12 K-State track and field athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday (June 23) as announced by CSC. Five of these Wildcats accomplished a 4.00 GPA during the academic year.
Junior Tah Chikomba was named the National Men's Field Athlete of the Year on Monday (June 22) as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Chikomba is just the second Wildcat to earn the honor, the first for the men's team, since Akela Jones was named the Women's Field Athlete of the Year in 2015.
The K-State men's track and field team had three honors for USTFCCCA Midwest Region awards, K-State Director of Track and Field Travis Geopfert, Assistant Coach Clive Pullen and junior Tah Chikomba.
The Wichita Catbackers will host a meet and greet event with head coaches Casey Alexander and Collin Klein on Monday, June 22 from 2:30-4:30 p.m., CT at Chicken N Pickle at 1240 N Greenwich Road in Wichita.
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The K-State women's rowing team had four athletes—Grace Hall, Lorelei Harris, Leah Roane and Izzy Ross—named to the CSC Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team as announced by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday (June 16).
Freshman Destini Smith finished 3rd in the triple jump at the NCAA Championship on Saturday (June 13) while the 4x400 relay team also earned First Team All-America honors. The K-State women finished with eight points tied for 29th place, while the three women's podium finishes are the most since 2019 when they finished in 16th place with 16 points. Georgia won the women's team title with 50 points while Florida was runner-up with 43 points.
Sophomore Selva Prabhu was crowned the men's triple jump champion on Friday (June 12) during the final day of men's competition at the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field as the men's team finished in 8th place with 30 points.
Dee Kennedy earned this third All-American honor following a standout 2026 campaign, as the junior shortstop was tabbed to the ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team. The honor marks K-State's 42nd postseason All-America selection and 11th in the Pete Hughes era.
The K-State track and field teams had two Wildcats, seniors Aaliyah Lindsay and Emil Uhlin, earn First Team All-America accolades on Thursday (June 11) during the second day of the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field.
Visits by NCAA Tournament participants Arizona, Houston, TCU and Texas Tech, along with home-and-home matchups with Arizona State, Cincinnati and Kansas, highlight Kansas State's opponents for the 2026-27 Big 12 men's basketball season, which was released Thursday afternoon by the league office (June 11).
The Big 12 announced the Conference scheduling matrix for the 2026-27 Women's Basketball season, as K-State will face traditional rivals Iowa State and Kansas twice and Baylor twice as part of its league slate.