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GOVERNMENT Legislative Advocates represent students’ interests in Topeka
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GRACE WYATT WRITER
In mid-March, Kansas State’s Legislative Advocates will travel to the Statehouse in Topeka to speak on behalf of the university and students in higher education. The group consists of ten members who meet once a week to discuss their issues of choice. This year, they’ll be focusing on higher education funding and mental health. Madison Brown, junior in finance, is the legislative director, a cabinet-level position in the Student Governing Association. “Legislative advocates is a non-partisan task force, essentially,” Brown said, “What we work on is advocating for higher education issues in the Legislature. So, what our group is working on right now is preparing for Higher Education Day in Topeka. It’s where all the Kansas Board of Regents schools get together and go to Topeka to advocate for a chosen set of issues that we’ve all decided on. ... It’s a group where students are able to learn a little bit about advocating, learn how to stay up to date with what’s happening in the Kansas Legislature, and become civically engaged all around.” Right now, Brown said, their focus is on being prepared for Higher Education Day. “What our members are working on right now is doing some research on platforms, making sure we understand these issues, so that we’re able to best represent and support whenever we go to Topeka,” Brown said. “Our issues this year are going to be funding, affirmative consent and mental health. The funding is a really big thing that we’re working on this year because it is really important that higher education gets funded more
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125 seats fill the House of Representatives in the Kansas State Capitol to seat the legislators voted in every two years.
than it does now.” Because the group just started meeting for the year, Brown said they haven’t had the opportunity to make a lot of progress yet, but that the group is eager to get started. “One of our members, Katie from Fort Hays University, is working with an alumni who is a representative on getting an affirmative action consent bill introduced, which is basically changing the rule to say that yes means yes, something that not every Kansas institution has in-
stituted,” Brown said. “That bill has not been introduced yet, but there’s a sponsor on it, so I would say that’s progress. ... Looking specifically at progress K-State has made has been getting ourselves up to date on these issues and starting to discuss things like, ‘Well, what is our funding from the state right now?’ and ‘What is the background and context of this?’” The group doesn’t always get what they ask for. This year, they’re returning with some of the same asks from last year, specifically related to higher educa-
tion funding. “With funding, we asked for $90 million, we received $12 [million],” Brown said. “So now, we’re going back and asking for $50 [million.] ... we’re making sure we understand what we’re advocating for and understanding the climate and context for all of this.”
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KULTIVATE PODCASTS Hannah Heatherman discusses decision to run for student body president PETER LOGANBILL NEWS EDITOR
Peter Loganbill, Collegian News Editor: “How did you get to the point where you thought, ‘I want to run for student body president’ and what makes you think you are the best person to run for that position?” Hannah Heatherman, candidate for student body president, speaker of the student senate and senior in finance and organizational management: “When I ran for speaker, I had no idea if I was going to stay for a full fifth year, it wasn’t really on my radar at all because, to me, I just hit what I viewed as the top position in the organization. So, it didn’t matter
because I was so invested and am so invested in the legislative branch. “And then over the summer, I went to the Kansas Board of Regents with Jansen [Penny] for the tuition meeting. I remember watching him get up and talk through everything. All of a sudden it hit me, it’s really important that we have somebody who can balance the needs of students and advocating for what they want, but also take their role seriously and understand everything that goes into the mix behind it. I had a call with my SGA mentee, Justin Watkins. I was like, ‘Who do you think’s going to run?’ I told him then ‘I have no interest in running and doing another 40 hours a week for this organization if I don’t
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Hannah Heatherman, current speaker of the student senate, is running for student body president. She said her commitment to SGA and the student body is what sets her apart.
think I’m the best person to do it.’ I was like, ‘I’m just going to have to keep my ear to the ground, and if I hear somebody who I think’s good, I won’t do it. “’But as long as I think I’m the best person who can show up to do that or show up to all of these meetings, and articulate what the student interest is, then I’m going to continue to run.’ I’ll joke with people that January hit it and I was like, ‘Gosh, dang it, somebody who I think can really do this, are they not coming out yet? Well, here we are. It’s time to do it.’ “I think a huge component of it is experience. I’ve tried to play to that a lot in how I’ve campaigned. I think even more important is the commitment and passion I have for SGA, for the work SGA does for students. “I’m an organizational management major, right? So, we talk all the time about what human factors impact productivity. It’s just simple, if you love what you do, you’re excited to do it. You work more, you’re willing to stay later. Having that piece to me, having worked so many hours without it ever feeling like I had to work, I think that that stands out between me and Tel [Wittmer].”
Interested in hearing more about Hannah Heatherman’s plans as student body president? Check out the “Collegian Kultivate” podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tel Wittmer on presidential bid, proposed policies PETER LOGANBILL NEWS EDITOR
Peter Loganbill, Collegian news editor: “What made you want to run for student body president and why do you think you are the best person for this role?” Tel Wittmer, candidate for student body president, chair of On-Campus Allocations and junior in secondary education: “I was actually urged by quite a few students who I’ve gotten to know in student government over the last few years, and also a university administrator. I had never really thought about it because I mean, I’ve kind of, I feel like I’ve done a lot to help the university, and that was kind of my goal from the get-go. “Over time, I thought more and more about the opportunities you have to work with faculty and administrators at a new level as student body president and so definitely the more I thought about it, the more good I thought I could do. So I think, just given my circumstances and background, my ability to work with people could really pay off well and in the role. Again, I think I’ve tried to do my best during my time on campus, getting out of my comfort zone, meeting people and building those relationships with students. And I think if we can do that as, as a president, vice presidential pair of me and Lane [Lundeen], I think that we could definitely improve a lot of things at the university level.” Loganbill: “When you
are faced with a situation that you really have never experienced anything like it before, that’s like a brand new type of problem, how do you go about that?” Wittmer: “I’m not the kind of guy that’s ever going to fake something. So, understanding that if I have no idea how to respond to something or know what direction to take, just being honest. I can’t imagine a better way to go about that, but, definitely, I think one of my strengths is I’m definitely a listener first. I’ll definitely take a seat back and understand what’s going on first. But coming together again with everybody once we get to hear from each other and share ideas, I think that’s when I’m much better able to respond to things, is having all the information and taking time to really set some time aside to think
about it.” Loganbill: “What do you want to do after you graduate?” Wittmer: “Well, that’s what I’m thinking about right now. So, if I do win, and hopefully we do, I’d have to postpone my student teaching because that’s the last semester of my senior year, next year. But [I] have no problems with that. I think I do want to finish off my degree in education. I love my time and experiences in the classroom that I’ve been able to have, but I have been thinking more and more about policy decisions and maybe law school so, not quite sure right now.”
Interested in hearing more about Tel Wittmer’s campaign? Check out the “Collegian Kultivate” podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tel Wittmer, chair of the On-Campus Allocations committe, (right) is running for student body president. The campaign is looking to emphasize K-State’s land grant mission.
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EDUCATION KATE RINEHART WRITER
The College of Health and Human Sciences announced it will offer four new minors starting in the fall of 2020 to attract students, address problems cropping up in Kansas and promote interdepartmental collaboration. The additional programs will be in gerontology, pre-kindergarten education, children in group settings and interdisciplinary conflict resolution. In the past, gerontology — the study of aging and how to improve it — was offered as a secondary major. Pam Evans, academic adviser to the gerontology program, said the minor was added for students who wanted credential in gerontology, but did not have enough hours to achieve a secondary major. The secondary major requires 24 credit hours, but students enrolled in the minor program only need 15 credit hours. “Having that minor might attract more students because it’s less hours,” Evans said. “And
a lot of students these days are looking at ‘What can I do to make my resume look better?’” The pre-kindergarten education minor will specifically be geared toward the family and consumer science and elementary education students. The minor was implemented for many reasons, one of which was to collaborate with the College of Education. Kiersten Wukitsch, student development assistant at the College of Health and Human Sciences, explained that this minor was also chosen to add the pre-kindergarten certification to a student’s teaching license. “It is to meet a specific need that has popped up in Kansas recently,” Wukitsch said. The children in group settings minor was created to appeal to students who are pursuing fields of support systems for children and families, but not wanting to become a teacher. “This is the first thing to come out of early childhood that is not restricted to teaching licenses,” Wukitsch said. “Our goal is to take care of our stu-
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Justin Hall, home of the College of Health and Human Sciences.. The College of Health and Human Sciences will add four new minors to their program in the fall of 2020. dents and their needs, so that’s what we’re trying to do.” The interdisciplinary con-
flict resolution minor was created through the collaboration of six other programs, which
include human development and family sciences, social work, sociology, business administra-
tion and communication studies. Students have the option to emphasize psychology, legal, organizational or family conflict in this minor. David Thompson, teaching associate professor in family studies and human services, will be the director for the interdisciplinary conflict resolution minor. “It’s a good way to shape the future with department and programs collaborating rather than competing,” Thompson said, “We want to be pioneers in collaborative programming and curriculum development.” Thompson said the minor was added to help students improve basic knowledge of problem-solving skills. “We live in a world that is, frankly, pretty rude — people don’t tend to get along very well,” Thompson said. With the addition of this new minor, Thompson hopes students may learn to find harmony in the workplace, in their family life and their friendships. “I get excited about the present, but I get much more excited about the future,” he said.
Undergraduate research experience inspires alumna’s career GRACE JACOBSON WRITER
Since her freshman year, Jazmine Snow, a Kansas State alumna, has been researching the human papillomavirus. Snow
graduated with a degree in microbiology in 2018. Initially, she applied to K-State for musical education.
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During orientation and enrollment, she switched to microbiology. “I knew I wanted to do research,” she said. “I had done a few research things in high school that I realized ‘Yeah, this is something I would really enjoy doing.’” Her advisor told her that she should join a lab to get ahead of the game — so she joined Nicholas Wallace’s lab, assistant professor of biology, her spring semester of freshman year. Wallace’s lab is located in Chalmers Hall and is a part of the Johnson Cancer Center. The Johnson Cancer Center has helped Snow with undergraduate research through various scholarships. The center awards $40,000 worth of scholarships a year — each award at $1,500.
“We are aiming for $50,000 this year,” Dr. Sherry Fleming, professor of biology and director of the Johnson Cancer Center, said. Wallace said Snow was very productive for an undergraduate, which paved the way for her to receive multiple scholarships from the center. Snow said her favorite part of the research is learning new things and finding answers to questions that previously had no answers. “Getting a piece of data that other labs or journals didn’t know is really satisfying,” she said. The experiments she is currently conducting are a part of the third publication she has been part of through Wallace’s lab. In November, Snow was the first
author on a publication that was a continuation of previous work from the lab. “Research is never completely new, it’s always built off of other observations,” Wallace said. Most people know HPV as a cause of cervical cancer in females, however, in the U.S., males are most likely to develop a form of head and neck cancer from the virus.Most people know HPV for leading to cervical cancer in females, however, in the United State males are most likely to develop cancer from HPV. This cancer is a form of head and neck cancer.
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HELPFUL HINTS Hacks to finding a place to live, what to look for when renting JULIE FREIJAT COPY CHIEF
For many students, college is the first time they are given free rein of the decisions they make. A lot of these decisions are not as simple as deciding what to eat for dinner. Choosing the right housing is a big part of learning how to be an independent adult — and it can be a tough and confusing process. These tips might help ease the frustration when it comes to signing a lease or finding a place to live.
WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING:
Finding a place to live is not a simple as it might seem. Often times there are a lot of loops to jump through, and you will have
to compromise. This list provides some tools to use when searching for your next rental. 1. The Internet. Google should be your first move. There are a multitude of websites out there that provide a way to sift through the available housing in a specific area. Not only are you able to sort by number of bedrooms and bathrooms, lease term and locations, but you are also able to look through the reviews for a particular landlord. 2. Drive around My roommate and I found our apartment by seeing it as we drove down a street. We thought it looked nice and the location was perfect, so we did some research on the landlord and now we’ve
found the perfect place for us. If Google isn’t giving you the options you want, you might need to take the search outside — literally — and take a stroll around the areas you’re interested in living in. 3. Ask around You’re totally stumped — you can’t seem to find a place that matches your needs. You have another option: just ask. Chances are, someone will know of a good company, a good landlord or a few friends in need of a roommate.
BEFORE YOU SIGN:
You’ve found the place you want to live — everything feels just right. But the search is not over until you are locked into a lease. Be sure you take some pre-
cautionary steps prior to signing anything. Here are a few tips. 1. Read the reviews. Before you make any big decision, it’s always good to get some outside input. Sometimes, there will be helpful reviews posted online that might sway your decision one way or another. Be careful, though, not every review can be trusted — whether they are good or bad. Look for problems that seem to come up in the comments often and question your landlord about them. 2. Walk through the unit. If you’re looking at houses, you’ll probably be taken on a tour. When you do this, take your own photos for reference. Make note of things that seem off — broken appliances and the general upkeep of the unit. Ask questions. All of this information will be helpful when deciding whether or not you chose to rent there. If you’re looking at apartments, the same rules apply. If possible, ask to see the unit you may end up living in. You can also ask tenants cur-
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VICTORY In back and forth matchup, women’s basketball defeats Texas 60-54 CODY FRIESEN WRITER
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Senior guard Angela Harris charges the basket for a layup during the women’s basketball game against Texas in Bramlage Coliseum on Jan. 19. The Longhorns were able to take the Wildcats 71-63.
Dramatic comebacks have been a vital staple for the Wildcats in the last few games, and that was the case in the women's basketball matchup against the Longhorns in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. The game, which was crucial for positioning in the Big 12 Conference tournament, saw the Wildcats leave with a 60-54 win over Texas. Redshirt freshman center Ayoka Lee recorded yet another double-double. Senior forward Peyton Williams finished one point shy of a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds. Senior guard Angela Harris led all guards with 15 points. The first quarter was fairly even, finishing with both teams tied at 19-19. It was in the sec-
ond quarter that the Wildcats started to gather momentum, taking a 31-29 lead moving into the half. In the first half, Kansas State shot 41 percent from the floor, including 27 percent from three. It was a shining first half for young players on both teams. Lee led K-State with 10 points and for the Longhorns, sophomore center Charli Collier led with 13. In the third quarter, the Longhorns started to steal the spotlight, getting hot with shooting going 50 percent from the floor. Texas rallied, outscoring the Wildcats 18-14. The Longhorns took a 45-38 advantage late in the third. The Wildcats' slump didn't last long. They responded with a 7-2 run, finishing off the third behind by only one bucket at 47-45.
K-State, who has struggled to hold onto momentum for the whole game this season, struggled in the third. The Wildcats shot only 37 percent from the floor, but didn't let the game get too far away from them. With five minutes remaining in the game, the Wildcats brought the score to another tie at 52. From there, K-State took a 55-54 lead with less than two minutes on the clock. In the final minute of the game, they pulled away to defeat the Longhorns 60-54. The Wildcats shot 33 percent from three, behind three of eight from Harris — points that ended up being crucial for K-State's victory. The women's basketball team will host Iowa State at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday before back-to-back road games. Wednesday's game is available on ESPN+.
ANALYSIS: K-State reaches new low in seventh-straight loss NATHAN ENSERRO WRITER
The men’s basketball team suffered its seventh straight loss in Big 12 Conference play, falling 70-59 against the Longhorns at home Saturday. It was a rough loss on full display in front of a national television audience. The Wildcats are playing at a near 20 year low. The losing streak is the lowest it's been since the 20002001 season. “Teams will just make shots against us, but the easy ones in the first half were just killers,” head coach Bruce Weber said. By halftime, the Wildcats were already down by 19 points. “It’s tough to fight uphill and keep fighting uphill,” senior forward
Xavier Sneed said. “We need to come off and start the game a whole lot better than we did.” Kansas State managed to turn the ball over 17 times, giving up 19 points off of turnovers alone. The Wildcats scored only 11 points off of Texas' 18 turnovers. “We let them get easy transition buckets off the bounce passes, and it turned into the easy layups that they got,” Sneed said. This low-water mark for the season comes right before the toughest stretch of the year for K-State. They will head to Waco, Texas, to play 24-2 Baylor and then come back home to host 24-3 Kansas. “It’s a great opportunity for us,” Weber said.” “You have nothing to lose, no one expects you to win. Come
and play.” The Wildcats’ opportunities to shock the world against Baylor and Kansas are followed up by battles with the two other conference bottom-feeders — Oklahoma State and Iowa State. Those games are opportunities to move out of last-place in the Big 12. “Right now, just worrying about the game plan for the next game,” Sneed said of his mindset going into the final stretch. “Come out here and keep the team encouraged for the next game and keep playing my basketball game that I know I can play.” A win in any of the these four games would keep the Wildcats from reaching the lows of Tom Asbury's final season. In the 1999-2000 season, the Wildcats saw an 11 game losing streak.
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Senior forward Makol Mawien slams down a dunk during the men’s basketball Throwback Game against Texas in Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 22. The Longhorns took the Wildcats 70-59.
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BASEBALL Bat Cats fizzle out in the Kleberg Bank College Classic CODY FRIESEN WRITER
The baseball team moves to 3-4 on the season after dropping the final two games of the Kleberg College Classic over the weekend, but young talent shined in game one. The Wildcats faced off against former Big 12 foe Missouri, as well as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Utah in Corpus Christi, Texas.
GAME 1: K-STATE 5, MISSOURI 1 (W: MCCULLOUGH 1-0, L: BEDELL 1-1)
The Wildcats broke a fivegame skid against the Tigers and got their first win over Missouri since 2011 with a 5-1 score for the opening game of the Kleberg Bank College Classic Friday night. Redshirt freshman Connor McCullough pitched his second quality start of the season in his six innings of work and earned the win with eight strikeouts. The Arkansas transfer only allowed one run on four hits and walked two. Collectively, Kansas State pitchers struck out 13 and only allowed three walks. Senior catcher Chris Ceballos opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a two-run home run — his first of the season — to give the Wildcats an early edge. Redshirt junior shortstop Kamron Willman added another run in the fifth with an RBI single and collected his second RBI of the game later in the seventh. Junior right fielder Zach Kokoska followed Willman’s seventh inning hit with a single of his own, driving in sophomore center fielder Blake Burrows, who scored on an error, giving the Wildcats their fifth and final run of the game. Sophomore infielder Daniel Carinci went 3-3 at the plate with a double. The lone run for the Tigers
came in the sixth inning with a fielder’s choice RBI by senior designated hitter Peter Zimmermann. Mizzou left six men on base and went 1-for-12 with runners on base. Junior pitcher Ian Bedell pitched six innings in the loss allowing three earned runs with five strikeouts and two walks.
GAME 2: TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 5, K-STATE 2 (W: THOMAS 1-1, L: CARSON 0-2, S: NELSON 1)
A four-run third inning was crucial for the Islanders in game two of the Kleberg Bank College Classic on Saturday. The Wildcats struck first with senior third baseman Cameron Thompson scoring on a wild pitch in the top of the first to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Willman pushed the lead to 2-0 on a fielder’s choice in the third, which would be the last run for the Wildcats as they left nine runners on base. Texas A&M Corpus Christi rallied with a four-run third and a one-run fifth. Senior right fielder Scott Hastings went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and junior center fielder Tristan Welch went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Sophomore pitcher Hayden Thomas pitched five innings, allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts in the win. Junior Daniel Nelson pitched four scoreless innings to earn the save. Nelson struck out five in relief and walked a batter. Redshirt sophomore pitcher Carson Seymour pitcher 4.1 innings and only allowed two hits in the loss. Seymour struck out four, but walked four and allowed five runs. Kansas State junior pitchers Jaxon Passino and Zak Herbers held the Islanders scoreless in relief. The Wildcats were originally scheduled to face off against the Islanders on Thursday as well, but the game was canceled due to inclement weather.
GAME 3: UTAH 2, K-STATE 1 (W: MCCLEVE 1-0, L: ECKBERG 0-1)
Utah defeated the Wildcats in walk-off fashion with a two-run ninth to win 2-1 in the final game of the weekend. Despite the loss, sophomore pitcher Jordan Wicks struck out 10 in a seven-inning, no decision performance. Wicks did not allow a hit, but walked four. K-State pitchers allowed seven walks in the game and redshirt junior Tyler Eckberg was charged with the loss. The Wildcats struck first in the eighth with an RBI double by Kokoska,but was thrown out attempting to leg out a triple. The Wildcats recorded seven hits, but left seven on base. Kokoska led K-State going 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two strikeouts. Junior second baseman Matt Richardson got the Utes on the board by scoring on a wild pitch. Utah walked it off on a fielder’s choice by junior Shea Kramer on a pinch-hit appearance to score junior left fielder Vinny Zavolta to take the game 2-1. Redshirt senior Kyle Robeniol allowed no runs on four hits in 6.1 innings striking out three and walking two. Utah pitchers combined for four strikeouts in the game and walked four. Sophomore Zac McCleve earned the win for the Utes, recording the last out for Utah. The Wildcats starting pitchers combined for 22 of the 29 strikeouts over the weekend, but walks proved to be costly for K-State who gave up 15. Willman led the Wildcats offensively with three RBIs in the series. K-State will face off against Wichita State on Wednesday in the first matchup of a homeand-home series. The Wildcats tied the season series with the Shockers last season. It will be the final game before the home opener with a doubleheader Friday against Fairleigh Dickinson.
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Senior right-handed pitcher Kasey Ford holds a Powercat baseball while waiting for senior catcher Chris Ceballos to give him the pitch. The Wildcats faced off against the TCU Horned Frogs at Tointon Family Stadium losing, 8-1 on April 19, 2019.
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monday, feburary 24, 2020
THIS WEEK ADAM MEYER WRITER
WOMEN'S GOLF
The women’s golf team will be finishing up the Westbrook Invitational on Monday in Peoria, Arizona. On Friday, they will be in Panama City, Florida, to compete in the Florida State Match-Up, hosted by Florida State University.
MEN'S GOLF
The men’s golf team is in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate. This will be played at TPC Dorado Beach. This began Sunday and goes through Tuesday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The men’s basketball team (918) continues to struggle as they head into the next week. They lost both games last week against Texas
Tech and Texas. On Tuesday, the will play Baylor in Waco, Texas, at 7 p.m. On Saturday, they will play the Kansas Jayhawks in Manhattan at 12:30 p.m. This game will air on CBS Sports.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The women’s basketball team (13-12) rebounded against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, 60-54, after falling to TCU on Wednesday, snapping the two-game losing streak. This week on Wednesday, the Wildcats will play the Iowa State Cyclones at 6:30 p.m. This game will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. On Saturday, they will play in Waco, Texas, against Baylor at 6 p.m.
BASEBALL
The baseball team got its season started last weekend and holds a 3-4 record going into this week. On Wednesday, they travel to Wichita to
Spring spor ts in action as winter spor ts continue to wrap up
play Wichita State with first pitch at 3 p.m. The Wildcats’ home opener will be against Fairleigh Dickinson for a doubleheader on Friday — the first game at 2 p.m. and game two will be 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The series will wrap up at 4 p.m. on Saturday. This series can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and heard on 1350 KMAN.
TRACK AND FIELD
The track and field teams will be participating in the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa, on Friday and Saturday after wrapping up the Steve Miller Open in Manhattan this past weekend.
ROWING
The rowing team will compete in the Oklahoma Scrimmage at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Dalton Wainscott | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
Then-senior Thomas Hughes prepares to swing at game against TCU. The Wildcats won 7-4 at Tointon Stadium in Manhattan. The baseball team held a fundraiser along with the game, in coordination with the Silver Key Sophomore Honorary.
TRACK AND FIELD Track and field finish Steve Miller Open in preparation for Big 12 Indoor Championships JULIA JORNS
SPORTS EDITOR
The track and field teams competed in the Steve Miller Open in Ahearn Field House, their last competition in preparation for the Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships next week. The meet in Manhattan was host to programs from Emporia State, Haskell, Oklahoma City, Langston and Washburn. In the men’s high jump, freshman Kyle Alcine claimed the event for K-State with a jump at 2.14 meters/7-00.25”. Senior Sam Dreiling ran unattached and won the men’s pole vault at a height of 4.90
meters. Freshman Edgaras Benkunskas got runner-up at 4.75 meters, a personal record. Sophomore Chandler Heid finished in third with a distance of 4.45 meters. In her first attempt, sophomore Jessica Williams finished with a mark of 3.50 meters in the women’s pole vault. The shot put saw victories from seniors Ashley Petr and Cameron Lewis. Petr threw for 14.66 meters and Lewis finished with a throw of 16.71 meters. Junior Angelo Gordon and senior Konstantina Romaiou claimed the men’s and women’s triple jump events with distances of 14.61 meters and 12.02 meters, respectively. The Wildcats had eight
wins on the track from several participants. Senior Lauren Taubert finished with a time of 8.42 in the 60-meter hurdles, a personal best. In the 3,000 meter race, senior Anna Keeley and freshman Jack Thomas took home the top sports. Keeley clinched the win for the women’s side with a time of 10:42.76 and Thomas ran the men’s race with a time of 8:39.43. Seniors Helene Ingvaldsen in the weight throw, Wurrie Njadoe in the 60-meters and Travis Hodge running the 800 meter claimed their events as well. The Wildcats will next compete in the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Feb. 28 to Feb. 29 in Ames, Iowa.
Dylan Connell | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
Freshman pole vaulter Edgaras Benkunskas vaults at the Steve Miller Open in Ahearn Field House on Feb. 22. Edgaras earned a runner-up finish with a personal record of 4.75 m/15-07”.