Wichita State Shockers
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.
| 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 |
Varsity sports
changeA 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
changeOn 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| 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- ↑ 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.