WuShock is a big, bad, muscle-bound bundle of wheat. He's been WSU's mascot since 1948, a friend to every Shocker fan and the No. 1 supporter of all things Wichita and Wichita State.

Jan 5, 2023 · Wichita State boasts one of the nation's strangest and most unique mascots - WuShock. A look back at Wu's history helps to understand how the "big, bad muscle-bound bundle of wheat" came to be.

In 1948, junior Wilbur Elsea won the Kappa Pi honorary society's competition to design a mascot typifying the spirit of the school. Elsea, who had been a marine during World War II, decided that "the school needed a mascot who gave a tough impression, with a serious, no-nonsense scowl."

Homefield and Wichita State worked together to research Wu’s history through athletic uniforms, yearbooks, programs, media guides and souvenirs. Special Collections and University Archives contributed a mascot timeline created years ago. January 27, 2025 Athletics

Mar 26, 2015 · (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...

Jul 18, 2018 · WuShock @Wu_Shock WuShock is a big, bad, muscle-bound bundle of wheat. He's been WSU's mascot since 1948, a friend to every Shocker fan and the No.

Sep 18, 2010 · Dave Johnson, a WU cheerleader, changed the mascot from ink into flesh and blood in 1954. He and members of the art department brought WuShock to life as a costume.

5 days ago · WuShock’s look, no matter the era, is distinctive. Depending on your age, Wu might bring back memories of the Final Four or other big moments. Wichita State University’s mascot, created in 1948 by junior Wilbur Elsea, evolved over decades into today’s modern design. That doesn’t mean previous versions of Wu fell out of style. Vintage WuShock logos, from as far back as the 1950s, are ...

Wichita State's incomparable mascot, WuShock, celebrates its 50th birthday this year (1998) with a pumped-up physique and revved-up attitude. "He's a good-looking, youthful 50-year-old," says WSU Athletics Director Bill Belknap.

Mar 16, 2014 · Dave Johnson, a cheerleader for Wichita University, as Wichita State was then known, modeling the costume he created in 1954, with the help of his mother, to liven up the university’s mascot,...