Baker University
Baker is a private, liberal arts university that educates traditional and non-traditional students through small classes, innovative instructors and rigorous coursework. A History of Excellence & Support It started as an attempt to tame the rough Kansas territory more than 150 years ago. It evolved into a comprehensive and highly respected university serving nearly 4,000 students across seven campuses in Kansas and Missouri. Baker University was chartered on February 12, 1858. Named for Osmon Cleander Baker, a distinguished scholar and bishop of what is now the United Methodist Church, the school holds the honor of being the first university in Kansas. Baker graduates have gone on to successful careers as writers, scientists, explorers, teachers, business professionals, performers, politicians, academicians, visionaries, trendsetters and more. Four graduates have been named Rhodes Scholars and one has earned a Pulitzer Prize. Baker has four schools: College of Arts and Sciences School of Professional and Graduate Studies School of Nursing School of Educationwww.bakeru.edu
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Oct 6, 2026
ClaraHOST
Right.
ClaraHOST
And this was the clash between the number four ranked Benedictine College Ravens and the number 23 ranked Baker University Wildcats down in Atchison, Kansas.
AdrianHOST
And what we're doing is we are placing that modern Kansas thriller right alongside the most foundational myths of the sport.
AdrianHOST
Yeah, this is the fun part.
Patrick KelleyHOST
As a senior at Nickerson High School, you were part of the inaugural season of girls wrestling in Kansas, capping off your high school career with a state title at 116 pounds.
Patrick KelleyHOST
You spent time at Baker University, McKendree University, before landing at Fort Hays State, where you finished your athletic eligibility and ending with an appearance in the first NCAA-sanctioned women's wrestling national tournament last spring at Extreme Arena in Coral River, Iowa.
Patrick KelleyHOST
That's a lot to take in.
Patrick KelleyHOST
You hold a very unique place in the sport that you helped usher in as a first high school state tournament and then the first college national tournament in NCAA history.
Angel VerduscoGUEST
when i got to college because i i was pretty i would consider myself and my street is coach called me this a blue chip wrestler uh where he kind of was like lucky that he got me and all that stuff even though i was injured and i had to modify my style like i was still tough i would still go out there and wrestle pop my shoulder out put it back in place keep going But I still had the performance anxiety.
Angel VerduscoGUEST
When I got to Baker University, when I got there and I started wrestling for Cody, one thing that really stood out to me was his psychology, how he approached matches.
Angel VerduscoGUEST
It didn't occur to me until I met him that you need to relinquish the thought of, I need to win.
Angel VerduscoGUEST
it's not about I need to win and it's not about the outcome.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
The campsite sits about 20 miles south of Topeka, just southeast of US Highway 75 and US Highway 56 junction.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
Baker University, a premier private university rooted in liberal arts, education, and academic excellence, is launching Baker 105.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
Through Baker 105, the university will select at least one qualified student from each of Kansas' 105 counties to receive a full tuition scholarship.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
To learn more, go to go to bakeru.edu slash 105.