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. Taylor, volunteer operations director for the Shocker Tennis program, added a silver to the three previous tennis Paralympic gold medals he won in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

Young will be present, while Taylor, who had previously scheduled tennis tournaments this week, will be honored again in person at 2 p.m., Oct. 11, on the South side of Charles Koch Arena. Both outside events are open the public.

WSU alumna Liz Willis, who holds two degress from Wichita State, finished sixth in the 400-meter race in Rio.

The Olympic Oak for Wichitan Nico Hernandez, who won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2016 Olympics, will also be dedicated.