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CHICAGO – The Kansas Jayhawks advanced to their 25th Elite Eight appearance in program history Friday night with a 66-61 win over the Providence Flyers at the United Center. Kansas now has 2,354 wins all-time in program history, surpassing Kentucky for the most in NCAA history. Super-senior guard Remy Martin led the way with a season-high and game-high 23 ...

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Kansas Wesleyan Women's Bowling closed out the qualifying round of the 2022 NAIA Women's Bowling National Championships earning the No. 4 seed and a first round bye on Thursday at Five Star Lanes in Sterling Heights, Mich.   The 12 teams that earned a spot to the National Championships vied for seeding on Thursday with 24 baker ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Jun Murdock (SO/Wichita, Kan.) was named as an Honorable Mention NAIA All-America selection as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its 2022 Men's Basketball All-America teams.   Murdock, who was named to the All-KCAC first-team last month, becomes KWU's first men's basketball All-America selection since Canon Fields in 2013.   Murdock was phenomenal for the Coyotes this season. ...

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Kansas Wesleyan bowling coach Austin Wiley wasn't particularly pleased with his women's team heading into the holidays.   "Coming off first semester we weren't where we wanted to be," said Wiley, who's in his first season as the Coyotes' coach after a sterling career competing for the KWU men.   He knew some things had to change, immediately.   "We put our heads ...

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ATLANTA – Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named one of four finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday. Agbaji is looking to become the third Jayhawk to win the James A. Naismith Trophy along with Danny Manning (1988) and Frank Mason III (2017). Joining Agbaji as ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Daniel Harkin (FR/Manhattan, Kan.) has been selected to the Kansas Conference Men's Tennis Preseason All-KCAC team as selected by conference coaches.   Harkin has been an impact player as a freshman for the Coyotes this season, playing at the No. 1 singles spot and playing No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.   Last fall, Harkin reached the semifinals of ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Jerome Tang, one of the architects in helping build Baylor into a national powerhouse in his 19 seasons as an assistant and associate head coach, has been selected as the 25th head men’s basketball coach at Kansas State, Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced Monday afternoon (March 21). Tang will be formally introduced to the public during a ...

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Kansas Wesleyan Director of Athletics Steve Wilson has named Dustin Sahlmann as men's volleyball coach.   Sahlmann comes to Kansas Wesleyan after spending two seasons at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark. leading the women's program for the Scots. After leading Lyon to an 8-14 finish in his first season, the Scots posted a 12-18 record in 2021. ...

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Salina South Cougars - AVCTL-I 1st Team - Sydney Peterson Honorable Mention - Kylie Arnold Honorable Mention - Lauren Harris Salina Central Mustangs - AVCTL-II 1st Team - Hampton Williams 1st Team - Aubrie Kierscht 2nd Team - Mykayla Cunningham Honorable Mention - Chaliscia Samilton Honorable Mention - Landry Stewart  

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To understand the importance of the NCAA Tournament for Kansas State freshman point guard Serena Sundell, you must first understand this: Her family kept a bracket in their home in Maryville, Missouri. Parents Bob and Korena, brother Jalen, and Serena were always super competitive. So, this was an annual tradition for the Sundell family. Some families ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Following a breakthrough season, the Kansas Jayhawks have earned an at-large berth to the 2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Jayhawks are the No. 8 seed in the Spokane Region, and will head to Palo Alto, California to face ninth-seeded Georgia Tech on Friday, March 18. Led by Big 12 Coach of the Year ...