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LAWRENCE, Kan. ­– Former NWSL player and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American Jaycie Johnson has been elevated to an assistant coach, head coach Mark Francis announced. Johnson served as a volunteer assistant for the spring semester. “We are thrilled that we have added Jaycie to our staff as a full-time assistant coach,” Francis said. ...

3 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto announced on Monday (July 10) the addition of Ethan Bray to the coaching staff. Bray will work with pole vaulters and aid in recruiting. Bray, a native of Fishers, Ind., was a three-time All-American in the pole vault at the University of South Dakota from 2016-2021. His ...

3 years ago
Texas was voted the Big 12 volleyball favorite for a league-record 13th year in a row. The Longhorns have been picked atop the poll each season since 2011 and have been the unanimous choice for the past three years. The preseason poll is determined by Big 12 head coaches who are not allowed to rank their own ...

3 years ago
Today, the Big 12 Conference announced the launch of Big 12 Homecoming, a Conference-wide celebration of the Big 12 brand that will bring three days of entertainment and community engagement to the campuses of Big 12 members. Big 12 Homecoming will visit four campuses per fall, each during a home football game weekend. To celebrate their ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals selected three players on the first day of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. With the 8th overall pick in the 1st round, the Royals selected Blake Mitchell, a left-handed hitting catcher from Sinton High School (Texas). In the 2nd round (44th overall), the Royals selected right-handed pitcher Blake Wolters out of Mahomet-Seymour High School (Ill.). With the ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals tonight selected Blake Mitchell, a left-handed hitting catcher from Sinton High School (Texas), with the 8th overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. Mitchell, who turns 19 next month, was named the Gatorade Texas Player of the Year in both 2022 and 2023. This season he hit .474 (49-for-89) with ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State women’s golfers Noa Van Beek and Manon Donche-Gay were honored for their work in the classroom as they were named to the 2022-23 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars Team.   It was the second-straight season Donche-Gay has picked up the award, while it was the first for Van Beek. Their honors ...

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MANHATTAN, Kansas – On the heels of one of the most memorable athletics seasons in school history, K-State Athletics announced today a partnership with Independent Sports and Entertainment (ISE) to identify a potential naming rights partner for Bramlage Coliseum, home of Wildcat men’s and women’s basketball. ISE is a sports marketing agency with a focus on revenue ...

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Today the Big 12 Conference announced it has entered into a football officiating alliance with the American Athletic (FBS), Mountain West (FBS), and Southland (FCS) conferences.  The alliance will be in effect for the upcoming 2023 season. Over 300 officials will be under the alliance’s umbrella, ensuring consistent training, evaluation and grading processes across the conferences. ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State head men's basketball coach Paul Mills announced the addition of TJ Cleveland to his staff as an assistant coach Thursday afternoon. Cleveland brings nearly two decades worth of coaching experience at UAB (2002-06), Missouri (2006-11), Arkansas (2011-19) and most recently St. John's (2019-23). Widely regarded as one of the top young coaches in the game, ...

3 years ago
For the first time since the Conference went to a divisionless format, Texas was picked atop the Conference’s 2023 preseason poll as voted on by media representatives. The Longhorns were slotted fourth in last year’s preseason poll behind Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. First-place votes were spread among six teams with Texas receiving 41 and a ...