Wichita State opens American Conference play this week with an 8-5 record. Assistant coach P.J. Couisnard joins the podcast to discuss Karon Boyd and his Grinch shoes and how Jaret Valencia and Brian Amuneke can continue their positive trend. We talk about how a redshirt season helped TJ Williams burst into the rotation and why the team’s identity centers on rebounding and limiting turnovers.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. Wichita State opens American Conference basketball this week with both the men’s and women’s teams on the road. The Shocker men open conference play at 3 p.m. Wednesday at UAB and continue on the road at Charlotte at 5 p.m., Jan. 3. Both games are on ESPNU. WSU women’s basketball opens conference play at Tulsa at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. Wichita State plays four home games this week with the men meeting Wofford (6:30 p.m., Wednesday) and Eastern Kentucky (4 p.m., Sunday). The women play Oral Roberts (11 a.m., Tuesday) and Middle Tennessee State (2 p.m., Saturday). All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. Shocker men’s basketball is coming off an overtime win at Northern Iowa. They face DePaul at 11 a.m., Saturday at Koch Arena (ESPNU). It is Teddy Bear Toss day, so warm up your arm, bring a new stuffed animal and don’t hit the radio guys. The Shockers continue their homestand on Dec. 17 vs. Wofford at 6:30 p.m. WSU women’s basketball plays Loyola Marymount at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in a Koch Arena doubleheader. A men’s ticket gets you into the women’s game. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Steve Rainbolt is in his 26th season as director of track and field and cross country at Wichita State. He joins the podcast to preview the indoor track season and explain why the Shocker men’s team sees itself capable of challenging for an American Conference title. We also talk about Sadie Millard’s change in event focus and freshman Cole Smither’s adjustment to the multi-events. We update the progress of renovations at University Stadium and why the new look will help major track meets such as the Kansas high school state meet each May.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shockers play three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas this week. They play St. Mary’s at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN2. On Thursday, WSU plays either Colorado State or Virginia Tech at 1:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. WSU women’s basketball heads to California for the Zotgiving Classic in Irvine. The Shockers play UC Irvine at 4 p.m. Friday on ESPN+. They play Idaho at 4 p.m. Saturday. Audio of both games is available on goshockers.com. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Wichita State assistant coach Collin Wilber joins the podcast to talk catchers and how the importance of coaching the position is growing. We talk about the use of video to improve skills and why it can be so important to help pitchers by turning borderline pitches into strikes. There are four catchers on the Shocker roster. Wilber breaks down their performances in the fall and tells us how a call for bullpen catchers produced four candidates from the student body, one who made a great early impression on coaches. We also discuss his time working as a pipe-fitter, contemplating working in the ship-building industry, and how he changed paths into coaching.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. You can see lots of Shocker basketball this week at Koch Arena. The women play Tuesday (Southeast Missouri State, 6 p.m.) and Saturday (Cal State Bakersfield, 2 p.m.). The WSU men are on the road vs. Boise State (8 p.m., Tuesday) before a home game vs. Milwaukee on Saturday (6 p.m.). Wichita State opens play in the American Championship volleyball tournament vs. North Texas at 12:30 p.m., Friday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Mike Kennedy, 77, announced today (Nov. 14) he will retire at the end of the 2025-26 season as radio voice of the Shockers. He will continue through basketball and baseball. Kennedy, a graduate of Wichita State and Southeast High, started doing WSU football and basketball on the radio as a student on KMUW and took over as the full-time voice in 1980. Mike talks about his decision, his career and the connection with Shocker fans. We discuss the importance of radio bringing games to fans, the veteran crew of MVC radio announcers and baseball bus rides and card games.
Wichita State women’s golf recorded four top-five team finish this fall, the most for the Shockers since 2017-18. Coach Tom McCurdy and senior Mackenzie Wilson join us to talk about what went right for the Shockers in the fall and a variety of golf topics. We discuss Wilson’s growth as a Shocker and how she worked on the mental side of the game. We also reminisce about Wilson’s use of a spread sheet to organize her life and how that helped her college life. McCurdy and Wilson discuss their favorite golf courses and favorite golfers, leading us into a discussion about “Do young golfers appreciate Jack Nicklaus?”
