Good morning! The Shocker Athletic Department ranked in the top ten of the Excellence in Management Cup. The distinction highlights the successful efforts in aligning resources to championship-level expectations.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🎓️ Five Shockers selected to Academic All-District
🥎 Softball is headed to Clearwater
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Addison Barnard, Alison Cooper, Lauren Howell, Bailey Urban and CC Wong were the five Shockers selected to the Academic All-District Team. Barnard and Wong are finalists for Academic All-America honors. The 2023-24 Academic All-District Softball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. Barnard received her third straight selection while the other four Shockers were honored by the CSC for the first time.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Up For A Challenge. For the first time in program history, Shocker softball will compete alongside 15 other teams at the 2025 Shriner’s Children’s Clearwater Invitational from Feb. 13-16. Considered one of the premier softball tournaments in the country, Wichita State will go head-to-head against some of the nation’s best including Alabama, Oklahoma State and UCLA who advanced to the Women’s College World Series.

🔼 Lessons Abroad. The Shockers are in Brazil this week to start an exhibition tour in which they plan to play four matches over 10 days. Head coach Chris Lamb expects a solid level of competition, and equally beneficial is the time together building chemistry.

🗣️  "We've got to keep growing on what we've done and make (newcomers) as productive as we can as soon as we can. As the new players have shown up, it's trying to get them assimilated and integrated." - Chris Lamb

📚️ Read the full story by Paul Suellentrop

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Season Success. Shocker volleyball is getting ready for the 2024 season as the team looks to build off a successful season that saw the team earn a national title.

Our question today: do you remember the team’s record from the 2023 season?

Think you got it? Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 26-8!

The Shockers won 26 matches in 2023, including six in a row to close out the season with a NIVC Championship.

🌾 Have a great weekend, y’all!