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Football Ticket Options Announced for Highly Anticipated 2017 Season

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footballMANHATTAN, Kan. – Following the program’s seventh-straight bowl berth culminating with a Texas Bowl victory over Texas A&M, and riding a home-sellout streak of 33-consecutive games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, anticipation is building for K-State’s 2017 football season as athletics officials announced today a full menu of ticket options when season tickets go on sale Monday, March 1.

New for 2017 is the opportunity for new season ticket holders, or 2016 season ticket holders who wish to change their seat location or add additional seats, to select their seat from any season ticket location that was available at the end of last season. At 8:30 a.m., March 1, open locations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to all fans, regardless of priority point status. Click here to preview the available inventory ahead of the March 1 on-sale. Any locations that are currently occupied and dropped by 2016 season ticket holders during the renewal process will only be available during the online seat selection process in May at an appointment time designated in priority point order. Fans who renew or purchase 2017 season tickets by the April 21 priority deadline will be able to upgrade their location during this online seat selection process in May.

 

Fans will again be offered a variety of choices for season and single-game tickets in 2017 for a schedule that includes seven games in Bill Snyder Family Stadium, including five Big 12 Conference matchups with Iowa State, West Virginia, TCU, Cactus Bowl Champion Baylor and Sugar Bowl Champion Oklahoma. In all, the Wildcats’ 12-game slate includes six matchups with bowl teams from a year ago.

“I am excited for the K-State Nation to arrive in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on September 2 as Coach Snyder goes for career win No. 203 and experience yet another exciting season on the field and also a transformational step in the evolution of Bill Snyder Family Stadium with the completion of the limestone field wall and improvements to the sound system,” Athletics Director John Currie said. “The incredibly loud and intimidating atmosphere inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium has helped the Wildcats achieve seven-straight bowl seasons, and we are proud to continue to provide our grassroots fans with accessibility to tickets at various price levels as we progress toward 40-straight sellouts and continue to provide the Best Fan Experience in the Big 12.”

 

Season ticket options start at less than $30 per game and a savings of more than 25-percent off the single game price. Public season bench seating in Bill Snyder Family Stadium has increased slightly to $340 this season, but is a $6 savings per game from last season, while chairback seating remains at $355 or $51 per game. Up to two Young Alumni tickets are available at only $199 for K-Staters who have received their undergraduate degrees since December 2012.

 

Fans can once again purchase the flex season ticket option, a “100-percent mobile” ticket to all seven home games for just $199. This unique ticket, which must be purchased by April 21, is sold from the best available unsold or visitor return seats in the stadium. Only 200 of these tickets are available, and seating location and tickets will be sent via email the day before each game.

Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so beginning March 1 online at www.k-statesports.com, or by calling 1-800-221-CATS. Fans ordering their season tickets may again take advantage of a payment plan option at no extra cost. Those who renew before March 24 can elect to split the cost into five equal payments or four equal installments if received by April 21.

 

Order or renew by Friday, March 24, and receive $10 off the season-ticket processing fee (normally $25; online only) or $15 off the season-ticket handling fee (normally $25; eCheck online only) and two free Purple/White Spring Game general admission tickets per account.

 

Beginning March 1, K-State fans can also begin requesting tickets for the September 16 match-up against SEC opponent Vanderbilt in Nashville. Requests will be assigned in priority point order following the April 21 priority deadline. Tickets for the contest are just $30 each.

 

Several single-game promotions will continue to provide fans even more flexibility in attending games this coming season. Single-game tickets are available for pre-order by existing season ticket holders through March 26 and will go on sale to the public in June, beginning with an exclusive presale for Ahearn Fund members on Monday, June 19, followed by an online only sale on Tuesday, June 20. New single-game pricing options include a discount for view level seats for all games.

 

Annual promotional activities in 2017 include Harley Day on October 14 (TCU), Homecoming on October 22 (Oklahoma), Fort Riley Day on November 11 (West Virginia) and Senior Day on November 25 (Iowa State). Individual game ticket prices and promotions can be found in the online ticket catalog.

The home season all gets underway on September 2 with the ninth-annual K-State Family Reunion against Central Arkansas.

 

For more information regarding tickets, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-221-CATS or visit www.k-statesports.com. A copy of the 2017 ticket brochure, as well as a 3D virtual seating map, are available online now at k-statesports.com.

 

Looking ahead to the 2017 season, spring practice will get underway March 29, and the 2017 Purple/White Spring Game will be held on Saturday, April 22, at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

 

K-State returns 14 starters – eight on offense and six on defense – and 18 players overall who made at least one start in 2016. The group includes eight players who earned All-Big 12 honors this past season, featured by first-teamers Winston Dimel, Will Geary, Byron Pringle, D.J. Reed and Dalton Risner. Reed was named the 2016 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year, while defensive end Reggie Walker earned Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year honors.

Blue Jays Qualify Five Wrestlers for Class 6A State Tournament

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small-blue-jayThe Junction City Blue Jays qualified five wrestlers during the Class 6A Regional Tournament in Hutchinson for next week’s Class 6A State Tournament in Park City.

The list of qualifiers from the regional for Junction City included:

–Aryus Jones, who finished first in the 182 weight class at the regional and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament

–Kamari Smith, who was second at 160 pounds

–John Clark, third at 152 pounds

–Max Bazan, sixth at 126 pounds

–Jeffrey Walters, 6th at 220 pounds.

Garden City captured first place in the team standings in the 16-team regional with 191 points. Manhattan was second with 189.5, while the Blue Jays finished 11th with 95 points.

The 6A state tournament is February 24th and 25th at Hartman Arena in Park City.

 

 

Wildcats Defeat Longhorns

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PowerCatD.J. Johnson tipped in a miss by Kamau Stokes with 1.6 seconds left, then made a free throw to send Kansas State to a 64-61 win over Texas on Saturday that snapped the Wildcats’ three-game losing streak.

Johnson’s tip came after Kansas State had called a timeout with 8 seconds left to set up a final play. Stokes, who had 14 points, drove to about 12 feet for the shot and Johnson got up over two defenders to get his hand on the ball for the winning basket.

Wesley Iwundu scored 16 points and Barry Brown scored 15 for Kansas State (17-10, 6-8 Big 12), which had lost six of seven coming into the game.

Kendal Yancy scored 13 for Texas (10-17, 4-10) but also got beat to rebound on the final shot and fouled Johnson on the tip. Jarret Allen scored 12 for the Longhorns, who had rallied from nine points down early in the second half.

Junction City Reds Baseball Tryouts

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2016 Junction City Reds team

Tryouts for the Junction City Reds Baseball team, 13-15 year old Division of the Babe Ruth League,  will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at North Park Field Four at the corner of North Park Drive and Thompson.

Players cannot turn 16 before May 1st.

The head coach for the team will be James Denton. The assistant coaches will include T.J. Segebart and Jeryl Denton.

Blue Jays and Lady Jays Lose to Seaman

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small-blue-jay The Seaman Vikings opened up a big lead in the second quarter and rolled on to a 66-43 victory over the Junction City Blue Jays in boys basketball at Seaman Friday night.

The Vikings post player, Tanyon Schafer led all scorers with 22 points, while A.J. Dickerson scored 14 for the Blue Jays, who fell to 4-14 on the season. Seaman is 12-6.

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In girls Seaman rolled to a 50-37 win over the Lady Jays. Alana Kramer finished with 10 points for Junction City, while Katera Mayfield had 11 for Seaman.

Junction City is 3-14 on the season, while Seaman improved to 11-7.

Junction City teams host Manhattan on Tuesday.

Two Blue Jays Advance to Regional Wrestling Finals

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small-blue-jayTwo members of the Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team have advanced to the championship finals in the 6A Regional Wrestling Tournament in Hutchinson. They are Kamari Smith at 160 pounds and Aryus Jones at 182 pounds.

A total of 11 Blue Jay wrestlers are still competing in the tournament, which resumes on Saturday. Some of those include Blaine Danford, Stephen Sicard, Max Bazan, Logan Roether, John Clark, Liam Post, and Jawonnis Hinton. Some other individual weight class results are not yet in.

There will be live coverage from the tournament Saturday on 1420 KJCK, The Talk of JC.

High School Basketball Results

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little basketballsKansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
The Associated Press

 

Abilene 61, Clay Center 50

Andale 56, Wichita Collegiate 51

Andover 73, Valley Center 61

Argonia 40, Udall 33

Arkansas City 58, Andover Central 49

Ashland 55, Hodgeman County 38

Atchison 58, KC Harmon 54

Attica 67, Stafford 37

Augusta 65, Circle 61

Basehor-Linwood 59, Bonner Springs 29

Baxter Springs 65, Southeast 49

Belle Plaine 50, Wichita Independent 38

Beloit 58, Minneapolis 32

Bennington 61, Solomon 50

Berean Academy 50, Goessel 39

Burlington 76, Osawatomie 72

BV North 61, Mill Valley 45

BV Northwest 68, Blue Valley 63

Caldwell 56, Cedar Vale/Dexter 43

Central Plains 74, Kinsley 13

Centre 55, Chase County 51

Chanute 41, Independence 39, OT

Cheney 69, Douglass 46

Clearwater 51, Rose Hill 48

Coffeyville 62, Fort Scott 49

Conway Springs 65, Medicine Lodge 44

Cornerstone-Joplin, Mo. 60, Waverly 55

County Line-Wiley-McClave, Colo. 58, Deerfield 43

Derby 72, Wichita Campus 46

Dighton 47, Rawlins County 34

El Dorado 58, Winfield 36

Ellsworth 52, Lincoln 20

Elyria Christian 63, Marion 42

Eudora 52, Paola 40

Eureka 63, Cherryvale 57

Frankfort 66, Wetmore 43

Galena 82, Columbus 51

Goddard 57, Maize South 56

Goddard-Eisenhower 82, Hutchinson 57

Great Bend 45, Dodge City 36

Halstead 70, Nickerson 54

Hanover 74, Clifton-Clyde 36

Hays 63, Garden City 57

Hays-TMP-Marian 80, Stockton 68

Heritage Christian 76, Bishop Seabury Academy 35

Hesston 51, Hillsboro 44

Hoisington 54, Haven 51

Horton 66, Pleasant Ridge 57

Humboldt 62, Central Heights 18

Hutchinson Central Christian 58, Pratt Skyline 55

Jackson Heights 60, McLouth 36

Kapaun Mount Carmel 68, Wichita Bishop Carroll 61

KC Christian 90, Van Horn, Mo. 59

KC Schlagle 90, KC Wyandotte 64

KC Turner 76, Lansing 67

KC Washington 74, KC Sumner 50

Kingman 49, Sterling 47

Lakeside 48, Natoma 20

Lakin 43, Syracuse 34

Lawrence 73, Olathe North 59

Little River 50, Inman 49, OT

Logan 28, Wheatland-Grinnell 26

Louisburg 43, Spring Hill 42

Lyndon 69, Madison/Hamilton 29

Manhattan 64, Highland Park 51

Marysville 58, Chapman 51

Maur Hill – Mount Academy 62, Jefferson North 57

McPherson 49, Buhler 37

Moundridge 66, Canton-Galva 21

Nemaha Central 77, Riverside 47

Ness City 66, Victoria 27

Newton 57, Salina South 53

Northern Heights 65, Hartford 50

Norton 59, Ellis 46

Norwich 41, Fairfield 29

Olathe East 63, Lawrence Free State 57

Olathe Northwest 51, Olathe South 44

Oswego 57, Chetopa 32

Otis-Bison 46, Ellinwood 45

Ottawa 62, Baldwin 30

Oxford 58, South Haven 37

Pawnee Heights 61, Ingalls 47

Perry-Lecompton 45, Atchison County 21

Pike Valley 57, Wilson 45

Pittsburg 72, Labette County 40

Pittsburg Colgan 41, Girard 39, OT

Plainville 72, Hill City 69, 2OT

Pleasanton 62, Marmaton Valley 35

Prairie View 46, Anderson County 37

Pratt 64, Lyons 22

Pretty Prairie 71, Cunningham 28

Quinter 51, Oberlin-Decatur 36

Remington 41, Olpe 37, OT

Rock Creek 66, Silver Lake 52

Rock Hills 49, Thunder Ridge 45

Rossville 60, Riley County 33

Royal Valley 47, Jefferson West 39

Rural Vista 64, Mission Valley 55

Sabetha 56, Hiawatha 50

Salina Central 64, Maize 55

Scott City 61, Hugoton 60, OT

Sedan 72, Flinthills 31

Shawnee Heights 63, Topeka West 41

SM East 71, Leavenworth 57

SM South 63, SM North 60

SM West 75, SM Northwest 60

Smith Center 61, Trego 37

Smoky Valley 75, Larned 58

South Barber 66, Burrton 53

South Gray 72, Kiowa County 46

Southeast Saline 72, Russell 48

Southwestern Hts. 64, Elkhart 32

Spearville 56, South Central 29

St. James Academy 71, Gardner-Edgerton 57

St. John 72, Macksville 60

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Sylvan-Lucas 37

St. Mary’s 54, Centralia 49

St. Thomas Aquinas 58, BV West 38

Tonganoxie 37, KC Bishop Ward 31

Topeka 63, Washburn Rural 54

Topeka Hayden 59, Emporia 46

Topeka Seaman 66, Junction City 43

Triplains-Brewster 60, Cheylin 37

Troy 89, BV Randolph 38

Ulysses 66, Goodland 56

Uniontown 67, Northeast-Arma 57

Valley Falls 47, Immaculata 40

Valley Heights 60, Axtell 45

Veritas Christian 75, Marais des Cygnes Valley 28

Wabaunsee 63, Herington 36

Wakefield 65, Linn 62

Wamego 65, Concordia 40

Wellington 71, Mulvane 23

Wellsville 63, Santa Fe Trail 58

West Elk 60, Central Burden 34

Wichita Defenders 71, Wichita Sunrise 59

Wichita East 62, Wichita Northwest 60

Wichita Heights 63, Wichita South 46

Wichita Trinity 72, Chaparral 25

Yates Center 69, St. Paul 45

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Abilene 46, Clay Center 43

Andale 44, Wichita Collegiate 30

Anderson County 44, Prairie View 23

Andover Central 44, Arkansas City 38

Attica 54, Stafford 40

Baldwin 70, Ottawa 37

Barstow, Mo. 40, Maranatha Academy 20

Baxter Springs 51, Southeast 22

Beloit 48, Minneapolis 38

Bennington 32, Solomon 24

Berean Academy 45, Goessel 33

Bishop Miege 79, Blue Valley Southwest 51

Bluestem 63, Neodesha 52

Burlington 72, Osawatomie 11

BV Northwest 44, Blue Valley 43

BV Randolph 54, Troy 32

Caldwell 55, Cedar Vale/Dexter 30

Caney Valley 61, Erie 41

Central Plains 77, Kinsley 52

Centralia 73, St. Mary’s 50

Chaparral 38, Wichita Trinity 34, OT

Chase County 45, Centre 34

Cheney 63, Douglass 49

Circle 51, Augusta 34

Columbus 38, Galena 24

Concordia 58, Wamego 46

Conway Springs 55, Medicine Lodge 37

County Line-Wiley-McClave, Colo. 53, Deerfield 12

Cunningham 54, Pretty Prairie 33

Derby 49, Wichita Campus 14

Dighton 47, Rawlins County 29

Dodge City 43, Great Bend 37

Elkhart 55, Southwestern Hts. 37

Ellis 34, Norton 33

Ellsworth 49, Lincoln 14

Eureka 59, Cherryvale 50

Flint Hills Christian 44, Sedan 40

Flinthills 44, Sedan 40

Fort Scott 48, Coffeyville 28

Frankfort 54, Wetmore 31

Girard 47, Pittsburg Colgan 21

Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 59, Tescott 33

Golden Plains 59, Palco 36

Goodland 45, Ulysses 33

Greeley County 53, St. Francis 52

Halstead 42, Nickerson 30

Hanover 54, Clifton-Clyde 19

Haven 47, Hoisington 34

Hays 51, Garden City 42

Hays-TMP-Marian 54, Stockton 48

Heritage Christian 55, Bishop Seabury Academy 32

Hesston 57, Hillsboro 22

Hiawatha 31, Sabetha 25

Hill City 64, Plainville 48

Holcomb 42, Colby 29

Horton 58, Pleasant Ridge 45

Hugoton 78, Scott City 33

Humboldt 49, Central Heights 41

Hutchinson 51, Goddard-Eisenhower 45

Hutchinson Central Christian 55, Pratt Skyline 44

Independence 49, Chanute 35

Inman 39, Little River 35

Jackson Heights 53, McLouth 26

Jefferson North 45, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 41

Jefferson West 59, Royal Valley 50

Kingman 46, Sterling 27

Lakeside 32, Natoma 25

Lansing 71, KC Turner 17

Larned 51, Smoky Valley 50, OT

Lawrence 63, Olathe North 53

Leavenworth 55, SM East 28

Linn 42, Wakefield 18

Lyons 46, Pratt 29

Macksville 46, St. John 42

Madison/Hamilton 48, Lyndon 44, 2OT

Maize 62, Salina Central 47

Manhattan 63, Highland Park 39

Marion 67, Elyria Christian 30

Marysville 50, Chapman 19

McPherson 74, Buhler 31

Mill Valley 61, BV North 58

Mission Valley 43, Rural Vista 27

Moundridge 60, Canton-Galva 29

Nemaha Central 67, Riverside 30

Ness City 43, Victoria 15

Newton 53, Salina South 36

Northern Heights 52, Hartford 40

Norwich 38, Fairfield 36

Olathe East 55, Lawrence Free State 30

Olpe 47, Remington 43

Osborne 60, Chase 38

Oswego 41, Chetopa 31

Otis-Bison 34, Ellinwood 31

Paola 54, Eudora 40

Perry-Lecompton 62, Atchison County 39

Pittsburg 53, Labette County 48

Pleasanton 24, Marmaton Valley 21

Quinter 52, Oberlin-Decatur 17

Republic County 56, Salina Sacred Heart 24

Rock Creek 53, Silver Lake 46

Rossville 45, Riley County 44

Russell 58, Southeast Saline 39

SM South 46, SM North 45

SM West 43, SM Northwest 32

Smith Center 62, Trego 51

South Barber 63, Burrton 39

South Gray 44, Kiowa County 35

Spring Hill 55, Louisburg 49

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Sylvan-Lucas 31

Syracuse 35, Lakin 24

Thunder Ridge 70, Rock Hills 18

Topeka Hayden 47, Emporia 38

Topeka Seaman 50, Junction City 37

Triplains-Brewster 56, Cheylin 31

Udall 50, Argonia 46

Uniontown 52, Northeast-Arma 45

Valley Center 55, Andover 42

Valley Falls 43, Immaculata 33

Van Horn, Mo. 40, KC Christian 29

Veritas Christian 50, Marais des Cygnes Valley 29

Washburn Rural 66, Topeka 44

Waverly 64, Cornerstone-Joplin, Mo. 34

Wellington 79, Mulvane 53

Wellsville 55, Santa Fe Trail 36

West Elk 55, Central Burden 21

Wheatland-Grinnell 49, Logan 32

Wichita Bishop Carroll 59, Kapaun Mount Carmel 30

Wichita Independent 57, Belle Plaine 27

Wichita Northwest 48, Wichita East 28

Wichita South 56, Wichita Heights 46

Wichita Southeast 54, Wichita North 44

Wilson 63, Pike Valley 43

Winfield 52, El Dorado 27

2017 Class 6A State Wrestling Tournament Results

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Class 6A State Wrestling Tournament Results from Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas

Click image below for direct link to results, and select Continue.

Live updates and results will also be available on 1420 KJCK – The Talk of JC Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th.

Tune in to 1420 AM  on Saturday. Live reports will air through the day.

 

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K-State Travels to Texas Saturday

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GAME 27
KANSAS STATE (16-10, 5-8 Big 12)
AT TEXAS (10-16, 4-9 Big 12)
Saturday, February 18, 2017 >> 1:01 p.m. >> Erwin Center (16,540) >> Austin, Texas

COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)
Overall: 408-219/19th season
At K-State: 95-64/5th season
vs. Texas: 5-6 (1-3 on the road)

Texas: Shaka Smart (Kenyon College ‘99)
Overall: 193-85/8th season
At Texas: 30-29/2nd season
vs. Kansas State: 2-1 (1-0 at home)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (16-10, 5-8 Big 12)
G: #3 Kamau Stokes (12.3 ppg., 4.3 apg.)
G: #5 Barry Brown (12.2 ppg., 3.3 rpg.)
G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.4 ppg., 6.2 rpg.)
F: #20 Xavier Sneed (8.6 ppg., 3.0 rpg.)
F: #32 Dean Wade (9.8 ppg., 4.8 rpg.)

Texas (10-16, 4-9 Big 12)
G: #1 Andrew Jones (11.4 ppg., 3.4 apg.)
G: #10 Eric Davis, Jr. (7.8 ppg., 2.7 rpg.)
G: #12 Kerwin Roach, Jr. (10.2 ppg., 4.2 rpg.)
F: #31 Jarrett Allen (13.2 ppg., 8.5 rpg.)
F: #32 Shaquille Cleare (8.5 ppg., 4.8 rpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: K-State leads 18-15 (series began in 1971)
In Big 12 era: Texas leads 15-12 (9-4 at home)
In Austin: Texas leads 9-6 (last meeting – 1/5/2016)
Current Streak: K-State, 1
Last Meeting: K-State, 65-62, in Manhattan, Kan., on 12/30/2016
Weber vs. Texas: 5-6 (1-3 on the road)
Weber vs. Smart: 1-2 (0-1 on the road)

GAME 27 – QUICK HITTERS
· Kansas State (16-10, 5-8 Big 12) begins the 5-game stretch of the Big 12 regular season on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats travel to Austin, Texas to take Texas (10-16, 4-9 Big 12) at 1 p.m. CT on the Longhorn Network.

· K-State will play 3 of its last 5 games on the road beginning Saturday, which includes back-to-back road trips to Oklahoma and TCU on Feb. 25 and March 1 before the home finale against Texas Tech March 4.

· The Wildcats are 5-6 away from home this season, including 4-5 in true road games and 2-4 in Big 12 play. The team has lost 3 straight to Texas in Austin with the last win coming by a score of 81-69 on Feb. 23, 2013.

· K-State leads the all-time series with Texas, 18-15, and are looking to sweep the season series for the first time since 2013 after opening Big 12 play with a 65-62 win over the Longhorn on Dec. 30, 2016.

· K-State enters Saturday’s game at Texas having lost 6 of its last 7 games, including its current 3-game losing streak. During that 7-game span, the Wildcats are allowing 75.1 points on 47.3 percent shooting, including 44.8 percent from long range, and have allowed 85 or more points 3 times in a 5-game stretch. Offensively, the team is averaging 67.9 points in the last 7 games on 47.3 percent shooting, including 44.8 percent from long range.

· Down by 19 points in the first half on Wednesday, K-State tried to rally back for the second consecutive game against Iowa State in the second half, closing to within 70-64 with 4:09 remaining. However, the veteran Cyclones got a 3-pointer from Matt Thomas to provide a bigger cushion before sealing it by making 12 of its last 14 free throws.

· Sophomore Barry Brown broke out of his recent slump with a game-high 21 points on 9-of-14 field goals against Iowa State. Prior to that game, he had totaled 27 points in the previous 4 games combined on just 25.8 percent shooting (8-of-31), including 11.1 percent (1-of-9) from 3.

· Three other Wildcats also registered double figures against the Cyclones, including an 8th career double-double by senior Wesley Iwundu, who had 16 points and a career-best 13 rebounds. Sophomore Kamau Stokes tallied double-digit points for the 16th straight game with 13 points, while fellow sophomore Dean Wade scored 13 of his 15 points after halftime.

· Senior starter D.J. Johnson, who did not play against No. 13/14 West Virginia for the first time in 51 games, was also limited against Iowa State, playing just 11 minutes off the bench. Sophomore Xavier Sneed has started the last 2 games, averaging 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds.
THE OPPONENT: TEXAS (10-16, 4-9 BIG 12)
· Texas enters Saturday’s game with a 10-16 record after dropping a 70-66 decision at Oklahoma on Tuesday… The Longhorns have been a huge contrast at home and on the road, going 10-4 at the Erwin Center and 0-12 away from Austin.

· The Longhorns are averaging 68.8 points on 44.3 percent shooting, including 29.6 percent from 3-point range, with 35.3 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game… They are allowing opponents 69.2 points per game on 41.9 percent shooting, including 30.9 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 64.8 percent from the free throw line.

· Texas is one of the youngest teams in the country with 2 true freshman and 2 sophomore starters to go with senior Shaquille Cleare… Freshman Jarrett Allen leads the Longhorns in scoring (13.2 ppg.), rebounding (8.5 rpg.) and blocked shots (1.5 bpg.) while connecting on 57.3 percent shooting… He is joined in double figures by fellow freshman Andrew Jones (11.4 ppg.) and sophomore Kerwin Roach, Jr. (10.2 ppg.), while Cleare and sophomore Eric Davis, Jr. (7.8 ppg.) are averaging better than 7 points per game… Jones (3.4 apg., 1.3 spg.) and Roach (3.7 apg., 1.6 spg.) have combined for 182 assists and 73 steals.

· Texas is led by 2nd-year head coach Shaka Smart, who has a 30-29 record… He has a 193-85 overall record in his 8th season as a head coach, which includes a stint at VCU where he led the Rams to 5 NCAA Tournaments and the 2011 Final Four.

BREAKING DOWN THE SERIES
· This will be the 34th meeting between the two schools with K-State leading 18-15 in a series that dates to 1971.

· Texas owns a 15-12 edge in the Big 12 era vs. K-State with the Longhorns sweeping the series in 2015 and 2016… Texas has won 5 of the last 7 games, including 3 in a row in Austin… The last win at the Erwin Center came on Feb. 23, 2013 (81-69).

· Texas is 9-6 at home vs. K-State in the series, including 9-4 in the Big 12 era… The Longhorns won the first 5 meetings at home in Big 12 play before the Wildcats won 3 straight from 2007-2011… Texas has 4 of the last 5 meetings at home since 2012.

· Head coach Bruce Weber is 5-6 all-time vs. Texas, including 5-5 in his tenure at K-State.

Last Stop for Wildcats on Road to Big 12 Indoors is at Home Friday

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State track and field will continue a 30-year tradition and look for the comforts of home to help sort out its postseason squad as the team returns home for the final time this indoor season. After three-straight road meets, K-State will host the Steve Miller Open on February 17 in Ahearn Field House. Track events will begin at 4 p.m., while running events are slated for a 6 p.m. start.

Friday’s meet, which is free and open to the public, marks the 30th-straight season that the Wildcats have hosted a home meet before the conference championship, dating back to 1987 when K-State hosted the KSU Open on Feb. 21. The most recent edition, as in years prior, will offer a final opportunity to prepare for the Big 12 Championship, set for Feb. 24-25 at Iowa State’s Lied Recreation Center.

“It is a bit of a mixed bag this weekend,” Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said. “We have some who are attempting to cement their spot on the conference championship team next week, some who are looking to improve on marks attempting to qualify for the NCAA Championships and some who are just competing to remain sharp.”

Previously the K-State Open, the Steve Miller Open – named for the former Wildcat athletics director and head track coach – will also allow the opportunity to watch the 13th-ranked women’s team and the Wildcat men another tune-up prior to the NCAA Championship, which will be held in College Station, Texas, on March 10 and 11.

 

At the 2016 Steve Miller Open, K-State recorded 12 first-place finishes, six of which came from the distance and middle-distance crew, and saw 17 total athletes record personal bests. The performance provided a spring board for the team, as both the men and women recorded third-place finishes at the Big 12 Championship the next weekend in Ames, Iowa, including five athletes bringing home a total of seven individual Big 12 Championship trophies.

 

The Wildcats are coming off a weekend of split competition, with athletes competing at the Iowa State Classic, and the Tyson Invitational, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The highlight of the weekend came in Arkansas, as sophomore Shardia Lawrence shattered a 13-year-old school record in the triple jump on the third of three personal-best attempts with a final mark of 13.75m/45-01.50.Chaytan Hill was the previous record holder after leaping to a record mark in 2004.

 

Junior Christoff Bryan recorded the Wildcats’ lone individual title of the weekend in Ames, winning the men’s high jump with a final clearance of 2.20m/7-02.50, one centimeter shy of his season-best clearance. Over the course of the action-packed weekend, K-State witnessed a total of 12 athletes record personal bests in the same facility they will compete for Big 12 indoor glory next week.

 

More information on Friday’s meet, including heats sheets, a complete schedule and final results, can be found on the Kansas State track home meet information page by clicking here. Live results for all of Friday’s action will be provided by Heartland Timing and can be accessed 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.

—www.kstatesports.com—

Josh Brunner

Graduate Assistant | Athletics Communications

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