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Shocker Brew 4/3: King of the Leap

Shocker Brew 4/3: King of the Leap

Today, Palen earns AAC weekly honor and men’s golf earns top 10 finish in the desert

Zach Garrett
April 03, 2024

Good morning! It’s never too early to look ahead at next season for Shocker men’s basketball! See all the games live, and in person, by acting now and putting down your deposit for some 2024-25 season tickets.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

👟 Palen earns AAC weekly honor
⛳️ Men’s golf earns top 10 finish in the desert
🌾 And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

After his showing at the Shocker Spring Invitational, Wichita State’s Brady Palen was named the AAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week. The senior recorded the ninth-best mark in the nation with a leap of 2.17m/7”1.5’ in the high jump. Palen leads the conference by six centimeters after his first meet and will travel to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete in the Arkansas Spring Invitational this weekend.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Stellar Showing. Led by Aston Castillo's top-five performance, the Shocker men's golf team collected an excellent ninth-place finish in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Maricopa, Arizona. The Shockers finished in ninth place in Arizona among a strong tournament field with a team score of 849, 15 strokes under par.

📊 Check out the team’s scores from the Cowboy Classic

🔼 Spat With The Sooners. After getting out to a slow start, Shocker baseball was unable to fight back in the midweek matchup against Oklahoma on its home field. Kam Durnin led Wichita State at the plate with three hits and the Shockers’ sole RBI of the night on a single that scored Lane Haworth. The team will look to bounce back on Wednesday night against Kansas at Eck Stadium at 6:00 pm.

🔼 The Roundhouse Podcast. Shocker baseball pitching coach Anthoney Claggett joins as a guest on the latest episode of The Roundhouse Podcast to talk about a staff that is among the nation’s leaders in ERA and WHIP nearing halfway through the season. The crew also discusses how coaches have built trust in a time of transition and how pitchers like Nate Adler and Caden Favors have made significant progress this season.

🎧️ Listen to The Roundhouse Podcast: Anthony Claggett on Shockers Baseball

🔼 A Night To Remember. Wichita State Athletics will host its second annual Black and Yellow Gala, a fundraising dinner and auction to support all intercollegiate sports at Wichita State, presented by Equity Bank on Saturday, Aug. 17 at Charles Koch Arena. The doors will open at 5 p.m. for the silent auction followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the live auction at 7 p.m.

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

The Place To Be. The Shockers are a big reason why Wichita is so great, and now, the rest of the country is starting to catch on to why Shocker Nation is the place to be.

Our question today: do you know where Wichita landed on the best places to move to in 2024?

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times Central

Wednesday, April 3

Thursday, April 4

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ W35K Jackson, MS ITF Pro Tournaments in Jackson, MS👟 Track and Field @ KT Woodman Classic in Wichita, KS | Schedule
👟 Track and Field @ Friends Spring Open in Wichita, KS | Schedule

Friday, April 5

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

📆 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Fourth!

According to Forbes, Wichita is the fourth-best place to move to in 2024.

🌾 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!