Wichita State director of athletic academic services Gretchen Torline and Shocker baseball player Josh Livingston join the podcast to talk about Livington’s journey from an indifferent student to one with a 3.8 GPA last fall while majoring in sport management. We talk about the athletic department’s structures for study halls, accountability and mentoring. Livingston reveals his favorite class and coach Brian Green’s consequences for missing class or study hall. We also talk about Torline’s favorite success stories with former Shockers such as P.J. Couisnard, Rebekah Topham and recent graduate Tyson Etienne. Why this topic? Wichita State’s cumulative grade-point average of 3.53 for the fall semester is the highest in recorded department history, dating to 1990.
