BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Wednesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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For a second consecutive season, Kansas running backs Devin Neal and Daniel Hishaw Jr. have been selected as preseason candidates for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top running back.
Neal is on his second preseason watch list of the year after being recognized by the Maxwell Award on July 29. He enters his senior season after becoming the third player in Kansas football history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons.
Hishaw meanwhile earns a spot on the watch list for a second-straight season after ranking second on the team in 2023 with 626 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. He ran for a career-high 134 yards and two touchdowns in KU’s 51-22 victory over UCF last season and averaged 5.2 yards per carry on the yr
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Tuesday also saw news that Kanas Wesleyan has earned the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution Award that honors institutional commitment to character-driven athletics.
There were 131 institutions that earned Gold status for the award, with 108 achieving a perfect score of 100 on the scorecard.
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And finally Dominic Smith scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning on a call that was overturned on a challenge, as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night.
KC gets back on the diamond for game two of the series tonight at 7:10 PM
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That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.