Couple gets engaged at Racer basketball game

Story by Claire Smith, Staff writer

Photos courtesy of Makena Edging

A couple decked out in Racer colors got engaged at a basketball game on Feb. 7.

Joel Reddick, Murray State graduate from Bardwell, Kentucky, proposed to his then-girlfriend Makena Edging.

“I literally planned the proposal that day while eating lunch when she asked me if I wanted to go to the game that night,” Reddick said. “She’s always loved basketball.”

The couple frequently attends Murray State basketball games together.

“I was feeling pretty nervous even though I was confident she would say yes,” Reddick said. “She had no idea ‘til she saw me down on one knee.”

Reddick had help from the media department to set up the proposal; the department helps with Racer basketball games.

Edging, junior from Bradwell, Kentucky, met her fiancé in high school through mutual friends.

Edging and Reddick have been together for five and a half years. They started dating after Reddick asked her out for the first time when their FFA chapter was at the Kentucky State Fair.

Basketball has been a big part of her life.

“I played basketball in high school, so I have a real passion for it, and he enjoys watching with me,” Edging said.

Abagail Lanier, junior from Carlisle County, Kentucky, went to high school with the couple and is roommates with Edging.

“I have known both of them for as long as I can remember,” Lanier said. “They have loved each other since 8th grade and I am so excited to see how their love grows for each other in their marriage.”

The night the couple got engaged, Lanier and their other roommate decorated their apartment and invited guests over for a surprise engagement party.

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