Bryce Foster is a football player, through and through. It’s the reason that he started his college career playing at Texas A&M, and it’s what brought him to Lawrence and the University of Kansas. But football season isn’t the only time Foster will represent the Jayhawks. In the spring, the center will compete for KU’s track and field team in the shot put, an event he’s competed in from high ...
The position battle for KU’s placekicker is still going on, with senior Tabor Allen, redshirt junior Owen Piepergerdes and redshirt sophomore Charlie Weinrich all in the mix. Piepergerdes saw the field in a few games last year, kicking six PATs and one field goal attempt, and in 2022, he made one field goal and converted on nine PATs. However, Allen is the kicker with the most games played, having handled ...
The soccer field at Baker University had the aura of a regular season game on Friday night. A good family crowd, a pristine turf field and the bright lights made Baldwin High School’s boys soccer scrimmage feel like the official start of the season. That was by design. The Bulldogs have high expectations for this season, and they have a good sense of what it will take to accomplish that goal, which includes ...
KU’s soccer home opener came short of a rally win against Tulsa on Thursday night, as the match ended in a 2-2 tie at Rock Chalk Park. The strengths of KU’s team popped out from the start of the match. The Jayhawks played fast and aggressively, which led to them taking a dramatic lead in shots early and never quite allowing the Golden Hurricanes to catch up. Tulsa didn’t have a shot until inside the final ...
It’s a new year but a lot of the same for the Kansas volleyball team in 2024, with 12 returners from last year on a team that has experienced the NCAA Tournament three times in a row. KU has fielded a competitive volleyball team consistently under coach Ray Bechard, but the 2023 regular season played out particularly well. The Jayhawks went 24-6 — 14-4 in conference play — and narrowly lost 3-2 in the ...
The upcoming cross-country season for Kansas will have a lot of familiarity, as only a handful of seniors depart from KU's men's and women's teams. The Jayhawks' top returners are seniors Peter Walsdorf and Kenadi Krueger, who both were the second-fastest Jayhawks running in the Big 12 championship and the NCAA regional championship. Eight of KU’s top 10 men's runners from the Big 12 Championship will be back ...