WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita State will host a Paralympic Celebration and Tree Dedication honoring 2016 Paralympic medalists Nick Taylor and Deja Young at 5:30 p.m., Monday on the South side of Charles Koch Arena. Paralympic athlete Liz Willis will also be recognized.
The celebration starts at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, in the Koch Arena atrium with a private reception, followed by a 5:30 p.m. tree dedication. WSU President John Bardo will recognize the honorees, while local dignitaries will also present special awards.
Young, a junior in WSU's Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won two gold medals as a sprinter in Rio.