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After 46 seasons, Mike Kennedy signed off for the last time as the Voice of the Shockers in May 2026. In this short documentary, colleagues, mentees and student athletes talk about his legacy and what he has meant to them and to Shocker Athletics.

This documentary was produced by Nick Flynn, Owen Prothro and Mack Smith in the Capstone Media Project in the Elli...


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Following the retirement of former Voice of the Shockers Mike Kennedy, who signed off the air at the end of the 2025-26 season after 46 years behind the microphone, Wichita State led a national search to fill the role. 

That search has come to an end.

Thursday morning, Wichita State Athletics announced alum Denning Gerig was named Director of Broadcasting, ...


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Wichita State announced the women’s basketball roster was finalized with the signing of Amaya Lacy last Thursday. 

Lacy is a 5’9 junior guard transferring from Frank Phillips College, where she played two seasons. 

Last season, Lacy averaged 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. She shot 37.7% from the field and 29% from three. 

The coachin...


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Wichita State’s volleyball team released its schedule for the 2026 season Monday morning. The Shockers will begin their season with an exhibition game at Omaha on Aug. 15, followed by another exhibition a week later at Charles Koch Arena again...


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Cleo Littleton, the career leading scorer for Wichita State’s basketball team, has died at 93, according to his family. 

The news was shared via Cleo’s son, Barry Littleton, on Facebook on June 1, saying, “My father, the legendary Shocker Cleo Littleton, joined my beloved mother last night.”

Littleton, a Wichita native and Wichita East High School alum, joi...


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