2017 Kansas Cross Country Media Guide by Kansas Athletics

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CREDITS The 2017 University of Kansas Cross Country Media Guide was produced by the Kansas Communications office. Editors:

Josh Carson, Clarence Dennis, Hadyn Krause and Kyle Taylor Guide Layout and Design:

Jackie Berra Cover Design:

Kathleen Hermesch Editorial Assistance:

Erin Penning, Todd Kober and the KU Cross Country/Track & Field Office Photography:

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9.30 Rim Rock Classic

Lawrence, Kan.

10.14 Pre-Nationals

Louisville, Ky.

10.28 Big 12 Championship

Austin , Texas

11.10 NCAA Midwest Regional

Ames, Iowa

11.18 NCAA Championships

Louisville, Ky.

THIS IS KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY Rim Rock Farm 8 Athletic Gear 10 Media Exposure 11 Hall of Famers 12 Coaching Staff 13 Strength & Conditioning 14 Sports Medicine 15 Academic Support 16 Student Support 17 Athletic Department Success 18 Facilities 20 Traditions 22 The University of Kansas 24 Campus Living 26 Famous Alumni 28 Kansas City 29 City of Lawrence 30 Jayhawks in the Community 32

COACHES/STAFF Head Coach Stanley Redwine Assistant Coach Michael Whittlesey Chancellor Douglas A. Girod Athletics Director Dr. Sheahon Zenger Cross Country Staff

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2016 REVIEW Men’s Meet Recaps Women’s Meet Recaps Academic Awards

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HISTORY Kansas Cross Country Legends 72 Men’s Year-By-Year Results 75 Men’s Accolades 76 Men’s Top Postseason Finishers 77 Women’s History 78 Women’s Top Postseason Finishers 79 Compliance 80

THE MEN OF KANSAS Burchstead/Donley 34 Gardiner/A. Hale 35 C. Hale/Hodgson 36 Hoppel/Letner/Liston 37 Luder/McDonald 38 C. Melgares 39 M. Melgares/Quere 40 Richards/Vickroy 41

THE WOMEN OF KANSAS Barton/Cooney 44 Dimmick/Flake 45 Gueldner/Harrell 46 Hill/Lauschke/Liggett 47 Lokedi 48 Sanner/Schroeder 49 Skopec 50

Communications Archives, University Relations, Lawrence Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

Lawrence, Kan.

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Jeff and Laura Jacobsen

Bob Timmons Dual Classic

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Location Lawrence, Kan. School Founded 1866 Enrollment 28,401 Nickname Jayhawks School Colors Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293) Conference Big 12 Chancellor Douglas A. Girod (UC Davis, 1981; UC San Francisco, 1985) Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon Zenger (Kansas State, 1988, 1992; Kansas 1996) Associate Athletics Director/Cross Country Administrator Doug Banks Athletics Website www.kuathletics.com Ticket Office Phone (800) 34-HAWKS (42957)

HOME COURSE INFORMATION Course Name Year Opened Course Distances

Rim Rock Farm 1974 4K, 5K, 6K, 8K, 10K

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Alma Mater Year at KU Year Coaching Assistant Coach Alma Mater Year at KU Year Coaching

SUPPORT STAFF Stanley Redwine Arkansas, 1985 18th 24th Michael Whittlesey Connecticut, 1990 Ninth 28th

Milan Donley Events Coordinator Josh Williamson Assistant Events Coordinator Rose Richmond Director of Operations Debbie Luman Administrative Assistant Zack Sanchez Athletic Trainer Kat Barnes Athletic Trainer Fellow Demetrius Daniels Equipment Manager Isaiah Koppes Student Manager

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Seasons of Cross Country 104th NCAA Appearances 22 NCAA Team Titles 1 NCAA Individual Champions 5 Conference Team Titles 19 Conference Individual Champions 23 2016 Conference Finish 4th (104 pts.) 2016 NCAA Regional Finish 8th (233 pts.) 2016 NCAA Championship Finish N/A

Primary Contact Josh Carson Office Phone (785) 864-7979 Cell Phone (785) 312-1700 Email j.carson@ku.edu Student Assistant Hadyn Krause Cell Phone (918) 960-1678 Email hadyn.krause@ku.edu Assoc. AD/Exec. Dir of Branding Todd Kober Office Phone (785) 864-7867 Email tkober@ku.edu Website KUAthletics.com Cross Country Facebook /KUTrackandField Cross Country Instagram @KUtrack Cross Country Twitter @KansasXC

WOMEN’S TEAM HISTORY Seasons of Cross Country 43rd NCAA Appearances 3 NCAA Team Titles 0 NCAA Individual Champions 0 Conference Team Titles 0 Conference Individual Champions 1 2016 Conference Finish 6th (129 pts.) 2016 NCAA Regional Finish 5th (154 pts.) 2016 NCAA Championship Finish N/A Sharon Lokedi (Indiv.) 5th

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WOMEN YR. EXP. Sr. 3L R-Fr. HS So. 1L Jr. 2L R-Fr. HS R-Fr. HS So. 1L Jr. 2L Sr. 3L Jr. 2L R-Fr. HS So. 1L Sr. 3L

LOST (5) NAME Markeen Caine James Hampton Daniel Koech Jacob Ryan Adel Yoonis

YR. EXP. Sr. 4L Sr. 4L Sr. 4L Sr. 4L Jr. 3L

RETURNING (10) NAME Riley Cooney Hannah Dimmick Cameron Gueldner Lauren Harrell Lisa Lauschke Catherine Liggett Sharon Lokedi Claire Sanner Alaina Schroeder Emmie Skopec

YR. EXP. So. 1L Sr. 3L R-Fr. HS R-So. TR R-Fr. HS R-Fr. HS Jr. 2L R-Fr. HS Jr. 2L So. 1L

LOST (2) NAME Jennifer Angles Malika Baker Nashia Baker Courtney Coppinger Emily Downey Grace Morgan Hannah Richardson Lydia Saggau Rachel Simon

YR. EXP. Sr. 4L Sr. 4L Sr. 4L Sr. 4L R-Fr. HS Jr. 3L Sr. 4L Jr. 3L Sr. 4L

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RETURNING (13) NAME Ben Burchstead Ethan Donley Avery Hale Dylan Hodgson Bryce Hoppel George Letner Ryan Liston Jack McDonald Chris Melgares Michael Melgares Marcus Quere Bryce Richards Carson Vickroy

2017 MEET INFO BOB TIMMONS DUAL CLASSIC MEET 1 Sept. 2 | Rim Rock Farm

RIM ROCK CLASSIC CLASSIC MEET 2 Sept. 30 | Rim Rock Farm

PRE-NATIONAL INVITATIONAL MEET 3 Oct. 14 | E.P. Tom Sawyer Park

GENERAL INFO Location Lawrence, Kan. Host University of Kansas Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) 6K (9 a.m.) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) 5K (10 a.m.) Meet Director Milan Donley Website KUAthletics.com

GENERAL INFO Location Lawrence, Kan. Host University of Kansas Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) 8K (10 a.m.) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) 6K (9 a.m.) Meet Director Milan Donley Website KUAthletics.com

GENERAL INFO Location Louisville, Ky. Host University of Louisville Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) 8K (9 a.m. CT) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) 6K (9:45 a.m. CT) Meet Director David Lawhorn Website GoCards.com

2016 MEET INFO Men’s Individual Champion Women’s Individual Champion

2016 MEET INFO Men’s Individual Champion Men’s Team Champion (Score) Women’s Individual Champion Women’s Team Champion (Score)

Jacob Morgan (UNA-Kansas) - 19:09.6 Hannah Dimmick (Kansas) - 18:21.9

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET 6 Nov. 18 | E.P. Tom Sawyer Park GENERAL INFO Location Louisville, Ky. Host University of Louisville Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) 10K (TBA) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) 6K (TBA) Website GoCards.com

2016 MEET INFO Men’s Individual Champion Men’s Team Champion (Score) Women’s Individual Champion Women’s Team Champion (Score)

GENERAL INFO Location Ames, Iowa Host Iowa State University Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) 10K (TBA) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) 6K (TBA) Website Cyclones.com

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GENERAL INFO Location Round Rock, Texas Host University of Texas Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) 8K (11 a.m.) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) 6K (10 a.m.) Website Big12Sports.com

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL MEET 5 Nov. 10 | ISU Cross Country Course

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Kim Pemberton Office (502) 852-7711 Cell N/A Email kimp@gocards.com

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET 4 Oct. 28 | Old Settlers Park

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Josh Carson Office (785) 864-7979 Cell (785) 864-7979 Email j.carson@ku.edu

Edward Cheserek (Oregon) - 23:34.7 Oregon (85) Erin Finn (Michigan) - 19:44.7 Colorado (93)

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MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Josh Carson Office (785) 864-7979 Cell (785) 864-7979 Email j.carson@ku.edu

Jackson Thomas (Bacone) - 23.49.1 Indiana (23) Abigail Cartwright (Rice) - 20:28.7 Indiana (36)

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT TBA Office TBA Cell TBA Email TBA

Luke Traynor (Tulsa) - 30:18.5 Oklahoma State (64) Karissa Schweizer (Missouri) - 19:54.4 Missouri (83)

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT TBA Office TBA Cell TBA Email TBA

Patrick Tiernan (Villanova) - 29:22.0 Northern Arizona (125) Karissa Schweizer (Missouri) - 19:41.7 Oregon (125)

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Kim Pemberton Office (502) 852-7711 Cell N/A Email kimp@gocards.com

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Benard Keter (Texas Tech) - 25:28.7 Oklahoma State (36) Sharon Lokedi (Kansas) - 20:18 Iowa State (56)

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NAME Ben Burchstead Ethan Donley Quanah Gardiner Avery Hale Chace Hale Dylan Hodgson Bryce Hoppel George Letner Ryan Liston John Luder Jack McDonald Chris Melgares Michael Melgares Marcus Quere Bryce Richards Carson Vickroy

HT. 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-9 5-8 5-8

YR. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Sr.

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Overland Park, Kan. / Shawnee Mission North HS Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS Ashland, Kan. / Ashland HS New Town, N.D. / New Town HS New Town, N.D. / New Town HS Washington, Kan. / Washington County HS Midland, Texas / Midland Senior HS Baldwin City, Kan. / Baldwin HS Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS Shawnee, Kan. / Rockhurst HS Fairway, Kan. / Shawnee Mission East HS Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS Loveland, Colo. / Loveland HS Mundelein, Ill. / Mundelein HS Coppell, Texas / Coppell HS

YR. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. So.

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Liberal, Mo. / Liberal HS Loveland, Colo. / Mountain View HS McLean, Va. / McLean HS Andover, Kan. / Andover HS Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest HS Shawnee, Kan. / Azusa Pacific Arroyo Grande, Calif. / Arroyo Grande HS Rogers, Ark. / Rogers HS Parker, Colo. / Legend HS Eldoret, Kenya / Kapkenda Girls HS Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS Iowa City, Iowa / West HS

WOMEN’S ROSTER NAME HT. Alexys Barton 5-7 Riley Cooney 5-4 Hannah Dimmick 5-9 Carly Flake Cameron Gueldner 5-4 Lauren Harrell 5-8 Talley Hill 5-8 Lisa Lauschke 5-8 Catherine Liggett 5-6 Sharon Lokedi 5-6 Claire Sanner 5-2 Alaina Schroeder 5-5 Emmie Skopec 5-6

COACHING STAFF Stanley Redwine Michael Whittlesey

Head Coach Assistant Coach

18th Season Ninth Season

Arkansas, 1985 Connecticut, 1990

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEN Ben BURCHSTEAD BIRCH-sted QUANAH Gardiner KWAN-uh Chris MELGARES MEL-gar-ez Michael MELGARES MEL-gar-ez Marcus QUERE kwer-AY Carson VICKROY VICK-roy

WOMEN ALEXYS Barton AL-ex-iss Cameron GUELDNER GELD-ner Lisa LAUSCHKE LOSH-kee Catherine LIGGETT LIG-et Sharon LOKEDI lo-KEE-dee Alaina SHROEDER SHRAY-der Emmie SKOPEC SKOE-pek

ROSTERS BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY MEN COLORADO (1) Marcus Quere

Loveland

ILLINOIS (1) Bryce Richards

Mundelein

NORTH DAKOTA (2) Avery Hale Chace Hale TEXAS (2) Bryce Hoppel Carson Vickroy WOMEN ARKANSAS (1) Lisa Lauschke CALIFORNIA (1) Talley Hill COLORADO (2) Riley Cooney Catherine Liggett IOWA (1) Emmie Skopec

Arroyo Grande Loveland Parker Iowa City Andover Olathe Shawnee Lawrence Manhattan Liberal McLean

MEN SENIORS (3) Ben Burchstead Chris Melgares Carson Vickroy

Overland Park, Kan. Manhattan, Kan. Coppell, Texas

JUNIORS (3) Dylan Hodgson Jack McDonald Michael Melgares

Washington, Kan. Fairway, Kan. Manhattan, Kan.

SOPHOMORES (3) Avery Hale Ryan Liston Bryce Richards

New Town, N.D. Lawrence, Kan. Mundelein, Ill.

FRESHMEN (7) Ethan Donley Quanah Gardiner Chace Hale Bryce Hoppel George Letner John Luder Marcus Quere

Lawrence, Kan. Ashland, Kan. New Town, N.D. Midland, Texas Baldwin City, Kan. Shawnee, Kan. Loveland, Colo.

WOMEN SENIORS (1) Hannah Dimmick

McLean, Va.

JUNIORS (2) Sharon Lokedi

Eldoret, Kenya

SOPHOMORES (3) Riley Cooney

Loveland, Colo.

FRESHMEN (7) Alexys Barton Carly Flake Cameron Gueldner Talley Hill Lisa Lauschke Catherine Liggett Claire Sanner

Liberal, Mo. Andover, Kan. Olathe, Kan. Arroyo Grande, Calif. Rogers, Ark. Parker, Colo. Lawrence, Kan.

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VIRGINIA (1) Hannah Dimmick

Midland Coppell

MISSOURI (1) Alexys Barton

New Town New Town

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KANSAS (5) Carly Flake Cameron Gueldner Lauren Harrell Claire Sanner Alaina Schroeder

Overland Park Lawrence Ashland Washington Baldwin City Lawrence Shawnee Fairway Manhattan Manhattan

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KANSAS (10) Ben Burchstead Ethan Donley Quanah Gardiner Dylan Hodgson George Letner Ryan Liston John Luder Jack McDonald Chris Melgares Michael Melgares

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RIM ROCK FARM

“THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT RIM ROCK FARM. SPECTATORS CAN CATCH THE RUNNERS THREE OR FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AND THE RUNNERS CAN NAVIGATE A COURSE THAT WILL CHALLENGE THEM WITH ITS OBSTACLES AND AMAZE THEM WITH ITS BEAUTY. THAT’S WHAT MAKES RIM ROCK FARM SO EXCITING.” - BOB TIMMONS

• Donated to the University of Kansas in 2004

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• Property originally purchased in 1974 by then-KU cross country coach Bob Timmons

• Features competitive course distances ranging from 4K to 10K • Host site of the 2006 and 2014 Big 12 Cross Country Championships • Host site of the 1983, 1991 and 1995 Big Eight Cross Country Championships KXC M W

• Host site of the 1998 NCAA Division I and II National Cross Country Championships

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RIM ROCK HOSTED ITS FIRST NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL MEET IN 2015.

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ATHLETIC GEAR

KANSAS ATHLETICS IS OUTFITTED WITH ADIDAS GEAR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ONE OF THE LARGEST SUCH PARTNERSHIPS IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS. ALL KU STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE PROVIDED EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPONSORSHIP & PRODUCT-ALLOWANCE

YEAR THE ADIDAS PARTNERSHIP BEGAN

YEAR THE ADIDAS PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO

MEDIA EXPOSURE SPECTRUM SPORTS IS A 24/7 SPORTS NETWORK BASED IN KANSAS CITY AND FED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF KANSAS

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LIVE GAMES TELEVISED BY SPECTRUM SPORTS THIS SEASON

OF KU’S PROGRAMS WILL BE PROVIDED EXPOSURE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS

KU VARSITY SPORTS WILL HAVE GAMES TELEVISED IN 2017-18

FOR THE FIFTH-STRAIGHT YEAR SPECTRUM SPORTS WILL TELEVISE MORE THAN 300 HOURS OF ORIGINAL KANSAS ATHLETICS PROGRAMMING ANNUALLY, INCLUDING LIVE GAMES AND EXTENSIVE JAYHAWKS COVERAGE, PLUS ENCORE PRESENTATIONS! ROCK CHALK WEEKLY, a digital magazine with special features and insights into KU Athletics, features in-depth profiles of student-athletes, coaches and staff. With approximately 65,000 content views each week and over 2.5 million content views combined in its third year, Rock Chalk Weekly is another avenue for Kansas fans to stay up-to-date on their Jayhawks.

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HOURS OF ORIGINAL AND SECOND-RUN PROGRAMMING ABOUT KU ATHLETICS THIS SEASON

KANSAS JAYHAWKS APP, the official mobile app of the Kansas Jayhawks offers a unique part of the Kansas gameday experience for KU athletic events. Subscribers can catch breaking team news, view updated statistics, access video-on-demand, watch live video streams as well access pregame previews and read game recaps. Over 81,000 downloads and growing!

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Kansas Athletics’ communications department is one of a handful in the country to house a “Creative Team” dedicated to promoting student-athletes on the web and social media. Employing modern digital-communication techniques and platforms, the Creative Team connects Jayhawk fans directly to the sports and athletes they love.

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SOCIAL MEDIA KU’S TWITTER PRESENCE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE ENTIRE NCAA.

KANSAS HAS THE LARGEST, FASTEST GROWING AND MOST INFLUENTIAL TWITTER PRESENCE IN THE BIG 12. (source: klout.com & wildfireapp.com)

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KUATHLETICS.COM WELCOMES OVER 2.5 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR TO BROWSE THE SUCCESSES OF JAYHAWK ATHLETES.

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HALL OF FAMERS The Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame was established to formally recognize outstanding individuals and teams to preserve the heritage and tradition of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic program. The Hall of Fame is monitored by the Kansas Athletics Board.

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GLENN CUNNINGHAM AL FRAME JOHN LAWSON BILLY MILLS JIM RYUN WES SANTEE HERB SEMPER

1931-32 1952-55 1964-68 1957-60 1966-69 1950-53 1966-68

COACHING STAFF 1. STANLEY REDWINE, HEAD COACH 2. MICHAEL WHITTLESEY, ASST. COACH

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Kansas cross country and track & field completes its strength and conditioning program in the Anderson Family Football Complex, which houses one of the most complete training facilities in the nation. The facility features over 12,000 square feet of training area, including a 25-yard turf area and a 25-yard indoor turf running hill. The turf area has state-of-the-art high speed video capabilities to capture speed performance and to analyze biomechanics. Additionally, athletes have access to a full nutritional supplement kitchen to aid in performance and recovery.

The Kansas strength & conditioning staff has more than 30 years of combined experience in the field. Led by KUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associate Athletics Director for Sport Performance, Andrea Hudy, the group of staff members has developed and worked with a host of professional athletes, including 15 NBA draft picks, eight NFL Draft First Round selections and dozens more Olympic Sport professionals.

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SQUARE FEET TRAINING CENTER

YARD TURF PRACTICE AREA

YARD INDOOR RUNNING HILL

SPORTS MEDICINE The University of Kansas sports medicine staff and physicians are constantly on the cutting edge of injury prevention and rehabilitation. Using such state-of-the-art equipment as aquatic rehabilitation pools and monitored rehab systems, as well as a multitude of hands-on techniques, the sports medicine staff at Kansas is able to implement programs for its athletes which have resulted in significantly faster and safer return to competition.

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2. KAT BARNES Came to Kansas from the University of Houston where she served as a graduate assistant for the softball team from 201416. Barnes is in her second year of the athletic training fellowship program.

3. DR. LARRY MAGEE Has worked since 1988 as a team physician at Kansas, currently holds the title of Head Team Physician, supervising the departments of Sports Medicine, Strength and Conditioning and Sports Nutrition.

THE SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF AT KANSAS IS ABLE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS FOR ITS ATHLETES WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER AND SAFER RETURN TO COMPETITION.

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Now in his sixth year at KU, Sanchez has helped oversee marked improvement in the way KU track & field and cross country athletes perform. Prior to Kansas, Sanchez worked at Florida, Colorado and Kentucky.

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT

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TUTORING SESSIONS PER WEEK FOR MORE THAN 350 STUDENT-ATHLETES

KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS EARNED ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM HONORS IN 2016

ACADEMICS The Student-Athlete Support Services staff focuses all collective resources in support of the academic, personal and interpersonal development of each individual it serves. As part of its commitment to the academic success of its athletes, Kansas Athletics completed a new academic complex in the summer of 2009. The facility features individual study rooms, a computer lab and offices for all Student-Athlete Support Services personnel. KANSAS ATHLETICS TUTORING PROGRAM • Tutoring is available to any student-athlete who needs academic assistance. • Approximately 100 tutors work for Kansas Athletics, many of whom are instructors or teaching assistants at KU or retired educators. Some tutors are undergraduate students who have excelled in their respective subject areas. • Kansas Athletics offers both individualized and small study group tutoring, based entirely upon the learning needs of each student-athlete. • Nearly 2,000 tutoring sessions are scheduled each week. • More than 350 student-athletes work with tutors each semester.

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HAS PRODUCED 27 RHODES SCHOLARS

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KANSAS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD’S COMBINED GPA IN THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR

JAYHAWKS NAMED TO THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM

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TUTORS HELPING ORCHESTRATE MORE THAN 2,000 TUTORING SESSIONS PER WEEK

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STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SAAC’s mission is to enhance the total student-athlete experience, protect student-athlete welfare and promote a positive studentathlete image. Currently 45 student-athletes serves as SAAC members

COMMUNITY SERVICE Developing leaders off the field by fostering an environment in which the student-athletes understand and value the benefits of giving back to their community.

JAYHAWKS AFTER COLLEGE Kansas Athletics Career Development and K Club have teamed up to assist studentathletes who have exhausted athletic eligibility, but are finishing up academic responsibilities while transitioning into life after college.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT A career development progression; beginning with a career interest inventory, resume review, career coaching, mock interviews, utilizing KU Career Connections and Kansas Athletics’ Career Fair.

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EMERGENT LEADER RETREATS Student-athletes, selected by their coaches, attend an overnight Jayhawk Leadership Retreat twice a year. They participate in activities, exercises and discussions designed to enhance leadership skills from a strengthsbased perspective.

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FRESHMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY To develop committed leaders who represent the University of Kansas and its intercollegiate athletic programs with pride, integrity and intense competitive spirit.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SUCCESS 1.

BASEBALL Team: Five NCAA Tournament appearances, most recent in 2014; Three players drafted in 2017: Matt McLaughlin, Stephen Villines and Blake Weiman. Ritch Price: Became KU’s all-time winningest coach on March 4, 2017, and holds that mark at 465 victories; Stephen Villines: The Jayhawks’ career saves leader (40) was named to the All-Big 12 First Team; James Cosentino: All-Big 12 Second Team and Collegiate Baseball Freshman AllAmerican.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Team: 14th 30-win season (33-5); Won its NCAA-record-tying 13th-consecutive Big 12 title and added to its NCAA-record 60th overall conference regular-season championship; Entered the 2017 NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed and advanced to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row. Bill Self: The ninth-fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 600 career wins, including 400 at Kansas, and part of the Class of 2017 for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; Frank Mason III: National Player of the Year by 10 different organizations, Big 12 Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year; Josh Jackson: All-Big 12 First Team and a Wooden All-American; Devonte’ Graham: All-Big 12 Second Team, 59th player in KU history to score 1,000 points.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jessica Washington: First Jayhawk to earn Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors.

FOOTBALL Team: 11 players currently on NFL rosters, including a trio of Pro Bowlers in Chris Harris Jr., Darrell Stuckey and Aqib Talib. David Beaty: Led KU to its first win over Texas in 78 years with a 24-21 overtime victory in 2016; Dorance Armstrong Jr.: Became Kansas’ first unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection – as he was one of 11 Jayhawks honored in 2016.

MEN’S GOLF Team: Back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2016 & 2017; Five honored with Academic All-Big 12 recognition. Chase Hanna: First Big 12 champion, All-Big 12 First Team, PING All-Regional Central Team, Big 12 All-Tournament Team, Set school record with 10-under-par 61 at Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic; Daniel Sutton: Big 12 All-Tournament Team.

WOMEN’S GOLF Team: Jayhawks have had representation either as the team or individuals at three of the last four NCAA Regionals. Yi-Tsen Chou: Tied for ninth to become the first Kansas freshman to finish in the top-10 at the Big 12 Championship since the 2013 event, Posted the highest finish by a KU freshman since the 2004 championship, As a result, Chou was named the All-Big 12 Tournament Team.

ROWING Team: 22 Jayhawks on the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rowing Team; Fourth-place finish at 2017 Big 12 Championship; Three-straight Dillons Sunflower Showdown victories; Two 2017 Big 12 Boat of the Week honors. Kaelyn Thierolf: Two-time All-Big 12 honoree.

SOCCER Team: Made seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016; Finished second in the Big 12; Six players named to All-Big 12 teams; Notched double-digit victories in 12 of head coach Mark Francis’ 18 seasons. Mark Francis: One win shy of his 200th victory at Kansas; Grace Hagan: All-Big 12 and All-Region First Teams; Katie McClure: Big 12 All-Freshman Team; Tayler Estrada: Finished career with eighth-most starts in KU history (80).

SOFTBALL Team: Increased its streak to eight-straight seasons under head coach Megan Smith with a win over a nationally-ranked opponent after defeating then-No. 14 Baylor at Rock Chalk Park in March. Harli Ridling: All-Big 12 Second Team and NFCA All-Region; Erin McGinley: NFCA All-Region.

10. SWIMMING & DIVING Team: Scored a program-best 683.5 points at the Big 12 Championship to finish second. Madison Straight, Peri Charapich and Haley Downey each earned All-Big 12 First Team honors. 11. TENNIS Team: Earned a berth to the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons, marking the first back-to-back trips since 1998 & 1999.

Anastasiya Rychagova: 2016 and 2017 All-Big 12 Singles First Team; Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum: Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team; Nina Khmelnitckaia: All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team; Bernard-Feigenbaum & Khmelnitckaia: At-large berth to the NCAA Doubles Championship, a first for KU since 1998, defeated No. 2 overall seed. 12. MEN’S TRACK & FIELD Team: 11th at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships; Runner-up at the 2016 outdoor, 2017 indoor and 2017 outdoor Big 12 Championships; Ranked as high as sixth in the USTFCCCA weekly rankings in 2017. Stanley Redwine: 2017 Midwest Region Men’s Head Coach of the Year, 2016 Big 12 Outdoor Men’s Head Coach of the Year; Mitch Cooper: First Team All-American (discus), Two-time Big 12 Champion (discus); Hussain Al Hizam: First Team All-American (pole vault), 2017 Big 12 Champion (pole vault); Gleb Dudarev: Bronze medalist at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships (hammer throw), 2017 Big 12 Champion (hammer throw). 13. WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Team: 2013 NCAA Outdoor National Champion; Finished in the top-25 at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships five times in the last 10 years. Sharon Lokedi: Two-time First Team AllAmerican (10,000m), Claimed Big 12 titles in both the 5,000m and 10,000m in 2017, Named 2017 Big 12 Outstanding Female Performer; Sydney Conley: Three-time First Team All-American (long jump), Two-time Big 12 Champion (long jump). 14. VOLLEYBALL Team: 2016 Big 12 Champions; 2015 NCAA Championship Semifinalists; 57-6 record in the last two seasons, including a 28-2 mark at home. Ray Bechard: Four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year; Kelsie Payne: Two-time First Team All-American, 2016 Big 12 Player of the Year; Ainise Havili: Three-time AllAmerican, Back-to-back Big 12 Setter of the Year; Madison Rigdon: All-American; Cassie Wait: KC Sports Commission Sportswoman of the Year, All-American, Big 12 VB Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2016 Big 12 Libero of the Year; Tayler Soucie: Big 12 Gautt Postgraduate Scholar, Winner of KU’s Marlene Mawson Exemplary Student-Athlete Award.

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FACILITIES

“THESE FACILITIES ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE.” SHEAHON ZENGER, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

ALLEN FIELDHOUSE Allen Fieldhouse is labeled by many as one of the best places in America to watch a college basketball game; Hosts approximately 35 home basketball games (men and women combined) each year; Largest basketball arena in the state of Kansas and the second largest in the Big 12 Conference ANDERSON FAMILY FOOTBALL COMPLEX Completed in July 2008, now the headquarters of Kansas Football; Adjacent to Memorial Stadium, the two-level building includes offices, academic areas, a weight room, locker rooms, an audiovisual room, meeting rooms, a cardio room, a hydro-therapy room, a nutrition area and a display area; The stand-alone, 80,000 square-foot facility is the state-of-the-art centerpiece of a $33 million project, which also includes two practice fields and additional parking ANDERSON STRENGTH CENTER State-of-the-art weight room that helps KU compete with other universities for top studentathletes; $8 million, 42,000-square-foot complex

ANSCHUTZ PAVILLION Indoor practice facility for many Jayhawk teams; 40,000-square-foot multi-purpose building; Renovated in August of 2011 and features a new turf surface

ARROCHA BALLPARK AT ROCK CHALK PARK Home of Kansas softball; 2015 was the first season at the current location, Arrocha Ballpark was originally located south of Allen Fieldhouse, but the name transferred to honor the $2 million gift by Cheryl Womack in November 2002

THE JAYHAWK CLUB Formerly named Alvamar Country Club, The Jayhawk Club is currently undergoing extensive construction and upgrades. As the “home” to the University of Kansas men’s and women’s golf programs, The Jayhawk Club will house the teams' practice facility featuring all the essentials in a climate-controlled learning environment, as well as exclusive outdoor practice areas with a variety of grasses to the prepare the Jayhawks for any playing surface

HOGLUND BALLPARK Home of the Jayhawk baseball program; The entire field is covered in turf, with a different color and grade on the basepaths, at home plate and on the warning track

HOREJSI FAMILY ATHLETICS CENTER Home of Kansas volleyball since 1999; One of five volleyball-only facilities in the Big 12 Conference, the HFAC also houses a locker room and separate team room for pregame meetings and downtime between classes

KU SOCCER COMPLEX AT ROCK CHALK PARK Home of Kansas soccer; Opened in October 2014, this dedicated facility features a berm surrounding the playing surface and seats over 2,300 fans; Hosted the 2014 and 2016 NCAA Tournament First Round 10. JAYHAWK TENNIS CENTER AT ROCK CHALK PARK The $9 million, indoor-outdoor, state-of-the-art facility opened the winter of 2016-17; It features six indoor and six outdoor courts, multiple locker rooms, meeting spaces, coaches' offices, a team lounge, a training room and a multi-purpose room in which to watch film; Stadium seating available, both indoor and outdoor, for great fan viewing of every court; The outdoor courts have lights for evening matches and every court has its own scoreboard

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13. ROBINSON NATATORIUM Home of Kansas swimming and diving for more than 40 years; Current structure features a 25-meter, eight-lane competition pool, a 25-yard, six-lane pool and a diving well

14. ROWING BOATHOUSE Home of Kansas rowing since 2009; Sits near the Kansas River in Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burcham Park; 14,000 square foot facility was dedicated on February 28, 2009

12. RIM ROCK FARM Located northwest of Lawrence; Has been the home of the Jayhawks since the 1974 season; Hosted the 2014 Big 12 Conference and 2015 NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships

11. KIVISTO FIELD AT MEMORIAL STADIUM Recognized as the first stadium built on a college campus west of the Mississippi River, Memorial Stadium is the seventh-oldest collegiate stadium in the nation, as it opened in 1921; Located at the north base of Mt. Oread at 11th and Maine streets in Lawrence, it has a capacity of 50,071; In recent years, the stadium complex has been the focus of major renovations with more than $30 million in improvements completed

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“YOU COME TO KU FOR THE TRADITION, AND YOU LEAVE A PART OF IT.” DANNY MANNING

Hail to Old KU!

THE K RING The K Ring symbolizes a uniquely shared experience between generations of varsity letter winners at the University of Kansas. As a Jayhawk you are expected to uphold tradition and retain the characteristics of a champion while continuing the create your own legacy.

WAVING THE WHEAT Since the early days of KU sports, it has been a ritual of Jayhawk fans to “wave the wheat” following every Kansas scoring drive in football. The tradition also extends to Allen Fieldhouse where fans “wave the wheat” when an opponent fouls out and at the conclusion of every Jayhawk victory. The ritual consists of fans waving their arms in the air, an activity which, when done by a large crowd, resembles a breezy Kansas wheat field.

THE ROCK CHALK CHANT The Rock Chalk Chant has been the battle cry of KU fans for more than 80 years. This strange, traditional chant, which is among the most famous of all college cheers, was started by E.H.S. Bailey, a professor of chemistry. On May 21, 1886, Bailey submitted the cheer to his club.

“GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT AND THE BEST WILL COME BACK TO YOU.”

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CAMPANILE HILL Campanile Hill forms the picturesque backdrop for Memorial Stadium. On a sunny fall Saturday, the “Hill” is transformed into a congregating place for watching Jayhawk football, sunning and barbequing. Potter Lake, just to the southwest of Memorial Stadium and at the bottom of Campanile Hill, adds to the beauty of the Kansas campus.

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THE ALMA MATER In 1891, professor George Barlow Penny searched for a school song for the Glee and Mandolin Club to sing on its tour through Kansas to Denver and back. No one responded with an original song in answer to his appeals. Just before departure, he thought of the Cornell song “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters.” Hastily changing a few words, he gave it to the glee club men to sing on the trip. He did not expect the song to be used after their return, but “Crimson and the Blue” still goes on. The music is not Cornell’s but an old English folk tune, “Annie Lisle.”

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THE NICKNAME: JAYHAWK The University of Kansas is the home of the Jayhawk, a mythical bird with a fascinating history. Its origin is rooted in the historic struggles of Kansas settlers. The term “Jayhawk” was probably coined about 1848. Accounts of its use appeared from Illinois to Texas. The name combines two birds - the blue jay, a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and the sparrow hawk, a stealthy hunter.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS The University of Kansas is a premier research institution with a mission to educate leaders, build healthy communities and make discoveries that change the world. The university has more than 40 nationally ranked academic programs and is home to major centers overseeing research in life span issues, the humanities, the environment, biodiversity, and polar ice sheets. KU also has nationally designated cancer and Alzheimer’s centers and the state’s only schools of medicine and pharmacy, which are vital to training healthcare providers for the state’s underserved communities. In addition to making discoveries that change the world, KU research grows the Kansas economy. Last year, KU conducted $238.8 million in externally funded research, which is new money that flows into Kansas as a result of our research. There more than 38 active startup companies based on KU technologies, and nearly a dozen out-of-state companies have relocated to Kansas to partner with KU researchers since 2010.

28,401 TOTAL ENROLLMENT, HIGHEST AMONG ALL KANSAS UNIVERSITIES

GRADUATE PROGRAMS RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

RHODES SCHOLARS, MORE THAN ALL OTHER KANSAS UNIVERSITIES COMBINED

RANKING AMONG ALL KANSAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, GRADUATION RATE, RESEARCH EXPENDITURES

ACTIVE COMPANIES BASED ON KU RESEARCH

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NEW STUDENT HOUSING SET TO OPEN - RESIDENCE HALL AND APARTMENTS

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APARTMENTS All apartments in the Jayhawker Towers are two-bedroom and are shared by two residents. Apartments have wireless internet, are cableready, carpeted and fully-furnished with beds, desks, chairs, a living room set and window blinds. A small kitchen is provided in each apartment.

DEBRUCE CENTER Brand new in 2016, Jayhawk student-athletes have the luxury to dine at the DeBruce Center, located adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse. The DeBruce Center features a wide variety of food options and also houses the training table for KU studentathletes, which serves breakfast and dinner.

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OTHER AMENITIES Greater privacy and independence; On-site staff; Information desk; Academic Resource Center; KU card-operated laundry; WiFi

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JAYHAWKER TOWERS KU student-athletes have the opportunity to live in fully-furnished Jayhawker Towers apartments, conveniently located near Allen Fieldhouse, the DeBruce Center and Wagnon Student-Athlete Center. The Towers are equipped with queen size beds and separate living quarters.

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FAMOUS ALUMNI 1.

FORREST C. “PHOG” ALLEN (1885-1974) “Father of Basketball Coaching”; KU coach (1919-56, national championships 1921, 1922, 1952); Creator of NCAA basketball tournament; Coached by James Naismith at KU

MARIO CHALMERS NBA player who back with the Memphis Grizzlies after playing with the team in2015-16, two-time World Champion with the Miami Heat

WILT CHAMBERLAIN (1936-99) NBA superstar (1959-73) for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers

BOB DOLE Kansas senator (1966-96), U.S. Senate majority leader; Presidential and vice-presidential nominee

NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM First female U.S. senator (1979-97) elected in own right

BILLY MILLS Only American athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 meters (1964)

BRIAN MCCLENDON Google Earth vice president for geo-products; Made Lawrence and KU the center of Google Earth

MANDY PATINKIN Actor and singer (“The Princess Bride”; TV’s “Chicago Hope,” “Criminal Minds,” “Homeland”)

PAUL PIERCE Former NBA player who played 19 seasons in the league (1998-2017), World Champion with the Boston Celtics, 2008 NBA Finals MVP

10. ROB RIGGLE Comedian, actor (“The Hangover,” “The Other Guys,” “Step Brothers,” TV’s “Saturday Night Live” and “The Daily Show”) 11. PAUL RUDD Actor (“Clueless,” “Knocked Up,” TV’s “Friends”) 12. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services 2009-14; Governor of Kansas 2003-09 13. GALE SAYERS Football running back (Chicago Bears 1965-71); Member NFL Hall of Fame 14. DARRELL STUCKEY NFL defensive back who is entering his eighth season in the league all with the Los Angeles Chargers; Three-time team captain; Earned his first Pro Bowl invitation in 2014 15. JEN WIDERSTROM Former student-athlete on both the Kansas rowing and track & field teams who has turned her personal training career into stardom; Coach on the reality TV show “The Biggest Loser;” Author of the book "Diet Right for Your Personality Type" 16. LYNETTE WOODARD Major college women’s basketball career scoring leader; Olympic gold medalist (1984); First female member of the Harlem Globetrotters 17. GARY WOODLAND Professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour; Won his first PGA Tour title at the 2011 Transitions Championship

KANSAS CITY Located 25 miles to the east of Lawrence is the Kansas City metro area. Home to the fourthbusiest live entertainment venue in the country (Sprint Center), and some of the fastest internet speeds in the world (Google Fiber), the city known as the “Paris of the Plains” is a modern metropolis in the midst of a downtown revitalization.

CULTURE Citing the Nelson Atkins, Kemper, and Nerman art museums as proof, Kansas City was selected by Travel & Leisure magazine as the fourth-most cultured city in America in April 2015.

TECHNOLOGY Thanks to a $15 million investment in infrastructure, Kansas City is set to become the largest “Smart City” in North America. The “Smart City” network is expected to use a public Wi-Fi system that would also be available to residents and visitors for free.

SPORTS The metro area is home to the Kansas City Chiefs, Sporting KC, FC Kansas City and the 2015 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals.

79,000 NUMBER OF SEATS IN ARROWHEAD STADIUM, HOME OF THE CHIEFS FOOTBALL TEAM

SHOPPING The Country Club Plaza is Kansas City’s outdoor, upscale shopping district. Over 180 shops and dozens of restaurants ranging from five-star to laidback reside amidst the Spanish-inspired architecture.

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CUISINE Famous for a dish called “Burnt Ends” many agree that Kansas City is home to the best barbeque in the world. KC original Joe’s Kansas City was named the “manliest restaurant” in America by Men’s Health magazine, November 2012.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Opened in 2007, the $276 million Sprint Center arena is located in Kansas City’s Power & Light District, a nine block entertainment district with shopping, restaurants, a movie theatre and arts venues.

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CITY OF LAWRENCE Named one of the “best lil’ college towns” in the country by Rolling Stone magazine and a “slam dunk college town” by National Geographic, Lawrence is home to a diverse and progressive population of over 90,000 citizens who are proud to provide a home for The University of Kansas and the Jayhawks.

ONE OF “THE COUNTRY’S MOST BIKE-FRIENDLY TOWNS”

THE 9TH-SMARTEST CITY IN AMERICA

THE 7TH-BEST CITY FOR COLLEGE GRADS

THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN CYCLISTS

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AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH

ONE OF THE TOP-20 “COOLEST” TOWNS IN AMERICA

TOP 15 IN “THE 100 BEST SMALL ARTS TOWNS IN AMERICA”

“NAMED ONE OF THE NINE ‘HIGHEST ACHIEVERS’ IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS”

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DOWNTOWN Less than a mile from campus, downtown Lawrence provides a uniquely historic yet modern setting with world-class restaurants, dynamic arts and energetic nightlife.

MUSIC Take a short walk on downtown’s main thoroughfare, Massachusetts Street, and you’ll be in the midst of what The New York Times called “the most vital music scene between Chicago and Denver.”

SHOPPING Iowa Street and 31st Street: Big box stores like Best Buy, Target, Walmart and others can all be found at this intersection in southwest Lawrence. Downtown: Trendy fashion, vintage bookstores and completely unique record stores.

DINING Steaks, seafood, Mexican, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, sushi, gourmet burgers, fish & chips, Thai, barbecue, vegetarian — you name it – Lawrence has it!

OUTDOORS The outdoor aquatic center downtown, Clinton State Park to the west and South Park on the east side provide a wide variety of opportunities for outdoor activities.

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CAREER RESULTS 2016 Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships

25:06.8 (18th) 26:37.9 (239th) 27:00.6 (53rd)

2015 Bob Timmons Classic 21:15.3 (35th) Rim Rock Classic 25:26.7 (41st) Pre-Nationals (Open Race) 25.16.4 (31st) Big 12 Championships 26:35.7 (62nd) 2014 Rim Rock Classic ISU Pre-Nationals

25:34.7 (20th) 26:22.7 (230th)

BIO JUNIOR (2016) Opened his season with an 18th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) and an 8K run of 25:25.9 … Tallied a 53rd-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) by way of his 8K time of 27:00.6 … The Jayhawks’ fifth scorer at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) with his 8K time of 26:37.9 and 239th-place finish. SOPHOMORE (2015) Competed in four of the Jayhawks’ five meets in his second season … Member of the Jayhawk squad that ran at the Big 12 Championship (10/31), where he finished the 8K in 26:35.7 for a 62nd-place finish …

HIGH SCHOOL Nine-time letterwinner in cross country, track and swimming at Shawnee Mission North High School ... Helped team to regional cross country title in 2013 ... Claimed all-state cross country accolades in 2012 and 2013 ... Took second in the 1,600 meters at the state championships in 2014 ... Named to the allmetro honorable mention track team in 2014 ... Personal bests on the track include 4:19 for the 1,600 meters and 9:18 for the 3,200 meters. PERSONAL Son of Brad and Nancy Burchstead ... Has three siblings: Nick (21), Gretchen (17) and Olivia (10) ... Mother, Nancy, and uncle, Steve, attended KU ... Aspires to work at a news station after college ... Majoring in broadcast journalism.

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BIO FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Steve Heffernan at Lawrence Free State High School … Champion in the 800 meters at the 2016 6A Kansas State Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:53.95 and in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:15.64 … Also claimed the 2015 6A Kansas State 800-meter title with a time of 1:56.59 … First-place finisher at the 2016 6A Regional #2 track meet in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.99 and in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:27.67 … Took third at the 2015 6A Kansas State Cross Country Championships with a time of 15:59.60 … Achieved personal-best 5K time of 15:34.00 at the 2015 Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional. PERSONAL Son of Milan and Julie Donley … Has two siblings, Hailey and Ana … His father, Milan, is the Director of the KU Relays for Kansas Athletics … His mother, Julie, competed in the 800 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona … Majoring in exercise science … Aspires to become a coach or chiropractor.

the 3,200 meters with a personal-best time of 9:30.99 … Cross Country Senior Athlete of the Year Finalist.

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NEW TOWN, N.D.

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BIO HIGH SCHOOL Won two consecutive regional Track & Field Championships (2015-16) and the 2016 1A Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHAA) State Championship at Ashland High School … Kansas state champion in the 3,200-meter run, 1,600-meter run and 800-meter run in 2016 … School record holder in the 1,600 meters (4:22.52) and 800 meters (1:55.38) … Won 19 state medals in cross country and track over his high school career … Named AllConference all four years in high school for cross country … Student Council President and National Honor Society Secretary.

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob TImmons Classic Rim Rock Clasic Pre-Nationals (Open Race) Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

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FRESHMAN (2016) Saw competition in five meets during his freshman season as a Jayhawk ... Placed 77th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11) after clocking a 10K time of 31:53.9 ... Finished in the top-50 at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) after completing the 8K course in 26:54.7 ... Took fifth at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) with a 6K time of 19:43.5 ... Crossed the 8K finish line at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) in 25:20.7, good enough for 19th ... His 8K time of 26:53.8 at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) earned him 25th place.

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PERSONAL Son of Mark and Eva Gardiner … Has two brothers, Ransom and Cole who both ran cross country at Kansas State University … Has goals to graduate KU with a Secondary Education Degree in History and Government and wishes to someday return back home to Ashland, Kansas to teach while coaching high school track and cross country.

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QUANAH GARDINER

PERSONAL Son of Jay and Kyonia Hale … Has five siblings: Amber (23), Devanee (22), Chance (17), Jaiven (15) and Tori Blue (5) … His father, Jay, ran track and cross country at a junior college in Albuquerque and is an assistant high school track, cross country and basketball coach … His siblings, Chace and Jaiven, are both allstate athletes in track and cross country … Undecided on major … Aspires to help young Native American athletes achieve their goals.

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WASHINGTON, KAN.

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NEW TOWN HS

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WASHINGTON COUNTY HS

BIO HIGH SCHOOL Member of the five-time state champion cross country team as well as three-time state champion track team at New Town High School … Twelve time letterwinner in cross country, track & field and basketball … Won five team titles in a row for cross country, tying the school record … Won three-consecutive track & field titles to set a new record for high school … Broke both the school and state record in the 4x800-meter relay (8:02) … Cross country individual state runner-up in 2017 … Went to the state tournament in basketball and was named to the 2017 alldistrict tournament team … Made honor roll throughout high school career and graduated with high honors. PERSONAL Son of Jay and Kyonia Hale … Has five siblings; Victoria, Jaiven, Avery, Devanee and Amber … His brother, Avery, is a current member of the cross country and track & field teams at Kansas.

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

24:29.9 (9th) 25:07.6 (77th) 26:13.6 (22nd) 31:32.6 (60th)

2015 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:19.5 (3rd) Rim Rock Classic: 24:38.0 (14th) Pre-Nationals: 25:21.7 (256th) Big 12 Championships: 26:03.2 (42nd) NCAA Midwest Regional: 32:38.6 (127th)

BIO SOPHOMORE (2016) Kansas’ fourth scorer at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) where he tallied a 22nd-place finish and posted an 8K time of 26:13.6 … Took 60th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11) with his 10K time of 31:32.6 … Kicked off his season with a ninth-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) by way of his 8K time of 24:29.9 … Finished 77th at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) after he crossed the 8K finish in 25:07.6. FRESHMAN (2015) Competed in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets during his first season … Opened his KU career with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), by way of his 6K time of 19.19.5 … The Jayhawks’ sixth finisher

HIGH SCHOOL Helped Washington County track & field team to three league championships, three regional titles and two state runner-up finishes … Four-time state 2A champion in the 3,200m (2x), 1,600m and the 800m … Posted state of Kansas’ No. 3 all-time 3,200-meter clocking at 8:56.03 … Two-time Kansas State 2A record holder in the 1,600 meters (4:22) and the 3,200 meters (9:20) … Ran to all-state honors in cross country in 2012 and 2013. PERSONAL Son of David and Melody Hodgson … Has four older siblings: Britt (36), Tyler (31), Brady (29) and Jordan (28) … Father, David, ran cross country at KU … Brother, Jordan Wyatt, played football at Hutchinson Community College … Plans to major in sport management.

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MIDLAND, TEXAS

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BALDWIN CITY, KAN.

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LAWRENCE, KAN.

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MIDLAND SENIOR HS

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BALDWIN HS

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LAWRENCE FREE STATE HS

BIO

HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Mike Spielman at Baldwin High School …Took second place at the 2015 4A Kansas State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200 meters with a personal-best time of 9:51.37 … First-place finisher in the 2016 Frontier League Championships in the 3,200 meters with a time of 10:05.69 … Named to all-league and all-region teams in all four seasons … Broke school records in the 4x800-meter relay (7:59), 4x1600-meter relay (18:38), distance medley relay (10:50) and Steeplechase (6:30) … Claimed first place and achieved a personal-best 5K time of 15:51 at the 2015 Sabetha Invitational … Named to the honor roll all four years.

BIO REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016) Opened his season with a 13th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), posting a 6K time of 20:11.4 … Recorded an 8K mark of 26:41.0 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1), crossing the finish in 50th. FRESHMAN (2015) Utilized redshirt season.

H/R

PERSONAL Son of Michael Liston and Connie Grimes … Has four siblings: Patrick, Erin, Jackson and William … Majoring in journalism.

HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field for Lawrence Free State HS … Ran to 2014 Sunflower League individual and team title … Named All-Area Cross Country runner of the year in 2014 by the Lawrence Journal-World … Helped track & field team to regional title in 2015 … Owned personal bests of 4:23.27 in the 1,600 meters, 9:27.51 in the 3,200 meters and 16:15.30 in the 5,000 meters … Named a High School Scholar Athlete by the Kansas City Star in 2015 … Class valedictorian.

C/S

PERSONAL Son of Monty and Rita Hoppel … Has two older siblings, Kelsey (23) and Megan (21) … His father, Monty, is the Midland Rockhounds Baseball General Manager … His sister, Kelsey, played basketball for Lubbock Christian University from 2011-16 … Majoring in mechanical engineering … Aspires to become an engineer and travel the world.

PERSONAL Son of Brett and Jennifer Letner … Majoring in biology … Aspires to become a family physician or pediatrician and conduct medical research.

20:11.4 (13th) 26:41.0 (50th)

HIGH SCHOOL Claimed 800-meter title at the 2016 Texas 6A State Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:49.67 … Finished his senior campaign undefeated in the 800 meters … His career best in the 800 meters came at the 2016 Texas Track & Field Coaches Association (TTFCA) Inaugural Meet of Champions with his time of 1:49.58, good for a first-place finish … Runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2015 Texas State meet with a time of 1:53.24 … Third-place finisher in the 1,600 meters at the 2016 Texas State meet with a time of 4:10.51 … Broke school records in the 800 meters (1:49.67), 1,600 meters (4:10.51) and 3 miles (14:54.00) … In cross country, his fastest 5K outing came at the 2015 Odessa Invitational when he finished in 15:39.96 and claimed fourth place overall … Graduated in the top 10 of his high school class.

2016 Bob TImmons Classic Rim Rock Classic

FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season.

CAREER RESULTS

KXC

FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season.

THE MEN OF KANSAS

BRYCE HOPPEL

2017

CROSS COUNTRY HIGH SCHOOL Earned letters in track, cross country and tennis at Shawnee Mission East High School (Prairie Village, Kansas) … Ran track for head coach Tricia Beaham, who led the team to a regional runner-up finish in 2014 … Regional runner-up in the 3,200 meters in 2014 … Medaled at the Sunflower League Cross Country Meet in 2013.

JOHN LUDER

JACK McDONALD

YEAR

FRESHMAN

YEAR

JUNIOR

HEIGHT

6-0

HEIGHT

5-7

HOMETOWN

SHAWNEE, KAN.

HOMETOWN

FAIRWAY, KAN.

PREV. SCHOOL

ROCKHURST HS

PREV. SCHOOL

SHAWNEE MISSION EAST HS

BIO HIGH SCHOOL Member of the 2016 Class 4A State Champion cross country team … Won three district titles and three sectional titles … Seven-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field … 2016 Cross Country Academic All-State honoree. PERSONAL Son of Bob and Mary Luder… Has one older sister, Beth … Father, Bob, ran cross country and track at KU … Anticipated major is Architectural Engineering … Looks forward to traveling when he is older.

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob TImmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Big 12 Championships

20:56.7 (19th) 25:47.1 (34th) 27:29.7 (62nd)

2014 Bob Timmons Classic ISU Pre-Nationals (Open)

21:01.6 (22nd) 28:30.8 (91st)

BIO REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016) Ran in three meets during his second season competing for the Jayhawks … Finished 62nd in his first outing at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) where he posted an 8K time of 27:29.7 … Opened his season with a 19th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) after he crossed the 6K finish in 20:56.7 … Took 34th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) when he posted an 8K time of 25:47.1. SOPHOMORE (2015) Utilized redshirt season. FRESHMAN (2014) Saw action in two meets for the Jayhawks in his debut season … Opened the year with a 22nd-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/30) after finishing with a 6K time of 21:01.80 … Finished 91st in the open race at the ISU Pre-National Invitational (10/18) with his 8K time of 28:30.8.

PERSONAL Son of Steve and Georgann McDonald … Has two siblings, Sam (18) and Audrey (16) … Father, Steve, attended KU … Grandfather, Larry McDonald, played football and baseball at the University of Idaho … Majoring in supply chain management and aspires to work in the business sector after graduation.

SOPHOMORE (2015) Saw action in four of the Jayhawks’ five meets, finishing among the team’s top-five in each … Posted a 10K time of 31:12.1 and a 40th-place finish at the Midwest Regional (11/13) … Opened his season with a 19thplace finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) after traversing the 8K course in 24:47.8 … Came in as KU’s third runner with his 25thplace finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/31), posting an 8K time of 25:23.5 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

YEAR

SENIOR

HEIGHT

5-11

HOMETOWN

MANHATTAN, KAN.

PREV. SCHOOL

MANHATTAN HS

PERSONAL Son of Pat and Susan Melgares … Born in Manhattan, Kansas … Brother of Michael and Cara … Majoring in human biology … Post-school aspirations of becoming a physical therapist and continuing running competitively … Mother, Susan, ran cross country and track at Emporia State … Father, Pat, ran at Adams State University.

THE MEN OF KANSAS

CHRIS MELGARES

FRESHMAN (2014) The Jayhawks’ top freshman on the year, as he was among KU’s top-three finishers in all five meets in which he competed … Ran to a 30th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) after clocking in with an 8K time of 25:00.2 … Opened his Jayhawk career with fourth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/30) and a 6K time of 19:38.60 … Finished his first-career 10K in 31:19.4 at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/14), where he finished 78th overall.

HIGH SCHOOL Seven-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Manhattan High School … Coached by his mother, Susan Melgares … Helped team to four Centennial League Championships in cross country (201013) and three in track & field (2012-14) … Member of multiple regional champion teams in track & field (2012-14) and one in cross country (2013) … Member of Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championship team (2014) … 6A State Champion in the 3,200 meters and the 4x800-meter relay in 2014.

CAREER RESULTS 24:19.0 (6th) 25:00.4 (63rd) 26:04.4 (7th) 31:03.1 (35th)

2015 Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

24:47.9 (19th) 25:02.4 (218th) 25:23.6 (25th) 31:12.1 (40th)

2014 Bob Timmons Classic Roy Griak Invitational ISU Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

19:38.6 (4th) 25:47.9 (43rd) 25:45.7 (146th) 25:00.2 (30th) 31:19.4 (78th)

W C/S R H/R

JUNIOR (2016) One of the Jayhawks’ top-two finishers in all four meets in which he competed … Posted a 17th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) when he completed the 8K loop at 26:04.4 … Kansas’ second scorer at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11) when he finished the 10K in 31:03.1 and placed 35th overall … Opened his season with a sixthplace finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) by way of his 8K clocking of 24:19.0 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

BIO

KXC

2016 Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

2017

CROSS COUNTRY HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Manhattan High School … Runner-up at the Kansas 6A state cross country meet in 2014 … Ran on 2013 state champion cross country team … Ran to 6A state titles in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters in 2015 … Undefeated against 6A competition on the track in 2015 … Helped cross country team to four-straight Centennial League championships.

MICHAEL MELGARES YEAR

JUNIOR

HEIGHT

5-7

HOMETOWN PREV. SCHOOL

PERSONAL Son of Pat and Susan Melgares … Brother of Chris and Cara … Majoring in sport management … Post-school aspirations of becoming a coach or athletic director … Mother, Susan, ran cross country and track at Emporia State … Father, Pat, ran at Adams State University … Brother, Chris, is a junior for the Kansas cross country and track teams.

MARCUS QUERE YEAR

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

HEIGHT

5-9

MANHATTAN, KAN.

HOMETOWN

LOVELAND, COLO.

MANHATTAN HS

PREV. SCHOOL

LOVELAND HS

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional 2015 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic

19:40.9 (3rd) 24:39.3 (12th) 25:22.0 (112th) 26:06.6 (19th) 31:00.3 (32nd) 19:31.0 (7th) 25:02.0 (28th)

BIO SOPHOMORE (2016) Ran in all five of the Jayhawks’ outings in 2016 … KU’s top finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11) after posting a 32nd-place finish and clocking in with a 10K time of 31:00.3 … Posted a 19th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) when he tallied an 8K time of 26:06.6 … Kicked off his season with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) when he completed the 6K in 19:40.9 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. FRESHMAN (2015) Saw action in two meets during his first season with the Jayhawks … Opened the year with a seventh-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) with his 6K time of 19:31.0 … Finished 28th and clocked in at 25:02.0 in his first-career 8K at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3).

BIO FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track at Loveland High School … In 2016, took third place in the 800 meters at the 5A Colorado State Championships with a time of 1:56.78 … Won the 2015 Front Range League title in the 800 meters with a seasonbest time of 1:56.28 … Team’s top runner at the 2015 Front Range League Cross Country Championships with his ninth-place finish and 5K time of 16:35.80 … Claimed the 2,000-meter Steeplechase championship at the 2015 Great Southwest Classic in 6:23.87 … Broke his school’s 3,200-meter record with a personal-best time of 9:37 … Named Runner of the Year by the Reporter Herald in 2015 … Received all-conference honors three seasons (2014-16) … Named school’s most valuable runner three-straight seasons from 2014-16 … Team captain in 2015 and 2016 … Six-time honoree on academic allstate teams. PERSONAL Son of Paul and Kristin Quere … Has two older siblings, Jacob (24) and Jamie (21) … Father, Paul, was his high school cross country and track coach … Majoring in business finance … Aspires to work with a major athletic shoe company.

and a 29th-place finish in the Open Race at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

CARSON VICKROY

YEAR

SOPHOMORE

YEAR

SENIOR

HEIGHT

5-8

HEIGHT

5-8

HOMETOWN

MUNDELEIN, ILL.

HOMETOWN

COPPELL, TEXAS

PREV. SCHOOL

MUNDELEIN HS

PREV. SCHOOL

COPPELL HS

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob TImmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships

19:31.6 (2nd) 25:33.3 (27th) 26:58.4 (253rd) 27:53.9 (67th)

BIO

FRESHMAN (2015) Utilized redshirt season.

2015 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open) Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

19:49.8 (15th) 25:34.3 (47th) 25:12.2 (26th) 26:15.8 (50th) 31:50.8 (86th)

HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country (2010-13) and track & field (2011-14) under head coach Roxanne Farris … Helped team to the 2012 5A District VII Track & Field Championship … 3,200 meter 5A District runner-up (2013) … Chosen as his cross country team’s MVP (2011-13) … Selected to the all-district cross country team (2011-13) and all-district track & field team (2013).

2014 Roy Griak Invitational ISU Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

27:17.6 (173rd) 26:29.8 (243rd) 25:37.5 (45th) 31:38.9 (101st)

PERSONAL Son of Conrad and Kanan Vickroy … Born in Dallas, Texas … Younger brother of Cameron … Majoring in atmospheric science … Aspires to become a meteorologist.

2013 Rim Rock Classic ISU Pre-Nationals (Open) Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

26:24.18 (31st) 26:28.17 (47th) 25:17.8 (52nd) 33:14.3 (142nd)

R H/R

JUNIOR (2016) Competed three times on the year … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) after completing the 6K in 19:42.1 … Took 25th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) by way of his 8K clocking of 25:25.9 … Posted an 8K time of 27:01.6

C/S

BIO

PERSONAL Son of Scott and Jacque Richards … Has one sister … Undecided on a major.

19:49.8 (15th) 25:34.3 (47th) 25:12.2 (26th)

HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Mundelein HS … Ran to a runner-up finish in the 800 meters as a sophomore at the 3A Illinois State Championships … Three time conference winner … Ran to all-state honors twice … Held school records in the 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 1,600 meters and the mile … Named his team’s MVP five times.

2015 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open)

KXC

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016) Opened his season as runner-up in the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) with a 6K time of 19:31.6 … Notched 67th-place at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) finishing the 8K loop in 27:53.9 … Turned in an 8K time of 25:33.3 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1), good for 27th place.

CAREER RESULTS

FRESHMAN (2014) Ran in four meets for the Jayhawks in his first year in Lawrence, finishing among his team’s top five in three outings … Fifth scorer for Kansas at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) after placing 45th with an 8K time of 25:37.5 … Took 101st at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) where he completed the 10K in 31:38.9 … Began his season at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/27) with a 173rd-place finish and an 8K time of 27:17.6.

THE MEN OF KANSAS

BRYCE RICHARDS

SOPHOMORE (2015) Competed in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets, finishing among the team’s top-seven in three of those outings … Member of the KU squad that competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13), where he finished 86th overall in a 10K time of 31:50.7 … Finished 50th at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) with an 8K clocking of 26:15.7 … Opened his season with a 15th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after he completed the 6K course in 19:49.8 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017

CROSS COUNTRY

THE WOMEN OF KANSAS

2017

CROSS COUNTRY BIO REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016) Posted a runner-up finish in her cross country debut at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), finishing the 5K loop in 18:27.9 … Took 18th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) with her season-best 6K time of 22:04.4 … Placed 39th at the Pre-National Invitational (11/11) after clocking a time of 23:18.0 … Completed the 6K course in 22:51.7 at the Big 12 Championship (10/29), earning 62nd overall.

ALEXYS BARTON

RILEY COONEY

YEAR

FRESHMAN

YEAR

SOPHOMORE

HEIGHT

5-7

HEIGHT

5-4

HOMETOWN

LIBERAL, MO.

HOMETOWN

LOVELAND, COLO.

PREV. SCHOOL

LIBERAL HS

PREV. SCHOOL

MOUNTAIN VIEW HS

BIO HIGH SCHOOL A 12-time letterwinner at Liberal High School in volleyball, basketball, cross country and track … Helped cross country team to a district championship and conference runnerup in 2016 … Member of the track and field team that was district runner-up 2017 … Held the school record in the 800-meter run, 1,600 meter-run, 3,200-meter run, and javelin … State champion in the 800 meters (2:22.76), 1,600 meters (5:22.27), and 3,200 meters (11:45.98) … Valedictorian of her class. PERSONAL Daughter of Bryce and Marki Barton … Has two younger sisters Abby and Ally … Majoring in mechanical Engineering with hopes to design physical therapy and prosthetics in the future.

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open) Big 12 Championships

18:27.9 (2nd) 22:04.4 (19th) 23:18.0 (39th) 22:51.8 (62nd)

FRESHMAN (2015) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Member of the 2014 4A Colorado State Champion cross country team at Mountain View HS … Ran a leg on the state champion 4x800-meter team in 2014 … Held four school records: 800m (2:12.53), 1,600m (4:55.01), 3,200m (10:56) and 5,000m (17:58) … Named the MVP of her cross country and track teams three consecutive seasons, from 2012-15 … Named a finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman in 2014 … Class Valedictorian … Earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors. PERSONAL Daughter of Gerald and Paula Cooney … Has two older brothers, Dayton and Dixon … Father, Gerald, ran track at Northern Arizona … Cousin, Kyle Bullinger, played basketball at Weber State … Aspires to become a doctor.

SOPHOMORE (2015) Ran in four of the Jayhawks’ six meets on the year … Kansas’ seventh finisher at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) after she came in 47th overall with her time of 22:24.2 … Opened her season with a 12th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) by way of her 5K time of 19:11.7 … Turned in a 13th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) after she traversed the 6K course in 21:58.1 … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team with a 4.0 GPA.

YEAR

SENIOR

HEIGHT

5-9

HOMETOWN

McLEAN, VA.

PREV. SCHOOL

McLEAN HS

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open) Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

18:21.9 (1st) 21:48.7 (13th) 21:55.5 (165th) 22:47.9 (61st) 21:40.5 (76th)

2015 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open) Big 12 Championships

19:11.7 (12th) 21:58.1 (13th) 21:54.8 (15th) 22:24.2 (47th) 19:57.10 (7th) DNF 22:47.5 (16th) 22:10.6 (60th)

HEIGHT

5-0

HOMETOWN

ANDOVER, KAN.

PREV. SCHOOL

ANDOVER HS

BIO HIGH SCHOOL Team captain of Andover High School 201516 cross country team … School recorder holder in the 4K and 5K … Five-time track regional champion, state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run … Two-time regional champion in cross country and placed third at state her senior season … Six-time all-state honoree … Cross Country Female Runner of the Year for Catch It Kansas … Wendy’s High School Heisman Award … Valedictorian of her High School Class, as well as Student-Body Vice President, member of National Honor Society, Kansas Honors Scholar, Lisa Cox Legacy Award, Academic Letter Award. PERSONAL Daughter of Alex and Tracy Flake … Has one older sister, Riley … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering … Goal is to graduate with an MBA and BS in Mechanical Engineering with a biomedical focus … Aspires to create prosthetic limbs or work in biomechanics.

W C/S R H/R

JUNIOR (2016) Posted her first-career victory at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) with her 5K time of 18:21.8 … Season-best 6K time of 21:40.4 came at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/11) where she took 76th overall … Placed 13th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) after completing the 6K loop in 21:48.7 … Finished 61st with her time of 22:47.9 at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) … Claimed 165th at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) after clocking a 6K time of 21:55.5.

PERSONAL Hannah Lee Dimmick is the daughter of Matt and Nikki Dimmick … Has two younger siblings, Matti and Abigail … Father, Matt, attended KU … Uncle, Paul Dimmick, was a member of Ohio State’s 1953 NCAA Indoor Champion Track Team … Majoring in exercise science.

FRESHMAN

BIO

HIGH SCHOOL Colorado state cross country state qualifier as a sophomore at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado … Named to the cross country all-district team as a junior in 2011 … Three-time state track meet qualifier in the 4x800-meter relay, 800 meters and 1,600 meters … Two-time indoor track & field district champion in the 500 meters and 4x800-meter relay … Named to academic all-state cross country and track teams her sophomore, junior and senior years.

YEAR

KXC

2014 Bob Timmons Classic Roy Griak Invitational Pre-Nationals (Open) Big 12 Championships

FRESHMAN (2013) Utilized redshirt season.

CARLY FLAKE

THE WOMEN OF KANSAS

HANNAH DIMMICK

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014) In her first season competing for the Jayhawks she competed in four events … Opened the season with a seventh-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/30) after posting a 5K time of 19:57.10 … Took 16th in the open race at the ISU Pre-National Invitational (10/18) after completing the 6K in 22:47.5 … Earned a 60th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) when she crossed the 6K finish in 22:10.6 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017

CROSS COUNTRY in the 4x800-meter relay (9:39.02) and 4x400-meter relay (4:02.10) … Named to the GKCCCCA First Team from 2013-15 … Two-time letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Bernie Zarda at Maranatha Academy … Claimed second place and a 5K personal best at the 2014 Bonner Springs Invitational with her time of 19:28.10 … Named academic all-state in 2013.

CAMERON GUELDNER

LAUREN HARRELL

YEAR

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

YEAR

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE

HEIGHT

5-4

HEIGHT

5-8

HOMETOWN

OLATHE, KAN.

HOMETOWN

SHAWNEE, KAN.

PREV. SCHOOL

OLATHE NORTHWEST HS

PREV. SCHOOL

AZUSA PACIFIC

BIO FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Tim Barnes at Olathe Northwest HS … State champion in the 3,200 meters at the 2013 6A Kansas State Track & Field Championships with a time of 11:17.63 … Placed first in the 3,200 meters at the 2013 Kansas Relays with a time of 10:51.09 … Third-place finisher in the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters at the 2016 6A Kansas State Track & Field Championships, clocking times of 5:03.23 and 10:56.88 … Claimed first place and ran her personal-best 5K at the 2015 Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championships with a time of 18:16.11 … Finished third in the 4K at the 2015 6A Kansas State Cross Country Championships with a time of 15:05 … Broke the school record in the 1,600 meters (4:59) and the 3,200 meters (10:45) … 2016 Wendy’s Heisman nominee for cross country and track … Named one of The Kansas City Star’s scholar athletes in 2016 … Named to the cross country academic all-state team all four years. PERSONAL Daughter of Jeff Gueldner and Mindy Morrison … Has two siblings, Gracen and Sarah Beth … Father, Jeff, played basketball at Kansas … Majoring in exercise science … Wants to pursue a career in physical therapy.

CAREER RESULTS 2015 (AT AZUSA PACIFIC) Lancer Invitational (4K) 14:24.4 (5th) UC Riverside Invitational (6K) 21:36.7 (21st) Stanford Invitational (6K) 22:12.6 (55th) UC Riverside Triton Classic (6K) 21:36.7 (5th) Pac West Championships (6K) 21:43.2 (7th) NCAA Div. II West Regional (6K) 21:47.7 (19th)

BIO SOPHOMORE (2016) Utilized redshirt season. FRESHMAN AT AZUSA PACIFIC (2015) Placed 19th at the NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships (11/7) with a time of 21:47.6 … Competed in the Pac West Conference Championships (10/24) and finished seventh with a 6K time of 21:43.1. HIGH SCHOOL First-place finisher at the 2015 2A Kansas State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:25.33 and the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:09.59 … Took first place at the 2014 2A Kansas State Cross Country Championships with a time of 14:51.70 … Awarded Greater Kansas City Cross Country Coaches Association (GKCCCCA) Runner of the Year in 2015 … School record holder in the 3,200 meters (11:04), 1,600 meters (5:01) and 800 meters (2:19) … Broke the state and school records

PERSONAL Daughter of Barry and Gina Harrell … Has three younger siblings: Brandon (17), Ben (15) and Brian (12) … Her father and mother both attended KU … Majoring in marketing … Aspires to travel and have a career in marketing.

LISA LAUSCHKE

CATHERINE LIGGETT

YEAR

FRESHMAN

YEAR

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

YEAR

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

HEIGHT

5-8

HEIGHT

5-8

HEIGHT

5-6

HOMETOWN

ARROYO GRANDE, CALIF.

HOMETOWN

ROGERS, ARK.

HOMETOWN

PARKER, COLO.

PREV. SCHOOL

ARROYO GRANDE HS

PREV. SCHOOL

ROGERS HS

PREV. SCHOOL

LEGEND HS

BIO

HIGH SCHOOL Twelve-time letterwinner in cross country, track and swimming at Rogers HS … Two-time state runner-up in the 1,600 meters at the 7A Arkansas Indoor High School Championships: 2016 (5:17.01) and 2014 (5:28.73) … Claimed second place in the 1,600 meters at the 2015 7A State Championship with a time of 5:18.07 … Third-place finisher in the 1,600 meters at the 2016 7A State Championship with her 5:12.32 clocking … Member of the schoolrecord-breaking 4x800-meter relay (9:37.57) and the 4x1600-meter relay (21:46.65) … Named to the 7A Cross Country All-State Team in 2013 and 2015 … Set a personal-best 5K record at the 2015 Arkansas Cross Country State Championships with a time of 19:25.60 … Class of 2016 National Merit Scholar.

HIGH SCHOOL Six-time letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Roger Miller at Legend HS … Claimed third place in the 800 meters at the 2014 5A Colorado State Track & Field Championships with a time of 2:13.69 … Achieved a personal-best time and finished fifth in the 1,600 meters at the 2014 5A Colorado State Track & Field Championships with a time of 5:01.65 … Third-place finisher in the 5K at the 2015 Colorado State Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:24.60 … 2015 Continental League Champion in the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:27.12 … Named to the cross country Continental All-League Team 2013-15 and all-state in 2015 … Broke the school record in the 5K (17:59), 3,200 meters (11:07), 1,600 meters (5:01), 800 meters (2:13) and the 400-meter split (:57) … Voted 2014 Legend High School Female Athlete of the Year … Team MVP in cross country all four seasons … Graduated as valedictorian … Named to honor roll all four years.

PERSONAL Daughter of Paul and Linda Lauschke … Majoring in mathematics and secondary education … Aspires to be a high school math teacher and coach cross country and track.

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FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season.

PERSONAL Daughter of Eric and Cassandra Hill … Has two siblings, Caleb and Erin … Father, Eric was a pitcher at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo … Major is undecided … Hopes to coach youth runners after graduating college.

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HIGH SCHOOL Helped Arroyo Grande High School to four consecutive cross country PAC 8 league championships and division 2 cross country state qualifiers, as well as three time PAC 8 league track & field champions … Held the school record in the 800-meter run (2:12.4), 1,600-meter run (4:56.1) … Pac 8 league champion in the 1,600 meters (2014) and 800 meters (2017) … County champion in the 800 meters (2015, 2017) and second in California Interscholastic Federation division (2014) … Anchor leg on the 4x800-meter relay team that placed third in the nation at the Arcadia Invitational (2015) … Open section champion in the 1,600 meters Arcadia Invitational (2014) … Named cross country team MVP in 2014 as well as track team MVP in 2014-15 … First team All-CIF Division 2 in the 1,600m (2014) and 2nd team in 800m (2015).

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TALLEY HILL

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PERSONAL Daughter of Jeff and Kathleen Liggett … Has one sibling, Tyler (15) … Her father, Jeff, also attended KU … Majoring in microbiology … Aspires to attend medical school and become a pediatrician.

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SHARON LOKEDI

2016 Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional NCAA Championships

20:37.7 (4th) 20:26.3 (10th) 20:18.5 (1st) 20:00.7 (2nd) 19:52.2 (5th)

2015 Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional NCAA Championships

20:42.4 (1st) 20:08.3 (4th) 21:09.6 (11th) 20:14.9 (3rd) 20:04.9 (10th)

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BIO

HEIGHT

5-6

HOMETOWN

ELDORET, KENYAV

PREV. SCHOOL

KAPKENDA GIRLS HS

SOPHOMORE (2016) Turned in the best performance by a KU runner at the NCAA Championships (11/19) in over 50 years with her fifth-place finish after she clocked a personal-best 6K time of 19:52.2 to become the first two-time AllAmerican in Kansas women’s cross country history … First Jayhawk female to win the Big 12 Championship (10/29) with her time of 20:18.5 … Runner-up at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/11) after clocking a 6K time of 20:00.7 … Took fourth with her time of 20:37.7 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) … Claimed 10th at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) when she finished the 6K loop in 20:26.2.

FRESHMAN (2015) Produced one of the best individual seasons in program history during her first season with KU … The Jayhawks’ top finisher in each of the five races she competed in … Became the second All-American in program history by way of her 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (11/21) in a 6K time of 20:04.9 … Her 10th-place finish was the highest ever by a Jayhawk female at the national meet … Ran to All-Region honors after finishing third overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/13) after traversing the 6K course in 20:14.9 … Named to the All-Big 12 Team after tallying an 11th-place finish in 21:09.5 at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) … In her first collegiate race, claimed victory at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) after completing the 6K course in 20:42.4 … Posted a 6K clocking of 20:08.3 to secure a fourth-place finish at the Pre-National Invitational (10/17). HIGH SCHOOL Won four letters in track at Kapkenda Girls HS … School record holder in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs … Named Best Athlete of the Year in 2013. PERSONAL Daughter of Jonathan and Rose Lokedi … Has three younger siblings: Ceddellah Chelimo, Lince Cheptoo and Mercy Chemutai … Majoring in nursing.

(11/1) after placing 50th overall and posting a 6K time of 21:58.6 ... Member of KU’s Midwest Regional Championship (11/14) team, where she finished 105th and crossed the 6K finish in 21:49.5 ... Tallied an 11th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4) with her 6K time of 22:37.0.

ALAINA SCHROEDER

YEAR

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

YEAR

JUNIOR

HEIGHT

5-2

HEIGHT

5-5

HOMETOWN

LAWRENCE, KAN.

HOMETOWN

MANHATTAN, KAN.

PREV. SCHOOL

LAWRENCE FREE STATE HS

PREV. SCHOOL

MANHATTAN HS

BIO FRESHMAN (2016) Utilized redshirt season.

2015 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open) 2014 Roy Griak Invitational Rim Rock Classic ISU Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional

18:55.8 (5th) 21:55.4 (12th) 22:03.8 (18th) 23:41.5 (158th) 22:37.0 (11th) 22:51.9 (216th) 21:58.6 (50th) 21:49.5 (105th)

BIO JUNIOR (2016) Utilized redshirt season.

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FRESHMAN (2014) Asserted herself as the Jayhawks’ top newcomer after being among her team’s top-five finishers in three of the five meets in which she competed ... Came in as Kansas’ fifth scorer at the Big 12 Championships

SOPHOMORE (2015) Saw action in three meets for the Jayhawks, posting a pair of top-15 finishes … Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), turning in a 5K time of 18:55.8 … Tallied a 6K best at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) when she crossed the line in 21:55.4 and finished 12th overall … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

PERSONAL Daughter of Robert and Jennifer Sanner … Has two older siblings, Rachel (29) and Jack (25) … Has 10 relatives that attended KU … Majoring in finance.

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HIGH SCHOOL Seven-time letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Steve Heffernan at Lawrence Free State High School … Set a personalbest time and finished seventh in the 1,600 meters at the 2014 6A Kansas State Track & Field Championships with a time of 5:15.31 … Third-place finisher in the 3,200 meters at the 2014 6A Kansas State Track & Field Championships with a time of 11:06.49 … Sunflower League Champion in the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:27.83 … Claimed second place in the 3,000 meters at the 2014 Jayhawk Indoor Open with a time of 10:58.09 … Achieved a personal-best 5K time at the 2014 Millard South Invite with a time of 18:52.50 … Named to the track & field all-state team in 2013 and 2014 and cross country all-state team in 2012 and 2013 … Named to cross country academic all-state team in 2014 … Valedictorian of her class.

PERSONAL Daughter of Rick and Kris Schroeder … Born in Manhattan, Kansas... Intends to major in human biology … Older sister of Jackson and Cooper … Father, Rick, played baseball at Butler County Community College.

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CLAIRE SANNER

HIGH SCHOOL Eight-time letterwinner (four in cross country, four in track & field) under head coach Susan Melgares … Member of seven Centennial League Champion teams in cross country (2011-13) and track & field (2011-14) … Five-time Regional Champion in cross country (2011-12) and track & field (2012-14).

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CROSS COUNTRY BIO REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016) Placed sixth in her season-debut at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), clocking a 5K time of 18:54.7 … Claimed 31st with her 6K time of 23:10.8 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) … Completed the 6K loop at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) in 23:43.2. FRESHMAN (2015) Utilized redshirt season.

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SOPHOMORE

HEIGHT

5-6

HOMETOWN

IOWA CITY, IOWA

PREV. SCHOOL

WEST HS

CAREER RESULTS 2016 Bob Timmons Classic Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals (Open)

18:54.8 (6th) 23:10.8 (34th) 23:43.2 (54th)

HIGH SCHOOL Seven-time letterwinner in track and cross country at West HS … Helped her cross country squad to conference titles in 2011, 2013 and 2014 … Also led her team to regional championships in 2013 and 2014 … Ran to an individual regional title in 2014 … Competed at the 2014 Rim Rock Classic, claiming the 4K title … Voted Most Improved of her track team in 2013 and 2014 … Named cross country team MVP in 2014. PERSONAL Daughter of Greg and Kathy Skopec … Has three younger siblings: Gabby (17), Jessie (17) and Tysen (15) … Father, Greg, ran cross country and track at Northern Iowa … Majoring in biology.

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STANLEY

REDWINE 18th Season • Head Coach • Arkansas, 1985

39 16 191

All-Region Cross Country Honorees Individual NCAA Champions All-Americans

2 6 14

Big 12 Team Championships Cross Country All-Americans All-Academic Team Honors since 2009

STANLEY REDWINE

ALMA MATER

ARKANSAS, 1985

HOMETOWN

DALLAS, TEXAS

WIFE

JACQUE

CHILDREN

CRYSTA, STANLEY JR., ALEXA

TOP-FOUR FINISHES AT BIG 12 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEARS OF COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE

ALL-BIG 12 CROSS COUNTRY SELECTIONS

In 2008, Redwine coached 12 track & field AllAmericans, which was then the most he had coached in one season in his time at Kansas. In the summer of 2008 in Beijing, China, Redwine athletes Scott Russell and Nickesha Anderson represented their respective countries in the Games of the XXIX (29th) Olympiad. Russell finished in 10th place for Canada in the men’s javelin, while Anderson was an alternate on Jamaica’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team.

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In 2010, Redwine mentored eight athletes to 10 All-America honors with five garnering the elite status during the indoor season and five more picking up the honor during the outdoor season. Behind NCAA Champion Jordan Scott’s performance, the KU men’s team finished seventh at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Scott claimed the pole vault title for the first time in his career, while freshman thrower Mason Finley took home second place in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA outdoor meet and also earned indoor honors in the shot put. The

KU women’s distance medley relay team earned All-America status at the NCAA Indoor Championships, while Lauren Bonds (1,500 meters), Andrea Geubelle (long jump) and Eric Fattig (triple jump) each were All-Americans during the outdoor season.

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Outdoor All-America honors in 2013. Pupil Diamond Dixon not only claimed a national championship, four conference titles and four more All-American honors in 2012, but also won a gold medal at the Olympics in London as part of the 4x400-meter relay team.

The last four seasons marked perhaps the most successful stretch in Redwine’s Kansas coaching career, mentoring the women’s track & field team to numerous individual accolades with the most notable being the program’s first NCAA team championship in 2013. Lindsay Vollmer became Kansas’ first female NCAA Champion with her win in the heptathlon as 16 other Jayhawks earned

In the 2016-17 cross country and track & field seasons, Redwine’s athletes won 12 individual Big 12 titles and 25 All-America honors.

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Already a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Stanley Redwine is a living legend in Jayhawk country and one of the most well-respected coaches in the United States. A former All-American himself at the University of Arkansas, Redwine has coached 121 individual conference champions, 191 athletes to All-America honors, 16 individual national champions and two teams to Big 12 titles. After the historical season for the 201213 women’s track & field team, Redwine was named the NCAA’s Women’s Head Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. Redwine has coached 17 individual National Champions (16 at Kansas), 174 All-Americans (167 at KU), eight Olympians (all at KU) and 23 National Championship teams between his years as head coach at Kansas and Tulsa and an assistant coach at Arkansas.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

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He oversaw Egor Agafonov to his secondconsecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth All-America honors (weight throw, hammer throw) and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship, in both the hammer throw and the weight throw. In the 2008 indoor track & field season, Kansas was just one of 10 schools to have both its men’s and women’s teams finish in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, senior Crystal Manning (long jump and triple jump) and junior Nickesha Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) each won two All-America honors. Only one other woman (Candace Mason) had previously accomplished the feat in KU history. As an athlete, Redwine placed his name in the Arkansas history books as a 400-meter, 600yard and 800-meter runner from 1980-83. Redwine was a four-time All-American and was named UA’s Outstanding Track Athlete all four of his years in Fayetteville. Redwine went on to spend nine years as an assistant coach at his alma mater. During his tenure, the Razorbacks captured nine consecutive NCAA Championships and 22 titles from 1985 to 1994 in both track & field and cross country. He helped produce 14 All-Americans and two NCAA Champions in the hurdle and sprint events. Among those All-Americans were two-time 400-meter NCAA indoor and outdoor champion Calvin Davis, three-time 400-meter and 500-meter NCAA champion Robbie Haley and seven-time All-American sprinter Jimmy French. His success as an assistant earned him the head coaching position at the University of Tulsa in 1994. In six years at Tulsa, Redwine’s athletes broke more than 70 school records, most on multiple occasions. He produced 11 NCAA qualifiers and Tulsa’s first-ever AllAmerican. On May 25, 2000, Redwine was rewarded for his efforts by being hired as the head coach at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks’ track & field program has prospered ever since, as he has restored the tradition of KU’s illustrious past. Professionally, Redwine retired from competition in 1996 after he finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a U.S. Olympic Trial qualifier five-consecutive times from 1980 to 1996 and was a two-time silver medalist in the 800-meter run at the Goodwill Games

in 1986 and 1994. He won bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 1983 and 1987. Redwine was also a World Championship team member in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 and a two-time U.S. 800-meter champion. Redwine earned his bachelor’s degree in administrative management from the University of Arkansas in 1985. He and his wife, Jacqueline, have three children: Crysta, Stanley Jr., and Alexa.

KU IN THE REDWINE ERA

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Individual Big 12 Champions School Records Broken

Olympians

Academic All-Big 12 First Team Selections NCAA Team Championships Won

PROMINENT PUPILS Michael Stigler (Hurdles) 2014 NCAA 400m Hurdle Champion, Four-time Big 12 400m Hurdle Champion, Four Time First Team All-American (400m Hurdles) Diamond Dixon (Sprints) 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 2012 NCAA Champion, Eight-time All-American, Fivetime Big 12 Champion Andrea Geubelle (Triple Jump) 2012 NCAA Champion, 2012 Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist, Eight-time AllAmerican, Two-time Big 12 Champion, 2016 Olympian Mason Finley (Throws) Eight-time All-American, Threetime Big 12 Champion, 2016 Olympian

Lauren Bonds (Distance) Two-time All-American, Big 12 Champion 1,500 meters, NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee, Academic All-American Eric Fattig (Long Jump) 2010 All-American, Academic All-American, Elite 88 Award Winner Nickesha Anderson (Sprints) 2008 Olympian, Four-time All-American

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Jordan Scott (Pole Vault) 2010 NCAA Champion, 2008 All-American, Six-time Big 12 Champion

Colby Wissel (Distance) Three-time All-American, Twotime Big 12 Champion Egor Agafonov (Throws) Two-time National Champion, Six-time All-American Crystal Manning (Triple Jump) Four-time All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion Kate Sultanova (Pole Vault) Four-time All-American, Four-time Big 12 Champion Ashley Brown (Hurdles) 2007 All-American, 2007 Big 12 Champion Barrett Saunders (Hurdles) 2007 All-American, 2007 Big 12 Champion Sheldon Battle (Throws) Six-time All-American, Threetime Big 12 Champion Brooklyn Hann (Triple Jump) Two-time All-American, 2005 Big 12 Champion

Mark Menefee (Distance) 2003 All-American, 2000 Big 12 Champion

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Kyle Clemons (Sprints) 2016 Olympic gold medalist (4x400m)

Benson Chesang (Distance) 2004 All-American, Threetime Big 12 Champion

Leo Bookman (Sprints) Three-time National Champion, Four-time All-American

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Amy Linnen (Pole Vault) 2005 National Champion, Twotime All-American

Daina Levy (Throws) 2016 Olympian

Scott Russell (Throws) 2008 Olympian, Two-time National Champion, Six-time All-American

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Charlie Gruber (Distance) 2004 Olympian, Five-time All-American

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MICHAEL

WHITTLESEY Ninth Season • Assistant Coach • Connecticut, 1990

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All-Americans coached at Kansas USA World and Olympic Team Athletes Year named the NCAA Women’s Middle Distance Coach of the Year

2 9 3

DMR teams coached to American Records NCAA DI Champions coached American Champions coached

of his athletes break school records (Lauren Bonds - indoor mile, indoor 3,000m, outdoor 1,500m, outdoor 5,000m; Amanda Miller - indoor 5,000m, Rebeka Stowe - indoor 3,000m, 3,000m Steeplechase; Natalie Becker - indoor 3,000m, outdoor 5,000m; Sharon Lokedi - indoor 5,000m, outdoor 10,000m; Hannah Richardson - indoor 3,000m).

POSITION

ASSISTANT COACH

ALMA MATER

CONNECTICUT, 1990

WIFE

CAROL

CHILDREN

SAMANTHA & RYAN

Michael Whittlesey is in his ninth season as assistant coach for cross country and middle distance/distance running at Kansas. In his time in Lawrence, Whittlesey has made a huge impact with both the cross country and track programs. In his eight seasons with the Jayhawks, he has guided six athletes to appearances at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, including Sharon Lokedi, who became the second All-American in the cross country program’s history in 2015 and the first-two time All-American in 2016. Whittlesey also coached Lokedi to the first Big 12 individual cross country women’s title in Kansas history in the 2016 season.

The 2010 cross country season featured junior Donny Wasinger advancing as an individual to the national championship meet. Both Kansas cross country teams finished seventh at the 2010 Big 12 Cross Country Championships. Whittlesey came to KU after serving 11 years as the assistant coach in charge of cross country and distance running for the track program at North Carolina. In addition to his coaching duties, Whittlesey worked as the assistant director for both men’s and women’s track & field and cross country for his last four seasons at UNC.

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Whittlesey and his wife, Carol, have two children: 10-year-old daughter Samantha and eight-year-old son Ryan.

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After assisting the Tar Heels to a fourth-place indoor finish and another top-10 outdoor

Whittlesey’s competitive experience includes being the first American finisher in the 1995 Boston Marathon. He also qualified for the 1996 Olympic Trials in the marathon after competing as a non-recruited athlete at the University of Connecticut. He graduated from UConn in May 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine/athletic training and later earned a master’s in biophysical science/exercise physiology in 1993. In 1997, Whittlesey received a doctorate of philosophy in sports science/exercise physiology from UConn.

Whittlesey has mentored 16 Jayhawks to AllAmerica honors on the track and has seen six

In 2015, Whittlesey helped lead the KU women’s cross country team to the program’s first appearance at the NCAA Championships.

Whittlesey twice won both the ACC Cross Country Coach of the Year and Southeast Region Coach of the Year awards, earning each in 1999 and 2003.

In 2010 the Kansas women’s distance medley relay team composed of Lauren Bonds, Rebeka Stowe, Cori Christensen and Taylor Washington earned All-America status at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Under his direction, North Carolina middle distance/distance produced nine NCAA champions in six years, 70 All-Americans and 36 conference champions. Whittlesey led the track team to back-to-back NCAA titles in the distance medley relay at the 2006 and 2007 Indoor NCAA Championships. Along with the 2007 distance medley relay title, Whittlesey coached sophomore anchor Brie Felnagle to the individual NCAA title in the outdoor 1,500 meters. Under the guidance of Whittlesey, Felnagle captured three NCAA titles and was named an All-American 10 times in her career.

Whittlesey also coached standout runner Alice Schmidt, who was a two-time national champion in the outdoor 800 and the first North Carolina track & field athlete to win an NCAA title in the same event twice. Both Schmidt and Flanagan went on to earn places on the 2005 U.S. Track & Field World Championship team, while Donohue earned All-America status in both cross country and track.

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In the 2016 indoor season, the Kansas women’s distance medley relay team earned All-America honors with a seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships.

Whittlesey mentored Bonds to an outstanding 2010 senior season as she claimed the Big 12 Outdoor title in the 1,500 meters and went on to earn All-America honors by taking seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. En route to earning All-America status, Bonds set a new KU record in the event with her time of 4:14.29. Bonds also had a fine year off the track as she was named an Academic AllAmerican and was a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Perhaps no other athlete thrived under Whittlesey more than Shalane Flanagan. Flanagan was the NCAA cross country champion in 2002 and 2003. Not only was Flanagan the first Carolina woman to ever take the cross country national championship, but she was only the third woman in NCAA history to successfully defend her title. A three-time recipient of the NCAA Cross Country Athlete of the Year award, Flanagan also excelled on the track. She won a pair of indoor national championships in 2003. Individually, she claimed the title in the 3,000 meters and then teamed up with Erin Donohue, Anissa Gainey and Alice Schmidt to take first-place honors in the distance medley relay. Flanagan also earned a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic 5,000 team before claiming a bronze medal in the 10,000 at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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MICHAEL WHITTLESEY

Stowe was the 2012 Big 12 Champion in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase and broke the school record in the event on numerous occasions. She earned First Team All-America honors at the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships with her top-12 finishes in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. Stowe was also a two-time All-Big 12 honoree on the cross country course.

finish and producing four NCAA individual and relay titles, Whittlesey was awarded the firstever NCAA Division I Track & Field National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s middle distance/distance in 2003. Whittlesey also received the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field East Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honor.

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UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR Douglas A. Girod, M.D., became the 18th chancellor of the University of Kansas on July 1, 2017, after serving for four years as executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center. There he oversaw the educational, research, patient care and community engagement missions of the University of Kansas schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions, with their total annual enrollment of more than 3,300 students; a workforce of more than 2,100 faculty and more than 4,000 staff; and research funding of nearly $100 million.

DOUGLAS A. GIROD POSITION

CHANCELLOR

ALMA MATER

UC DAVIS

EXPERIENCE

FIRST YEAR

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 2017-present Kansas (Chancellor) 2013-17 KU Med Center (Executive Vice Chancellor) 2013-14 KU School of Medicine (Interim Executive Dean) 2002-2013 KU School of Medicine (Chair of the Otolaryngology Department) 1994-2002 KU School of Medicine (Faculty) Naval Medical Center (Vice Chairman & Research Dir. of Otolaryngology)

In addition to serving as executive vice chancellor, Dr. Girod also served as interim executive dean of the KU School of Medicine until March 24, 2014. Prior to those roles, he served as senior associate dean for clinical affairs and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

A surgeon, Dr. Girod joined the University of Kansas Medical Center faculty in 1994 and quickly rose through the academic ranks, becoming chair of the otolaryngology department in 2002. He was named Russell E. Bridwell Endowed Chair in 2008. Dr. Girod earned his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in chemistry from the University of California at Davis and his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco. He completed his residency and an NIH research fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle. Prior to joining the University of Kansas Medical Center, Dr. Girod served as vice chairman and research director in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Naval Medical Center in Oakland, California. He served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1982, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander and later earning the Meritorious Service Medal.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dr. Sheahon (SHAY-un) Zenger’s genuine care for coaches and student-athletes has hallmarked his career in intercollegiate athletics. That care, which he has exhibited since his arrival as Athletics Director in January 2011, has helped KU’s coaches and studentathletes achieve outstanding performances on both the conference and national stages. Highlights include:

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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

ALMA MATER

KANSAS STATE, ‘88

EXPERIENCE

SEVENTH YEAR

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 2011-present Kansas (Athletic Director) 2005-11 Illinois State (Athletic Director) 2001-05 Kansas State (Associate Athletic Director)

COACHING HISTORY

During 2016-17, 10 KU teams were represented in NCAA postseason competition.

Zenger came to KU after serving for five years as athletics director at Illinois State University, helping steer ISU Athletics to a place of prominence in the Missouri Valley Conference. He earned two degrees from Kansas State before coming to KU to earn his Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership, strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels. Zenger is married to the former Pam McAnarney; they have three children: Luke and Abby, who are in college, and Jake, who’s in high school.

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Zenger has spearheaded some $90 million in new Kansas Athletics facilities as well – improvements he expects will help KU’s coaches and student-athletes continue their run of outstanding performances. Notable among these is the completion of

Stressing a culture of competitiveness and citizenship, Zenger has instituted KU Leads, a student-athlete development program dedicated to fostering committed leaders and supporting career development.

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1998-2000 Wyoming (Assistant Head Coach) 1997 Wyoming (Recruiting Coordinator) 1996 South Florida (Recruiting Coordinator) 1989-92 Kansas State (Director Football Operations) 1988 Drake (Assistant Coach) 1987 Manhattan HS (Head Coach)

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DR. SHEAHON ZENGER

• A National Championship for the Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team, and seven individual national championships. • NCAA Final Four and two Elite 8 appearances for Men’s Basketball and seven Big 12 Conference regular-season championships, raising that streak of titles to a record-tying 13. • NCAA Final Four and Sweet 16 (and five straight NCAA) appearances for Volleyball. • Two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances for Women’s Basketball. • NCAA Tournament appearances for Softball (twice), Soccer (twice), Men’s Golf (twice), Tennis (twice), Baseball and Women’s Golf. • Four National Coach-of-the-Year awards – Stanley Redwine, women’s track and field; Bill Self, men’s basketball; Ray Bechard, volleyball, and Laura Kuhn (assistant coach), volleyball – and several Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year awards – Self (four times), Bechard (four times), Redwine (three times) and Clark Campbell, swimming (twice). In addition, tennis coach Todd Chapman was named 2016 Coach of the Year for the Central Region after leading the Jayhawks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 17 years.

the DeBruce Center, the permanent home of James Naismith’s original “Rules of Basket Ball.” In addition, a $2 million renovation of the football locker room is now complete. The track surrounding the football field was removed in summer 2014, replaced with new artificial turf, bringing the turf to within 10 feet of the stands. A $1 million renovation of the Jayhawks’ Sports Medicine Facility has provided modernized rehabilitation, an x-ray room and treatment areas. Fall 2015 saw the opening of McCarthy Hall, which houses the men’s basketball team and an equal number of non-student-athletes. The beautiful new, nationally acclaimed Rock Chalk Park, home to KU soccer, softball, and track and field, has already hosted USA, NCAA and Big 12 Conference meets, and more are on the horizon. And the new Jayhawk Tennis Center, a 12-court indoor-outdoor complex at Rock Chalk Park, now houses the KU tennis team.

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DOUG BANKS ASSOC. AD/SPORT ADMIN

JOHN BAUMANN STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

JOSH CARSON COMMUNICATIONS ASST.

MILAN DONLEY EVENTS COORDINATOR

DOUG WILLIAMSON BANKS JOSH ASST. EVENTS COORDINATOR ASSOC. AD/SPORT ADMIN

DEBBIE LUMAN ADMINISTRATIVE ASST.

ROSE RICHMOND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

ZACK SANCHEZ ATHLETIC TRAINER

LAURA JACOBSEN ACADEMIC COUNSELOR

AARON CARBUHN SPORT NUTRITIONIST

DEMETRIUS DANIELS EQUIPMENT MANAGER

KAT BARNES

ISAIAHBANKS DOUG KOPPES ASSOC. AD/SPORT ADMIN MANAGER

ATHLETIC TRAINING FELLOW

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MEN’S 2016 RESULTS 1

BOB TIMMONS DUAL CLASSIC

RIM ROCK FARM | SEPT. 3, 2016 | LAWRENCE, KAN.

Redshirt freshman Bryce Richards led a pack of six KU men’s runners in the top 10 during the 6K as Kansas topped UMKC, Oral Roberts and Kansas Wesleyan. Richards’ first official race as a Jayhawk after utilizing a redshirt season last year was a successful one, crossing in a time of 19:31.59 and placing second overall behind former KU runner Jacob Morgan, who ran unattached.

TEAM FINISH: 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 33) 2. Bryce Richards 3. Michael Melgares 4. Carson Vickroy 5. Avery Hale 9. Jacob Ryan 11. Adel Yoonis 13. Ryan Liston 17. Markeen Caine 19. Jack McDonald

TIME 19:31.6 19:40.9 19:42.1 19:43.5 19:59.7 20:08.6 20:11.4 20:42.2 20:56.7

The men’s pack started together and continued to stick together for the majority of the race before Richards pushed ahead in the final segment. Morgan, who has exhausted his eligibility, led wire-to-wire and broke away from the main pack of runners near the mile mark, while the rest of the Jayhawks remained clustered. Richards finished nine seconds before his teammate sophomore Michael Melgares, who was third overall with a time of 19:40.86. The next two to cross the finish line were also Jayhawks. Junior Carson Vickroy and freshman Avery Hale followed closely behind Melgares with times of 19:42.05 and 19:43.49, respectively. “That (packing) was the plan going into it,” Richards said. “Coach (Whittlesey) wanted us to stay controlled and make sure to own our home course. This really shows how my summer training has paid off and I’m really excited for the rest of the year.” Rounding out the men’s scorers were senior Jacob Ryan (19:59.7) placing ninth, junior Adel Yoonis (20:08.6) claiming 11th, sophomore Ryan Liston (20:11.4) in 13th, senior Markeen Caine (20:42.2) at 17th and junior Jack McDonald, who ran his 6K in 20:56.7 for a 19th-place finish.

RIM ROCK CLASSIC

RIM ROCK FARM | OCT. 1, 2016 | LAWRENCE, KAN.

The Kansas men’s cross country team placed second, as Indiana swept the team titles at the Rim Rock Classic. Junior Chris Melgares placed sixth overall to lead the KU men in the 8K race. It was a solid season-debut for Melgares, as he kept his spot in the lead pack from start to finish and completed the 8K with a time of 24:19.0. He was trailed by sophomore Dylan Hodgson in ninth (24:33.5), senior Daniel Koech in 11th (24:37.0), sophomore Michael Melgares in 12th (24:39.3) and senior James Hampton in 13th (24:42.3), who kept a tight pack for most of the race. “Chris did a really good job leading the team,” Redwine said. “The other guys have to continue to work their way up to him, and as we go later into the season we’ve got to run better together.”

TEAM FINISH: 2ND INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 88) 6. Chris Melgares 9. Dylan Hodgson 11. Daniel Koech 12. Michael Melgares 13. James Hampton 18. Ben Burchstead 19. Jacob Ryan 23. Avery Hale 25. Carson Vickroy 27. Bryce Richards 33. Adel Yoonis 34. Jack McDonald 50. Ryan Liston 54. Markeen Caine

TIME 24:19.0 24:29.9 24:37.0 24:39.3 24:42.3 25:06.8 25:14.6 25:20.7 25:25.9 25:33.3 25:43.7 25:47.1 26:41.0 26:52.5

The Jayhawks placed just behind the No. 14 Indiana, and running with the Hoosiers was the goal from the start. “Our plan was to go out as a pack and run off of Indiana and we did a really good job of executing that at first,” Chris Melgares said. “Through 4K or 5K we were right with them, but then a break was made and we couldn’t quite answer. In the end it was a close pack for us, but we needed to move it up a little bit more as a team and we would’ve seen a little bit better result.” After the four-mile mark, KU and Indiana’s top five runners were in a close battle, but going into the last part of the race, Indiana pulled ahead. Rounding out the men’s top-25 finishers were junior Ben Burchstead (25:06.8) placing 18th, senior Jacob Ryan (25:14.6) claiming 19th, freshman Avery Hale (25:30.7) finishing 23rd and junior Carson Vickroy (25:25.9) placing 25th.

PRE-NATIONALS

LAVERN GIBSON PARK | OCT. 15, 2016 | TERRE HAUTE, IND.

The Kansas men had a challenging day at the 2016 Pre-National Invitational, placing 21st overall. They were headed by junior Chris Melgares, who clocked an 8K time of 25:00.4 and came in 63rd. After the first 3,000 meters, Melgares pushed himself to be the leading Jayhawk and he remained there for the rest of the race. Sophomore Dylan Hodgson was the second Jayhawk to cross the finish line, placing 77th and running the 8K in 25:07.6. Other Jayhawk scorers consisted of sophomore Michael Melgares (25:22.0) finishing 112th, senior James Hampton (25:26.2) in 125th and junior Ben Burchstead (26:37.9) placing 239th.

TEAM FINISH: 21ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 268) 63. Chris Melgares 77. Dylan Hodgson 112. Michael Melgares 125. James Hampton 239. Ben Burchstead 253. Bryce Richards

TIME 25:00.4 25:07.6 25:22.0 25:26.2 26:37.9 26:58.4

OPEN RACE (OUT OF 73) 25. Avery Hale 29. Carson Vickroy 32. Jacob Ryan 54. Adel Yoonis

TIME 26:53.9 27:01.6 27:10.1 28:02.7

In the men’s 8K open race, freshman Avery Hale was the top Jayhawk runner. He finished in 26:53.9 and placed 25th. In their 21st-place team finish, the Kansas men ended with 599 points.

CHRIS MELGARES

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP

RAWLS COURSE | OCT. 29, 2016 | LUBBOCK, TEXAS

The University of Kansas men’s cross country team faced its league opponents at the 2016 Big 12 Championship meet at the Rawls Course. Senior James Hampton saw a top-15 finish, as he placed 14th and earned All-Big 12 honors for the first time in his career. Hampton’s performance helped propel the KU men’s team to fourth-place.

INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 80) 14. James Hampton 17. Chris Melgares 19. Michael Melgares 22. Dylan Hodgson 32. Daniel Koech 40. Jacob Ryan 49. Avery Hale 53. Ben Burchstead 62. Jack McDonald 67. Bryce Richards

TIME 26:01.5 26:04.4 26:06.6 26:13.6 26:33.6 26:45.4 26:54.7 27:00.6 27:29.7 27:53.9

As a senior, this was Hampton’s last Big 12 Championship meet. He finished his conference career by earning All-Big 12 honors. The depth of the men’s team was on full display today with the top-five runners all placing in the top-35. This was a promising step, as they successfully executed the game plan.

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The men’s race got off to a slow start. The 8K was tightly contested, as only 10 seconds separated the top 50 runners halfway through the race. With 3,000 meters to go, it was Hampton leading the way for the Kansas men. He was the first Jayhawk to cross the finish line, clocking a time of 26:01.5.

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“The goal of the meet was to have a total team effort,” Redwine said. “As excited as I am for James, I’m also really excited for the team because they did what was asked of them. They went out and did exactly what they were supposed to do. I’m really satisfied with their performance.” The other four KU scorers included junior Chris Melgares (26:04.4) in 17th, sophomore Michael Melgares (26:06.6) finishing 19th, sophomore Dylan Hodgson (26:13.6) placing 22nd and senior Daniel Koech (26:33.6), who came in 32nd overall. Their efforts resulted in 104 points and a fourth-place finish. This was the fourth time in the past five years that the men placed among the top-five at the conference meet.

JAMES HAMPTON

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

ASHTON CROSS COUNTRY COURSE | NOV. 11, 2016 | IOWA CITY, IOWA

The Jayhawk men ran to an eighth-place team finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships hosted by the University of Iowa. They were paced by sophomore Michael Melgares, who claimed 32nd.

TEAM FINISH: 8TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 194) 32. Michael Melgares 35. Chris Melgares 49. James Hampton 60. Dylan Hodgson 65. Daniel Koech 77. Avery Hale 124. Jacob Ryan

Junior Chris Melgares started out as the lead Jayhawk and, through the 6K mark, he and senior James Hampton were both running inside the top-20 of the 194-person field.

TIME 31:00.3 31:03.1 31:17.3 31:32.6 31:35.2 31:53.9 32:40.8

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The men had the challenge of tackling their longest race of the season and they ended up placing in the top-10 and tallied 233 points, finishing eighth as a team.

MICHAEL MELGARES

Over the final 1,000 meters, it was the younger Melgares brother, Michael, who came up with the strong closing kick to come in as the Jayhawks’ top finisher. Michael Melgares traversed the 10K course in a time of 31:00.3, good for a 32nd-place finish. This was the first time in his career that the younger Melgares has been the top KU runner in a meet.

Chris Melgares crossed the finish line shortly after, clinching 35th place with a time of 31:03.1. Hampton ran the 10K in 31:17.3, placing just inside the top-50 at 49th overall.

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The other two Kansas scorers on the men’s side included sophomore Dylan Hodgson (31:32.6), placing 60th and senior Daniel Koech, who finished 65th clocking a time of 31:35.2.

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WOMEN’S 2016 RESULTS 1

BOB TIMMONS DUAL CLASSIC

RIM ROCK FARM | SEPT. 3, 2016 | LAWRENCE, KAN.

The Jayhawk women ran in a tight group near the front of the field for most of the 5K race at the Bob Timmons Dual Classic. They competed as a team, but once it became clear that KU had a comfortable lead, it was anyone’s race within the pack. Juniors Hannah Dimmick and Grace Morgan spent the first third of the race in the lead position before senior Jennifer Angles took her turn setting the pace. Dimmick used her strength to power through the wooded hills and into a lead position before hanging on at the end to win.

HANNAH DIMMICK

TEAM FINISH: 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 35) 1. Hannah Dimmick 2. Riley Cooney 3. Jennifer Angles 5. Grace Morgan 6. Emmie Skopec 7. Rachel Simon 11. Kayla Funkenbusch

TIME 18:21.9 18:27.9 18:30.6 18:51.8 18:54.8 19:13.0 19:41.2

“We had just an awesome pack there in the middle and Coach Whitt said if it gets to the end and you’re not racing another team you can have fun with it,” Dimmick said. “I felt like we really worked together there on the hills going into the third mile, then it was just kind of whoever’s day it was. We’re all equally good this year, today was just my day so I kind of just went with it.” Dimmick’s first-place finish marks the first of her career as she completed the 5K race in a time of 18:21.82. The Jayhawks took second and third place with sophomore Riley Cooney clocking a 18:27.86, passing Angles, who completed the 5K in a time of 18:30.55, in the final stretch. KU also saw three of the next four runners to cross the finish line as Morgan (18:51.8) placed fifth, sophomore Emmie Skopec (18:54.8) finished sixth and senior Rachel Simon (19:13.0) finished seventh. Sophomore Kayla Funkenbusch was the final Jayhawk to complete the women’s race, placing 11th after clocking a 5K time of 19:41.2.

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RIM ROCK FARM | OCT. 1, 2016 | LAWRENCE, KAN.

The Kansas women’s cross country team placed third at the Rim Rock Classic. Sophomore AllAmerican Sharon Lokedi led the women with a fourth place finish in the 6K. Lokedi paced a lead pack that consisted of six, then four runners, with Rice’s Abigail Cartwright and Katie Jensen, and Indiana’s Katherine Receveur sticking with until the end. In the final 800 meters, the Rice duo, led by Cartwright made a move to the front, and Receveur passed Lokedi during the final kick to put the Jayhawk in fourth. Lokedi’s teammates stayed together at the beginning, holding firm in a pack just behind the leaders, but as the race progressed they grew further apart.

TEAM FINISH: 3RD INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 89) 4. Sharon Lokedi 7. Malika Baker 10. Nashia Baker 12. Hannah Richardson 13. Hannah Dimmick 15. Jennifer Angles 19. Riley Cooney 24. Lydia Saggau 30. Rachel Simon 32. Courtney Coppinger 34. Emmie Skopec 36. Kayla Funkenbusch

TIME 20:37.7 21:20.1 21:40.3 21:46.7 21:48.7 21:57.5 22:04.4 22:17.8 22:50.6 23:01.4 23:10.8 23:24.5

The wave of Jayhawks behind Lokedi consisted of seniors Malika Baker (seventh place; 21:20.1), Nashia Baker (10th place; 21:40.3), Hannah Richardson (12th place; 21:46.7) and Hannah Dimmick (13th place; 21:48.7). Richardson ran with Lokedi for the first 2,000 meters then ran alone before the chase pack caught her. “I thought it was a strong race,” Malika Baker said. “We definitely want to move forward from here. Our main goal for us today was to go out as one, work together and try to get as many bodies at the end because this is our home course and we wanted to go out and do the best that we could.” Other Jayhawk women finishers included senior Jennifer Angles finished 15th with a time of 21:57.5, sophomore Riley Cooney placed 19th (22:04.4) and junior Lydia Saggau completed the race in 22:17.8, placing 24th overall.

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LAVERN GIBSON PARK | OCT. 15, 2016 | TERRE HAUTE, IND.

The University of Kansas women’s cross country team battled tough competition at the 2016 Pre-National Invitational at the LaVern Gipson Championship Course. Sophomore All-American Sharon Lokedi was the highest-placing Jayhawk, finishing the 6K race in 10th overall with a time of 20:26.3. Lokedi’s performance helped the KU women to a 13th-place team finish. Lokedi stayed in the leading pack through the halfway point of the race, but Michigan’s Erin Finn pulled away from the group and the cluster began to thin out. Lokedi came through the finish in a time of 20:26.3, over 11 seconds faster than her 6K race two weeks ago at the Rim Rock Classic.

TEAM FINISH: 13TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 285) 10. Sharon Lokedi 58. Hannah Richardson 86. Malika Baker 165. Hannah Dimmick 173. Nashia Baker 210. Jennifer Angles 216. Lydia Saggau

TIME 20:26.3 21:05.5 21:19.8 21:55.5 21:59.0 22:18.8 22:25.1

OPEN RACE (OUT OF 101) 12. Courtney Coppinger 39. Riley Cooney 42. Rachel Simon 54. Emmie Skopec 57. Kayla Funkenbusch

TIME 22:26.9 23:18.0 23:21.2 23:43.2 23:52.5

“I was definitely more confident in her performance and I think she also felt more confident,” Redwine said. “It’s just a step along the way in a long season, but she did much better.” Rounding out the women’s scorers were senior Hannah Richardson (58th) with a time of 21:05.5, senior Malika Baker (86th) finishing in 21:19.8, junior Hannah Dimmick (165th) clocking a time of 21:55.5 and senior Nashia Baker (173rd) completing the race with a time of 21:59.0. The final two Jayhawk women to complete the 6K race in Terre Haute were senior Jennifer Angles (210th) who clocked time of 22:18.8 and junior Lydia Saggau who crossed the finish line in 22:25.1, placing 216th overall. The team ended the day with 492 points, earning KU a 13th-place finish. Later in the day a host of Jayhawks competed in the open races. Senior Courtney Coppinger completed the women’s 6K contest with a time of 22:26.9, good enough for 12th place overall.

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP

RAWLS COURSE | OCT. 29, 2016 | LUBBOCK, TEXAS

The University of Kansas women’s cross country team faced its league opponents this morning at the 2016 Big 12 Championship meet at the Rawls Course. Sophomore All-American Sharon Lokedi made headlines after she ran to victory with her 6K time of 20:18.5. Lokedi’s win marked the first individual league title in the history of the women’s program. She led the Kansas women to a sixth-place team finish.

TEAM FINISH: 6TH TIME 20:18.5 21:22.0 21:41.4 21:49.9 22:17.9 22:24.6 22:28.7 22:47.9 22:51.8 23:28.9

Lokedi has now placed in the top-10 in seven of her eight collegiate outings. She started Saturday by pacing herself at the beginning of The Rawls Course, staying near third place for the first 3,000 meters. Around the 4K mark, Lokedi decided it was time to kick it in and push to the lead spot. She remained there for the rest of the race, crossing the finish line 14 seconds ahead of the next finisher. “When I started, I didn’t want to go out too hard,” Lokedi said. “I kept just kept listening to my body and kept it under control. With each mile, the more I ran, the better I felt. I was like, ‘I can do this.’ Once I reached that point (4K mark) I knew that was the time to go. My body was adjusting well and mentally I was ready.”

ASHTON CROSS COUNTRY COURSE | NOV. 11, 2016 | IOWA CITY, IOWA

For the second-consecutive season, sophomore Sharon Lokedi turned in a top-three performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships hosted by the University of Iowa at Ashton Cross Country Course. Lokedi claimed second overall, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship meet. The performance also helped lead the women’s team to a fifth-place finish, the squad’s second-straight top-five finish at the Midwest Championship.

TEAM FINISH: 5TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 235) 2. Sharon Lokedi 11. Hannah Richardson 19. Malika Baker 48. Lydia Saggau 76. Hannah Dimmick 115. Jennifer Angles 146. Nashia Baker

TIME 20:00.7 20:30.2 20:44.2 21:16.4 21:40.5 22:07.7 22:30.8

In what proved to be another stellar outing, Lokedi once again cemented herself as one of the top runners in the region. The sophomore out of Eldoret, Kenya was at the front from start to finish, dueling with Missouri junior Karissa Schwiezer for much of the 6,000-meter race. The two separated themselves from the rest of the pack midway through the trek and ran neck-and-neck for the majority of the remaining three kilometers. Schweizer managed to save just enough for a strong closing kick down the final 400 meters, pulling in front of Lokedi for good and claiming the Regional victory. The Jayhawk sophomore crossed the finish six seconds later, posting a final time of 20:00.7 for the runner-up finish. Lokedi’s performance marked the best by a KU female at an NCAA Regional race since Melissa Swartz also tallied a second-place finish at the meet in 1994. Lokedi earned an automatic bid to her secondstraight NCAA Championship race to be held in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Senior Hannah Richardson also had a standout top-20 performance, placing 19th with a time of 21:22.0.

Seniors Hannah Richardson and Malika Baker also saw strong performances, both placing in the top-20. Richardson matched her career-best regional finish with her 11th-place finish. The Kirkwood, Missouri product completed the 6K loop in 20:30.2. Malika Baker came in the best finish of her career at the Midwest Championships, coming across in 19th with her time of 20:44.2.

Rounding out the Jayhawk scorers were junior Lydia Saggau (21:41.4) in 31st, senior Malika Baker (21:49.9) finishing 33rd and senior Jennifer Angles (22:17.9) who placed 46thoverall.

The finish earned Lokedi, Richardson and Baker All-Region honors, the first time in the Stanley Redwine era (since 2000), three Kansas women have claimed All-Region accolades.

The women accumulated a total score of 129 points, earning them a sixth-place team finish.

Rounding out the top-five for the women scorers were junior Lydia Saggau (21:16.4) in 48th and junior Hannah Dimmick (21:40.5) in 76th. The women collected 154 points, earning them fifth-place out of 33 teams.

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INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 90) 1. Sharon Lokedi 19. Hannah Richardson 31. Lydia Saggau 33. Malika Baker 46. Jennifer Angles 49. Courtney Coppinger 52. Nashia Baker 61. Hannah Dimmick 62. Riley Cooney 75. Rachel Simon

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

LAVERN GIBSON PARK | NOV. 19, 2016 | TERRE HAUTE, IND.

Sophomore Sharon Lokedi turned in the best performance by a KU runner at the NCAA Championships in over 50 years as the Jayhawk finished fifth at the NCAA Cross Country TIME Championships Saturday at the LaVern Gibson INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 250) 19:52.2 Championship Course. Lokedi’s performance 5. Sharon Lokedi earned her All-America honors for the secondstraight season and made her the first two-time All-American in the history of the Kansas women’s program.

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On a cold and blustery morning in western Indiana, Lokedi went toe-to-toe with a collection of the nation’s best distance runners. Coming off a 10th-place finish in the event last year, an All-American campaign on the track in the winter and spring and a Big 12 cross country title last month, Lokedi was no stranger to the big stage and her experience showed in the race Saturday.

“When it’s cold and windy like it was today, you never know what might happen in a race like this,” said Lokedi following the race. “So my plan was to just stay up at the front, stay with the leaders and be ready for anything. I just wanted to hang in there as long as possible and I think I did that. It was a good race.”

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Lokedi nabbed a fifth place finish, the best ever by a Kansas female at the NCAA race, topping her 10th-place finish from a year ago. Her race also marked the best outing by a Jayhawk – male or female – since John Lawson won the individual title in 1965.

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The pace quickened and the front runners began to spread out during the home stretch of the race, but Lokedi did well to keep pace and fought through the harsh head wind over the waning moments of the race. The sophomore sprinted down the closing chute and held off several strong kicks from other runners to cross the finish with a final time of 19:52.2, just over 10 seconds behind the winner.

As she had done in each of her races over her first two years as a Jayhawk, Lokedi ran with the lead pack from the starting gun. The Eldoret, Kenya native was never more than two strides back from the front runner during the first 4,000 meters of the 6K loop. At the 2K check point, she sat seventh and remained up at the front when she passed the 4K marker, sitting in third place overall.

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2016 ACADEMIC AWARDS WOMEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12

MEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12

FIRST TEAM NASHIA BAKER MALIKA BAKER COURTNEY COPPINGER HANNAH DIMMICK JENNIFER ANGLES HANNAH RICHARDSON LYDIA SAGGAU RILEY COONEY EMMIE SKOPEC

FIRST TEAM JAMES HAMPTON CHRIS MELGARES CARSON VICKROY JACOB RYAN SECOND TEAM CHRIS MELGARES

CROSS COUNTRY EARNS ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS The University of Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams earned All-Academic Team honors for the 2016 season, it was announced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). KU seniors Malika Baker and Hannah Richardson also claimed Individual All-Academic honors. It marked the first selection for the Jayhawk duo. To be eligible for the award, a team must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA and must have had at least five runners compete at the NCAA regional championship meet in November. KU was one of seven teams in the Big 12 Conference to see both its men’s and women’s teams earn the distinction. The Jayhawk women amassed a GPA of 3.55, while the women ended the fall semester with a 3.03 cumulative GPA. The women’s squad garnered the honor for the eighth-straight season, while the KU men earned the distinction for the seventhconsecutive year. Baker and Richardson not only excelled on the cross country trails, but in the classroom as well during their final seasons with the Jayhawks. The Kansas duo was among KU’s top-four finishers in four meets on the year, with both earning All-Region honors. Richardson posted a careerbest 11th-place finish at the Midwest Regional in Iowa City, Iowa and was followed closely by Baker who finished 19th, also the highest finish of her career at the Regional Championships. In order to qualify for the individual honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American at the national meet.

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KANSAS LEGENDS BENSON CHESANG (2003-06) When ranking Kansas runners in the modern era, Benson Chesang is an easy selection for the top of the list. The Kenya native won the Big 12 Championships two straight years, the first KU runner to do so since 1954-55, when John Lawson won back-to-back conference titles. Chesang was just the fifth man in school history to run in three NCAA Championship meets and recorded the highest KU finish in the 2004 meet (seventh) since Brent Steiner took seventh in 1984. His finish at the NCAA meet in 2004 earned him All-America honors, the first KU male to do so in 20 years. During his four years in Lawrence, Chesang was a three-time all-conference and all-region selection and was the team’s top runner all but one year of his Kansas career. In 2005 he helped the men’s team to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the Jayhawks’ best result at nationals since 1989.

GLENN CUNNINGHAM (1931-33) One of the earliest cross country greats to don the Crimson and Blue was Glenn Cunningham. A member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Cunningham was a two-time Big Six Conference cross country champion, capturing the league crown in 1931 and 1932. Cunningham also excelled in track & field while at Kansas, breaking the world record in the indoor 1,500 meters (3:53.3) in 1934 and both the indoor mile (4:08.4) in 1932 and the outdoor mile (4:06.7) in 1933. During his tenure on the track at KU, he served as team captain in 1934 and won 12 conference championships: four indoor (1932-34, mile run and 1934, 880-yard run) and eight outdoor (1932-34, mile run; 1932-34, 880-yard run; 1933-34, two-mile run). In 1932 and 1933, Cunningham was the NCAA champion in the mile run, earning All-America accolades in the process. A two-time Olympian in the 1,500 meters (1932 and 1936), Cunningham won the silver medal at the 1936 summer games in Berlin. In 1974, he became one of the first inductees into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame.

BILL EASTON (1948-65) In a career that spanned three decades, Bill Easton built a reputation as one of the nation’s best track and field coaches. Before coming to Kansas in 1948, Easton won three-straight cross country NCAA Championships with Drake University. His cross country teams won 15 conference championships and never finished worse than second in his 18 years as coach. He won conference titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track for eight consecutive years. The first highlight of Easton’s Jayhawk career came in 1953 when his cross country team won the NCAA Championship. He later won the 1959 and 1960 outdoor men’s track & field titles. Easton coached 32 All-Americans including Wes Santee, Herb Semper, Al Frame, Billy Mills and John Lawson. In track & field, he mentored Olympic champions Bill Nieder and Al Oerter. His KU athletes set 14 intercollegiate records, seven NCAA records, 14 American records, four Olympic records and four world records. He is a member of seven different halls of fame, including the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame and the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame.

AL FRAME (1952-55) Al Frame carved out an impressive cross country and track & field career while attending the University of Kansas. A member of the 1953 NCAA championship team, Frame won the individual NCAA championship in 1954. Under the tutelage of head coach Bill Easton, Frame was a member of three Big Seven Conference championship teams while at KU. He also won two Big Seven individual championships, netting the accomplishment in back-to-back years (1954 and 1955) and was the last Jayhawk to do so until Benson Chesang won the Big 12 Championship in consecutive years (2004 and 2005). A 1954 and 1955 All-America honoree, Frame, like so many before him, also found success on the track and field team. During his time on the team, Frame captured six Big Seven Conference championships: four indoor (1954, two-mile run; 1955-56, mile run; 1956, 880-yard run) and two outdoor (1955, mile run; 1955, two-mile run). A third-place finish at the outdoor NCAA Championships in 1955 added All-America status to Frame’s resumé.

JOHN LAWSON (1963-66) As the most recent Kansas cross country runner to win the NCAA championship, John Lawson’s career signals yet another chapter in the golden era of Kansas cross country. In 1965, Lawson pulled off an impressive sweep, capturing both the Big Eight Conference championship and the NCAA individual title and was recognized with All-America status. A member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Lawson also performed valiantly on the Kansas track & field team, earning three All-America awards: one indoor for his second-place performance in the two-mile run and two outdoor for consecutive second-place finishes in the three-mile run in 1965 and 1966. At the conference level, Lawson captured four individual championships: three indoor (1964 and 1966, two-mile run; 1966, mile run) and one outdoor (1965, three-mile run).

Gold medalist. All-American. Hall-of-Famer. Kansas Jayhawk. All these accolades describe Billy Mills, who made his impact on the Kansas tradition with golden footprints. A two-time All-American (1958 and 1959), Mills captured the 1960 Big Eight cross country championship. He was also a part of two Big Eight Conference team titles while at KU (1958 and 1959) under head coach Bill Easton. However, Mills’ legacy at KU extends far beyond the borders of the Sunflower State. A member of the 1964 United States Olympic team, Mills won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters and set a new Olympic record. In dramatic fashion, Mills came from behind on the last lap to win the race in Tokyo and to this day, he is still the only American to win the event. Mills’ success was also evident on the track & field team, as he set a world record in the six-mile run in 1965 (27:11.6). He won two Big Eight Conference Individual Championships, capturing both the indoor and outdoor championships in 1961, and was a member of both the 1959 and 1960 NCAA championship track teams.

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BILLY MILLS (1958-61)

Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1976, Mills’ iconic statue, in which his arms are raised high, is placed on the last straightaway of Rim Rock Farm, saluting the runners for their perseverance and will to compete. In fact, the pose of Mills’ silhouette is identical to the one he struck upon winning the gold medal at the 1964 Olympics.

JIM RYUN (1966-69) There is perhaps no other athlete more associated with Kansas distance running than Jim Ryun. His legend extends far beyond his KU accomplishments. A three-time Olympian (1964, 1968 and 1972), Ryun captured silver at the 1968 games in Mexico City in the 1,500 meters, duplicating the performance of former Jayhawk Glenn Cunningham at the 1936 games. During his tenure at KU from 1966-69, Ryun broke five world records, including the world outdoor mile record twice, and also claimed five individual NCAA titles. Before attending Kansas, Ryun became the first high school runner to complete the mile run in under four minutes. In addition, his national high school mile record of 3:55.3 stood for nearly 30 years. KXC

Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1982, Ryun’s statue at Rim Rock Farm sits atop the Jim Ryun Skyline Bend and is among the first statues visitors see when turning into Rim Rock Farm.

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Santee was a member of the 1952 U.S. Olympic team in the 5,000 meters. He broke three world records while at Kansas, twice setting new marks in the indoor mile run (1954, 4:04.9; 1955, 4:03.8) and in the outdoor 1,500 meters (1954, 3:42.8). A two-time outdoor All-American, Santee won the 5,000 meters in 1952 and the mile run in 1953. Santee collected eight conference championships: four indoor (1952-54, mile run; 1953, 880 yards) and four outdoor (1952-54, mile run; 1953, 880 yards).

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A Kansas Jayhawk, Wes Santee’s contributions to Kansas cross country and track & field are among the bedrocks of the tradition-rich heritage. Santee, an Ashland, Kansas, native, captured the NCAA championship in 1953, giving KU the individual crown for the third time in four years. In fact, Santee’s All-America performance at the 1953 NCAA Championships propelled the Kansas cross country team to the NCAA title, the only cross country team in KU’s history to achieve the feat. Santee also excelled at the conference level, claiming back-to-back league championships in 1952 and 1953 and helping his team collect two Big Seven Conference championships (1952 and 1953).

WES SANTEE (1952-55)

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KANSAS LEGENDS JULIA SAUL (1991-93) Arguably the greatest female runner Kansas cross country has ever seen, Julia Saul was the catalyst that began the rise of the women’s program. After the Lawrence native transferred to KU from Oregon following the 1990 season, she put together a list of accolades that few other women in the Crimson and Blue have been able to match. She was the first Kansas women’s AllAmerican, earning the honor with her 18th-place finish at the 1992 NCAA Championships. Her All-America accolade was the only in KU women’s history for 23 years until Sharon Lokedi earned the honor in 2015. A three-time All-Big Eight and All-District V selection, she collected a total of six individual titles throughout her career, including the 1991 District V title. Saul became just the fifth Jayhawk in the history of both the men’s and women’s programs to run in three NCAA Championship meets, finishing 32nd, 16th and 65th in the three races. Saul’s track career was just as decorated as her time with cross country. She was a two-time Big Eight Champion, claiming her first title in the 5,000 meters at the 1992 Indoor Championships, and her second coming later that year in the 10,000 meters at the 1992 Outdoor Championships. She held the school record in the outdoor 5,000 meters for 20 years and, until 2010, also held the indoor 5,000 meter school record.

HERB SEMPER (1952-55) A member of the Kansas cross country program during its golden era under the direction of head coach Bill Easton, Herb Semper firmly established his mark in the lore of Kansas cross country. Semper became the first Jayhawk to win an NCAA championship, prevailing in 1950 and then again in 1951. He remains the only runner in KU history to win two cross country individual national championships. Under Easton’s guidance, Semper was a member of two Big Seven Conference championship teams (1950 and 1951) and was a two-time Big Seven individual champion (1950 and 1951). Semper is also a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame. Semper’s excellence extended to the Kansas track & field team as well. A four-time Big Seven Conference champion in the two-mile run (1950-52 indoor; 1950 outdoor), Semper was a two-time outdoor All-American after back-to-back third-place finishes in the two-mile run at the NCAA Championships. Semper’s statue at Rim Rock Farm is surrounded by three ponds (Teardrop Pond, Jayhawk Pond and Pat’s Little Pond) on the northeast portion of the course.

BOB TIMMONS (1968-88) Bob Timmons is to Kansas cross country what Phog Allen is to Kansas basketball. The man who coached KU to four NCAA Track & Field Championships is perhaps most noted for bringing Jim Ryun to Lawrence. Timmons coached Ryun at Wichita East High School until 1964, when he became an assistant at KU for a year under Bill Easton. Ryun then followed Timmons to Kansas where he continued to thrive under Timmons’ coaching. Timmons was an 11-time NCAA District V Coach of the Year and was the 1975 U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. At the helm of the KU track & field program, he led the Jayhawks to 13 indoor league crowns and 14 outdoor titles. In cross country, Timmons guided John Lawson to the 1965 NCAA Individual Championship. In 1970, Timmons and his wife, Pat, purchased land just north of Lawrence. In 1974 that property became known as Rim Rock Farm, and it has been home of the Jayhawk cross country teams ever since. Rim Rock Farm is known as one of the best and toughest cross country courses in the nation and is a credit to Timmons’ vision and passion for the sport. The annual Bob Timmons Classic is held each September in the legendary coach’s honor on the course he put so much work into. During his career, Timmons coached 77 All-Americans, 24 NCAA champions, 16 world record holders and seven Olympians. Timmons is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame, the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

HEAD COACH Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine

CONF. 4th 4th 7th 7th 2nd DNC 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 6th 4th 4th 7th 6th 4th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 8th 4th 7th 8th 8th 6th 7th 6th 7th 8th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 7th 8th 8th 7th 7th 4th 6th 5th 5th 4th

NCAA REGION NCAA - 14th - - - - - 4th 2nd 22nd - 3rd 18th - - 7th 9th - 5th 6th 3rd 10th 3rd 16th 2nd 15th 7th 8th 3rd 16th 9th 7th 9th 14th 11th 8th 9th 7th 4th 4th 3rd 12th 2nd 20th 10th 8th 9th 11th 8th 6th 5th 13th 7th 8th -

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NCAA REGION NCAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th - 2nd - - 1st - 4th - 2nd - 2nd - 5th - - - - 4th - - 4th - - 6th - 16th - - 16th - 21st - - -

CONF. 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd DNC DNC 2nd DNC 2nd 4th 4th 6th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 3rd 6th No Meet 5th 6th 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 6th 5th No Meet No Meet No Meet No Meet 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 5th 2nd

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HEAD COACH W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton Fred Rodkey - Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan John McMurphy Dr. H.J. Huff Dr. H.J. Huff Dr. H.J. Huff Brutus Hamilton Brutus Hamilton Brutus Hamilton Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Henry Shenk Ray Kanehl Ray Kanehl Ray Kanehl Ray Kanehl Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons

HISTORY/RECORDS

YEAR 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ACCOLADES NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

HERB SEMPER 1950

HERB SEMPER 1951

WES SANTEE 1953

ALL-AMERICANS

JOHN LAWSON 1965

OLYMPIANS

Harold Moore Bob Karnes Harold Hinchee Herb Semper Cliff Abel Herb Semper Norm Bitner Wes Santee Art Dalzell Al Frame Jan Howell Jerry McNeal Billy Mills Brian Travis John Lawson Brent Steiner Michael Cox David Johnson Benson Chesang Paul Hefferon Colby Wissel

1945 1947, 1948 1948 1950 1950 1951 1951 1953 1953 1954, 1955 1956 1956, 1957 1958, 1959 1958 1965 1984 1994 1994 2004 2006 2006, 2007

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Missouri Valley (4) Big Six (3) Big Seven (8) Big Eight (5) Big 12 (3)

AL FRAME 1954

Fred Rodkey (1914, 1915) Poco Frazier (1927, 1928) Glenn Cunningham (1931, 1932) Bob Karnes (1947) Bob Karnes (1948, 1949) Herb Semper (1950, 1951) Wes Santee (1952, 1953) Al Frame (1954, 1955) Jerry McNeal (1956) Tom Skutka (1957) Billy Mills (1960) Bill Dotson (1961) John Lawson (1965) Benson Chesang (2004, 2005) Colby Wissel (2006)

Glenn Cunningham, 1,500 meters Glenn Cunningham, 1,500 meters (Silver Medal) Wes Santee, 5,000 meters Billy Mills, 10,000 meters (Gold Medal) Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters (Silver Medal) Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters Charlie Gruber, 1,500 meters

1932 1936 1952 1964 1964 1968 1972 2004

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CONFERENCE TITLES

YEAR FINISH 1950 4th 1951 2nd 1953 1st 1954 4th 1955 2nd 1956 2nd 1957 5th 1961 4th 1963 4th 1965 6th 1966 16th 1968 16th 1969 21st 1972 14th 1979 22nd 1981 18th 1989 10th 1990 16th 1991 15th 1994 16th 2005 12th 2006 20th

YEAR CONFERENCE 1928 Missouri Valley 1947 Big Six 1948 Big Seven 1949 Big Seven 1950 Big Seven 1951 Big Seven 1952 Big Seven 1953 Big Seven 1954 Big Seven 1955 Big Seven 1956 Big Seven 1957 Big Seven 1958 Big Eight 1959 Big Eight 1961 Big Eight 1963 Big Eight 1964 Big Eight 1968 Big Eight 1969 Big Eight

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP PERFORMERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Fred Rodkey (1st) Fred Rodkey (1st) Poco Frazier (1st) Poco Frazier (1st) Glenn Cunningham (1st) Glenn Cunningham (1st) Bob Karnes (1st) Bob Karnes (1st) Bob Karnes (1st) Herb Semper (1st) Herb Semper (1st) Wes Santee (1st) Wes Santee (1st) Al Frame (1st) Al Frame (1st) Jerry McNeal (1st) Tom Skutka (1st) Billy Mills (1st) Bill Dotson (1st) Bill Silverberg (2nd) John Lawson (1st) Tom Yergovich (8th) Glenn Cunningham (3rd) Doug Smith (3rd) Jay Mason (9th)

28:10:00 26:40:00 24:44:00 25:43:00 09:38.1 09:32.6 09:50.3 09:39.2 09:35.3 09:19.8 09:14.9 15:08.1 15:06.8 15:16.7 15:10.1 15:10.0 14:58.0 15:03.6 14:50.0 14:20.0 14:04.3 14:56.0 16:06.0 14:25.0 19:53.0

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Jay Mason (8th) Dave Anderson (6th) Kent McDonald (12th) Kent McDonald (4th) Bill Lundberg (7th) John Roscoe (9th) George Mason (3rd) Kendall Smith (25th) Dave Bauer (7th) Paul Schultz (3rd) Tim Gundy (10th) Tim Tays (5th) Brent Steiner (6th) Brent Steiner (3rd) Brent Steiner (3rd) Ben Welch (28th) Craig Watcke (20th) Steve Heffernan (9th) Steve Heffernan (10th) Donnie Anderson (14th) Donnie Anderson (10th) Donnie Anderson (9th) Michael Cox (11th) Bryan Schultz (27th) David Johnson (16th)

19:13.0 19:47.0 25:20.0 24:21.0 25:05.0 26:02.0 24:40.0 25:24.0 30:36.7 30:53.7 32:05.5 31:21.4 30:46.0 30:33.6 32:01:00 33:19.6 32:07.9 32:29.3 31:04.0 26:13:00 25:23.4 25:12:00 25:32:00 25:45:00 25:17.0

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Chris Gaston (23rd) Jerry Fullins (10th) Ricardo Amezcua (10th) Brian Jensen (5th) Brian Jensen (25th) Charlie Gruber (14th) Brent Behrens (13th) Mark Menefee (18th) Benson Chesang (11th) Benson Chesang (1st) Benson Chesang (1st) Colby Wissel (1st) Colby Wissel (5th) Donny Wasinger (28th) Donny Wasinger (37th) Donny Wasinger (10th) Austin Bussing (22nd) Evan Landes (17th) Josh Munsch (13th) Jacob Morgan (5th) Jacob Morgan (5th) James Hampton (14th)

25:37.4 25:44:00 24:55:00 24:43.8 25:52:00 25:36:00 24:39.3 24:44.4 25:05.1 24:07.4 23:45 24:34.4 24:51.1 25:17.6 26:00.8 24:40.0 24:22.5 24:27.0 23:36.8 24:16.2 24:21.2 26:01.5

1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Ben Welch (21st) Craig Watcke (5th) Craig Watcke (11th) Steve Heffernan (9th) Michael Cox (15th) Michael Cox (7th) Michael Cox (8th) Bryan Schultz (23rd) David Johnston (8th) Brian Watts (26th) Jerry Pullins (6th) Ricardo Amezcua (6th) Brian Jensen (2nd) Charlie Gruber (43rd) Charlie Gruber (4th) Mark Menefee (31st)

32:14.6 31:30.1 30:56:00 31:03.6 31:31.1 31:16:00 31:36:00 33:30:00 31:20.7 32:37.8 31:03:00 32:56:00 30:54.4 32:22:00 30:38:00 31:43.0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Mark Menefee (8th) Benson Chesang (2nd) Benson Chesang (6th) Paul Heffron (8th) Colby Wissel (8th) Colby Wissel (5th) Donny Wasiner (29th) Donny Wasinger (35th) Donny Wasinger (10th) Austin Bussing (32nd) Gabe Gonzalez (24th) Reid Buchanan (12th) Jacob Morgan (7th) Evan Landes (9th) Michael Melgares (32nd)

30:16.3 30:41.0 30:30.7 31:10:00 30:59.5 30:11.4 32:09.8 31:58.2 30:05.3 32:07.4 30:58.8 30:43.5 30:17.6 30:13.2 31:00.3

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1972 1973 1974 1978 1979 1981 1984 1989 1990 1991

John Lawson (27th) John Lawson (24th) John Lawson (1st) Michael Petterson (60th) Michael Petterson (62nd) Lowell Mattingly (87th) Jay Mason (94th) Jim Euell (51st) David Anderson (63rd) Bill Lundberg (209th) Dave Bauer (126th) Paul Schultz (114th) Paul Schultz (61st) Brent Steiner (7th) Steve Heffernan (58th) Donnie Anderson (75th) Jason Teal (70th)

20:32 20:56.0 29:24.0 31:50:00 34:06.5 31:15.0 31:37.0 29:47.0 29:54.6 32:52.1 31:23.7 31:10.5 30:26.6 29:45:00 31:03.0 30:48:00 32:04:00

1994 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2013 2014 2015

Michael Cox (12th) Jerry Pullins (52nd) Ricardo Amezcua (38th) Brian Jensen (50th) Charlie Gruber (61st) Mark Menefee (111th) Benson Chesang (48th) Benson Chesang (7th) Benson Chesang (39th) Colby Wissel (26th) Colby Wissel (39th) Donny Wasinger (233rd) Reid Buchanan (142nd) Jacob Morgan (91st) Evan Landes (136th)

30:55.8 32:06:00 30:22:00 31:24.0 31:24.2 31:12.0 30:22.7 30:59.4 30:22:00 31:34.3 30:36.5 33:02.7 31:44.0 31:29.4 31:17.7

HISTORY/RECORDS

1914 1915 1927 1928 1931 1932 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1960 1961 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1911-27: 5 miles; 1932-51: 2 miles; 1952-68: 3 miles; 1969-71: 4 miles; 1972-77: 5 miles; 1978-88: 10K; 1989-present: 8K

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1979 1981 1982 1983 1984

Bill Silverberg (2nd) John Lawson (1st) Tom Yergovich (16th) Roger Kathol (32nd) Doug Smith (13th) Jay Mason (4th) Kent MacDonald (12th) Tom Koppes (7th) Bill Lundberg (13th) Bruce Coldsmith (15th) Kendall Smith (27th) Tim Tays (16th) Paul Schultz (8th) Brent Steiner (8th) Greg Leibert (16th) Brent Steiner (2nd)

18:52 25:07.7 25:47:00 26:13:00 24:24:00 30:08:00 31:20:00 30:16:00 30:23.0 32:49.0 31:14.0 31:01.6 30:54.8 32:14.6 30:17.3

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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22:08 22:01.3 20:52 20:07.4 21:00.0 20:31.7 20:09.5 19:43.5 19:54.2 20:14.1 20:25 20:00 20:35 21:08 20:05 20:44 15:06.0

Harold Moore (6th) Earl Jones (38th) Robert Karnes (5th) Robert Karnes (4th) Robert Karnes (17th) Herb Semper (1st) Herb Semper (1st) Wes Santee (1st) Al Frame (1st) Al Frame (5th) Jan Howell (7th) Jerry McNeal (7th) Billy Mills (5th) Billy Mills (5th) Billy Mills (5th) William Dotson (20th) George Cabrera (4th)

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

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WOMEN’S HISTORY YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

HEAD COACH Marian Washington Gary Pepin Tom Lionvale Terri Anderson & Theo Hamilton Terri Anderson & Theo Hamilton Carla Coffey Theo Hamilton Theo Hamilton Cliff Rovelto Cliff Rovelto Cliff Rovelto Cliff Rovelto Cliff Rovelto Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine

ALL-AMERICANS

CONF. 5th 4th 5th 4th

NCAA REGION - - - 2nd

4th

6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 7th 8th 8th 6th 7th 5th 4th 5th 6th 6th 11th 11th 12th 12th 11th 8th 6th 10th 10th 8th 11th 11th 8th 5th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 4th 6th

7th - 7th 8th 7th - 9th - - 5th 6th 4th 4th 1st 1st 7th 14th 14th 20th 20th 13th 8th 6th 5th 16th 11th 12th 12th 7th 10th 6th 9th 13th 5th 14th 5th 5th

NCAA 22nd 18th 27th -

JULIA SAUL 1992

SHARON LOKEDI SHARON LOKEDI 2015 2016

NCAA APPEARANCES YEAR FINISH 1993 22nd 1994 18th 2015 27th

1993 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

1994 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 (1)

Sharon Lokedi (2016)

2015 WOMEN’S TEAM

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP PERFORMERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000* 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1981 1991 1992 1993 1994 2009 2015 2016

18:26.0 19:21.0 19:27.3 19:08.0 17:48.7 19:22.0 19:02.0 19:20.9 19:43.0 19:00.4 18:07.0 18:25.4 18:14.0 17:55.0 17:55.0 18:37.0 18:33.5 19:05.0 18:43.0 18:51.2 18:56.0 22:41.0 21:40.4 21:05.1 23:03.5 23:20.6 22:43.0 22:48.9 22:04.3 21:31.0 21:46.5 20:40.3 19:52.3 21:30.7 20:56.8 21:40.7 21:09.6 20:18.0

Michelle Brown (6th) 18:18 Michelle Brown (11th) 18:08.4 Tanya Heard (24th) 18:34 Gretchen Bajema (23rd) 19:37.70 Cindy Blakeley (28th) 18:51 Caryne Finlay (23rd) 17:51.00 Shaula Hatcher (28th) 18:29 Lisa Kirwan (41st) 18:50 Tricia Brown (34th) 18:52 Tricia Brown (22nd) 18:21.41 Cathy Palacios (11th) 17:34.20 Julia Saul (1st) 16:48 Julia Saul (6th) 18:05 Julia Saul (4th) 18:14 Melissa Swartz (2nd) 17:33.30 Sarah Heeb (12th) 18:23.2 Lynn LoPresti (35th) 18:37 Lynn LoPresti (27th) 19:27 Diane Heffernan (89th) 19:06 Keely Malone (59th) 18:39 Paige Higgins (69th) 22:44 Diane Disher (31st) 22:07.40 Paige Higgins (16th) 21:18.44 Laura Lavoie (10th) 21:39.00 Megan Manthe (61st) 22:14.75 Lisa Morisey (11th) 22:36.00 Lisa Morisey (60th) 22:42.90 Lauren Bonds (25th) 21:05.40 Lauren Bonds (16th) 21:29.70 Lauren Bonds (5th) 20:49.10 Rebeka Stowe (18th) 20:43.44 Rebeka Stowe (20th) 21:38.86 Kathleen Thompson (47th) 21:55:73 Hannah Richardson (11th) 20:41.3 Nashia Baker (85th) 21:35.1 Sharon Lokedi (3rd) 20:14.9 Sharon Lokedi (2nd) 20:00.7

Catherine Saxon (81st) Julia Saul (32nd) Julia Saul (18th) Julia Saul (65th) Colleen McClinton (82nd) Lauren Bonds (61st) Sharon Lokedi (10th) Sharon Lokedi (5th)

20:04.90 21:02.30 18:20.30 17:40.00 17:50.30 17:25.50 18:15.90 19:52.2

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HISTORY/RECORDS

Michelle Brown (7th) Tanya Heard (27th) Anne Johannessen (30th) Anne Johannessen (33rd) Paula Berquist (19th) Susan Glatter (17th) Shaula Hatcher (33rd) Lisa Kirwan (33rd) Trisha Mangan (35th) Kelly Coffey (40th) Tricia Brown (11th) Cathy Palacios (15th) Julia Saul (4th) Julia Saul (3rd) Julia Saul (4th) Colleen McClinton (20th) Sara Heeb (20th) Emily Miles (38th) Lynn LoPresti (27th) Diane Heffernan (46th) Keely Malone (62nd) Laura Lavoie (40th) Katy Eisenmenger (18th) Laura Lavoie (8th) Laura Lavoie (32nd) Megan Manthe (47th) Lisa Morrisey (39th) Lisa Morrisey (45th) Lauren Bonds (30th) Lauren Bonds (12th) Lauren Bonds (10th) Rebeka Stowe (12th) Rebeka Stowe (7th) Kyra Kilwein (21st) Hannah Richardson (11th) Nashia Baker (36th) Sharon Lokedi (11th) Sharon Lokedi (1st)

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COMPLIANCE 101 UNDERSTANDING THE “RULES OF THE GAME” With the continued success of Kansas Athletics, the Athletic Compliance Office wants you to understand how you can help KU coaches and student-athletes. Institutional control of athletics is a fundamental requirement of NCAA legislation. Specifically, the NCAA constitution provides that each institution shall be responsible for: • Controlling its intercollegiate athletics program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA. • Monitoring its program to ensure compliance with identifying and reporting to the NCAA instances in which compliance has not been achieved and taking appropriate corrective action. • Ensuring that members of the institution’s staff, student-athletes and other individuals or groups representing the institution’s athletics interests comply with all applicable NCAA rules. Under NCAA rules, KU is responsible for all actions of its boosters. Therefore, it is also our responsibility to make you aware of consequences for violating the rules pertaining to permissible booster activity. Boosters found in violation are subject to losing benefits and privileges, including season tickets. In addition, the NCAA Committee on Infractions has required institutions to disassociate boosters who have violated NCAA rules and regulations from the institution. COMPLIANCE TERMINOLOGY BOOSTERS. You are a representative of KU’s athletics interests, more commonly known as a “booster,” if you meet any of the following conditions: • You are a member of any organization that promotes KU’s athletics program (e.g., Williams Education Fund); • You have made a financial contribution to the KU athletics department or its booster organization; • You have assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes for KU; • You have provided benefits (e.g., summer jobs or occasional family meals) to enrolled studentathletes; • You are the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of an enrolled student-athlete; or • You have, in any way, promoted the athletics program at KU. Remember: Once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains this identity indefinitely. Even if you are not a booster as defined by the NCAA, know that your actions involving student-athletes can cause violations of NCAA rules. Something as simple as buying a student-athlete lunch at a fast food restaurant is, most likely, a NCAA violation. Please contact the Athletic Compliance Office with your questions regarding impermissible recruiting inducements and extra benefits. PROSPECTS. A prospective student-athlete, commonly known as a “prospect” or “recruit,” is any individual who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospect if the institution contacts the student for recruiting purposes or provides the student (or the

student’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not generally provide to all prospective students. In addition, studentathletes enrolled in preparatory schools or two-year colleges are considered prospective student-athletes. Remember: A prospect remains a prospect even after he or she signs a National Letter of Intent or Financial Aid Agreement to attend KU. The prospect does not lose this status until the start of classes at the university or until the beginning of official practice prior to the start of classes, whichever occurs first. After classes or official practice begins, the prospective student-athlete then simply becomes a student-athlete. CONTACT. A “contact” is a face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parent, relative or legal guardian and institutional staff member or athletics representative during which dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. However, any such face-toface encounter on the KU campus or during a KU event that is prearranged, or takes place on the grounds of the prospect’s educational institution or at the site of an organized competition or practice involving the prospect or the prospect’s high school, preparatory school, twoyear college or all-star team, shall be considered a contact, regardless of the content of the conversation that occurs. TELEPHONE/ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE CONTACT. The restriction on contact extends to telephone and electronic correspondence. Any contact by you or any other booster, alumnus or other representative of athletics interest via these modes of comunication is prohibited. Electronic correspondence includes, but not limited to, text messaging or any application that functions as a text message (i.e. snapchat), email, any social media methods (i.e. Facebook, Twitter), chat rooms and instant message. Telephone contact is any electronically-transmitted voice exchange including, but not limited to, calls and video conferenceing such as as Skype and Facetime. RECRUITING. Any contact by you or any other booster, alumnus or other representative of Kansas Athletics’ interests for the purpose of recruitment, is strictly and clearly prohibited. It is not permissible for any member of Kansas Athletics’ staff, alumnus or booster to contact a student-athlete at another institution for the purpose of recruitment. A student-athlete who is attending another institution must receive written permission from their institution before they can have contact with the University of Kansas. If you know of a prospective student-athlete who may want to attend KU, we encourage you to call the appropriate coach. Contacting a KU coach is the only permissible recruiting activity in which boosters may participate. EMPLOYMENT. It is permissible for an athletics representative or alumnus/alumna to contact a prospect regarding summer employment prior to initial enrollment provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent. However, no contact may be made without

approval from the Athletic Compliance Office. In addition, the employment arrangement for the prospect may not begin until the prospect has graduated from high school. If the prospect is attending a two-year institution, the employment may not begin prior to the time that the prospect has officially withdrawn from or has completed the requirements for graduation at the two-year college. EXTRA BENEFITS. It is not permissible to provide any type of assistance to a prospect — financial or otherwise. A representative of Kansas Athletics’ interests or a “booster” may not provide ANYTHING to a prospect, their friends or family, even if the prospect has a signed National Letter of Intent or a Financial Aid Agreement. STUDENT-ATHLETE. A student-athlete is any University of Kansas student who is a member of a varsity athletics team. EXTRA BENEFITS. An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or booster to provide a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends with a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA legislation. It is a violation of the NCAA rules to provide an extra benefit to a student-athlete. OCCASIONAL MEAL. You may provide a student-athlete or a team with an occasional meal at your home. This meal can be catered and you may provide the studentathletes with transportation to attend the meal. All occasional meals must be pre-approved by the Athletic Compliance Office. Together, the University of Kansas and YOU will make this program a success. These reminders will help guide you and ensure that Kansas Athletics operates within the rules and regulations of the NCAA as we continue toward our ultimate goal of academic and athletics excellence. If in doubt, remember that in most cases any contact with or benefits given to a prospect or an enrolled studentathlete or their family or friends is strictly prohibited.

FOR SPECIFIC NCAA RULE INTERPRETATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE OFFICE: Kansas Athletics Compliance Office 1651 Naismith Drive Lawrence, KS 66045 Phone (785) 864-4200 Fax (785) 864-5289 Email compliance@ku.edu

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