Connor Manning
Connor Manning(he/him)
Sports Reporter, Phoenix

Connor Manning expects to graduate in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in sports journalism. Manning has interned as a sports play-by-play announcer, play analyst and radio show co-host for Varsity Media Foundation in Phoenix.

Latest from Connor Manning

Unhittable: Pitching powers propel GCU softball to record season, WAC crown

PHOENIX – Grand Canyon softball is dominating during the program's WAC Championship defense, led by stellar pitching and timely hitting from players like Hailey Hudson and Kayla Rodgers.

GCU's pitching staff has been lights-out, posting a 2.48 ERA to end the regular season and power the Lopes' upcoming WAC tournament run. (Photo courtesy of GCU Athletics)

Blocked and loaded: GCU men’s volleyball on a roll as it prepares for Ohio State in NCAA Tournament

PHOENIX – The Grand Canyon men’s volleyball team books an NCAA Tournament appearance against Ohio State following its big upset of No. 1 UCLA.

Grand Canyon’s Camden Gianni came up big for his team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament and led the Lopes in kills all three games. (Photo courtesy of GCU Athletics)

Up trend: GCU men’s volleyball program is latest Antelopes team to gain national attention

PHOENIX – Grand Canyon’s men’s volleyball team sits at 22-4, climbed to the top of the AVCA Coaches poll for first time in program history and is the latest GCU team to make a national impact.

GCU's men's volleyball team celebrates after earning the program's first-ever No. 1 national ranking this season. (Photo courtesy of GCU Athletics)

Grand Canyon softball’s WAC defense in full-swing after most successful season in program history

PHOENIX – The Grand Canyon Antelopes are in the midst of a scintillating season that comes on the heels of a historic 2023 campaign.

The 2024 season has been a testament to the continued excellence of GCU Softball under the guidance of coach Shanon Hays. (File photo by Susan Wong/Cronkite News)

Remarkable turnaround by Grand Canyon men’s hockey club team earns Lopes first ACHA nationals appearance

PHOENIX – GCU club hockey rebounds after a rough start and wins its final nine regular season games to earn the Lopes a first nationals appearance in program history.


Midseason Ukrainian additions to GCU’s club hockey team take on college-athlete life amid war at home

PHOENIX – Grand Canyon University’s first European freshmen jump into the season adjusting to college life and being far away from home amid an ongoing war at home.