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OK, The Wheatshockers Lost

Back in the day, when everyone in the US was more focused on farming, Wichita State students often made money "shocking" wheat, as in harvesting. The school, founded in 1895, put forth the name Wheatshockers in 1904, and unofficially,  "Shockers"  the school's athletes have been since then.

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