Letter from A.D. John Currie - January 28
Jan 28, 2014 | General
Big Women's Game on Tap TomorrowJust like the men, the Big 12 is the
No. 1 RPI conference in the nation for women's basketball, and
following tonight's men's game, Coach Patterson and our women's team
will host Oklahoma at 7 p.m. inside Bramlage on National Girls and Women
in Sports Day. Tickets are still available for the contest, which will
also be broadcast live on FOX Sports Kansas City. Come on out and pack
Bramlage with purple in support of our women's squad!Competition Picks Up This WeekendThe
spring semester will be in full swing this weekend as six of our teams
will be in action. The women's tennis squad will host two indoor matches
at Body First Tennis and Fitness Center beginning Friday at 1 p.m.
against Northern Iowa. Coach Bietau and the No. 55 Cats will then host
Liberty at 12 p.m. on Saturday. Both matches are FREE and open to the
public. The track and field squads, fresh off a big home meet at Ahearn
Field House, head to Ames, Iowa, for the weekend, while our No. 5
equestrian team will open the spring season Saturday in Brookings, S.D.,
against South Dakota State and Fresno State. Both basketball teams will
be on the road on Saturday as the men head to West Virginia (12:30 p.m.
on Big 12 Network) and the women play at Iowa State later that evening
(8 p.m.). Best of luck to all of our teams in action and be sure and
check k-statesports.com throughout the weekend for results, recaps and
highlights.K-State Places 260 on Fall Big 12 Academic Honor RollWhile
we root for our student-athletes and teams to perform at a championship
level on the playing field, we are even more proud of their
accomplishments in the classroom and community. Last week, 260 of our
student-athletes were recognized as members of the Big 12 Fall
Commissioner's Honor for earning a 3.0 or higher GPA during the season -
an increase of 24 from last spring and the most in more than five years
overall. Of those 260 student-athletes, 46 registered a perfect 4.0
this fall! We are proud of all these student-athletes and the commitment
they have made to both academic and athletic excellence. Click here to
read our full press release - note the names of the 4.0 student-athletes
and the large percentage of each team's roster on the list!Performance Table Opens to Rave ReviewsLast
week was special for our student-athletes as our new Performance Table
officially opened its doors, and the early returns have been
overwhelmingly positive. I received many emails and tweets from both
student-athletes and family members regarding the first-class experience
all 450 of our student-athletes had in the facility. Ross Kivett, 2013
Big 12 Baseball Player of the Year, sent this tweet out after his first
meal in the facility:"Felt like a big leaguer at the new training table!"In addition, track and field student-athlete Ryan Hershberger's mother Janice (also a K-State graduate) sent the following note:"I
want to very sincerely thank you for making the training table
available to all student-athletes. Our son will benefit from this in
several ways--his nutrition will be improved, it will help him save time
and energy by not having to cook for himself, and it will help him
financially by having a controlled cost for his dinner.For at
least 35 years I have wished for a training table for track athletes at
KSU. While I am sorry that Ryan will benefit only in his last semester, I
am resolved to be happy for future track athletes. I am so thankful."Thanks
to the efforts of many, including Michelle Sullivan, the Performance
Table manager, Executive Chef Michael Moyes, and Sports Nutritionist
Scott Trausch, the staff can help the student-athletes lead a healthy
lifestyle while meeting their sports-specific nutritional goals. This
transformational facility will be a difference maker for all of our
programs! Click here for our video recap of the official opening.That
will do it for today. We look forward to a packed Bramlage these next
two evenings, and we'll see you this weekend for another busy and
exciting Wildcat Weekend!Go Cats!John
K-State Men's Basketball | Postgame Press Conference at Colorado
Thursday, February 26
K-State Rowing | Media Day
Tuesday, February 24
K-State Rowing | Weights Practice
Tuesday, February 24
K-State Tennis | Weekend Recap vs Old Dominion & Minnesota
Tuesday, February 24
