Each week during the University of Kansas’ winter and spring sports seasons, the Journal-World staff will select one athlete from a KU men’s sports team and one from a women’s sports team as athletes of the week.
For the week of Feb. 10-16, the selections are Manning West and Brittany Harshaw.
Manning West, baseball
Making his KU debut as the Jayhawks’ opening-weekend Saturday night starter, West, a transfer from Walters State Community College pitched five innings of five-hit, one-run ball without issuing a walk. He laid the groundwork for a 12-1 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi that moved KU to 2-0 on the season.
Brittany Harshaw, women’s basketball
In the Jayhawks’ 93-80 loss to Iowa State on Saturday, Harshaw matched a KU single-game record by making eight 3-pointers on her way to a career-high 26 points. Newly inserted into the starting lineup, Harshaw had previously posted a season-best total of 14 points against Sam Houston on Nov. 11, and in her seven games prior to Saturday had gone a combined 5-for-28 from the field with 15 points.
