KANSAS RECORD BOOK KU OLYMPIANS Glenn Cunningham, 1,500 meters............................................................... 1932 Glenn Cunningham, 1,500 meters (Silver Medal) ....................................... 1936 Wes Santee, 5,000 meters........................................................................... 1952 Billy Mills, 10,000 meters (Gold Medal)....................................................... 1964 Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters............................................................................... 1964 Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters (Silver Medal)........................................................ 1968 Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters............................................................................... 1972 Charlie Gruber, 1,500 meters....................................................................... 2004
NCAA CHAMPIONS Herb Semper......................................................................................1950, 1951 Wes Santee................................................................................................. 1953 Al Frame...................................................................................................... 1954 John Lawson............................................................................................... 1965
CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICANS Harold Moore.............................................................................................. 1945 Bob Karnes.........................................................................................1947, 1948 Harold Hinchee........................................................................................... 1948 Herb Semper............................................................................................... 1950 Cliff Abel..................................................................................................... 1950 Herb Semper............................................................................................... 1951 Norm Bitner................................................................................................ 1951 Wes Santee................................................................................................. 1953 Art Dalzell................................................................................................... 1953 Al Frame.............................................................................................1954, 1955 Jan Howell.................................................................................................. 1956 Jerry McNeal......................................................................................1956, 1957 Billy Mills...........................................................................................1958, 1959 Brian Travis.................................................................................................. 1958 John Lawson............................................................................................... 1965 Brent Steiner............................................................................................... 1984 Julia Saul (KU’s only female All-American).................................................. 1992 Michael Cox................................................................................................. 1994 David Johnston........................................................................................... 1994 Benson Chesang.......................................................................................... 2004 Paul Hefferon.............................................................................................. 2006 Colby Wissel.......................................................................................2006, 2007
NCAA APPEARANCES -- MEN 1950 (4), 1951 (2), 1953 (1), 1954 (4), 1955 (2), 1956 (2), 1957 (5), 1961 (4), .. 1963 (4), 1965 (6), 1966 (16), 1968 (16), 1969 (21), 1972 (14), 1979 (22), 1981 (18), 1989 (10), 1990 (16). 1991 (15), 1994 (16), 2005 (12), 2006 (20)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Missouri Valley (4).......................................................Fred Rodkey (1914, 1915) ................................................................................... Poco Frazier (1927, 1928) Big Six (3).........................................................Glenn Cunningham (1931, 1932) .............................................................................................. Bob Karnes (1947) Big Seven (8)................................................................ Bob Karnes (1948, 1949) ..................................................................................Herb Semper (1950, 1951) ....................................................................................Wes Santee (1952, 1953) ........................................................................................ Al Frame (1954, 1955) Big Eight (5).........................................................................Jerry McNeal (1956) ..............................................................................................Tom Skutka (1957) .................................................................................................Billy Mills (1960) ...............................................................................................Bill Dotson (1961) ............................................................................................John Lawson (1965) Big 12 (3)............................................................. Benson Chesang (2004, 2005) .............................................................................................Colby Wissel (2006)
NCAA TOP-FIVE TEAM FINISHES 1950 (4), 1951 (2), 1953 (1), 1954 (4), 1955 (2), 1956 (2), 1957 (5), 1961 (4), 1963 (4)
NCAA APPEARANCES -- WOMEN 1993 (22), 1994 (18) TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Missouri Valley (1)....................................................................................... 1928 Big Six (1).................................................................................................... 1947 Big Seven (10)......1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 Big Eight (7)......................................1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969 KU HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Lee Adams Theo Hamilton Billy Alley Herold Hadley Gary Ard Scott Huffman Jim Bausch Ron Jessie Terry Beucher Jan Johnson Les Bitner J.W. Johnson Dick Blair Roger Kathol David Blutcher Kristi Kloster Jeff Buckingham Doug Knop George Byers John Lawson Shelia Calmese Eddie Lewis Frank Cindrich Mark Lutz Sam Colson Brian McElroy Glen Cunningham Billy Mills Cliff Cushman Ralph Moody Elwyn Dees Kevin Newell Bob Devinney Bill Nieder Emmett Edwards Jim Niehouse Allen Frame Al Oerter
Sanya Olowabi Tom Poor Terry Porter Michael Ricks Scott Russell Jim Ryun Karl Salb Wes Santee Tom Scavuzzo Herb Semper Herb Shelby Randy Smith Dennis Stewart Charlie Tidwell Jay Wagner Cliff Wiley Steve Wilhelm
KU CONFERENCE AFFILIATES 1907-1927: Missouri Valley 1928-1947: Big Six Conference 1948-1957: Big Seven Conference 1958-1996: Big Eight Conference 1996-Present: Big 12 Conference
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