The Roundhouse previews the American Athletic Conference outdoor championship with assistant director of track and field John Wise, who discusses how the new conference might change recruiting, where the Shockers expect to finish and their strongest events. We venture into movies (A Quiet Place), Cincinnati chili and how the coaches will deploy decathlete Hunter Veith this weekend. Who would win a sprint relay between Shocker coaches and Houston coaches (Hint: probably the team with Carl Lewis)?
Wichita State volleyball coach Chris Lamb wraps up spring practice with updates on new faces such as Michaela Putnicki and Kali Eaken after four tournaments. How might membership in the American Athletic Conference change recruiting at Wichita State? What did sophomores Emma Wright and Regan Stiawalt do in spring workouts to impress coaches? Lamb also gives some highlights of the 2018 non-conference schedule and makes his pitch for why a tournament might help land at-large bids.
Voice of Wichita State softball Steve Strain joins the podcast to talk about the American Athletic Conference race and the next two weeks for the Shockers. What sparked Wichita State’s four-game win streak that moved it into contention? How did a tough non-conference schedule help the Shockers? He puts senior Mackenzie Wright’s career into perspective and talks about the offensive improvement throughout the order.
Grant Cohen of the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network and American Campus Connect and Dennig Gerig of Cox Yurview Kansas joined Paul Suellentrop to talk Wichita State baseball. Who is the biggest surprise on the roster? Can the Shockers host an NCAA regional? Where did this pitching improvement come from? In the second half of the podcast, Cohen and Gerig talk about their paths through Wichita State to a career in sports journalism.
Is it possible to get good sound quality in a round building with 10,506 screaming fans? Why is the under-4-minute media timeout crucial? Wichita State director of fan engagement Reggie McIntyre discusses how his staff works to balance game atmosphere with obligations to sponsors, how he and his staff review video to judge their performances, his career path to Wichita State and the best way to promote a rifle team.
Wichita State director of athletics Darron Boatright debuts on the podcast to discuss the school’s nine months in the American Athletic Conference, the possibility of scheduling Kansas State in men’s basketball, dealing with new road trips and baseball’s clean look. He reveals that track and field coach Steve Rainbolt tried to teach him how to track a meet on his form chart at the American indoor championships. We wrap up by talking about Loyola’s Final Four run.
Shane Dennis of KFH and Wichita State baseball TV/radio joins Paul Suellentrop to discuss the Shockers 17-4 record and road trip to East Carolina. They discuss the pitching staff and how the decision for many of them to skip summer baseball worked. Who is the better Liam Eddy comp – Tim Kelley or A.J. Ladwig? Who are the young position players most likely to grow into bigger roles? Where do third baseman Alec Bohm and centerfielder Greyson Jenista fit in recent Shocker history?
Wichita State University Strategic Communications’ Paul Suellentrop talks to Mike Ross, NCAA Media Coordinator for the 1st and 2nd Rounds of the Men’s Basketball tournament games, coming to Intrust Bank Arena on March 15th and 17th.
