Kamie Ethridge calls herself a self-reliant person, one who is trained to solve problems and coach her basketball team.
Then she met Sarah Adams at the University of Northern Colorado. Adams helped show her that relying on others can also be a wise decision.
Wichita State hired Adams in June as senior associate athletic director and senior women's administrator. Ethridge, women's basketball coach at Washington State since 2018, said Wichita State hired an administrator who knows how to help coaches, student-athletes and their programs without getting in the way.
Adams replaces Becky Endicott, who retired in December after 26 years in the athletic department.