She chose to attend a high school two hours from home. Each day, there was the train, the bus, and finally the walk to Mukogawa Women's Senior High School, which had the best volleyball program around. It harbored an arena of hope for young Fuka Sekita, a native of Hyogo, Japan, who began her athletic endeavors as a hesitant 9-year-old going to soccer practice at the request of her parents, but who later that year found her true calling — volleyball — and the flow that she credits to her present success.
Perhaps no Kansas State assistant coach knows what he signed up for more than Stanton Weber. A 32-year-old native of Overland Park, Kansas, who was a three-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer as a wide receiver and special teams standout for the Wildcats from 2011-15, Stanton is the son of former K-State quarterback Stan Weber, and during a three-year stint at Toledo he was a finalist for 2024 Special Teams Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop in addition to the American Football Coaches Association 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute.
Forty-eight days after his hiring as Kansas State head men's basketball coach, and after countless Zoom calls and phone calls with agents, and prospective talents and contributors, Casey Alexander on Thursday discussed the 13 signees on the Wildcats' roster, which became official when Alexander earlier in the day announced the addition of junior forward Timotej Malovec, a 6-foot-8, 214-pound forward who played last season at Miami.
Three years ago, people told Stew Burke that "it couldn't be done" at Kansas State and that it was "a hard job." Last year, K-State authored one of the biggest comeback stories in Division I women's golf when the Wildcats advanced to their first-ever National Championship. This year? Nobody really gave K-State a chance, saying the Wildcats, who lost so much star power, were too young to compete.
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