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Editor's Note: This is the fourth of five in a series announcing the 2022 inductees to the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyote Athletic Hall of Fame. Profiles on each of the inductees will be released each Wednesday through August 24. The Coyote Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for the Saturday of Homecoming and Family ...

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LeBaron Hollimon has high expectations for his Kansas Wesleyan men's soccer team this fall.   "Realistically we're looking at being a top four team, we feel like that's something we can get to," said Hollimon, who enters his second season as the Coyotes' coach. "Obviously, we want to be better than that but we've got to be realistic ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer coaches recently conducted their preseason poll and selected the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes to finish fourth in the KCAC race as announced by the conference office.   The Coyotes finished fourth in the KCAC a season ago, and reached the KCAC Semifinals before falling to conference champion Oklahoma Wesleyan.   Oklahoma Wesleyan was ...

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The Solomon Gorillas continue their preparation for the 2022 season, looking to build off an encouraging 5-4 finish a season ago. Solomon navigated a confusing, oftentimes frustrating stretch of COVID cancellations and reschedules. In fact, three of the Gorillas' first four games were not against the originally scheduled opponent. As one might imagine, it's a challenge ...

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Watch Coach Malone’s Press Conference  |  Listen to Coach Malone’s Press Conference  |  Listen to Tuiasosopo, Stanard, Wyatt MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State assistant head coach/cornerbacks coach Van Malone, defensive tackles coach Mike Tuiasosopo, linebackers coach Steve Stanard and defensive ends coach Buddy Wyatt met with members of the media on Tuesday at the Vanier Family Football Complex. Links to video and audio of Malone’s ...

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For the first time in program history, TCU was selected as the favorite in the 2022 Big 12 soccer preseason poll, as voted by the league’s head coaches. TCU earned seven first-place votes and 78 points, while Texas (66), West Virginia (60), Texas Tech (53) and Oklahoma State (49) placed in the top five. Oklahoma, Texas, ...

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After a solid 2021 campaign, Head Coach Bryan Shamburg and the Bennington Bulldogs look to take another step forward this season. The Bulldogs return a handful of key seniors to their roster, but perhaps none more important offensively than RB Jaden Raccagno, who rushed for 793 yards and 13 touchdowns a season ago. Defensively, the bulldogs ...

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Jessica Biegert knew something had to change.   A 3-1 homecourt loss to defending Kansas Conference champion Ottawa dropped her Kansas Wesleyan volleyball team to 7-7 overall and 0-2 in the conference. Biegert, though, was certain her team was much better than the record indicated.   A lineup change ensued and the Coyotes were never the same. They swept York ...

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(REGISTER FOR THE COACHES LUNCHEON ONLINE) The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Luncheon Series returns for the 2022-23 season on September 6. The Luncheon Series is presented by the Jeff Wells Agency of American Family Insurance.   The first of the three luncheons scheduled throughout the season will be on September 6, at 11:30 a.m., at Martinelli's Little Italy in ...

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Salina South Cross Country Head Coach Travis Peterson is entering his 10th season at his post, and the Cougars continue growing under his leadership. Last season, the Lady Cougars were steps away from making a state appearance, and the young roster of boys kept developing, which should lead to an exciting 2022 on both sides. "On the ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas volleyball team is ranked No. 23 in the America Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Nebraska earned the top spot in the preseason poll, with Big 12 foe Texas at No. 2 and Wisconsin at No. 3. Kansas was one of three Big 12 schools on the AVCA Preseason Poll, ...