Thank you for your interest in Kansas Wesleyan Athletics. The KWU Sports Information office has provided this information to assist in enjoying Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics.
Please feel free to contact any member of the staff with questions, requests or concerns. We look forward to working with you throughout the year.
There is limited working space in the press box at Graves Family Sports Complex and on press row at Mabee Arena. Media who plan on covering Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics should contact the KWU Sports Information office in advance to reserve a spot. The Sports Information office will make every effort to accommodate all media. The Sports Information office can be reached at 785.833.4402, or by email at sports.info@kwu.edu. Priority will be given to professional, primary media covering Kansas Wesleyan and the current game opponent, and any national or regional media outlets in the following order: 1. Professional and/or primary media covering Kansas Wesleyan; 2. Professional and/or primary media covering current game opponent; 3. National or regional professional media covering the game; 4. Professional media covering the game not affiliated with KWU or the opponent; 5. Student run media outlets, such as student radio stations or newspapers – unless they are serving as the official primary coverage for KWU or the current game opponent.
Visiting radio broadcast teams should notify the Sports Information office as far in advance of the game as possible so that space can be reserved for them in the press box or on press row. This includes school-run radio stations, as well as professional radio crews. Priority for available space is listed above and in the Media Credential Policy. For football games, visiting radio will be assigned the media booth on the south end of the press box, between the main area and the visiting coaches area. Other visiting media will be assigned a spot in the main area, or on the upper deck of the press box. For contests in Mabee Arena, visiting radio and media will have space available on the east end of press row near the visitor bench.
Please feel free to contact the Sports Information office if additional information is requested.
GAME DAY INFORMATION FOR MEDIA
MEDIA & PHOTO CREDENTIALS
Media Credentials for KWU home contests are issued for working media only and must be requested through the sports information office, preferably in advance. Credentials for media regularly covering the Coyotes will be issued at the beginning of the season. Other credential requests will be handled on a game-by-game basis and a formal request must be issued to the KWU Sports Information office. Kansas Wesleyan reserves the right to decline any credential request. Photographers are required to abide by the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and NAIA on shooting limitations from the sidelines. Those not complying with the guidelines may be removed. The Sports Information office should receive all credential requests no later than five days prior to the game. All requests should be emailed to the SID Office. Media passes may be picked up at the entrance gate along the west side of the stadium. All credentials are non-transferable and are issued based on the Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Credential Policy.
MEDIA SERVICES
Any request for information must be made no later than one hour before the start of the game and will be available 30 minutes prior to the start. Media requests for information received later than those specified times may not receive the requested information before the start of the game. Packets including statistics, pregame notes and programs will be available for media on Press Row prior to the game. A final post-game statistical report will be available shortly following the completion of the game. Final statistics will be e-mailed via KWU's broadcast system following the conclusion of the game. If you wish to be included on this e-mail distribution, please contact the KWU Sports Information office. In-game questions or concerns can be addressed on press row by Sports Information Director David Toelle.
TELEPHONES AND INTERNET
There are available phone lines and internet jacks available at Mabee Arena and at the Graves Family Sports Complex. Media members will need to bring up to 50-feet of line in order to connect to either phone or internet jacks. There are a limited number of connections. Phone line priority will be given to primary professional radio outlets. Media inquiring about phone lines and Internet should contact the KWU Sports Information office. There is currently no Internet availability or phone line availability at Dean Evans Stadium and Bill Burke Park.
PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWS
Pre-game interviews with KWU players and coaches MUST BE coordinated through the KWU Sports Information office. If media members wish to have a weekly interview with a coach, and players, the Sports Information office must be contacted in advance, so that the SID knows the interviews are taking place.
COACH AVAILABILITY
Head coaches and other assistant coaches are available for interviews. Please contact SID David Toelle to schedule an interview with a member of the coaching staff. The SID staff will then arrange contact details with the requesting media outlet and the coaching staff.
PLAYER AVAILABILITY
All player interviews MUST be arranged through the SID office. To arrange an interview, please call or email David Toelle at least one day in advance. Players will not be available for game-day interviews until post-game.
LIVE WEBCASTS
Again this season, Kansas Wesleyan will provide live stats webcasts for all homes and select road games. Go to www.kwucoyotes.com and click on the video or stats link on the schedule portion of the site. Most video streams can be found at kcacnetwork.com/kansaswesleyan
LISTEN TO THE COYOTES ON AIR AND ONLINE
Rocking M Media is the voice of Coyote Athletics. Broadcasts will be on FM 104.9 (KSAL-FM) and will also be broadcast online through the Meridian Media website: www.ksal.com. Decisions on games to be broadcast are solely up to the staff and management of Meridian Media.
OFFICIAL RELEASES FROM KWU SPORTS INFORMATION
Official media releases will be sent out from the KWU Sports Information Office to all media on an email broadcast list. If you have already been receiving releases from the KWU Sports Information Office, then you are included on the list. If you have not, and wish to be included, please contact the KWU Sports Information Office. All releases will also be posted on the official website of Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics -- www.kwucoyotes.com
‘K-DUB' AND "COY-OTES"
In editorial references to Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics, it has recently become acceptable to use "K-DUB" to reference Coyote athletic teams. Print outlets wishing to use "K-DUB" are asked to use "K-DUB", not "K-Dub", "KDub", "Kdub", "KDUB", or any other variation of "K-DUB". Other acceptable references to Coyote Athletics include: "KWU", "Wesleyan", "KW" and "Kansas Wesleyan". Broadcast outlets are also asked to refer to KWU as "Coy-otes" or "Yotes", not "Coy-o-tes". KWU has also dropped the use of "Lady Coyotes" to reference its women's sports teams. All teams, men or women, are to be called "Coyotes".
KWU ATHLETICS LOGO POLICY
The official Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics logo is the "Power ‘Yote". It is the identifying symbol for all Coyote athletic teams. Media wishing to obtain an electronic copy of the logo must contact the Sports Information Office to make arrangements for use of the logo.
