Dwane Simmons, a 23-year-old junior defensive back, was killed in the Topeka shooting, which occurred just hours after Corey Ballentine was drafted in the sixth round. Ballentine is expected to make a full recovery.
Washburn defensive back Corey Ballentine is expected to recover fully. By Cindy Boren Cindy Boren Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories Email Bio Follow April 28 at 2:23 PM Hours after he was selected by the New York Giants in the NFL draft, Corey Ballentine was wounded in a shooting that left a former Washburn University teammate dead early Sunday morning near the campus of the Topeka, Kan., school.
“It’s all a crazy dream until you do it,” Ballentine, a sixth-round pick, tweeted Saturday evening. “I can’t even explain the emotions I have right now. S/o the people that told me to pick a more realistic career. This is as real as it gets. Thank you to the Giants organization for believing in me. It’s only up from here. #GiantsPride"
— Washburn Athletics April 28, 2019 “Any time we lose a student it is a sad occasion, but it is particularly poignant to lose a student through such a senseless act,” Washburn president Dr. Jerry Farley said in a statement. “Both Dwane and Corey have been great examples and representatives of the football team and of Washburn University in general.
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