KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Houston Texans never made their trip to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night into anything more than their next game.

Didn't matter that the Kansas City Chiefs had been the AFC's bully for the better part of a decade. Or the Chiefs had knocked Houston out of the playoffs last year. Or that the Texans needed to win to keep pace with Jacksonville in the AFC South.

“It was our next game,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We needed to come out and execute. Play good football. And we did.”

C.J Stroud threw for 203 yards and a touchdown, the Texans leaned on the NFL's top-ranked defense to shut down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, and Houston walked out with a 20-10 victory that gave a big boost to their postseason hopes.

Nico Collins contributed four catches for 121 yards, and Dare Ogunbowale added a go-ahead touchdown run in the fourth quarter, as the Texans (8-5) won their fifth straight overall and remained a game back of the Jaguars in a tight division race.

“We did what we came to do,” Ryans said. “It was just about accomplishing your mission. It wasn't anything extra on top for winning this game. We just knew we had to get the win no matter what it took.”

Mahomes, operating behind an ailing offensive line, was 14 of 33 for 160 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions. The last of the picks came late in the fourth quarter, when Kansas City was trailing by a touchdown and trying to get the game to overtime.

“I thought our defense did a great job sticking in coverage, and relentlessly rushing," Stroud said. "An amazing job.”

While the win gave a big boost to Houston's playoff chances, whether it be a division title or wild-card spot, it dealt a crippling blow to the defending AFC champs. Kansas City dropped to 6-7, its worst record through 13 games since a 2-11 start to the 2012 season.

“You're getting late in the season. You're not going to get these opportunities back,” Mahomes said. “That's a good football team, but we had chances and we didn't execute at the right time to win it.”

The Chiefs had won five straight against the Texans, including that divisional playoff matchup last January on their way to another Super Bowl appearance. But they were two different teams entirely when they returned for the rematch Sunday night.

The streaking Texans were trying to keep their momentum going, and perhaps join a rare club of teams that includes Houston's 2018 version that started 0-3 and made the playoffs. And the once-dominant Chiefs were simply trying to stay in the postseason fight amid a dismal season marked by injuries, underwhelming performances and too many mistakes across the board.

The first half turned into a microcosm of all of it.

Stroud, who played so well against Indianapolis last week in his return from a concussion, connected with Collins for a 46-yard gain that set up Ka'imi Fairbairn's field goal and a 53-yard catch that led to a short touchdown toss to Woody Marks.

Meanwhile, the Chiefs sustained&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/texans-chiefs-injuries-775ebe979ae3135b65a16b1d11c5cfbe">two more significant injuries</a>, this time to left tackle Wanya Morris and cornerback Trent McDuffie, leaving them without their best defensive back and Mahomes working with an offensive line consisting of three backups.

“Listen, they battled,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said afterward. “Some of the guys in there hadn't practiced much.”

Still, the Chiefs wound up with just 98 first-half yards, and they trailed 10-0 at the break. It was only the fourth time with Mahomes at quarterback and the second time in the regular season that the Chiefs had been shut out in the first half.

The Chiefs' defense held its own, though, forcing Stroud into eight consecutive incompletions to start the second half. It allowed Mahomes and the offense to pick away at their deficit, first on Kareem Hunt's TD run and then on Harrison Butker's tying field goal.

Ultimately, the game hinged on two fourth-down decisions in the fourth quarter.

With the score still 10-10, the Texans had fourth-and-1 at their own 35 and punted. The Chiefs were then held to fourth-and-1 at their own 31, chose to go for it, and watched Mahomes throw incomplete with just over 10 minutes remaining.

Six plays later, Ogunbowale plowed into the end zone from 5 yards out to give Houston the lead again.

The Chiefs failed on fourth down again moments later, when Rashee Rice dropped a wide-open pass that would have produced a first down. And after Kansas City got the ball back one last time, Mahomes was picked off to end any hope of a comeback.

“We've still got an opportunity. Even though it's a slim opportunity, we have an opportunity,” Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones said. “For us, the door is still open. It might be a 10 percent chance. It might be a 5 percent chance. But as long as we have an opportunity and a chance, we can control that, and let the cards fall where they fall.”

Texans: RB Nick Chubb (ribs) left in the first half and did not return.

Chiefs: RG Trey Smith (ankle) and RT Jawaan Taylor (triceps) were inactive. Morris (knee) and CB McDuffie (knee) got hurt in the first half, leaving Kansas City with a patchwork offensive line and without its best defensive back.

Kansas City plays the Chargers the same day.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Houston Texans never made their trip to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night into anything more than their next game.Didn't matter that the Kansas City Chiefs had been the AFC's bully for the better part of a decade. Or the Chiefs had knocked Houston out of the playoffs last year. Or that the Texans needed to win to keep pace with Jacksonville in the AFC South.“It was our next game,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We needed to come out and execute. Play good football. And we did.”Did enough, anyway.C.J Stroud threw for 203 yards and a touchdown, the Texans leaned on the NFL's top-ranked defense to shut down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, and Houston walked out with a 20-10 victory that gave a big boost to their postseason hopes.Nico Collins contributed four catches for 121 yards, and Dare Ogunbowale added a go-ahead touchdown run in the fourth quarter, as the Texans (8-5) won their fifth straight overall and remained a game back of the Jaguars in a tight division race.“We did what we came to do,” Ryans said. “It was just about accomplishing your mission. It wasn't anything extra on top for winning this game. We just knew we had to get the win no matter what it took.”Mahomes, operating behind an ailing offensive line, was 14 of 33 for 160 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions. The last of the picks came late in the fourth quarter, when Kansas City was trailing by a touchdown and trying to get the game to overtime.“I thought our defense did a great job sticking in coverage, and relentlessly rushing," Stroud said. "An amazing job.”While the win gave a big boost to Houston's playoff chances, whether it be a division title or wild-card spot, it dealt a crippling blow to the defending AFC champs. Kansas City dropped to 6-7, its worst record through 13 games since a 2-11 start to the 2012 season.“You're getting late in the season. You're not going to get these opportunities back,” Mahomes said. “That's a good football team, but we had chances and we didn't execute at the right time to win it.”The Chiefs had won five straight against the Texans, including that divisional playoff matchup last January on their way to another Super Bowl appearance. But they were two different teams entirely when they returned for the rematch Sunday night.The streaking Texans were trying to keep their momentum going, and perhaps join a rare club of teams that includes Houston's 2018 version that started 0-3 and made the playoffs. And the once-dominant Chiefs were simply trying to stay in the postseason fight amid a dismal season marked by injuries, underwhelming performances and too many mistakes across the board.The first half turned into a microcosm of all of it.Stroud, who played so well against Indianapolis last week in his return from a concussion, connected with Collins for a 46-yard gain that set up Ka'imi Fairbairn's field goal and a 53-yard catch that led to a short touchdown toss to Woody Marks.Meanwhile, the Chiefs sustained&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/texans-chiefs-injuries-775ebe979ae3135b65a16b1d11c5cfbe">two more significant injuries</a>, this time to left tackle Wanya Morris and cornerback Trent McDuffie, leaving them without their best defensive back and Mahomes working with an offensive line consisting of three backups.“Listen, they battled,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said afterward. “Some of the guys in there hadn't practiced much.”Still, the Chiefs wound up with just 98 first-half yards, and they trailed 10-0 at the break. It was only the fourth time with Mahomes at quarterback and the second time in the regular season that the Chiefs had been shut out in the first half.The Chiefs' defense held its own, though, forcing Stroud into eight consecutive incompletions to start the second half. It allowed Mahomes and the offense to pick away at their deficit, first on Kareem Hunt's TD run and then on Harrison Butker's tying field goal.Ultimately, the game hinged on two fourth-down decisions in the fourth quarter.With the score still 10-10, the Texans had fourth-and-1 at their own 35 and punted. The Chiefs were then held to fourth-and-1 at their own 31, chose to go for it, and watched Mahomes throw incomplete with just over 10 minutes remaining.Six plays later, Ogunbowale plowed into the end zone from 5 yards out to give Houston the lead again.The Chiefs failed on fourth down again moments later, when Rashee Rice dropped a wide-open pass that would have produced a first down. And after Kansas City got the ball back one last time, Mahomes was picked off to end any hope of a comeback.“We've still got an opportunity. Even though it's a slim opportunity, we have an opportunity,” Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones said. “For us, the door is still open. It might be a 10 percent chance. It might be a 5 percent chance. But as long as we have an opportunity and a chance, we can control that, and let the cards fall where they fall.”<h2>Injuries</h2>Texans: RB Nick Chubb (ribs) left in the first half and did not return.Chiefs: RG Trey Smith (ankle) and RT Jawaan Taylor (triceps) were inactive. Morris (knee) and CB McDuffie (knee) got hurt in the first half, leaving Kansas City with a patchwork offensive line and without its best defensive back.<h2>Up next</h2>Houston plays the Cardinals next Sunday.Kansas City plays the Chargers the same day.

🏈 Texans beat the Chiefs in crucial matchup at Arrowhead

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri&nbsp;–&nbsp;K-State went toe to toe with (13/13) Ole Miss in the third annual Bill Snyder Classic on Sunday afternoon at Civic Arena and freshman Brandie Harrod hit the game-winning jumper with two seconds left to send the Wildcats home with a 61-60 upset of the Rebels.

K-State (6-5) saw three players reach double figures, led by freshman guard Jordan Speiser with a career-high 19 points while adding four rebounds.

Joining Speiser in double figures was junior guard Taryn Sides with 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Senior guard Tess Heal chipped in 11 points and five rebounds.

- Starting at the 6:28 mark of the fourth frame, the teams tied the game four times. Sides would put the Wildcats in front, 59-58, with 31 seconds remaining with an old-fashioned 3-point play with a driving layup and free throw. Ole Miss (8-1) answered with a layup from Cotie McMahon with 15 seconds for a 60-59 lead. McMahon led the Rebels with 22 points and eight rebounds.

- On the ensuing K-State possession, the ball fell to Harrod in the paint and with two seconds left Harrod finished an off-balance jumper off the glass to put the Wildcats in front, 61-60. The final opportunity for Ole Miss fell short at the buzzer.

- The Wildcats closed the first quarter on a 9-0 run, as Heal connected on a 3-pointer with two minutes remaining in the frame. Izela Arenas added a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left and Speiser beat the buzzer by banking in a left wing three-pointer to square the game at 15 entering the second quarter.

- K-State would go in front by four, 20-16, as Speiser started the second quarter with a long 3-pointer and Arenas added a driving layup with 9:05 to play in the second quarter. Ole Miss (7-0) answered with an 11-0 rally to take a 27-20 lead with 4:16 remaining.

- The Wildcats would close the margin with its defense and from the foul line, as K-State went 5-of-6 from the line to trail by three at the half, 31-28.

- K-State used a 9-3 run to begin the third quarter to go in front, 37-34, with 5:10 remaining. Speiser would score four of the nine points during the run.

- The Rebels would rally from a five-point deficit, 39-34, to take a 40-39 advantage with two minutes left in the third stanza. An old-fashioned three-point play from Speiser with 1:32 left put the Wildcats back in front, 42-40. Mississippi would square the game at 42 on a layup with six seconds left.

- Ole Miss connected on their fifth 3-pointer of the afternoon to hold a four-point lead, 48-44, with 7:46 remaining in the fourth quarter.

- For the game K-State shot 38.3 percent (18-of-47) from the field including 40.0 percent (6-of-15) from long range. The Wildcats shot a season-high 90.5 percent (19-of-21) from the foul line.

- Defensively, the Wildcats held the Rebels to a 31.9 percent (22-of-69) performance from the field including 16.7 percent (5-of-30) from beyond the arc.

- The series between the school is tied, 1-1. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 2-4 in his career against Ole Miss. The Wildcats are 125-147 against current members of the SEC.

- K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 678-383 (.639), including a mark of 224-148 (.602).

- K-State is 3-0 in the Bill Snyder Classic.

- The Wildcats are 252-103 (.710) in games played in the month of December, including an active winning streak of 15. Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State is 51-18 (.739) in games during the 12th&nbsp;month.

- K-State is 96-249 (.278) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll. Under Mittie, the Wildcats are 24-72 (.250) against AP ranked foes.

- K-State's starting five consisted of guards Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod, Taryn Sides and forwards Jenessa Cotton and Nastja Claessens. This was the fourth time this lineup has started together this season. This was the 11th career start for Harrod. This was the 10th career start for Sides. This was the ninth career start for Garcia. Cotton made her seventh career start. Claessens made her seventh career start.

- Since the 2011-12 season, the Wildcats are 205-91 (.693) when three or more players score in double figures in the same game. K-State is 5-4 this season when three or more players score 10 or more points in a game.

- K-State has 17 quarters this season with an effort of 50.0 percent or better including 54.5 percent performance in the fourth quarter on Sunday.

- This was the third time this season K-State has scored 35 or more points from the bench, registering exactly 35 points on Sunday. The 35 points are the third-most bench points this season and the most since scoring 37 against South Dakota on Nov. 13. The Wildcats have received 20 or more points from its bench in 10 games this season.

- Speiser scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and fourth time in the last five games.

- Speiser knocked down two 3-pointers on Sunday. This was her sixth career game with two or more connections from long range.

- Heal reached double figures for the fourth time this season and the 78th&nbsp;time in her career.

- Sides reached double figures for the 25th&nbsp;time in her career and the seventh time this season.

- Sides buried two 3-pointers on Sunday. This was her eighth game this season and the 39th&nbsp;of her career with two or more connections from 3-point range.

- Sides hauled in seven rebounds on Sunday. This was the seventh time this season and 23rd&nbsp;time in her career with five or more rebounds in a game.

- Brandie Harrod hauled in seven rebounds on Sunday. This was her seventh career game with five or more rebounds.

"I would just start off by just saying, you know, I appreciate Brett (Esely) and his staff putting on a really good event again. You know, for me, and I've said this a couple times, I've been back, you know, St Joe's always been a special place to me. I went to school here, I started my coaching career here. And you know it, I don't get back here as much as I'd like, but, but certainly when I've come back for whether it be Hall of Fame banquets and stuff, it's been really special to be back in around the players that I coached here. You know, this is a unique event with our legendary football coach's name on it. He was here in St. Joe and so we take a lot of pride in coming over here, and this is a great opponent that Brett lined up for us, and it was a great game. We grew up a lot. I think this week in particular, we hadn't had a lot of practice time. So one thing that has been really challenging with our schedule in a young group is that we just haven't had much practice time. This the first time we've strung together probably three practices without working on another opponent, and with a young team, that's really hard. So just proud of our group. They were resilient today. I thought they got tougher as the game went on. Made a lot of toughness plays down the stretch that maybe we hadn't been making in previous games but today, we certainly did. And these three up here made some plays, certainly in that fourth quarter. But we had a lot of players make plays."

On playing to the scouting report...

"Pretty good. You know, one of the things we wanted to do, you look at the first half, we wanted to make them shoot a lot of threes, because we knew their rebounding was, their one of the best rebounding teams in the country, and in the first half, we didn't rebound it. We didn't. We weren't playing as tough. We weren't chasing like we needed to too many times we were on the ground when we needed to be upright. But in the second half, we only give up five offensive rebounds, and I thought that was a big key to the game. So I think all in all, scouting report from a defensive standpoint was good. Scouting report from an offensive standpoint, I think where it benefited us some was getting 12 involved in the ball screen, because we got a couple fouls that got them to play a different lineup. She is such a good player that she's a lot easier to guard over on the bench."

"I think one of the things we've got to I think we need to be a team that plays multiple defenses, and I think there are going to be certain games that man to man is going to be critical. We have done some things well in man, but it seems like every time we've made a mistake, people have really made us pay, and those are the things we wanted to spend most of our week on. Half and half was spent man and half we just put the zone in. I mean literally Tuesday. We spent a lot of time on man to man, because it's an area that even when I've coached a lot of zone, we still do 95% of our drills man to man. And so I think it's good to see it. And I thought our group played really well for a short amount of time."

"I thought (Izela) Arenas off the bench. I thought Tess Heal off the bench gave us a lift, because the starting group, Brandie struggled early in this game. Nastja (Claessens) struggled early in this game. Gina (Garcia) struggled early in this game. I thought the bench was a huge key. I thought Tess Heal was the toughest player for us early in that game, and I thought that became contagious. I thought Izela made some big baskets early in the game, early in her rotation. Jordan, obviously, coming in, makes a tough three, and has a good look to her. So yeah, I thought our bench was key, because you're right, we did not get off to a great start."

“The play was really we, I mean, we'd ran it. We wanted to get Gina involved in the ball screen. And we trust Gina but Ole Miss really guarded it well. She found Brandie on a dive cut, but there was a lot of contact there, and Brandie really had to gather. I'm not sure she makes that early in the game. I don't think she was playing that tough. I don't she kind of willed her way to that basket, but I thought she played tougher as the game went on. She had rebounds in the second half that were different, and I thought she played really tough.”

K-State Freshman Guard Brandie Harrod

"I was excited. You know, I was struggling the whole game, and my teammates just encouraging me the whole game and making me feel better. And that going in, the going in the goal, just made it even better."

On how this experience helps her...

"Whenever I get to my senior year, I'll have all this experience, so it will help me. I&nbsp; think it's important."

"I was struggling with it a little bit, getting a lot of contact from number 12. I think it was. She was playing good defense, but it was a better shot."

K-State Freshman Guard Jordan Speiser

"I think just having like, that connection on the court, and then just our teammates that are the veterans on the team, especially Taryn, just giving us the confidence always, and just knowing that we can do it."

On getting this win in her home state...

"It means a lot. My whole family was here to be able to see that win. So it meant a lot. And then, yeah, just back in Missouri. I mean, it's a great win."

"Just glad we got the win. I think that driving the basket a few times I was like surprising myself because they were guarding me so tight on the three. Once I figured out that was working, my teammates just kept on giving me the confidence to keep doing it, and that's what I had to do."

On her and-1 in the final moments...

"We had ran it a few times throughout the game, and I knew that they guarded it really well coming off the stagger back through the other way or the elevator. And so I think my read was, if she beats me to the spot, I'm going to curl it, and I should have an advantage on her. And I was lucky enough to turn the corner and just get a little bit of the edge and finish it."

"I think this team has continued to grow. I think we know that we're capable of playing like this. Every game we've just had like you said, had the growth period. The tournament in Cancun has helped us, and having a full week of practice has helped us learn and work on different things with such a young group. These girls beside me played so well today. I'm so proud of them. Gina played really well for a freshman. I know I couldn't have done that when I was a freshman, so I'm just proud of them and proud of this team."

K-State returns to Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday, as the Wildcats host San Diego State at 11 a.m., in the annual School Day game.

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri&nbsp;–&nbsp;K-State went toe to toe with (13/13) Ole Miss in the third annual Bill Snyder Classic on Sunday afternoon at Civic Arena and freshman Brandie Harrod hit the game-winning jumper with two seconds left to send the Wildcats home with a 61-60 upset of the Rebels.K-State (6-5) saw three players reach double figures, led by freshman guard Jordan Speiser with a career-high 19 points while adding four rebounds.Joining Speiser in double figures was junior guard Taryn Sides with 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Senior guard Tess Heal chipped in 11 points and five rebounds.HOW IT HAPPENED- Starting at the 6:28 mark of the fourth frame, the teams tied the game four times. Sides would put the Wildcats in front, 59-58, with 31 seconds remaining with an old-fashioned 3-point play with a driving layup and free throw. Ole Miss (8-1) answered with a layup from Cotie McMahon with 15 seconds for a 60-59 lead. McMahon led the Rebels with 22 points and eight rebounds.- On the ensuing K-State possession, the ball fell to Harrod in the paint and with two seconds left Harrod finished an off-balance jumper off the glass to put the Wildcats in front, 61-60. The final opportunity for Ole Miss fell short at the buzzer.- The Wildcats closed the first quarter on a 9-0 run, as Heal connected on a 3-pointer with two minutes remaining in the frame. Izela Arenas added a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left and Speiser beat the buzzer by banking in a left wing three-pointer to square the game at 15 entering the second quarter.- K-State would go in front by four, 20-16, as Speiser started the second quarter with a long 3-pointer and Arenas added a driving layup with 9:05 to play in the second quarter. Ole Miss (7-0) answered with an 11-0 rally to take a 27-20 lead with 4:16 remaining.- The Wildcats would close the margin with its defense and from the foul line, as K-State went 5-of-6 from the line to trail by three at the half, 31-28.- K-State used a 9-3 run to begin the third quarter to go in front, 37-34, with 5:10 remaining. Speiser would score four of the nine points during the run.- The Rebels would rally from a five-point deficit, 39-34, to take a 40-39 advantage with two minutes left in the third stanza. An old-fashioned three-point play from Speiser with 1:32 left put the Wildcats back in front, 42-40. Mississippi would square the game at 42 on a layup with six seconds left.- Ole Miss connected on their fifth 3-pointer of the afternoon to hold a four-point lead, 48-44, with 7:46 remaining in the fourth quarter.- For the game K-State shot 38.3 percent (18-of-47) from the field including 40.0 percent (6-of-15) from long range. The Wildcats shot a season-high 90.5 percent (19-of-21) from the foul line.- Defensively, the Wildcats held the Rebels to a 31.9 percent (22-of-69) performance from the field including 16.7 percent (5-of-30) from beyond the arc.QUICK FACTS- The series between the school is tied, 1-1. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 2-4 in his career against Ole Miss. The Wildcats are 125-147 against current members of the SEC.- K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 678-383 (.639), including a mark of 224-148 (.602).- K-State is 3-0 in the Bill Snyder Classic.- The Wildcats are 252-103 (.710) in games played in the month of December, including an active winning streak of 15. Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State is 51-18 (.739) in games during the 12th&nbsp;month.- K-State is 96-249 (.278) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll. Under Mittie, the Wildcats are 24-72 (.250) against AP ranked foes.TEAM NOTES- K-State's starting five consisted of guards Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod, Taryn Sides and forwards Jenessa Cotton and Nastja Claessens. This was the fourth time this lineup has started together this season. This was the 11th career start for Harrod. This was the 10th career start for Sides. This was the ninth career start for Garcia. Cotton made her seventh career start. Claessens made her seventh career start.- Since the 2011-12 season, the Wildcats are 205-91 (.693) when three or more players score in double figures in the same game. K-State is 5-4 this season when three or more players score 10 or more points in a game.- K-State has 17 quarters this season with an effort of 50.0 percent or better including 54.5 percent performance in the fourth quarter on Sunday.- This was the third time this season K-State has scored 35 or more points from the bench, registering exactly 35 points on Sunday. The 35 points are the third-most bench points this season and the most since scoring 37 against South Dakota on Nov. 13. The Wildcats have received 20 or more points from its bench in 10 games this season.PLAYER NOTES- Speiser scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and fourth time in the last five games.- Speiser knocked down two 3-pointers on Sunday. This was her sixth career game with two or more connections from long range.- Heal reached double figures for the fourth time this season and the 78th&nbsp;time in her career.- Sides reached double figures for the 25th&nbsp;time in her career and the seventh time this season.- Sides buried two 3-pointers on Sunday. This was her eighth game this season and the 39th&nbsp;of her career with two or more connections from 3-point range.- Sides hauled in seven rebounds on Sunday. This was the seventh time this season and 23rd&nbsp;time in her career with five or more rebounds in a game.- Brandie Harrod hauled in seven rebounds on Sunday. This was her seventh career game with five or more rebounds.FROM THE HEAD COACHK-State Head Coach Jeff MittieOpening statement..."I would just start off by just saying, you know, I appreciate Brett (Esely) and his staff putting on a really good event again. You know, for me, and I've said this a couple times, I've been back, you know, St Joe's always been a special place to me. I went to school here, I started my coaching career here. And you know it, I don't get back here as much as I'd like, but, but certainly when I've come back for whether it be Hall of Fame banquets and stuff, it's been really special to be back in around the players that I coached here. You know, this is a unique event with our legendary football coach's name on it. He was here in St. Joe and so we take a lot of pride in coming over here, and this is a great opponent that Brett lined up for us, and it was a great game. We grew up a lot. I think this week in particular, we hadn't had a lot of practice time. So one thing that has been really challenging with our schedule in a young group is that we just haven't had much practice time. This the first time we've strung together probably three practices without working on another opponent, and with a young team, that's really hard. So just proud of our group. They were resilient today. I thought they got tougher as the game went on. Made a lot of toughness plays down the stretch that maybe we hadn't been making in previous games but today, we certainly did. And these three up here made some plays, certainly in that fourth quarter. But we had a lot of players make plays."On playing to the scouting report..."Pretty good. You know, one of the things we wanted to do, you look at the first half, we wanted to make them shoot a lot of threes, because we knew their rebounding was, their one of the best rebounding teams in the country, and in the first half, we didn't rebound it. We didn't. We weren't playing as tough. We weren't chasing like we needed to too many times we were on the ground when we needed to be upright. But in the second half, we only give up five offensive rebounds, and I thought that was a big key to the game. So I think all in all, scouting report from a defensive standpoint was good. Scouting report from an offensive standpoint, I think where it benefited us some was getting 12 involved in the ball screen, because we got a couple fouls that got them to play a different lineup. She is such a good player that she's a lot easier to guard over on the bench."On the defensive looks..."I think one of the things we've got to I think we need to be a team that plays multiple defenses, and I think there are going to be certain games that man to man is going to be critical. We have done some things well in man, but it seems like every time we've made a mistake, people have really made us pay, and those are the things we wanted to spend most of our week on. Half and half was spent man and half we just put the zone in. I mean literally Tuesday. We spent a lot of time on man to man, because it's an area that even when I've coached a lot of zone, we still do 95% of our drills man to man. And so I think it's good to see it. And I thought our group played really well for a short amount of time."On the play of the bench..."I thought (Izela) Arenas off the bench. I thought Tess Heal off the bench gave us a lift, because the starting group, Brandie struggled early in this game. Nastja (Claessens) struggled early in this game. Gina (Garcia) struggled early in this game. I thought the bench was a huge key. I thought Tess Heal was the toughest player for us early in that game, and I thought that became contagious. I thought Izela made some big baskets early in the game, early in her rotation. Jordan, obviously, coming in, makes a tough three, and has a good look to her. So yeah, I thought our bench was key, because you're right, we did not get off to a great start."On the final play…“The play was really we, I mean, we'd ran it. We wanted to get Gina involved in the ball screen. And we trust Gina but Ole Miss really guarded it well. She found Brandie on a dive cut, but there was a lot of contact there, and Brandie really had to gather. I'm not sure she makes that early in the game. I don't think she was playing that tough. I don't she kind of willed her way to that basket, but I thought she played tougher as the game went on. She had rebounds in the second half that were different, and I thought she played really tough.”FROM THE FLOORK-State Freshman Guard Brandie HarrodOn the game-winning shot..."I was excited. You know, I was struggling the whole game, and my teammates just encouraging me the whole game and making me feel better. And that going in, the going in the goal, just made it even better."On how this experience helps her..."Whenever I get to my senior year, I'll have all this experience, so it will help me. I&nbsp; think it's important."On the final play..."I was struggling with it a little bit, getting a lot of contact from number 12. I think it was. She was playing good defense, but it was a better shot."K-State Freshman Guard Jordan SpeiserOn how this experience helps her..."I think just having like, that connection on the court, and then just our teammates that are the veterans on the team, especially Taryn, just giving us the confidence always, and just knowing that we can do it."On getting this win in her home state..."It means a lot. My whole family was here to be able to see that win. So it meant a lot. And then, yeah, just back in Missouri. I mean, it's a great win."On her career-high in scoring..."Just glad we got the win. I think that driving the basket a few times I was like surprising myself because they were guarding me so tight on the three. Once I figured out that was working, my teammates just kept on giving me the confidence to keep doing it, and that's what I had to do."K-State Junior Guard Taryn SidesOn her and-1 in the final moments..."We had ran it a few times throughout the game, and I knew that they guarded it really well coming off the stagger back through the other way or the elevator. And so I think my read was, if she beats me to the spot, I'm going to curl it, and I should have an advantage on her. And I was lucky enough to turn the corner and just get a little bit of the edge and finish it."On the growth of the team..."I think this team has continued to grow. I think we know that we're capable of playing like this. Every game we've just had like you said, had the growth period. The tournament in Cancun has helped us, and having a full week of practice has helped us learn and work on different things with such a young group. These girls beside me played so well today. I'm so proud of them. Gina played really well for a freshman. I know I couldn't have done that when I was a freshman, so I'm just proud of them and proud of this team."UP NEXTK-State returns to Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday, as the Wildcats host San Diego State at 11 a.m., in the annual School Day game.

K-State Upsets 13th-Ranked Ole Miss in Final Seconds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas has proven over the past month that it can hang with the nation's best without Darryn Peterson on the floor.

The Jayhawks showed Sunday they are capable of beating anybody when he's out there.

The potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, Peterson returned from a lingering hamstring injury to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-tigers-kansas-jayhawks-score-697f371f46b4674affdf5cbad2707ecc">score 17 points in 23 minutes</a>&nbsp;against Missouri, leading the No. 21 Jayhawks to an 80-60 rout of their biggest rival in the latest edition of the Border War.

Oh, and the high-scoring guard did it while battling flu-like symptoms that had developed over the previous couple of days. He played 17 minutes in the first half but just six in the second, when the Jayhawks had already built a sizeable lead.

“I thought he did fine. I didn't think he pushed it,” Kansas coach Bill Self said, “but that's not because of his hammy. It's because he was sick. I was nervous he wasn't going to play, then I was going to have to tell you again that something came up.”

Peterson had missed most of the exhibition season because of issues with cramps. He proceeded to score 21 points in 22 minutes in the Jayhawks' opener against Green Bay, then had 22 points in 28 minutes in a loss at North Carolina later that week.

But he hadn't played since because of the hamstring, forcing the Jayhawks to develop without their best player. And they had made some significant progress, winning three games against power league opponents in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, and putting scares into fourth-ranked Duke and this past week to No. 5 UConn in a nip-and-tuck game at Allen Fieldhouse.

It was after that game against the Huskies that Kansas played a half-court scrimmage between its first and second teams. Peterson had 14 of his side's 20 points in that practice, and he had three assists in helping to produce the other six.

“I mean, he was responsible for every point,” Self said.

Still, the Jayhawks' coach didn't know exactly what to expect on Sunday, both because of the time that Peterson had spent nursing his injury and the illness that had him laid up on the trainer's table just 24 hours before tipoff.

“Man, you could see, even though he was limited in minutes, he was super efficient,” said Kansas forward Tre White, who led the way with 20 points and 13 rebounds against the Tigers. “I had a bunch of wide-open shots I haven't normally had. He just makes the game so much easier. He attracts a lot of bodies when he's playing, and that makes it easier for us.”

Peterson wasn't available to talk after the game Sunday, but Self acknowledged that the time off had been difficult on him.

“I think it frustrates him. But it's the world we live in,” Self said. “That kid is over there getting four treatments a day, 45 minutes in every treatment. That kid spends more time shooting on his own maybe than (any player) I've ever coached. That kid wants to be out there so bad, and then when I say whatever I'm going to say, it's not enough for me to say, ‘It’s day to day,' which that's what it's been.”

Self then pondered the attention that Peterson — and his injury — have gotten this season.

Perhaps the scrutiny hasn't been entirely bad, given he will be constantly under it when Peterson heads to the NBA.

“How many people look at our guys and say, ‘We’re going to watch them grow up before our eyes?' If they're making a substantial amount of money? It's a different world,” Self said. “But it's also a world we say, ‘It’s so great for the kids.' But you also give people a reason to have opinions and talk. That's just the way it is. I think in his situation it may be good for him, because he's going to get talked about a lot moving forward. Hey, it's all preparation. I see it as part of the process more than I see it as a negative.”

<figure>
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas has proven over the past month that it can hang with the nation's best without Darryn Peterson on the floor.The Jayhawks showed Sunday they are capable of beating anybody when he's out there.The potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, Peterson returned from a lingering hamstring injury to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-tigers-kansas-jayhawks-score-697f371f46b4674affdf5cbad2707ecc">score 17 points in 23 minutes</a>&nbsp;against Missouri, leading the No. 21 Jayhawks to an 80-60 rout of their biggest rival in the latest edition of the Border War.Oh, and the high-scoring guard did it while battling flu-like symptoms that had developed over the previous couple of days. He played 17 minutes in the first half but just six in the second, when the Jayhawks had already built a sizeable lead.“I thought he did fine. I didn't think he pushed it,” Kansas coach Bill Self said, “but that's not because of his hammy. It's because he was sick. I was nervous he wasn't going to play, then I was going to have to tell you again that something came up.”Peterson had missed most of the exhibition season because of issues with cramps. He proceeded to score 21 points in 22 minutes in the Jayhawks' opener against Green Bay, then had 22 points in 28 minutes in a loss at North Carolina later that week.But he hadn't played since because of the hamstring, forcing the Jayhawks to develop without their best player. And they had made some significant progress, winning three games against power league opponents in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, and putting scares into fourth-ranked Duke and this past week to No. 5 UConn in a nip-and-tuck game at Allen Fieldhouse.It was after that game against the Huskies that Kansas played a half-court scrimmage between its first and second teams. Peterson had 14 of his side's 20 points in that practice, and he had three assists in helping to produce the other six.“I mean, he was responsible for every point,” Self said.Still, the Jayhawks' coach didn't know exactly what to expect on Sunday, both because of the time that Peterson had spent nursing his injury and the illness that had him laid up on the trainer's table just 24 hours before tipoff.“Man, you could see, even though he was limited in minutes, he was super efficient,” said Kansas forward Tre White, who led the way with 20 points and 13 rebounds against the Tigers. “I had a bunch of wide-open shots I haven't normally had. He just makes the game so much easier. He attracts a lot of bodies when he's playing, and that makes it easier for us.”Peterson wasn't available to talk after the game Sunday, but Self acknowledged that the time off had been difficult on him.“I think it frustrates him. But it's the world we live in,” Self said. “That kid is over there getting four treatments a day, 45 minutes in every treatment. That kid spends more time shooting on his own maybe than (any player) I've ever coached. That kid wants to be out there so bad, and then when I say whatever I'm going to say, it's not enough for me to say, ‘It’s day to day,' which that's what it's been.”Self then pondered the attention that Peterson — and his injury — have gotten this season.Perhaps the scrutiny hasn't been entirely bad, given he will be constantly under it when Peterson heads to the NBA.“How many people look at our guys and say, ‘We’re going to watch them grow up before our eyes?' If they're making a substantial amount of money? It's a different world,” Self said. “But it's also a world we say, ‘It’s so great for the kids.' But you also give people a reason to have opinions and talk. That's just the way it is. I think in his situation it may be good for him, because he's going to get talked about a lot moving forward. Hey, it's all preparation. I see it as part of the process more than I see it as a negative.”___

🏀 Peterson returns from injury to lead KU past Mizzou

KANSAS CITY (AP) —The Big 12 Conference announced Sunday it would fine Kansas State and Iowa State $500,000 each for opting out of bowl participation.

Both schools are going through coaching transitions with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/penn-state-coach-25693d0de4692f95c6585b5f436ec11f">Matt Campbell leaving Iowa State for Penn State</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-state-football-fa06d288abd9c4f320e6c409bc871582">Chris Klieman announcing his retirement.</a>

“While the conference acknowledges the difficult timing around coaching changes, the Big 12 is responsible for fulfilling its contractual obligations to its bowl partners,” the Big 12 said in a statement.

Iowa State announced its players voted to not play in a bowl because the team doesn't have healthy players to safety practice and play. ISU did not mention the coaching change from Campbell to Jimmy Rogers in its statement.

The Cyclones sustained numerous injuries this season while going 8-4, and members of the athletics administration and the previous coaching staff met Sunday with the players to gauge their interest in a bowl.

“The administrative staff and coaches respect and support the players decision,” athletic director Jamie Pollard said. “Our student-athletes have had an incredible season and we are grateful for their leadership as we worked through this process with them today.”

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-state-football-fa06d288abd9c4f320e6c409bc871582">K-State athletic director Gene Taylor</a>&nbsp;said he had conversations with players and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark before deciding to decline a bowl bid. The Wildcats were 6-6 after beating Colorado at home in their final home game.

“This decision was not taken lightly, but with our coaching staff transition and several uncertainties regarding player availability, I felt it was not in our best interest to try to field a team that was not representative of Kansas State University," Taylor said. "We applaud this group for fighting back from a 2-4 record to lead us to bowl eligibility yet again, and we are happy that our seniors were able to go out on top with a victory inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.”

KANSAS CITY (AP) —The Big 12 Conference announced Sunday it would fine Kansas State and Iowa State $500,000 each for opting out of bowl participation.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Athletics Director Gene Taylor has announced that <a href="https://twitter.com/KStateFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KStateFB</a> will not accept a bowl bid for the 2025 season. The Wildcats finished the year with a 6-6 record and qualified for their fifth-straight bowl game and 14th in the last 16 seasons. <a href="https://t.co/AVA9TTDpeO">pic.twitter.com/AVA9TTDpeO</a>&mdash; K-State Athletics (@kstatesports) <a href="https://twitter.com/kstatesports/status/1997713052595306972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Both schools are going through coaching transitions with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/penn-state-coach-25693d0de4692f95c6585b5f436ec11f">Matt Campbell leaving Iowa State for Penn State</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-state-football-fa06d288abd9c4f320e6c409bc871582">Chris Klieman announcing his retirement.</a>“While the conference acknowledges the difficult timing around coaching changes, the Big 12 is responsible for fulfilling its contractual obligations to its bowl partners,” the Big 12 said in a statement.Iowa State announced its players voted to not play in a bowl because the team doesn't have healthy players to safety practice and play. ISU did not mention the coaching change from Campbell to Jimmy Rogers in its statement.The Cyclones sustained numerous injuries this season while going 8-4, and members of the athletics administration and the previous coaching staff met Sunday with the players to gauge their interest in a bowl.“The administrative staff and coaches respect and support the players decision,” athletic director Jamie Pollard said. “Our student-athletes have had an incredible season and we are grateful for their leadership as we worked through this process with them today.”<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-state-football-fa06d288abd9c4f320e6c409bc871582">K-State athletic director Gene Taylor</a>&nbsp;said he had conversations with players and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark before deciding to decline a bowl bid. The Wildcats were 6-6 after beating Colorado at home in their final home game.“This decision was not taken lightly, but with our coaching staff transition and several uncertainties regarding player availability, I felt it was not in our best interest to try to field a team that was not representative of Kansas State University," Taylor said. "We applaud this group for fighting back from a 2-4 record to lead us to bowl eligibility yet again, and we are happy that our seniors were able to go out on top with a victory inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.”___

🏈 Kansas State declines bowl bid, fined $500,000 by Big 12

<a>MANHATTAN, Kan.</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas State athletics director&nbsp;Gene Taylor&nbsp;announced Sunday that the Wildcats will not accept a bowl bid for the 2025 season.

“Following our recent coaching change and conversations with our player leadership and Commissioner Yormark, I determined that we will not accept a bowl invitation on Sunday,” Taylor said. “This decision was not taken lightly, but with our coaching staff transition and several uncertainties regarding player availability, I felt it was not in our best interest to try to field a team that was not representative of Kansas State University. We applaud this group for fighting back from a 2-4 record to lead us to bowl eligibility yet again, and we are happy that our seniors were able to go out on top with a victory inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.”

<a>MANHATTAN, Kan.</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas State athletics director&nbsp;Gene Taylor&nbsp;announced Sunday that the Wildcats will not accept a bowl bid for the 2025 season.“Following our recent coaching change and conversations with our player leadership and Commissioner Yormark, I determined that we will not accept a bowl invitation on Sunday,” Taylor said. “This decision was not taken lightly, but with our coaching staff transition and several uncertainties regarding player availability, I felt it was not in our best interest to try to field a team that was not representative of Kansas State University. We applaud this group for fighting back from a 2-4 record to lead us to bowl eligibility yet again, and we are happy that our seniors were able to go out on top with a victory inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.”

K-State to Decline Bowl Invitation

MARYVILLE, Mo. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track opened its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a7dc362b-c182-43a6-8d6d-45adbc265386?elinkdata=34049">Kristian Paronto</a> finished fourth in the 60m dash with a school record time of 6.90 seconds. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a0cf97cb-38f2-49ea-81b8-3edd5acdab75?elinkdata=34049">Kean Dinkel</a> finished 14th with a time of 7.03, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bc3490d0-83b0-4510-983b-27311a5a6da5?elinkdata=34049">Riley Garcia</a> was 58th with a time of 7.37.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8c72f008-cea8-4a29-95c6-ce4d6665bf57?elinkdata=34049">Damion Jackson</a> set a new school record in the 5000m with a time of 14:53.31, finishing second. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1649d1ec-7b94-4d98-b01d-8024659b82dd?elinkdata=34049">Jake Cruz</a> was ninth in 15:16.59, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7468cdec-bec8-46e8-b8d9-9eb0df549da6?elinkdata=34049">Tytus Reed</a> was 14th in 15:29.82, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b4a8cf51-ac37-4cfb-a9ae-33ceb601c69e?elinkdata=34049">Luke Adams</a> was 27th in 16:11.79, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9d3c2e01-5355-4c3b-ba55-c6bac5e54ab1?elinkdata=34049">Mauricio Mendez</a> was 28th in 16:12.26, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c235de9f-1586-4d9f-a43b-f0dfd73bbaf7?elinkdata=34049">Cohen Greve</a> was 33rd in 16:54.42, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3024a4a1-e843-4bf7-8b93-638de22530b7?elinkdata=34049">Brodie Bradshaw</a> was 35th in 16:56.23.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3c3846cd-20b1-4be2-b1a0-6a51f222813e?elinkdata=34049">Evan Pearce</a> was third in the 3000m in 8:46.38, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a544f67b-742d-4500-b4d1-a7da9997f067?elinkdata=34049">Austin Schaeffer</a> was fourth in 8:52.21, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0e45700d-dbd1-490b-910e-25033b4064e4?elinkdata=34049">Ethan Ochana</a> was ninth in 9:11.79 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/27ac96e2-e434-40fd-b40e-8e4faa374c5d?elinkdata=34049">Will Childers</a> was 24th in 10:02.54.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7b4789d5-89c4-44b2-b5a3-ecf4527d2cee?elinkdata=34049">Triston Cottone</a> was fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:56.52 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f9a0d0f3-0f9a-4b1c-b11b-442a91ac4a00?elinkdata=34049">Nicolas Martinez</a> was 17th in 2:00.48.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3fa98fa1-c92f-4a09-b46c-7b994579afbf?elinkdata=34049">Braulio Torres</a> was fourth in the 1000m run with a time of 2:32.88, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/62db6233-7b34-46cd-bac5-6a4e99998a76?elinkdata=34049">Logan Topp</a> was 11th in 2:45.16 and Barka Bapeng was 12th in 2:46.19.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/5f69668a-282d-4598-a113-3f72f7b0a155?elinkdata=34049">Kristian Paronto</a> was ninth in the 200m with a time of 22.40 seconds, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/d93e48d7-fc64-41ac-8570-9fbb526676fe?elinkdata=34049">Kean Dinkel</a> was 19th in 22.76, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f59022fe-2174-4133-9b79-c1d8543daa51?elinkdata=34049">Riley Garcia</a> was 48th in 23.42, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bff000aa-ece0-409d-9ed3-1b2644ea9ac0?elinkdata=34049">Austin Hash</a> was 65th in 23.76.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c0bb820a-c6ed-4bb5-812c-8b4fb0833800?elinkdata=34049">Keegan Lott</a> was ninth in the shot put with a mark of 15.32m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6f8dd76f-cbaf-4905-8255-f5c5ae9734ce?elinkdata=34049">Jamar Armstrong</a> was 32nd with a mark of 11.44m and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c849971e-65c1-4d22-8023-bfebca8e495b?elinkdata=34049">Brandon Weimer</a> was 41st with a mark of 10.13m.

The Coyotes had two 4x400m relay teams. The team of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/898bf0eb-cf85-408c-a5ea-602ba43bf713?elinkdata=34049">Andrew Smith</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1f21b2a1-28f7-4647-91a3-19e06786c94c?elinkdata=34049">Triston Cottone</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/aed50647-fa95-4b52-8521-6f7215b3bfc2?elinkdata=34049">Kean Dinkel</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/19de06d0-9ef0-4649-97c8-39ed2d515346?elinkdata=34049">Brady Oliver</a> finished 10th in 3:30.71. The team of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/694d7ae6-b9d1-42b5-9991-52a24a4ed3a3?elinkdata=34049">Nicolas Martinez</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1e0254b7-62d6-43fa-930e-67eca6dd3ff0?elinkdata=34049">Trace Sump</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/550ffdc1-7412-44c2-a4ff-7f5eb6a9b4af?elinkdata=34049">Logan Topp</a> and Barka Bapeng was 13th in 3:37.07.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0d6818c7-1c9e-46ec-8102-1ceed7b31f44?elinkdata=34049">Keegan Lott</a> was 13th in the weight throw with a mark of 15.16m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b4b602fd-f4b6-40ac-a443-a216c75fcd30?elinkdata=34049">Austin Baird</a> was 39th with a mark of 12.53m and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f7661a96-f672-4051-befe-49ca73d4712d?elinkdata=34049">Brandon Weimer</a> was 47th with a mark of 10.75m.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a73294ca-ecae-408f-82fe-216674fe11d5?elinkdata=34049">Austin Hash</a> was 20th in the 400m with a time of 51.51 seconds, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/eb219d97-d985-49b4-af7a-8e1bb6da1dcd?elinkdata=34049">Riley Garcia</a> was 31st in 52.60, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/aaa745c9-a8c5-4613-836b-8a3ce93b78ba?elinkdata=34049">Andrew Smith</a> was 34th in 52.95, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1d46b5af-ae64-4cf8-b0e1-186c05a86224?elinkdata=34049">Trace Sump</a> was 36th in 53.03, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/d734cd39-03d3-498a-aaf4-10ef47243263?elinkdata=34049">Brady Oliver</a> was 44th in 55.15.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bc60f6e6-459e-406c-9708-2b06e9367381?elinkdata=34049">Kristian Paronto</a> was 24th in the long jump with a mark of 6.31m.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/89b6faff-a36d-40a6-90a8-a3e41c414772?elinkdata=34049">Roman Mai</a> was 31st in the mile with a time of 4:49.09 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1ee089d0-864c-4279-8654-4d1988767ca1?elinkdata=34049">Efrain Santibanez</a> was 39th in 4:57.08.

Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track opened its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State.

The 4x400m relay team of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/4001110d-a7c2-4d40-a2e0-9205c296e82f?elinkdata=34084">Emorie McNabb</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/47119531-eb07-46e2-9387-96cc9d221756?elinkdata=34084">Delaney Bond</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2f9b574a-a5f1-4c26-a1ab-a16f196d81e1?elinkdata=34084">Lauryn Mikkelson</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a366960e-356d-4632-a88b-b34288d1b8f2?elinkdata=34084">Hailey Nordhus</a> set a new school record with a time of 4:08.48, finishing eighth. KWU ran a second team in the race, as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/25f34e82-81ba-4152-80f4-b8fdb2d6619e?elinkdata=34084">Ava Kenyon</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c228e2ad-a313-4c9f-bdfa-03437114f8a9?elinkdata=34084">Joni Schroeder</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/208f5da2-6acb-4ae5-925e-ac6fd21c5a4d?elinkdata=34084">Emma McAlister</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/93f6dbe3-f09b-4477-9644-1084d568c7fe?elinkdata=34084">Taytum Reed</a> finished 13th in 4:26.34.

Emoria McNabb tied the school record in 200m with a time of 26.73 seconds, finishing 22nd. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8e3d5569-35d5-49a4-b5f2-17a9e0a647d5?elinkdata=34084">Markyla Shaw</a> was 44th with a time of 27.71.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/76a38b13-7e30-4c51-8c57-4d777418b390?elinkdata=34084">Delaney Bond</a> was second in the 800m run with a time of 2:21.78.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/47a14d90-298f-4f6d-ac12-4ad86f0918c3?elinkdata=34084">Madisyn Ehrlich</a> was second in the 3000m with a time of 10:46.65 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/49980435-d11c-40c2-bde3-7f72032fadb2?elinkdata=34084">Shelby Lingle</a> was third in 10:58.98.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ea914f6d-b98f-49f6-b8dc-4dc51e306d75?elinkdata=34084">Kierra Jensen</a> was second in the 5000m with a time of 18:07.35, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9dca94ca-46d6-4e8b-b1fc-7f84fa2cbea4?elinkdata=34084">Micah Dickens</a> was fifth in 18:57.18, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6e318131-6462-44f7-b3ec-c3dff903b9df?elinkdata=34084">Makayla Little</a> was seventh in 19:09.63, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/36e148b5-88ac-44af-9d02-8708c5bf7609?elinkdata=34084">Charlee Lind</a> was 10th in 19:25.17 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1d78d59d-3f11-407c-9162-e9dcdc0b27fb?elinkdata=34084">Mya Schweitzer</a> was 20th in 20:50.70.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6d8b0b40-255a-48b4-ab77-e91ca8f69e8c?elinkdata=34084">Kirstin Hackney</a> was second in the 1000m run with a time of 3:00.70, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/45f3c153-be7c-4c8e-a6ff-a5d4b43cc1a7?elinkdata=34084">Hailey Nordhus</a> was fifth in 3:03.66, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1215ea26-c951-4a79-8fe2-69cc7600420c?elinkdata=34084">Shelby Lingle</a> was sixth in 3:09.27, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/13d27b2a-fa4c-47bf-9599-76124ea6513c?elinkdata=34084">Madisyn Ehrlich</a> was seventh in 3:12.58.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c7150201-2aac-4e40-af05-63ddb83a9e85?elinkdata=34084">Ava Kenyon</a> was seventh in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:32.40, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/12580348-574d-49ce-8622-b94a892562cb?elinkdata=34084">Lauryn Mikkelson</a> was eighth with a time of 1:33.24, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ca6b73f6-ae66-418f-8808-cbe94f569e6e?elinkdata=34084">Taytum Reed</a> was 10th with a time of 1:42.04.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3d76089c-635c-4000-afa5-19f63bcc06f6?elinkdata=34084">Joni Schroeder</a> was eighth in the mile with a time of 5:29.64 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c3415614-6604-4991-b39d-c78ce5935ae1?elinkdata=34084">Emma McAlister</a> was 24th in 5:58.39.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1a88e96e-03c0-4c0d-ac71-06a49d74c26b?elinkdata=34084">Elizabeth Stout</a> was 11th in the shot put with a mark of 11.21m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/dc55935a-bd39-4ff6-85d4-7e681bf8fbca?elinkdata=34084">Jadyn Mabry</a> was 20th with a mark of 10.42m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9a914f88-6a83-4c65-b2ac-cb17c737be0e?elinkdata=34084">Aunisty McNeal</a> was 25th with a mark of 10.02m and Roselyn Torres was 36th with a mark of 7.06m.

In the high jump <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/5a75a7d4-0d50-41db-91a4-2702a663be75?elinkdata=34084">Corinne Hall</a> was 13th with a mark of 1.51m and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2d565af8-13e0-4014-a902-53546e88fb86?elinkdata=34084">Trinity Windle</a> was 15th with a mark of 1.46m.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/4f4f9dd1-e3e7-4259-9e4f-9580add1c8a4?elinkdata=34084">Elizabeth Stout</a> was 17th in the weight throw with a mark of 13.34m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f5a18647-d31c-4ece-ae53-f3e10800cbbc?elinkdata=34084">Aunisty McNeal</a> was 34th with a mark of 11.00m, and Roselyn Torres was 44th with a mark of 9.20m.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/61535b4a-c5f4-4c24-9723-ca9997a0feec?elinkdata=34084">Markyla Shaw</a> was 25th in the long jump with a mark of 4.94m.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0e4cfe83-afb6-478e-89b4-b7d6adc878e5?elinkdata=34084">Emorie McNabb</a> finished 27th in the 60m dash with a time of 8.07 seconds.

MARYVILLE, Mo. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track opened its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a7dc362b-c182-43a6-8d6d-45adbc265386?elinkdata=34049">Kristian Paronto</a> finished fourth in the 60m dash with a school record time of 6.90 seconds. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a0cf97cb-38f2-49ea-81b8-3edd5acdab75?elinkdata=34049">Kean Dinkel</a> finished 14th with a time of 7.03, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bc3490d0-83b0-4510-983b-27311a5a6da5?elinkdata=34049">Riley Garcia</a> was 58th with a time of 7.37.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8c72f008-cea8-4a29-95c6-ce4d6665bf57?elinkdata=34049">Damion Jackson</a> set a new school record in the 5000m with a time of 14:53.31, finishing second. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1649d1ec-7b94-4d98-b01d-8024659b82dd?elinkdata=34049">Jake Cruz</a> was ninth in 15:16.59, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7468cdec-bec8-46e8-b8d9-9eb0df549da6?elinkdata=34049">Tytus Reed</a> was 14th in 15:29.82, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b4a8cf51-ac37-4cfb-a9ae-33ceb601c69e?elinkdata=34049">Luke Adams</a> was 27th in 16:11.79, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9d3c2e01-5355-4c3b-ba55-c6bac5e54ab1?elinkdata=34049">Mauricio Mendez</a> was 28th in 16:12.26, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c235de9f-1586-4d9f-a43b-f0dfd73bbaf7?elinkdata=34049">Cohen Greve</a> was 33rd in 16:54.42, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3024a4a1-e843-4bf7-8b93-638de22530b7?elinkdata=34049">Brodie Bradshaw</a> was 35th in 16:56.23.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3c3846cd-20b1-4be2-b1a0-6a51f222813e?elinkdata=34049">Evan Pearce</a> was third in the 3000m in 8:46.38, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a544f67b-742d-4500-b4d1-a7da9997f067?elinkdata=34049">Austin Schaeffer</a> was fourth in 8:52.21, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0e45700d-dbd1-490b-910e-25033b4064e4?elinkdata=34049">Ethan Ochana</a> was ninth in 9:11.79 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/27ac96e2-e434-40fd-b40e-8e4faa374c5d?elinkdata=34049">Will Childers</a> was 24th in 10:02.54.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7b4789d5-89c4-44b2-b5a3-ecf4527d2cee?elinkdata=34049">Triston Cottone</a> was fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:56.52 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f9a0d0f3-0f9a-4b1c-b11b-442a91ac4a00?elinkdata=34049">Nicolas Martinez</a> was 17th in 2:00.48.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3fa98fa1-c92f-4a09-b46c-7b994579afbf?elinkdata=34049">Braulio Torres</a> was fourth in the 1000m run with a time of 2:32.88, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/62db6233-7b34-46cd-bac5-6a4e99998a76?elinkdata=34049">Logan Topp</a> was 11th in 2:45.16 and Barka Bapeng was 12th in 2:46.19.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/5f69668a-282d-4598-a113-3f72f7b0a155?elinkdata=34049">Kristian Paronto</a> was ninth in the 200m with a time of 22.40 seconds, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/d93e48d7-fc64-41ac-8570-9fbb526676fe?elinkdata=34049">Kean Dinkel</a> was 19th in 22.76, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f59022fe-2174-4133-9b79-c1d8543daa51?elinkdata=34049">Riley Garcia</a> was 48th in 23.42, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bff000aa-ece0-409d-9ed3-1b2644ea9ac0?elinkdata=34049">Austin Hash</a> was 65th in 23.76.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c0bb820a-c6ed-4bb5-812c-8b4fb0833800?elinkdata=34049">Keegan Lott</a> was ninth in the shot put with a mark of 15.32m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6f8dd76f-cbaf-4905-8255-f5c5ae9734ce?elinkdata=34049">Jamar Armstrong</a> was 32nd with a mark of 11.44m and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c849971e-65c1-4d22-8023-bfebca8e495b?elinkdata=34049">Brandon Weimer</a> was 41st with a mark of 10.13m.The Coyotes had two 4x400m relay teams. The team of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/898bf0eb-cf85-408c-a5ea-602ba43bf713?elinkdata=34049">Andrew Smith</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1f21b2a1-28f7-4647-91a3-19e06786c94c?elinkdata=34049">Triston Cottone</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/aed50647-fa95-4b52-8521-6f7215b3bfc2?elinkdata=34049">Kean Dinkel</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/19de06d0-9ef0-4649-97c8-39ed2d515346?elinkdata=34049">Brady Oliver</a> finished 10th in 3:30.71. The team of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/694d7ae6-b9d1-42b5-9991-52a24a4ed3a3?elinkdata=34049">Nicolas Martinez</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1e0254b7-62d6-43fa-930e-67eca6dd3ff0?elinkdata=34049">Trace Sump</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/550ffdc1-7412-44c2-a4ff-7f5eb6a9b4af?elinkdata=34049">Logan Topp</a> and Barka Bapeng was 13th in 3:37.07.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0d6818c7-1c9e-46ec-8102-1ceed7b31f44?elinkdata=34049">Keegan Lott</a> was 13th in the weight throw with a mark of 15.16m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b4b602fd-f4b6-40ac-a443-a216c75fcd30?elinkdata=34049">Austin Baird</a> was 39th with a mark of 12.53m and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f7661a96-f672-4051-befe-49ca73d4712d?elinkdata=34049">Brandon Weimer</a> was 47th with a mark of 10.75m.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a73294ca-ecae-408f-82fe-216674fe11d5?elinkdata=34049">Austin Hash</a> was 20th in the 400m with a time of 51.51 seconds, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/eb219d97-d985-49b4-af7a-8e1bb6da1dcd?elinkdata=34049">Riley Garcia</a> was 31st in 52.60, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/aaa745c9-a8c5-4613-836b-8a3ce93b78ba?elinkdata=34049">Andrew Smith</a> was 34th in 52.95, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1d46b5af-ae64-4cf8-b0e1-186c05a86224?elinkdata=34049">Trace Sump</a> was 36th in 53.03, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/d734cd39-03d3-498a-aaf4-10ef47243263?elinkdata=34049">Brady Oliver</a> was 44th in 55.15.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bc60f6e6-459e-406c-9708-2b06e9367381?elinkdata=34049">Kristian Paronto</a> was 24th in the long jump with a mark of 6.31m.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/89b6faff-a36d-40a6-90a8-a3e41c414772?elinkdata=34049">Roman Mai</a> was 31st in the mile with a time of 4:49.09 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1ee089d0-864c-4279-8654-4d1988767ca1?elinkdata=34049">Efrain Santibanez</a> was 39th in 4:57.08.Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track opened its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State.The 4x400m relay team of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/4001110d-a7c2-4d40-a2e0-9205c296e82f?elinkdata=34084">Emorie McNabb</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/47119531-eb07-46e2-9387-96cc9d221756?elinkdata=34084">Delaney Bond</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2f9b574a-a5f1-4c26-a1ab-a16f196d81e1?elinkdata=34084">Lauryn Mikkelson</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/a366960e-356d-4632-a88b-b34288d1b8f2?elinkdata=34084">Hailey Nordhus</a> set a new school record with a time of 4:08.48, finishing eighth. KWU ran a second team in the race, as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/25f34e82-81ba-4152-80f4-b8fdb2d6619e?elinkdata=34084">Ava Kenyon</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c228e2ad-a313-4c9f-bdfa-03437114f8a9?elinkdata=34084">Joni Schroeder</a>, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/208f5da2-6acb-4ae5-925e-ac6fd21c5a4d?elinkdata=34084">Emma McAlister</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/93f6dbe3-f09b-4477-9644-1084d568c7fe?elinkdata=34084">Taytum Reed</a> finished 13th in 4:26.34.Emoria McNabb tied the school record in 200m with a time of 26.73 seconds, finishing 22nd. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8e3d5569-35d5-49a4-b5f2-17a9e0a647d5?elinkdata=34084">Markyla Shaw</a> was 44th with a time of 27.71.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/76a38b13-7e30-4c51-8c57-4d777418b390?elinkdata=34084">Delaney Bond</a> was second in the 800m run with a time of 2:21.78.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/47a14d90-298f-4f6d-ac12-4ad86f0918c3?elinkdata=34084">Madisyn Ehrlich</a> was second in the 3000m with a time of 10:46.65 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/49980435-d11c-40c2-bde3-7f72032fadb2?elinkdata=34084">Shelby Lingle</a> was third in 10:58.98.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ea914f6d-b98f-49f6-b8dc-4dc51e306d75?elinkdata=34084">Kierra Jensen</a> was second in the 5000m with a time of 18:07.35, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9dca94ca-46d6-4e8b-b1fc-7f84fa2cbea4?elinkdata=34084">Micah Dickens</a> was fifth in 18:57.18, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6e318131-6462-44f7-b3ec-c3dff903b9df?elinkdata=34084">Makayla Little</a> was seventh in 19:09.63, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/36e148b5-88ac-44af-9d02-8708c5bf7609?elinkdata=34084">Charlee Lind</a> was 10th in 19:25.17 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1d78d59d-3f11-407c-9162-e9dcdc0b27fb?elinkdata=34084">Mya Schweitzer</a> was 20th in 20:50.70.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6d8b0b40-255a-48b4-ab77-e91ca8f69e8c?elinkdata=34084">Kirstin Hackney</a> was second in the 1000m run with a time of 3:00.70, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/45f3c153-be7c-4c8e-a6ff-a5d4b43cc1a7?elinkdata=34084">Hailey Nordhus</a> was fifth in 3:03.66, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1215ea26-c951-4a79-8fe2-69cc7600420c?elinkdata=34084">Shelby Lingle</a> was sixth in 3:09.27, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/13d27b2a-fa4c-47bf-9599-76124ea6513c?elinkdata=34084">Madisyn Ehrlich</a> was seventh in 3:12.58.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c7150201-2aac-4e40-af05-63ddb83a9e85?elinkdata=34084">Ava Kenyon</a> was seventh in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:32.40, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/12580348-574d-49ce-8622-b94a892562cb?elinkdata=34084">Lauryn Mikkelson</a> was eighth with a time of 1:33.24, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ca6b73f6-ae66-418f-8808-cbe94f569e6e?elinkdata=34084">Taytum Reed</a> was 10th with a time of 1:42.04.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3d76089c-635c-4000-afa5-19f63bcc06f6?elinkdata=34084">Joni Schroeder</a> was eighth in the mile with a time of 5:29.64 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/c3415614-6604-4991-b39d-c78ce5935ae1?elinkdata=34084">Emma McAlister</a> was 24th in 5:58.39.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1a88e96e-03c0-4c0d-ac71-06a49d74c26b?elinkdata=34084">Elizabeth Stout</a> was 11th in the shot put with a mark of 11.21m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/dc55935a-bd39-4ff6-85d4-7e681bf8fbca?elinkdata=34084">Jadyn Mabry</a> was 20th with a mark of 10.42m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9a914f88-6a83-4c65-b2ac-cb17c737be0e?elinkdata=34084">Aunisty McNeal</a> was 25th with a mark of 10.02m and Roselyn Torres was 36th with a mark of 7.06m.In the high jump <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/5a75a7d4-0d50-41db-91a4-2702a663be75?elinkdata=34084">Corinne Hall</a> was 13th with a mark of 1.51m and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2d565af8-13e0-4014-a902-53546e88fb86?elinkdata=34084">Trinity Windle</a> was 15th with a mark of 1.46m.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/4f4f9dd1-e3e7-4259-9e4f-9580add1c8a4?elinkdata=34084">Elizabeth Stout</a> was 17th in the weight throw with a mark of 13.34m, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f5a18647-d31c-4ece-ae53-f3e10800cbbc?elinkdata=34084">Aunisty McNeal</a> was 34th with a mark of 11.00m, and Roselyn Torres was 44th with a mark of 9.20m.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/61535b4a-c5f4-4c24-9723-ca9997a0feec?elinkdata=34084">Markyla Shaw</a> was 25th in the long jump with a mark of 4.94m.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0e4cfe83-afb6-478e-89b4-b7d6adc878e5?elinkdata=34084">Emorie McNabb</a> finished 27th in the 60m dash with a time of 8.07 seconds.

KWU indoor track teams open season at Mel Tjeerdsma Classic

The Kansas Wesleyan battled a nationally-ranked opponent to the wire but couldn't pull off the upset.

Friends, the 21st-ranked team in the NAIA, scored the game's last five points and escaped with a 71-67 Kansas Conference victory Saturday inside Mabee Arena.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8cc908b9-dccb-42f7-be6c-7d1baefac2bc?elinkdata=34014">Evens Appolon's</a> field goal with 3:16 remaining gave the Coyotes a 65-62 lead but Friends ended the game on a 9-2 run.

The Falcons took the lead 66-65 on an Eli Benning basket with 2:04 left but KWU regained the advantage on Appolon's follow shot inside with 1:29 on the clock.

Friends, the defending KCAC champion, answered with Ringo Deng's 3-pointer at the 1:16 mark for a 69-67 lead and two Cahlese Lee free throws with 14.2 seconds left capped the scoring.

The Coyotes (4-6, 2-3 KCAC) had a turnover and two missed shots on their last three possessions.

Coach <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/903246b1-f669-4f4c-998e-66390d9c8abe?elinkdata=34014">Jordan Murdock</a> was pleased with his team's effort.

"I thought we played hard," he said on the postgame radio show. "We came out and gave them a fight. That's a really good team, they're battle tested, they've got a lot of guys coming back from last year."

The Coyotes led 32-31 at halftime, and a 13-4 run early in the second half game gave them a 45-35 lead with just over 15 minutes left. KWU was still in control 58-53 with just under seven minutes remaining before the Falcons (7-2, 4-1 KCAC) started their comeback.

Appolon, KWU's 6-foot-9 center, continued his strong play of late with 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks. He scored 15 on 7 of 8 shooting in the second half.

"He's staying out of foul trouble and is available for his team," Murdock said. "Really just walling up, not just looking for the blocks all the time. I thought he played well."

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/23db980f-d76d-4185-b267-396a1673e27a?elinkdata=34014">Caiden Punt</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8294bba1-82a8-4de8-941a-eb755370554a?elinkdata=34014">Aiden Leckband</a> scored 12 apiece for KWU; Punt also had seven rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6ce1eb2a-f2b3-46f3-916f-5073697f6814?elinkdata=34014">Braylin Goins</a> added nine points, four rebounds and two steals.

Leckband was playing just his second game of the season after returning from an injury.

"Aiden did a really good job, he's been progressing in practice daily and for me that's what it's all about," Murdock said.

Wesleyan shot 46 percent (26 of 56) including 5 of 16 from 3-point range, won the rebounding battle 34-25 and had 13 turnovers.

Friends shot 50 percent (28 of 56), was 6 of 23 from deep and had 10 turnovers. Lee led the Falcons with 16 points and Collin Maclin had 13.

"We've got to continue to come out and battle," Murdock said. "We're getting the experience that we want but at the same time we've got to be able to win these tough, tight games."

The Kansas Wesleyan battled a nationally-ranked opponent to the wire but couldn't pull off the upset.Friends, the 21st-ranked team in the NAIA, scored the game's last five points and escaped with a 71-67 Kansas Conference victory Saturday inside Mabee Arena.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8cc908b9-dccb-42f7-be6c-7d1baefac2bc?elinkdata=34014">Evens Appolon's</a> field goal with 3:16 remaining gave the Coyotes a 65-62 lead but Friends ended the game on a 9-2 run.The Falcons took the lead 66-65 on an Eli Benning basket with 2:04 left but KWU regained the advantage on Appolon's follow shot inside with 1:29 on the clock.Friends, the defending KCAC champion, answered with Ringo Deng's 3-pointer at the 1:16 mark for a 69-67 lead and two Cahlese Lee free throws with 14.2 seconds left capped the scoring.The Coyotes (4-6, 2-3 KCAC) had a turnover and two missed shots on their last three possessions.Coach <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/903246b1-f669-4f4c-998e-66390d9c8abe?elinkdata=34014">Jordan Murdock</a> was pleased with his team's effort."I thought we played hard," he said on the postgame radio show. "We came out and gave them a fight. That's a really good team, they're battle tested, they've got a lot of guys coming back from last year."The Coyotes led 32-31 at halftime, and a 13-4 run early in the second half game gave them a 45-35 lead with just over 15 minutes left. KWU was still in control 58-53 with just under seven minutes remaining before the Falcons (7-2, 4-1 KCAC) started their comeback.Appolon, KWU's 6-foot-9 center, continued his strong play of late with 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks. He scored 15 on 7 of 8 shooting in the second half."He's staying out of foul trouble and is available for his team," Murdock said. "Really just walling up, not just looking for the blocks all the time. I thought he played well."<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/23db980f-d76d-4185-b267-396a1673e27a?elinkdata=34014">Caiden Punt</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8294bba1-82a8-4de8-941a-eb755370554a?elinkdata=34014">Aiden Leckband</a> scored 12 apiece for KWU; Punt also had seven rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6ce1eb2a-f2b3-46f3-916f-5073697f6814?elinkdata=34014">Braylin Goins</a> added nine points, four rebounds and two steals.Leckband was playing just his second game of the season after returning from an injury."Aiden did a really good job, he's been progressing in practice daily and for me that's what it's all about," Murdock said.Wesleyan shot 46 percent (26 of 56) including 5 of 16 from 3-point range, won the rebounding battle 34-25 and had 13 turnovers.Friends shot 50 percent (28 of 56), was 6 of 23 from deep and had 10 turnovers. Lee led the Falcons with 16 points and Collin Maclin had 13."We've got to continue to come out and battle," Murdock said. "We're getting the experience that we want but at the same time we've got to be able to win these tough, tight games."

🏀 Coyote Men's Basketball falls to No. 21 Friends 71-67

Kansas Wesleyan Women's Basketball had a chance at a game-tying bucket, but <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0264c807-c602-45af-a16b-6a732c5dd036?elinkdata=33979">Jocelyn Hall's</a> jumper as time expired bounced off the rim and the Friends Falcons held on for a 64-62 win on Saturday at Mabee Arena.

The Coyotes had tied it at 62 with 1:05 to go on a pair of free throws by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8e771dae-f998-4815-8bf3-4d93620212f5?elinkdata=33979">Emma Gertken</a>, but Friends was able to run the clock down, getting a bucket by Abigail Barr with 3.1 seconds left to take a 64-62 lead.

After a KWU timeout, the Coyotes inbounded to Hall whose shot just missed falling home.

"I think that we played really hard and we did a lot of the things that we prepared for, but it just came down to that last second shot," Wesleyan head coach <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/cf319597-4b9c-461a-991a-81f439aeed04?elinkdata=33979">Harper Taylor</a> said on the post-game radio show. "We did everything we could, but we just needed to make one more bucket."

The game was nip and tuck all night. Friends led 51-46 after three quarters and led by six, 54-48, with 9:11 left, but the Coyotes came back on five straight points by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/5e2d7202-fa95-4272-bcb3-eb19d072022c?elinkdata=33979">Madison Lambert</a> and a bucket by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/19cd9655-36bb-4cb9-9c3a-579dac42e398?elinkdata=33979">Anna Jueneman</a> gave the Coyotes a 55-54 lead with 6:55 to go. After Friends tied it, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/33430a00-239a-47bd-87ff-36e5a466d09d?elinkdata=33979">Izzy McCool's</a> free throws gave KWU a 57-55 lead with 5:14 to go. A bucket by Jueneman with 4:32 left gave the Coyotes a 59-55 lead.

Five straight points by Friends gave the Falcons a 60-59 lead but a Hall free throw tied it with 2:02 to go.

"We are still trying to work through a lot of things and find our identity as a young team," Taylor said. "I know these close games now are going to pay off when it comes to the playoffs."

Wesleyan jumped out to a 10-5 lead to start the game, but Friends came back and took a 12-10 lead. The Coyotes would take a 15-12 lead on a 3-pointer by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/26d7a1bd-0a65-4ae6-9ae3-ab0b02e2de5d?elinkdata=33979">Maile Hrabe</a>, but Friends again tied it.

After free throws by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ac93b1b7-3386-4517-921b-1a7e012f2e2d?elinkdata=33979">Odessa Ozuna</a> game the Coyotes a 17-15 lead, back-to-back steals and buckets by Jueneman gave the Coyotes a 21-15 lead with 1:35 left in the quarter. KWU led 22-16 after one.

"To watch Anna thrive on the court has really been a joy, it's been awesome," Taylor said.

Jueneman gave the Coyotes a 25-17 lead in the second, but Friends turned up the defensive pressure, holding the Coyotes scoreless for nearly seven minutes while taking a 27-25 lead. Jueneman's 3-pointer as time expired in the half gave the Coyotes a 30-29 lead at intermission.

Jueneman had 19 to lead the Coyotes, and was the only player in double figures for KWU. The Coyotes shot 38.9 percent from the field (21 of 54). McCool had nine and Hall had eight.

Friends got 20 from Rayland Garner and 13 from Barr.

Kansas Wesleyan Women's Basketball had a chance at a game-tying bucket, but <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0264c807-c602-45af-a16b-6a732c5dd036?elinkdata=33979">Jocelyn Hall's</a> jumper as time expired bounced off the rim and the Friends Falcons held on for a 64-62 win on Saturday at Mabee Arena.The Coyotes had tied it at 62 with 1:05 to go on a pair of free throws by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8e771dae-f998-4815-8bf3-4d93620212f5?elinkdata=33979">Emma Gertken</a>, but Friends was able to run the clock down, getting a bucket by Abigail Barr with 3.1 seconds left to take a 64-62 lead.After a KWU timeout, the Coyotes inbounded to Hall whose shot just missed falling home."I think that we played really hard and we did a lot of the things that we prepared for, but it just came down to that last second shot," Wesleyan head coach <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/cf319597-4b9c-461a-991a-81f439aeed04?elinkdata=33979">Harper Taylor</a> said on the post-game radio show. "We did everything we could, but we just needed to make one more bucket."The game was nip and tuck all night. Friends led 51-46 after three quarters and led by six, 54-48, with 9:11 left, but the Coyotes came back on five straight points by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/5e2d7202-fa95-4272-bcb3-eb19d072022c?elinkdata=33979">Madison Lambert</a> and a bucket by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/19cd9655-36bb-4cb9-9c3a-579dac42e398?elinkdata=33979">Anna Jueneman</a> gave the Coyotes a 55-54 lead with 6:55 to go. After Friends tied it, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/33430a00-239a-47bd-87ff-36e5a466d09d?elinkdata=33979">Izzy McCool's</a> free throws gave KWU a 57-55 lead with 5:14 to go. A bucket by Jueneman with 4:32 left gave the Coyotes a 59-55 lead.Five straight points by Friends gave the Falcons a 60-59 lead but a Hall free throw tied it with 2:02 to go."We are still trying to work through a lot of things and find our identity as a young team," Taylor said. "I know these close games now are going to pay off when it comes to the playoffs."Wesleyan jumped out to a 10-5 lead to start the game, but Friends came back and took a 12-10 lead. The Coyotes would take a 15-12 lead on a 3-pointer by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/26d7a1bd-0a65-4ae6-9ae3-ab0b02e2de5d?elinkdata=33979">Maile Hrabe</a>, but Friends again tied it.After free throws by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ac93b1b7-3386-4517-921b-1a7e012f2e2d?elinkdata=33979">Odessa Ozuna</a> game the Coyotes a 17-15 lead, back-to-back steals and buckets by Jueneman gave the Coyotes a 21-15 lead with 1:35 left in the quarter. KWU led 22-16 after one."To watch Anna thrive on the court has really been a joy, it's been awesome," Taylor said.Jueneman gave the Coyotes a 25-17 lead in the second, but Friends turned up the defensive pressure, holding the Coyotes scoreless for nearly seven minutes while taking a 27-25 lead. Jueneman's 3-pointer as time expired in the half gave the Coyotes a 30-29 lead at intermission.Jueneman had 19 to lead the Coyotes, and was the only player in double figures for KWU. The Coyotes shot 38.9 percent from the field (21 of 54). McCool had nine and Hall had eight.Friends got 20 from Rayland Garner and 13 from Barr.

🏀 KWU WBB falls in heartbreaker to (RV) Friends 64-62

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — AJ Staton-McCray and Elijah Fisher scored 16 points apiece, and Seton Hall built a double-digit lead early in the second half to cruise past Kansas State 78-67 on Saturday in a rare matchup.

Adam Clark scored five points and Fisher added four as Seton Hall closed the first half on a 9-3 surge for a 35-29 halftime advantage. The Pirates opened the second half on a 22-6 run and led 51-35.

K-State pulled within 62-54 with about six minutes left but didn't get closer.

Staton-McCray was just 3 of 15 from the floor but made all nine of his free-throw attempts. Fisher was 5-of-9 shooting. Najai Hines added 11 points and Clark finished with 10 for Seton Hall (9-1).

Khamari McGriff scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Kansas State (5-4), which shot 37% (23 of 62) and missed 20 of its 35 free-throw attempts.

Seton Hall earned a 34-29 win over K-State on Dec. 30, 1940 in the only previous meeting. The win was in the midst of the Pirates’ program-record 41-game winning streak that spanned 1939-41.

Kansas State plays at home against Mississippi Valley State on Monday.

Seton Hall will look to extend a four-game win streak with a home game against Rutgers on Saturday.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/12/1765068829046.png" alt="Photo K-State Athletics" />
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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — AJ Staton-McCray and Elijah Fisher scored 16 points apiece, and Seton Hall built a double-digit lead early in the second half to cruise past Kansas State 78-67 on Saturday in a rare matchup.Adam Clark scored five points and Fisher added four as Seton Hall closed the first half on a 9-3 surge for a 35-29 halftime advantage. The Pirates opened the second half on a 22-6 run and led 51-35.K-State pulled within 62-54 with about six minutes left but didn't get closer.Staton-McCray was just 3 of 15 from the floor but made all nine of his free-throw attempts. Fisher was 5-of-9 shooting. Najai Hines added 11 points and Clark finished with 10 for Seton Hall (9-1).Khamari McGriff scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Kansas State (5-4), which shot 37% (23 of 62) and missed 20 of its 35 free-throw attempts.The Wildcats have lost four straight.Seton Hall earned a 34-29 win over K-State on Dec. 30, 1940 in the only previous meeting. The win was in the midst of the Pirates’ program-record 41-game winning streak that spanned 1939-41.<h2>Up next</h2>Kansas State plays at home against Mississippi Valley State on Monday.Seton Hall will look to extend a four-game win streak with a home game against Rutgers on Saturday.

🏀 Seton Hall hands Kansas State a fourth straight loss

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post

The Sacred Heart basketball teams cruised to a doubleheader sweep in Clifton-Clyde on Friday, dominating the Eagles in two wins of 20 or more points.

Girls: Sacred Heart 59, Clifton-Clyde 39

The Lady Knights led wire-to-wire in this dominant four-quarter road effort, rolling the Lady Eagles in a 59-39 victory.

Skylar Douglas was on fire to begin this game, dropping 14 of her 18 points in the first quarter to put Sacred Heart ahead 23-7 after one.

The second quarter saw turnovers slow the Sacred Heart attack, but a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Emmy Lee gave the Knights a wave of momentum to take into the break.

In the second half, Sacred Heart spread out its scoring, with four Lady Knights combining for 17 points in the third quarter, and Addie and Emmy Lee combining for all nine of Sacred Heart’s points in the fourth quarter.

Addie Lee (18), Skylar Douglas (18), and Edyn Sharpton (10) led the scoring charge for Sacred Heart while Sevy Wurtz (15) topped the score sheet for Clifton-Clyde.

With this win, the Lady Knights improve to 2-0 while the Lady Eagles fall to 1-1.

Boys: #6 Sacred Heart 68, Clifton-Clyde 41

The Knights opened this game on a 14-2 run and never looked back, showing off from all three levels in a comfortable road win.

A steady drumbeat saw Sacred Heart score 25 points in the first quarter, 19 in the second, and 24 in the third to hold a 68-33 lead after three.

The Knights didn’t score a single point in a fourth quarter that featured a running clock, but didn’t need to, leading by 27 as time expired.

All five starters put up big numbers in this game, with Will Tuttle (19), Dom Matteucci (15), Noah Hines (12) and Luke Koland (12) all scoring in double figures.

Landon Begnoche gave his best effort with 17 points in the loss for Clifton-Clyde.

With this win, the 6th-ranked Knights improve to 2-0 while the Eagles fall to 0-2.

Both Sacred Heart teams will be back on the floor for the Irish Classic in Chapman next week.

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina PostThe Sacred Heart basketball teams cruised to a doubleheader sweep in Clifton-Clyde on Friday, dominating the Eagles in two wins of 20 or more points.<figure>
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 </figure>Girls: Sacred Heart 59, Clifton-Clyde 39The Lady Knights led wire-to-wire in this dominant four-quarter road effort, rolling the Lady Eagles in a 59-39 victory.Skylar Douglas was on fire to begin this game, dropping 14 of her 18 points in the first quarter to put Sacred Heart ahead 23-7 after one.The second quarter saw turnovers slow the Sacred Heart attack, but a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Emmy Lee gave the Knights a wave of momentum to take into the break.In the second half, Sacred Heart spread out its scoring, with four Lady Knights combining for 17 points in the third quarter, and Addie and Emmy Lee combining for all nine of Sacred Heart’s points in the fourth quarter.Addie Lee (18), Skylar Douglas (18), and Edyn Sharpton (10) led the scoring charge for Sacred Heart while Sevy Wurtz (15) topped the score sheet for Clifton-Clyde.With this win, the Lady Knights improve to 2-0 while the Lady Eagles fall to 1-1.Boys: #6 Sacred Heart 68, Clifton-Clyde 41The Knights opened this game on a 14-2 run and never looked back, showing off from all three levels in a comfortable road win.A steady drumbeat saw Sacred Heart score 25 points in the first quarter, 19 in the second, and 24 in the third to hold a 68-33 lead after three.The Knights didn’t score a single point in a fourth quarter that featured a running clock, but didn’t need to, leading by 27 as time expired.All five starters put up big numbers in this game, with Will Tuttle (19), Dom Matteucci (15), Noah Hines (12) and Luke Koland (12) all scoring in double figures.Landon Begnoche gave his best effort with 17 points in the loss for Clifton-Clyde.With this win, the 6th-ranked Knights improve to 2-0 while the Eagles fall to 0-2.Both Sacred Heart teams will be back on the floor for the Irish Classic in Chapman next week.You can watch both games on demand below.<figure>
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