Vladyslav Faraponov was an international student who returned to Ukraine after graduating from WSU with a political science degree in 2020.
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He was called “The Ukraine Train” and for two memorable seasons he carried the freight and good fortune of the Raiders.
“People are really scared, people really don't know what will go next, but the last 24 hours have been positive because the peace talks have started.”
WSU alum Vladyslav Farapanov said Putin underestimated both Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the resolve of Ukraine to fight against the invasion.
The Raiders started with 11 players this year and are down to eight because of defections.
Kathryn Halberg was inspired to finally write her first novel amid the stress of the 2019 faculty strike on campus.
Tanner Holden is third in the conference with a 19.9 average while shooting 50.4% from the field.
Coach Scott Nagy — whose team swept PFW and Oakland and was swept by CSU and NKU — can’t remember a time when the tourney had so many teams with legitimate title hopes.
“I heard a coach say once, ‘We want to be demanding, not demeaning,’” Coach Scott Nagy recalled.
“I was dependent on someone passing away which is a heavy thing,” Brandon Hayes said.