The Oct. It was freshman Jack Kersting who suggested the winning name, "WuShock. In , WuShock, also referred to as "Wu," marked his 50th birthday by undergoing a redesign and getting a pumped-up physique and revved-up attitude.
The mascot's costume has changed over the years, as well. With the redesign, a new costume was introduced in fall In fall , the head of the new costume underwent another redesign after a number of supporters suggested the mascot needed a more intimidating look.
In , this version of WuShock was singled out by Sports Illustrated as one of college sports' worst mascots. Wu got one more facelift in , owing mostly to the unwieldy costume's top-heavy tendency to exhaust and endanger its human component. Yes, there is a person inside the costume. Peter G. CT , there are plenty of questions that can be asked of the teams and the matchup. The most important, though, may be:. What the heck is a Shocker, and why is it Wichita State's mascot? The Shocker is truly one of the most unique mascots in college athletics; it can also be quite confusing.
In fact, Chris Webber recently called the mascot an "angry Spongebob Squarepants. Wichita State, according to the school's athletic website, is named the Shockers because of the practice of "shocking" harvesting wheat in Kansas.
In the school's early days, most student athletes earned college money working all Summer in the fields harvesting and threshing wheat. Tyson Etienne , G 3. Kenny Pohto , F Rebounds Per Game 0. Dexter Dennis , G 8. Morris Udeze , F 2. Morris Udeze , F 3. Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Points Allowed South Florida.
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