MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced the addition of junior transfer Patrick Muldoon(Basehor, Kan./Basehor-Linwood/Eastern Illinois) as a walk-on on Thursday.

 

A 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from Basehor, Kansas, Muldoon joins the Wildcats after a two-year stint at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Illinois, where he played for head coach Jay Spoonhour during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. He will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA regulations and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining starting in the 2018-19 season. He is eligible to practice with the team immediately.

 

“We are excited to have Patrick join our program,” said Weber. “We have been fortunate over the years to have some really quality walk-ons, players like Brian Rohleder, Austin Budke and Zach Winter, and Patrick certainly brings those qualities to our team. He has Division I experience, having played quality minutes the last two seasons at Eastern Illinois, and is an excellent student who wants to pursue an engineering degree.”

 

Muldoon played in all 29 games for Eastern Illinois with 10 starts in 2016-17, helping the Panthers to a 14-15 overall record and 6-10 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play. He averaged 5.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting (66-of-144) as a sophomore with 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game. He ranked second on the team in blocks (15), while he was fourth in rebounding (4.3 rpg.), offensive (78) and defensive (126) rebounds and seventh in scoring (5.5 ppg.).

 

Muldoon scored a career-best 14 points at UT-Martin on January 18 on 7-of-13 field goals, while he posted double digits at SE Missouri State on January 21 and Austin Peay at February 16. He collected his first career double-double at Austin Peay, scoring 13 points on 6-of-11 field goals with a season-tying 10 rebounds.

 

In his two seasons at EIU, Muldoon saw action in 59 games with 18 starts, averaging 5.0 points on 47.5 percent shooting (124-of-261) with 3.7 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game. He averaged 4.5 points on 49.6 percent shooting (58-of-117) as a freshman in 2015-16 with 3.0 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game.

 

Muldoon was a four-year letterman at Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, Kansas for head coach Mike McBride, where he helped the Bobcats to a combined 43-5 record his junior and senior seasons. A First Team Class 4A All-State selection as a senior, he averaged 17.1 points on 58 percent shooting with 6.8 rebounds in guiding the Bobcats to a 24-1 record and a runner-up finish at the Class 4A state tournament in 2014-15.

 

Muldoon will be the sixth newcomer to join K-State for the 2017-18 season, which began Monday with the start of summer workouts. He joins fellow junior Amaad Wainright (Kansas City, Mo./Trinity Valley Community College), sophomore Makol Mawien (West Valley City, Utah/New Mexico Junior College) and freshmen Mike McGuirl (Ellington, Conn./East Catholic), Nigel Shadd (Chandler, Ariz./Tri-City Christian) and Levi Stockard III (St. Louis, Mo./Vashon).

 

Patrick Muldoon

6-7 // 215 // F

Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood/Eastern Illinois)

 

Bio:

• Played two years at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill., for head coach Jay Spoonhour… Saw action in 59 games with 18 starts… Played in all 29 games with 10 starts as a sophomore in 2016-17 after playing in 30 games with 8 starts as a true freshman in 2015-16.
• Averaged 5.0 points on 47.5 percent shooting (124-of-261) in his two-year career with 3.7 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game… Connected on 59.7 percent (46-of-77) from the line.
• Helped the Panthers to a 14-15 overall record as a sophomore in 2016-17, which included a 6-10 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play… One of five players to play in all 29 games… Made 9 starts to open the season and then started in a road win at Murray State (2/18/17).
• Averaged 5.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting (66-of-144) as a sophomore with 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game… Connected on 65.9 percent (27-of-41) from the line… Ranked second on the team in blocks (15), while was fourth in rebounding, offensive (78) and defensive rebounds (126) and seventh in scoring.
• Scored in all 29 games with 3 double-figure scoring games as a sophomore… Scored a season-high 14 points at UT-Martin (1/19/17) on 7-of-13 field goals… Posted double digits at SE Missouri State (1/21/17) and at Austin Peay (2/16/17).
• Collected first career double-double at Austin Peay (2/16/17), scoring 13 points on 6-of-11 field goals with a season-tying 10 rebounds… Grabbed 10 rebounds at UIC (12/4/16).
• Averaged 4.5 points on 49.6 percent shooting (58-of-117) as a freshman in 2015-16 with 3.0 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game… Connected on 52.8 percent (19-of-36) from the line.
• Scored in double figures 4 times as a freshman, including a season-high 13 points vs. Murray State (2/25/16) on perfect shooting (5-of-5 field goals and 3-of-3 free throws).
• A four-year letterman at Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, Kan., for head coach Mike McBride… Helped the Bobcats to a 43-5 overall record his last two seasons, including a 24-1 mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 4A State Tournament as a senior in 2014-15.
• Earned First Team Class 4A All-State honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) andWichita Eagle as a senior… Selected Second Team Class 4A All-State as a junior… Honorable mention All-Metro selection by the Kansas City Star as a senior… Twice First Team All-Kaw Valley League, while was league Player of the Year as a senior… Named Basehor-Linwood’s 2014-15 Male Athlete of the Year.
• Averaged 17.1 points on 58 percent shooting with 6.8 rebounds per game and 32 blocked shots as a senior.
• Led the Bobcats to a 19-4 record and to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A State Tournament as a junior in 2012-13… Averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds per game.

 

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TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

EUGENE, Ore. – Coming off one of the most historic outdoor season’s in recent history that saw the women’s program win its third Big 12 title and multiple athletes on both the men’s and women’s teams shatter school records, the Kansas State track and field team looks to close out the 2017 campaign with a bang as the Wildcats send 15 athletes to compete at the NCAA Championships at Historic Hayward Field on June 7-10.

The 10th-ranked K-State women enter the national meet with nine individual entries, as well as a 4×100-meter relay squad that broke the school record in the event at the NCAA West Preliminary to qualify for a spot at the NCAA Championships, while the 82nd-ranked men have five entries.

“It looks like we are going to find out what kind of ‘mudders’ we are this week,” Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said about the NCAA Championships. “This group has had a great year and all of the athletes are well prepared. We are looking forward to watching them compete this weekend.”

K-State’s women head into the week with an arsenal of talent that could very well propel them into the top-10 in the national team competition. Leading this group of talented women is sophomore Shadae Lawrence, who currently holds the best discus throw (62.59m/205-04) in the Big 12, the West Region and all of Division I. The Big 12 champion in the event, Lawrence is making her second appearance in Eugene after finishing in fourth place last season to earn First Team All-America honors.

Three other Wildcat women will also begin competition with top-five marks in Division I in their respective events. Freshman Nina Schultz opens competition on Friday in just her second collegiate heptathlon after qualifying for the event in early April with a score of 6,021 points, a mark that is fourth in Division I and in program history. After winning an individual conference title in the high jump at the Big 12 Championship, she earned Big 12 Outstanding Freshman of the Year and USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year.

Junior Janee’ Kassanavoid’s school-record hammer throw toss of 66.97m/219-09 at the Texas Invitational has her ranked fourth on the descending order list heading into the second trip to the national meet of her career, while Shardia Lawrence has the fourth-best triple jump mark (13.79m/45-03) in Division I as she makes her first appearance at Hayward Field.

K-State’s 4×100-meter relay squad is the first in program history to ever compete at the NCAA Championships after Akia Guerrier, A’Keyla Mitchell, Ranae McKenzie and Wurrie Njadoe broke the school record in the race with a qualifying time of 44.20 to finish in seventh place at the NCAA West Preliminary. Claudette Allen has also played in integral role in the success of the 4×100 this season, running the anchor leg for the second-place squad at the Big 12 Championship.

McKenzie will also compete in the 400-meter hurdles, an event which she has thrived in this season after qualifying for her second-straight NCAA Championships with a season-best time of 57.96. Helene Ingvaldsen (hammer throw) and Konstantina Romaiou (triple jump) each make their first appearance in Eugene in their respective events after Ingvaldsen took seventh place at the NCAA West Preliminary with a personal-best toss of 64.14m/210-05 and Romaiou took the last qualifying spot with a leap of 13.08m/42-11 to finish in 12th place.

Despite the small number of men in action, the five who will represent the Wildcats have the chance to make some noise at the national level. Christoff Bryan enters as a favorite to win the men’s high jump after a dominant effort in the qualifying round in Austin saw him finish in a tie for first place with a leap of 2.18m/7-01.75. Bryan finished in second place at the NCAA Championships in high jump last season.

Sophomore Brett Neelly is also looking to match his performance at last season’s NCAA Championships where he became the first male shot putter to score for the Wildcats since 1985 with a career-best throw of 19.16m/62-10.50. The 2017 Big 12 Outdoor Champion in the event, the sophomore qualified by taking ninth place in Austin.

The final trio of Wildcat men will compete in the hammer throw on Wednesday and all three currently sit in the top-three in the program’s all-time list. Junior Mitch Dixon competes in his first-ever NCAA Championships with the title of “school-record holder” next to his name as he recorded the program’s top-mark of 65.95m/216-04 to take seventh at the West Preliminary.

Senior Brady Grunder is making his second-trip to Eugene after finishing just behind Dixon at the West Preliminary with a throw of 65.91m/216-03 to finish in eighth place. Grunder recorded a 22nd-place effort in the hammer throw finals at last season’s final meet. Fellow senior Kyle Smith is making his first appearance at Hayward Field after a gritty performance in Austin saw him claim the final qualifying spot in the West with a career-best mark of 64.99m/213-02.

K-State is the first school to qualify more than two male hammer throwers since Virginia Tech sent a trio in 2011. Georgia is the only other school since 2005 to accomplish the feat.

Wednesday’s competition is slated to begin at 4 p.m., CT, with the men’s hammer throw, with Thursday’s action also beginning at 4 p.m., CT, with the women’s hammer throw. Schultz will kick off the final two days of competition with the heptathlon 100-meter hurdles at 2:30 p.m., CT, on Friday and the heptathlon long jump at 1:30 p.m., CT, on Saturday.
Tickets for the NCAA Championships will be available on an all-meet and single-session basis and can purchased here. Fans who cannot travel to Eugene can catch the action on the ESPN family of networks, which can be found here, while live results for all four days of competition will be provided by Flash Results and can be accessed here.

More information on the meet, including ticket information, heat sheets and full schedule, can be found on NCAA’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship homepage, which can be found here.

For the latest on K-State track and field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.

The Monday evening baseball game between the Junction City Brigade and Liberty Monarchs had to be called in the top of the 8th inning after a power failure. The Monarchs were the winners, 11-3.

With the Monarchs at bat in the top of the 8th the electricity suddenly went out. Power returned to the beer garden, bleacher area in the grandstand and  the press box and briefly to one field light. The rest remained dark. Street lights and houses around the ballpark had restored electric service.

Westar Energy crews responded to assess the problem and try to make repairs.

The loss was the first of the season for Junction City in four games, while Liberty is 4-0. The two teams play Tuesday night at Liberty.

The contest was preceded by Junction City Junior baseball opening ceremonies which drew a big crowd and took up all parking spots in the Rathert Field, Cleary Field and 12th Street Community Center area. Volunteers were honored and all of the Junior Baseball teams continued the annual tradition of walking the basepaths while they were being introduced. Many of the fans remained for the game between the Brigade and Monarchs.

 

 

EUGENE, Ore. – With the Kansas State track and field team wrapping up its season this week at the NCAA Championships, Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto (Women’s Coach of the Year), assistant coach Greg Watson (Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year) and freshman Nina Schultz (Women’s Field Athlete of the Year) were recognized for their outstanding seasons by earning USTFCCCA Midwest Region awards, the national track organization announced on Sunday.

Rovelto has now been recognized as the Midwest Region Women’s Coach of the Year eight times in his career, while both Schultz and Watson are earning their respective honors for the first time.

Receiving his first Women’s Coach of the Year recognition since 2015, Rovelto guided the now 10^th-ranked women’s side to an upset victory over Texas with a program-best 133 points to claim the Wildcats’ third outdoor Big 12 title. He will lead the program into the NCAA Championships with a total of nine entries on the women’s side as well as the women’s 4×100-meter relay. The relay squad is the first in school history to qualify for the season-ending competition.

Coaching in his fourth season at K-State, Watson was honored by the track and field organization after he guided his athletes to dominant performances throughout the season. He led Shadae Lawrence (discus) and Janee’ Kassanavoid (hammer throw) to Big 12 Outdoor titles in May to help the team earn the Big 12 crown. Over the course of that meet, the women’s throwers combined for 35 of the team’s overall 133 points.

Under Watson’s tutelage, Lawrence recorded her Big 12-winning mark of 62.59m/205-04 to break the school, Big 12 meet and Rock Chalk Park records. It was also the 10^th-farthest throw in Division I history and the Jamaican National Record. Kassanavoid also flourished this season, shattering the school record at the Texas Invitational with a toss of 66.97m/219-08.

Schultz helped lead the women’s team to its first Big 12 title since 2002 with an individual title of her own in women’s high jump with a personal-best effort of 1.82m/5-11.50. Over the course of the weekend, Schultz also recorded a personal best in the javelin throw (47.67m/156-05) and posted solid performances in the long jump (6.41m/21-00.50 (3.3)), 100-meter hurdles (13.40 (3.5)) and the 4×400-meter relay (3:36.94) to earn High Point Scorer of the Meet honors after accumulating 25 points.

Earlier in the season, the freshman broke the Canadian U20 national record and won her first collegiate heptathlon at the Jim Click Combined Events. Her score of 6,021 points is the fourth-best point total in team history and is currently the fourth-best heptathlon score in Division I.

K-State’s final competition of the 2016-17 season will be the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon at historic Hayward Field on June 7-10. More information on the meet, including ticket information and a complete schedule, can be found at the meet’s homepage here.

For the latest on K-State track and field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Season tickets for Kansas State’s home men’s basketball schedule in 2017-18 will go on sale Wednesday, June 7, athletic department officials announced today.

Season ticket prices remain unchanged for the eighth-straight season, and fans have a variety of season ticket packages and prices to choose from. Returning for a second season are the Big Game and Pick 5 mini plans.

With the mini-plans, fans can tailor their trips to see the Wildcats around their busy schedules. A reserved ticket for all weekend games as well as the Kansas game (if not on a weekend) is available for $250 with the Big Game Plan, while fans can purchase five vouchers that can be redeemed for five tickets of their choice (excluding Kansas) for $50 with the Pick 5 Plan, price increases to $75 on October 2. Last season’s Big Game plan included nine weekend games and the Big Monday game against KU.

With the Wildcat 4-Pack, fans can purchase four season tickets in the bench, general admission and/or Cat Cushion sections (10-17 and 26-27, 1-2) at $900, $1,100 or $1,200, depending on location, for a savings up to $95 per ticket.

Young Alumni packages are available for all K-State undergraduate degree recipients in the past five years (December 2012 to May 2017). These ticket packages are $200 and just $100 for those with Young Alumni football season tickets with an option to utilize the 5-month payment plan for $20 per month. Young Alumni can purchase up to two season tickets at the discounted rate. New for this season is the opportunity for Young Alumni season ticket holders to select seats in any open location, excluding chairbacks in sections 5-7, and no Ahearn Fund seat donation required. 

Early-bird and priority deadlines are set for Friday, June 23 and Friday, July 14, respectively. Four and five-month credit card plans are also available for all season ticket purchases. Fans who order or renew by the early bird deadline can receive complimentary tickets, one per season ticket purchased, to the Wichita Wildcat Classic against Tulsa onSaturday, December 9. Early-bird renewals will also receive a $10 discount off the season processing fee when ordering online, an additional $15 savings off the fee when paying in full online by e-check and a five-month credit card payment option.

Season tickets will be available online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets starting Wednesday, June 7. Current season-ticket holders should receive their renewal information in the mail the week of June 12 and have until Friday, July 14to arrange payment and retain their seats for the 2017-18 season. New full season-ticket requests will be able to select their seat during the ordering process from any seat location available last season. 

An Ahearn Fund contribution is required for all premium, chairback and cushioned seating. Specific required giving levels by section are listed at www.AhearnFund.com.

The Ticket Office will also utilize an online seat selection process, similar to football season tickets, with all season ticket holders who have purchased by July 14 receiving an appointment time to add, relocate or select new ticket locations.

Like last season, all season ticket holders will receive concessions discounts including $1 off all hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels and large souvenir fountain drinks at any of the main concession stands.

In addition to the home schedule, season ticket holders and Ahearn Fund members will have the first opportunity to pre-order tickets for the Wichita Wildcat Classic at INTRUST Bank Arena against Tulsa on Saturday, December 9.

Tickets are priced at $50 for lower-level sideline seating, $25 or a Wildcat 4 Pack for $75 for lower-level corner seating, $15 or a Wildcat 4 Pack for $50 for lower-level end seating behind the baskets at the INTRUST Bank Arena. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $5 each in the lower-level end behind the baskets.

K-State will play 19 games in Bramlage Coliseum in 2017-18 with the season opener set for Friday, November 10 against American. The Wildcats also host non-conference tilts with UMKC, UC Irvine, Georgia, Northern Arizona, Oral Roberts, SE Missouri State and USC Upstate. In addition, the squad will again host nine Big 12 foes, including fellow NCAA Tournament squads Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State and West Virginia and NIT champion TCU.

The Wildcats will return nine lettermen, including three players – Barry Brown, Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade – who started all 35 games for a Wildcat squad that won 21 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Brown and Stokes are the team’s top returning scorers with identical 11.7 points per game averages, while Stokes was the team leader in 3-point field goals (64), assists (4.1 apg.) and minutes (33.3 mpg.) in 2016-17. Brown set a single-season school record for steals with 82, while Wade averaged 9.3 points on nearly 50 percent shooting and is the team’s top returner in both rebounding (4.5 rpg.) and blocked shots (0.7 bpg.).

In addition to its returning lettermen, K-State will welcome five newcomers (juniors Makol Mawien and Amaad Wainright and freshmen Mike McGuirl, Nigel Shadd and Levi Stockard III) as well as redshirt freshmen Cartier Diarra and James Love III, who both missed the 2016-17 season due to injury.

Fans can purchase season tickets in a variety of ways, including toll free at (800) 221.CATS (2287), online atwww.kstatesports.com/tickets and in-person at the Athletics Ticket Office located in Bramlage Coliseum.