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Kansas Wesleyan and Kansas State University Salina announced Tuesday that they will partner to provide flyovers at designated Kansas Wesleyan home football games, beginning with Aug. 30\u2019s season opener. The flyovers will be provided by K-State Salina and provide an opportunity for Wildcat student pilots to gain experience, all while KWU boosts its game-day experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great example of community collaboration,\u201d said Miguel Paredes, Kansas Wesleyan athletic director. \u201cIt highlights both the strong relationship between our institutions and showcases how truly special this city is, by lifting up both of our universities. We look forward to the partnership that brings together innovation for the student and game-day experience and community pride.\u201d<\/p>\n

The flyovers will be conducted by representatives from K-State Salina \u2014 including students \u2014with aircraft for the opener, including a Piper Seminole leading and a Beechcraft Bonanza on the wing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to partner with Kansas Wesleyan University in this unique way,\u201d said Tysen Pina, Aviation Department head at K-State Salina. \u201cTheir championship-level athletics program embodies the same values of teamwork, discipline and excellence that we strive to instill in our flight team. I hope this small step becomes the foundation for even greater collaboration between our institutions to the benefit of our students and the entire Salina community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the season opener, flyovers will take place at games during Family Weekend (Sept. 27), Homecoming (Oct. 25) and the regular season finale (Nov. 15). Discussions are ongoing regarding adding flyovers at other contests throughout the fall season, including men\u2019s and women\u2019s soccer matches, and such additions are likely.<\/p>\n

For more information on KWU Athletics, please visit KWUCoyotes.com<\/a>. For additional information on Kansas State University Salina, please visit salina.k-state.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":40275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-community"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKansas Wesleyan Partners with K-State Salina for Football Flyovers, Beginning Saturday - Kansas Wesleyan University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/kansas-wesleyan-partners-with-k-state-salina-for-football-flyovers-beginning-saturday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kansas Wesleyan Partners with K-State Salina for Football Flyovers, Beginning Saturday - 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