2011 has brought many highlights to Kansas State University. K-State has seen a flood of students within past year. Also, it has been a record setting fund raising year for the university. Not to mention, the research program is also continuing to grow. President Kirk Schulz said that the icing on the cake was the stellar year the football and volleyball teams have had, with the Wildcats heading to the Cotton Bowl.
Author: KMAN Staff
With the New Year right around the corner, the Riley County Commission has many items to reflect upon over the past year. This past summer, the City of Manhattan voted to dissolve the longstanding inter-local agreement making the health department a county-only operation. The Riley County police department has implemented the consolidated dispatch system, which is to be a more efficient system. Also, becoming “green” has been a buzz word throughout the entire nation and here in Riley County. “Resourceful Kansas’ ” received a $3 million grant to make upgrades.
K-State is ranked #25 in this week’s ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. The Cats are now 10-1 on the season and make their first appearance in the poll this season. K-State is one of four Big 12 teams in the coaches poll, joining Baylor at #7, Missouri at #8, and Kansas at #18. The Cats also sit just outside the AP Top 25. K-State is receiving 105 votes, which is just behind #25 San Diego State, who has 119 votes. The Cats will face Howard this Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum before Big 12 play begins. Tipoff will be at 1:00pm and coverage begins…
After scoring a career high 28 points in the Diamond Head Classic finals, K-State guard Rodney McGruder has been named the Big 12 player of the week. The Wildcat junior shot 10 out of 11 from the field including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc, and hit 6 of 7 from the free throw line in a 77-60 win over Long Beach State. McGruder averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes per game in Hawaii. He shot 64 percent from the field en route to being the Diamond Head Classic MVP. McGruder is the third K-Stater to…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) James Franklin ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and Missouri easily beat North Carolina 41-24 in the Independence Bowl on Monday night. Franklin rushed for 142 yards and threw for 132, leading Missouri to an Independence Bowl-record 31 first-half points. Kendial Lawrence added 108 rushing yards for the Tigers, who gained 337 yards on the ground. Missouri (8-5) won its final football game as a member of the Big 12, finishing the season on a four-game winning streak for the first time since 1965. The Tigers will join the Southeastern Conference next season. North…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III is getting help in dealing with his new fame. The Baylor quarterback confirmed Monday that he’s sometimes shadowed by security since being honored earlier this month as the nation’s best player. Griffin said he understands that “people are going to want a piece of you when you’re doing great things.” He added it was a good problem to have and downplayed the new part of his celebrity. Baylor spokesman Heath Nielsen later clarified that the school isn’t paying for private bodyguards. He said an athletic department employee follows Griffin in…
Rodney McGruder scored a career-high 28 points and Will Spradling tied a career high with 17 of his own as the Kansas State Wildcats Men’s Basketball team jumped out to a double-digit first half lead they would never relinquish as they downed the 49ers of Long Beach State 77-60 in the Championship Game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamondhead Classic Sunday night at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. Jamar Samuels was the third Wildcat in double figures with 11 points and he joined McGruder on the Classic’s All-Tournament team. McGruder was also named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. With the…
Seabastian Janikowski’s 36-yard Field Goal a little over two minutes into overtime allowed the Oakland Raiders to escape Arrowhead Stadium with a 16-13 victory and knock the Kansas City Chiefs out of the playoff race in the process. The Chiefs had tied the game on Quarterback Kyle Orton’s three-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Bowe with 1:02 left in regulation and had a chance to win the game without overtime but the Raiders blocked a Ryan Succop Field Goal attempt in the final seconds of the fourth quarter to keep the game tied. Succop also had a kick blocked just before halftime.…
The Kansas State Wildcats Men’s Basketball team overcame an early second half slump and finally put away the Miners of UTEP 78-70 on Friday in the Semifinals of the Diamondhead Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. After K-State led 47-32 at intermission, UTEP used a 27-11 run to grab a 59-58 lead before K-State scored to regain the advantage. However, Angel Rodriguez touched off a 14-1 run with a three-point basket which allowed the Wildcats to advance to Sunday’s final. Rodriguez was K-State’s leading scorer with 16 points, leading three Wildcats in double figures as Will Spradling added 11 points and Jamar…