Wichita State Shockers
| Wichita State Shockers | |
|---|---|
| University | Wichita State University |
| Conference | The American Conference USA (bowling) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Darron Boatright |
| Location | Wichita, Kansas |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Cessna Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Charles Koch Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Eck Stadium |
| Mascot | WuShock |
| Nickname | Shockers |
| Colors | Black and Yellow[1] |
| Website | www |
The Wichita State Shockers are the athletic teams that represent Wichita State University. They compete in the NCAA Division I. They are members of the American Athletic Conference,[2] with the women's bowling team (elevated to varsity status in 2024) playing in Conference USA.
Varsity sports
[change | change source]A member of the American Athletic Conference, Wichita State University sponsors teams in seven men's and eight women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[3]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Bowling |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Golf | Golf |
| Tennis | Softball |
| Track and field† | Tennis |
| Track and field† | |
| Volleyball | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor | |
Football team plane crash
[change | change source]On October 2, 1970, the first plane carrying players and staff of the WSU football team took off from a Colorado airport after refueling. It was supposed to go to Logan, Utah for a game against Utah State University. It flew into a mountain valley too narrow to allow it to turn back. It crashed into a mountainside. This killed 31 of the 40 players, administrators and fans near a ski resort 40 miles (64 km) away from Denver.[4] President Richard Nixon sent the president of the university a note which read, "Our thoughts and prayers go out to you in this time of sorrow."[source?]
Bowl games
[change | change source]| Season | Bowl | Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Raisin Bowl | Pacific | 26 | Wichita | 14 |
| 1948 | Camellia Bowl | Hardin–Simmons | 49 | Wichita | 12 |
| 1961 | Sun Bowl | Villanova | 17 | Wichita State | 9 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wichita State Athletics Brand Guide 2019 (PDF). August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Shockers Accept Invitation to The American" (Press release). Wichita State Shockers. April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Go Shockers seven sports". Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ↑ "Wichita State Recalls a Crash That Killed 31". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 3, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2013.