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Kansas State University Athletics - "KSU" "K-State" - "Wildcat" - "Wildcats" - "Powercat":
Kansas State University's (variously "K-State" or "KSU") athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and their official color is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors. Kansas State participates in the NCAA's Division I (Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision) and in the Big 12 Conference. Another term used to signify the team is "Powercat".
Conference Membership History:
* 18901912: Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
* 19131927: Missouri Valley Conference
* 19281947: Big 6 Conference
* 19481957: Big 7 Conference
* 19581995: Big 8 Conference
* 1996Present: Big 12 Conference
K-State Athletic Sports:
Men's Sports:
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Track and Field
Women's Sports:
Basketball
Cross Country
Equestrian
Golf
Rowing
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Kansas State competed in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference from 1890 to 1912; the Missouri Valley Conference from 1913 to 1928; the Big Eight Conference from 1928 to 1996 (known as the Big Six from 192847 and the Big Seven from 194757), and is now a member of the Big 12 Conference. Entering the 20072008 school year, Kansas State has captured 55 total conference championships through the years (not counting competition in the old Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference).
Football:
Kansas State University began competing in football in 1896. Historically, Kansas State had one of the worst programs in Division I. Before 2003, Kansas State had only one conference title, in 1934. In 1989, the athletic department hired Bill Snyder, and he orchestrated arguably the greatest turnaround in college football history that culminated in a Big 12 Championship in 2003. Snyder retired at the end of the 2005 season, and Ron Prince was hired as his replacement. Prince has a career head coaching record of 1617.
Kansas State is one of only 6 schools in history to have gone to 11 straight bowl games. The streak started in the 1993 season and extended through the 2003 season.
Basketball:
The men's and women's basketball teams play their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
Men's Basketball:
Kansas State's men's basketball team began competition in 1902. The program has a long history of success. The first two major conference titles captured by the school were won in the sport, in 1917 and 1919, in the Missouri Valley Conference. Kansas State has gone on to capture 17 conference crowns in the sport. Currently, Frank Martin is the head coach.
Women's Basketball:
Kansas State's women's basketball team began intercollegiate competition in 1968. The team is among the top 15 all-time winningest programs in the NCAA.
The women's team has participated in 14 total NCAA basketball tournaments and AIAW tournaments (pre-NCAA). K-State has finished ranked in the Top Ten of the AP Poll on three occasions (1984, 2003, 2004), and in the top twenty nine times. Following the 20052006 season, Kansas State was crowned champion of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. The team returned to the WNIT Final Four following the 2006-2007 season.
The current head coach is Deb Patterson.
Baseball:
Kansas State's baseball team began play in 1897. The Wildcats earned what is believed to be the school's first varsity championship in 1907 under coach Mike Ahearn. The Wildcats went on to win a Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1928 and Big Six Conference championships in 1930 and 1933.
Other milestones in the team's history include Earl Woods, the father of golfer Tiger Woods, becoming the first African-American baseball player in the Big Seven Conference in 1952, as well as all-time coaching wins leader Mike Clark winning the Big Eight Coach of the Year award in 1990.
The Wildcats have not traditionally been competitive on the national scale, as the Wildcats have never participated in an NCAA Tournament. K-State has qualified three times for the Big 12 Conference tournament in the conference's 12 years. The most recent appearance came in 2008. The Wildcats also earned a birth in the Big 12 Conference tournament in 2007 and 2002.
Hill's teams have also earned national rankings in three of his first four seasons. The Wildcats call Tointon Family Stadium home.
Track and Field:
Kansas State began competing in track and field in 1904.
Through the end of the 2005-2006 season, K-State athletes have won individual NCAA national championships 38 times. The program also produced 104 women's outdoor All-Americans, 63 men's outdoor All-Americans, 64 women's indoor All-Americans, and 81 men's indoor All-Americans. Fourteen Kansas State athletes have attended 12 Olympic Games and have won seven medals.
Legendary coach Ward Haylett, who is enshrined in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, left a strong imprint on the Kansas State program. He was head coach at the school from 19281963.
Volleyball:
The team currently plays in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
Kansas State's women's volleyball team began intercollegiate competition in 1974. The team is among the all-time winningest programs in the NCAA.
As of the close of the 2007 season, the team has participated in 11 NCAA tournaments, including ten consecutive tournaments from 1996 to 2005. K-State also participated in the AIAW tournament in 1977. K-State has finished ranked in the top twenty of the AVCA poll five times, and in the top 25 on ten occasions. The team most recently participated in the NCAA tournament in 2007, advancing to the second round.
The Wildcats biggest volleyball rival is Nebraska. Kansas State and Nebraska consistently compete with each other for the Big 12 Volleyball crown. They have both been ranked in the Top 25 almost annually for the past 7 years. Every Kansas State home game against Nebraska is promoted with the "Keep The Red Out" T-Shirts.
The current head coach is Suzie Fritz. Fritz has led the Wildcats to five NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons as head coach, including two Sweet 16 appearances, and the school's first conference title in volleyball in 2003. As of the close of the 2007 season, Fritz also holds the highest winning percentage among all K-State's volleyball coaches after compiling a record of 124-62 (.667). In nine seasons total on staff (including three as an assistant coach), Fritz has coached seven All-Americans, 12 All-Region performers and 29 all-conference players.
Powercat Facts:
In the 20072008 school year, Kansas State was the only school in the nation to have a consesus All-America in both football and men's basketball. Those players were Jordy Nelson and Michael Beasley.
In 2007, Kansas State led the Big 12 Conference with a 64 percent graduation rate for all sports. The Wildcats also were 2nd in the Big 12 with a 69 percent graduation rate in football.
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