseball team for his sixth season in 2019, but WSU athletic director Darron Boatright acknowledges the Shockers must keep improving.
Wichita State guard Landry Shamet has showed off his athleticism and ability to play off-ball in recent workouts in front of NBA front offices. The Kansas City native is shooting up draft boards for the 2018 NBA Draft.
The Wichita State men's javelin unit of Aaron True, Taran Taylor, Damien Odle, John Hoplin and Jeff Ast is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA. True and Odle will compete for the Shockers' track and field team at the NCAA Championships in June.
The Wichita State men's basketball team hired prep school coach Tyson Waterman as the third assistant coach under Gregg Marshall for the 2018-19 season.
The Wichita State baseball season comes to an end in the American tournament with a 7-2 loss to South Florida. The Shockers finished the 2018 season with a 35-21-1 record.
The Wichita State baseball team beat South Florida, then lost to Connecticut to stay alive in the 2018 AAC tournament. The Shockers will play South Florida again on Friday.
Wichita State guard Landry Shamet is hoping to prove to NBA teams that he is a capable defender. He interviewed with about 10 teams at the 2018 NBA Draft Combine.
