WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Newman University men’s basketball team held a special signing Thursday, welcoming a player who finds refuge in the sport amid a health battle.

Ten-year-old Ryker Ammons lives with a chronic illness known as “short bowel syndrome,” a condition in which the body doesn’t absorb enough fluids and nutrients from foods. This requires Ammons to live off of IVs for 14 hours a day. Through this, his parents say that basketball brings a sense of excitement and normalcy.

Through Team Impact , an organization that connects children facing health challenges to college athletic teams, Ammons got his signing day with Newman, the youngest signee in the history of the Jets program.

“When we first identified Ryker, we knew right away he is exactly what we wanted in a t

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