Purple Project Podcast

K-State's Vienna Lahmer highlighted Day 2 with a record breaking performance in the mile, Vanessa Mercera's rise & more from last weekend's home meet for the 'Cats men's and women's indoor track and field squads!

KSU (12-12, 5-6 Big 12): The K-State women's basketball team couldn't not claw themselves out of a very slow start in Tess Heal's return to the team on Wednesday night in Tucson, Arizona.

We take at the rest of the week in K-State Athletics with the women's tennis going on back-to-back days this weekend.

KSU (12-11, 5-5 Big 12) The NCAA reinstated K-State women's basketball player Tess Heal as she returns to the team to conclude the road trip against Arizona tonight!

KSU (12-11, 5-5 Big 12): The K-State women's basketball did it again last Sunday handing another team it's 1st home loss of the season in Arizona State during the Arizona road trip!

The K-State women's golf team open up their spring season officially over the weekend as Kelsey Chen ended up winning her 1st college meet!

KSU (10-12, 1-8 Big 12): The Cyclones easily took off and never looked back as they hand K-State men's basketball another bad loss in Bramlage on Sunday afternoon.

A great turnout by K-State nation on Friday during another home indoor meet for the Wildcat men's & women's squads on Friday led by Gary Moore Jr & Vanessa Mercera in the MHK!

The K-State basketball doubleheader kickoffs the month of February with the men hosting #8 Iowa State, while the ladies our in Tempe, Arizona. And, women's golf!

K-State head coach Stew Burke & his women's golf team head out to Puerto Rico to begin their winter/spring looking to pick up where they left off back in mid-October.

KSU (0-1): The K-State women's tennis team hung in with a Top 25 ranked opponent in Clemson on Friday afternoon in Kansas City, Kansas.

KSU (11-11, 4-5 Big 12): Former K-State basketball player Zyanna Walker now on the Colorado side helped her current team shutdown the Wildcats Thursday night in Bramlage.

Later on this afternoon, the K-State women's tennis team will have their 1st head-to-head matchup with ACC #21 ranked opponent in the Clemson Tigers in KCK!

Tomorrow night...really all day big time track is happening at K-State with DeLoss Dodds meet then afterwards we have former Olympiains (& a champion) taken center stage!

KSU (10-11, 1-7 Big 12): The K-State men's basketball team continues to repeat the cycle as they ended losing the lead late & lost the game to the Mountaineers on Tuesday night.

KSU (11-10, 3-4 Big 12) K-State women's basketball star Taryn Sides came out on fire but is wasn't enough as the lady 'Cats lost to KU as well...via in Lawrence last Sunday.

K-State women's tennis returns to action this week & the 1st Invitaional of the winter/spring semester for the women's golf squad in Puerto Rico this coming weekend!

KSU (10-10, 1-6 Big 12): The wheels completely came off of the Wildcat men's basketball team Saturday night against #19 KU in Bramlage.

The NEW coaching staff under new head coach Collin Kieln went to work in the transfer portal to retool the defensive line as well. Next, DE'Aieun Hicks coming from Gardener-Webb!

The Kansas State football team lost a key piece to their offense in the wide receiver room plus one of their most productive pieces in Jayce Brown.

The K-State men's and women's basketball teams gets set to take on their in-state rival in Kansas Saturday & Sunday with the very COLD winter storm looming across the country.

KSU (11-9, 4-3 Big 12): The K-State women's basketball team made plays down the stretch to break out the brooms for the season sweep on Houston in Bramlage on Wednesday night!

The K-State men's and women's indoor track and field teams kicked off their 2026 indoor season against Oregon & a few others teams in the popular opening of the Thane Baker Invitaional last week!

KSU (10-9, 1-5 Big 12) The K-State men's basketball is on the board in the win column finally in Big 12 action as PJ Haggerty leads the Cats passed Utah on Tuesday night!

KSU (10-9) With K-State men's basketball getting officially on the board last night...before that we took a look around the Big 12 conference this week.

The K-State women's tennis team wrapped up their 3 matches in 3 days against their in-state rival Kansas last Saturday.

KSU (9-9, 0-5 Big 12): The K-State men's basketball ends up blowing a lead late to Oklahoma State on Saturday night still leaving them winless in Big 12 play.

K-State men's and women's basketball highlight most of the week for Wildcat Athletics with a little sprinkle of women's tennis.

KSU (10-9, 3-3 Big 12): How about that! The K-State women's basketball team went into Lubbock to take down previously undefeated & ranked Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon!

We continue to roll through former Oklahoma State young talent as the Wildcats gained one of the top ranked edge pass rushers in Wendell Gregory!

The Wildcat football team & new head coach Collin Klein got their 1st running back out of the Portal in former Oklahoma State player Ronny Fields.

The K-State recruiting staff plus head coach Collin Klein has quite the tandem of former Oklahoma State players...1st Jacobi Oliphant coming off his freshman season.

The K-State football added another talented defensive backs to the upcoming 2026 roster from University Miami (OH) in Koy Beasley.

The K-State women's tennis team brought the brooms Friday afternoon with a CLEAN sweep of Memphis during the Jayhawk Invitaional!

KSU (9-9): The K-State women's basketball team get set to resume Big 12 play on the road in Lubbock, Texas against Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon.

The K-State women's tennis took on Iowa State in "sort of" their 1st head-to-head battle of the 2026 season!

KSU (9-8, 0-4 Big 12) Well, it's another loss in Bramlage for the K-State men's basketball team as they continue to remain winless in Big 12 conference play on Wednesday night.

The K-State women's tennis team gets their spring season going in Lawrence this weekend again 2 familiar Big 12 teams & Memphis.

K-State football head coach Collin Klein now has his new offensive coordinator in Sean Gleeson coming from the neighbor state east in Missouri!

KSU (9-7) The K-State men's basketball team look to grab their 1st Big 12 conference win Wednesday night when UCF Golden Knights come to town.