2014 Kansas Cross Country Media Guide by Kansas Jayhawks

2014 KANSAS MEN

Top Row (left to right): Juan del Azar, Savannah Burks (graduate assistant trainer), Zack Sanchez (trainer), Stanley Redwine (head coach), Michael Whittlesey (assistant coach), Rose Richmond (director of external operations), Brandon Bernal. Middle Row (left to right): Adel Yoonis, Ben Burchstead, Carson Vickroy, James Hampton, Jacob Morgan, Chris Malgares. Front Row (left to right): Alexandre Lavigne, Ben Brownlee, Logan Sloan, James Wilson, Evan Landes, Daniel Koech, Tyler Yunk.

2014 KANSAS WOMEN

Top Row (left to right): Mary Kate Franklin, Savannah Burks (graduate assistant trainer), Zack Sanchez (trainer), Stanley Redwine (head coach), Michael Whittlesey (assistant coach), Rose Richmond (director of external operations), Alaina Schroeder. Middle Row (left to right): Sarah Kelly, Jennifer Angles, Malika Baker, Courtney Coppinger, Hannah Dimmick, Nashia Baker, Grace Morgan. Front Row (left to right): Lydia Saggau, Hannah Richardson, Jasmine Edwards, Rachael Schaffer, Hayley Francis, Kelli McKenna, Julia Dury, Rachel Simon.

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY 7

QUICK FACTS

2014 ROSTER

Coaches/ STAFF

History

2014 MEET SCHEDULE

8.29 9.27 10.4 10.18 11.1 11.14 11.22

Bob Timmons Dual Classic Roy Griak Invitational Rim Rock Classic Pre-Nationals Big 12 Championships NCAA Midwest Regional NCAA Championships

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MEN 31 WOMEN 41 COACHES/STAFF 51 2013 IN REVIEW 63 HISTORY 69

Lawrence, Kan. Minneapolis, Minn. Lawrence, Kan. Terre Haute, Ind. Lawrence, Kan. Peoria, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind.

THIS IS KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY . . . . . . . . . 7 THE MEN OF KANSAS Bernal/Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Burchstead/Del Azar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Hampton/Koech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lavigne/Melgares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Morgan/Sloan/Vicroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Yoonis/Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

HISTORY Kansas Cross Country Legends . . . . . . . . . . 70 Men’s Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Men’s Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Men’s Top Postseason Finishers . . . . . . . . . . 74 Women’s Year-By-Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Women’s Top Postseason Finishers . . . . . . . . 76 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Dr. Sheahon Zenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

THE WOMEN OF KANSAS Angles/M. Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 N. Baker/Coppinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dimmick/Dury/Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Francis/Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Kelly/McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Morgan/Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Saggau/Schaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Schroeder/Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 COACHES/STAFF Head Coach Stanley Redwine . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Assistant Coach Michael Whittlesey . . . . . . . 56 Cross Country Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 2013 REVIEW Men’s Meet Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Women’s Meet Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 2013 Academic Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan. School Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1866 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,784 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawks Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293)

Quick

Facts

Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little (Marywood College, 1966) Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Sheahon Zenger (Kansas State, 1988)

HOME COURSE INFORMATION Course Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rim Rock Farm Year Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 Course Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10K, 8K, 6K, 5K

COACHING STAFF

SUPPORT STAFF

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Redwine Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas, 1985 Years at KU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th Years Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21st

Milan Donley . . . . . . . . . . . . Events Coordinator Josh Williamson . . . . Assistant Events Coordinator Jessie Riedel . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations Rose Richmond . . . Director of External Operations Debbie Luman . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Zack Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Trainer Savannah Burks . . . . . . Grad Asst. Athletic Trainer Demetrius Daniels . . . . . . . . Equipment Manager Alex Raridon . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Manager Ian Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Manager Danielle Komp . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Manager

Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . Michael Whittlesey Alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Connecticut, 1990 Years at KU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sixth Years Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25th

MEN’S TEAM HISTORY Seasons of Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . 101st NCAA Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 NCAA Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NCAA Individual Champions . . . . . . . . . 5 Conference Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Conference Individual Champions . . . . 23 2013 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . .6th 2013 NCAA Regional Finish . . . . . . . . 5th

WOMEN’S TEAM HISTORY Seasons of Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . 40th NCAA Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NCAA Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 NCAA Individual Champions . . . . . . . . . 0 Conference Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Conference Individual Champions . . . . . 0 2013 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . .7th 2013 NCAA Regional Finish . . . . . . . . 5th

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Primary Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Gilbert Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7788 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . .785-424-4008 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . brgilbert@ku.edu Assoc. AD/Exec. Dir of Branding . . . . Todd Kober Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7867 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . tkober@ku.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KUAthletics.com

INTRODUCTION

RETURNERS

GRADUATED

TOTAL (22)

TOTAL (5)

MEN (8) NAME YR. EXP. Ben Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . James Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Daniel Koech* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Evan Landes* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 3L Alexandre Lavinge . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . James Wilson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 2L Tyler Yunk* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . 1L

MEN (3)

WOMEN (14) NAME YR. EXP. Jennifer Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Malika Baker* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . 1L Nashia Baker* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . 1L Courtney Coppinger* . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . 1L Hannah Dimmick . . . . . . . . . . . . (RS)Fr. . . . Julia Dury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Jasmine Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . 1L Hayley Francis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Grace Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (RS)Fr. . . . Hannah Richardson* . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . 2L Lydia Saggau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (RS)Fr. . . . Rachael Schaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . Rachel Simon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . -

NAME YR. EXP. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . Josh Munsch* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 3L Brendan Soucie* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 1L WOMEN (2) NAME YR. EXP. Natalie Becker* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 2L Maddy Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . -

* - Indicates member of KU’s 2013 NCAA Regional team

2014 MEET INFO

ROY GRIAK INVITATIONAL

BOB TIMMONS DUAL CLASSIC MEET 1 | Aug. 30 | Rim Rock Farm

RIM ROCK CLASSIC

MEET 2 | Sept. 27 | Les Bolstad Golf Course

MEET 3 | Oct. 4 | Rim Rock Farm

GENERAL INFO

2013 MEET 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

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul, Minn. Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Minnesota Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8K (12:20 p.m.) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . 6K (1:10 p.m.) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Wilson Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gophersports.com

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

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . . . Tyler Yunk (KU) - 19:34.19 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Women’s Indiv. Champion . . . . Samantha Watson (ORU) - 18:34.88

2013 MEET INFO

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . Tylor Thatcher (BYU) - 24:26 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Women’s Individual Champion . . . . Shelby Houlihan (Ariz. St.) - 20:36

2013 MEET INFO

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT

MEDIA RELATIONS

Brad Gilbert Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7788 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-424-4008 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brgilbert@ku.edu

Brian Deutsch Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612-626-4011 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deuts060@umn.edu

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

ISU PRE-NATIONAL INV.

MEET 4 | Oct. 18 | LaVern Gibson Champ Course GENERAL INFO

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terre Haute, Ind. Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana State University Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . 8K (10:40 a.m. (CT)) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . 6K (10 a.m. (CT)) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gartland Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GoSycamores.com

2013 MEET INFO

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colorado Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . Kennedy Kithuka (TTU) - 22:52.8 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Georgetown Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . Emma Bates (Boise St.) - 20:09.1

MEDIA RELATIONS

Kevin Jenison Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812-237-4073 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin.Jenison@indstate.edu

MEET 5 | Nov. 1 | Rim Rock Farm

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . Josh Munsch (KU) - 24:20.83 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michigan Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . Taylor Pogue (Mich.) - 20:53.09 Brad Gilbert Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7788 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-424-4008 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brgilbert@ku.edu

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL

MEET 6 | Nov. 14 | Newman Golf Course

GENERAL INFO

2013 MEET INFO

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan. Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Kansas Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K (10 a.m.) Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8K (11 a.m.) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milan Donley Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Sports.com Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . Kennedy Kithuka (TTU) - 22:16.0 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa State Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . Marielle Hall (UT) - 19:38.3 Zach Gourley Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469-524-1039 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641-849-0321 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zgourley@big12sports.com

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peoria, Ill. Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradley University Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10K (TBA) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K (TBA) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BradleyBraves.com Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . Chris O’Hare (Tulsa) - 30:28.0 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa State Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . Crystal Nelson (ISU) - 20:12.6 Jim Rea Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309-677-3869 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jrea@bradley.edu

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

MEN’S ROSTER

2014

Roster

Name HT Year Hometown/Previous School Bernal, Brandon . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sanger, Texas/Allen County CC Brownlee, Ben . . . . . . . . . 6-3 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep Burchstead, Ben . . . . . . . .5-10 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission North HS Del Azar, Juan . . . . . . . . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . Virginia Water, England/Wellington College Hampton, James . . . . . . . 5-11 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll Catholic HS Koech, Daniel . . . . . . . . . 6-2 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eldoret, Kenya/Kericho HS Landes, Evan . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mulvane, Kan./Mulvane HS Lavigne, Alexandre . . . . . . 6-3 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . Quebec City, Quebec/Ceqep Sainte-Foy Melgares, Chris . . . . . . . . 5-11 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan HS Morgan, Jacob . . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topeka, Kan./Colorado State Sloan, Logan . . . . . . . . . 5-10 . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS Vickroy, Carson . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS Wilson, James . . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abilene, Kan./Abilene HS Yoonis, Adel . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marietta, Ga./Wheeler HS Yunk, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North HS

WOMEN’S ROSTER Name HT Year Hometown/Previous School Angles, Jennifer . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas Baker, Malika . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lansing, Kan./Lansing HS Baker, Nashia . . . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lansing, Kan./Lansing HS Coppinger, Courtney . . . . . 5-9 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Mission Hills, Kan./St. Teresa’s Academy Dimmick, Hannah . . . . . . . 5-9 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McLean, Va./McLean HS Dury, Julia . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS Edwards, Jasmine . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS Francis, Hayley . . . . . . . . . 5-2 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS Franklin, Mary Kate . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . Topeka, Kan./Hayden Catholic HS Kelly, Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cupar, Scotland/Bell Baxter HS McKenna, Kelli . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison, Wis./Edgewood HS Morgan, Grace . . . . . . . . . 5-2 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Richardson, Hannah . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood HS Saggau, Lydia . . . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS Schaffer, Rachael . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS Schroeder, Alaina . . . . . . . 5-5 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan HS Simon, Rachel . . . . . . . . . 5-5 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS

COACHING STAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Redwine (15th season, Arkansas ‘85) Assistant Coach . . . . . . . Michael Whittelsey (Sixth season, Connecticut ‘90)

INTRODUCTION

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

ROSTERS BY STATE MEN ENGLAND - UNITED KINGDOM Juan del Azar . . . . . Virginia Water

WOMEN ILLINOIS Rachel Simon . . . . . . . Barrington

ROSTERS BY CLASS

GEORGIA Adel Yoonis . . . . . . . . . . Marietta

IOWA Lydia Saggau . . . . West Des Moines

ILLINOIS Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . Belvidere

KANSAS Jennifer Angles . . . . Overland Park Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . .Lansing Nashia Baker . . . . . . . . . .Lansing Courtney Coppinger . . Mission Hills Hayley Francis . . . . . . . .Lawrence Mary Kate Franklin . . . . . . Topeka Grace Morgan . . . . . . . . Lawrence Rachael Schaffer . . . . . . Lawrence Alaina Schroeder . . . . . Manhattan

MEN SENIOR Evan Landes James Wilson

KANSAS Ben Burchstead . . . . Overland Park James Hampton . . . . . . . . Wichita Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . Mulvane Chris Melgares . . . . . . . Manhattan Jacob Morgan . . . . . . . . . Topeka Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . Lawrence James Wilson . . . . . . . . . Abilene KENYA Daniel Koech . . . . . . . . . . Eldoret QUEBEC - CANADA Alexandre Lavigne . . . . Quebec City TEXAS Brandon Bernal . . . . . . . . . Sanger Ben Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Carson Vickroy . . . . . . . . . Coppell

MISSOURI Julia Dury . . . . . . . . . Blue Springs Jasmine Edwards . . . . . . Kearney Hannah Richardson . . . . .Kirkwood SCOTLAND - UNITED KINGDOM Sarah Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . Cupar VIRGINIA Hannah Dimmick . . . . . . . McLean

JUNIOR Brandon Bernal Jacob Morgan Logan Sloan

WOMEN JUNIOR Hayley Francis Sarah Kelly Hannah Richardson Rachael Schaffer

SOPHOMORE Ben Brownlee James Hampton Daniel Koech Alexandre Lavigne Tyler Yunk

SOPHOMORE Jennifer Angles Malika Baker Nashia Baker Courtney Coppinger Julia Dury Jasmine Edwards Kelli McKenna Rachel Simon

FRESHMAN Ben Burchstead Juan Del Azar Chris Melgares Carson Vickroy Adel Yoonis

FRESHMAN Hannah Dimmick Mary Kate Franklin Grace Morgan Lydia Saggau Alaina Schroeder

WISCONSIN Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . Madison

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Daniel KOECH . . . . . . . . . . . KOE-etch Alexandre LAVIGNE . . . . . . . Luh-VEEN

NASHIA Baker . . . . . . . . .Nuh-SHE-ah Courtney COPPINGER . . . . . . COP-in-jer Lydia SAGGAU . . . . . . . . . . .SAH-goh

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PAIR OF SENIORS READY TO LEAD JAYHAWK MEN TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The University of Kansas men’s cross country team again saw another strong season in 2013 which culminated in a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, the squad’s best finish in over six years. The 2014 squad returns the majority of that regional team and adds several talented newcomers looking to continue Kansas cross country’s rise back to national prominence. Even with the loss of All-Region performers Josh Munsch and Reid Buchanan, the Jayhawks return the majority of the athletes who were a part of their Big 12 and NCAA Regional teams in 2013, including seniors James Wilson and Evan Landes. Both Jayhawks have been integral parts of KU’s lead pack for the past three seasons and don’t expect that to change this year. A trio of sophomores will be expected to be strong contributors for the Jayhawks this year in Tyler Yunk, Alexandre Lavigne and Daniel Koech. Yunk was a winner in his first collegiate race last season at the Bob Timmons Classic and finished inside KU’s top five in each race he competed in. Lavinge and Koech took enormous strides throughout their debut seasons as well, putting themselves in position to help the team to a high conference and regional finish. A handful of transfers will be welcomed to the team this season. Juniors Brandon Bernal and Jacob Morgan will bring a wealth of experience to a relatively young KU men’s team. Morgan was a two-time competitor at the Mountain West Championships for Colorado State while Bernal was a top runner at last season at the junior college level. The Kansas coaches signed five highly regarded freshmen for 2014, most of whom are expected to contribute immediately. Juan del Azar comes to Lawrence via Virginia Water, England and has already amassed an impressive resume with a high finish at the English National Championships and numerous school records on the track. Manahattan, Kansas native Chris Melgares was a key part of Manhattan High School’s four league titles and 2014 regional championship. He also added a pair of state titles on the track during his final season in Manhattan. Carson Vickroy, who hails from Chappelle, Texas, earned spots on three All-District teams during his high school campaign. Adel Yoonis rounds out the freshman class but has already seen time in the Crimson & Blue after spending 2014 on the Kansas track team, showing great potential as a middle distance specialist.

WOMEN’S SQUAD LOOKING TO CARRY MOMENTUM FROM STRONG END TO 2013 The Kansas women’s team will enter the 2014 season with elevated expectations after an impressive finale to 2013. The team returns all but one of the runners that picked up the program’s highest regional finish in a decade. This year’s team features the rare blend of youth and experience as eight of the 17 runners on the roster are underclassmen but have suited up for the Jayhawks in two or more meets. The Jayhawks see the return of junior Hannah Richardson, who is coming off a sophomore season in which she earned All-Big 12 and AllRegion accolades. Unlike 2013, Richardson will enter this season with experience as the Jayhawks’ No. 1 runner as she led her squad in all four meets last season. Nashia and Malika Baker were arguably two of the Jayhawks’ two most improved runners as freshmen in 2013 and continued that progress thoughout the track season. Both finished inside the top-four of the Jayhawk pack in all but one meet last year and the Baker twins are sure to bring that consistent pressence to this season’s team. Sophomores Courtney Coppinger and Rachel Simon were were also consistently near the top of the KU pack during their first season in Lawrence, with both earning spots on the Jayhawk team that competed at the Big 12 and Midwest Regional Championships. The duo will give its team a couple more young and talented runners to help push the Jayhawk squad to higher finishes. The women will also see the addition of redshirt freshmen Grace Morgan and Lydia Saggau, who both posted impressive debut performances in the season opener last fall before being sidelined for the rest of the year with injuries. Both runners are more than capable to slide up among the top of the KU pack and make the Jayhawks one of the deepest squads in the Big 12. The coaches have again brought in a solid group of newcomers, headlined by Sarah Kelly. The Scotland native brings in a wealth of experience running on the international stage as she has notched high finishes at the IAAF World Junior Championships and a host of other European meets. Kansas natives Mary Kate Franklin and Alaina Schroeder round out the newcomer class. Franklin was a state champion as a member of the Hayden Catholic High title-winning squad in 2014 and picked up an individual state title on the track in the 1,600 meters last year. Schroeder also garnered impressive accolades at the high school level as she was a member of the league and regional champion Manhattan High team from 2011-13.

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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

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• Property originally purchased in 1974 by thenKU cross country coach Bob Timmons • Donated to the University of Kansas in 2004 • Features competitive course distances ranging from 4K to 10K • Host site of the 2006 Big 12 Cross Country Championships • Host site of the 1983, 1991 and 1995 Big Eight Cross Country Championships • Host site of the 1998 NCAA Division I and II National Cross Country Championships

RIM ROCK IS SCHEDULED TO HOST ITS SECOND BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AND FIFTH CONFERENCE MEET OVERALL IN THE FALL OF 2014 AS WELL AS ITS FIRST NCAA REGIONAL MEET IN 2015.

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ATHLETIC GEAR

KANSAS ATHLETICS IS OUTFITTED WITH ADIDAS GEAR — ONE OF THE LARGEST SUCH PARTNERSHIPS IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS. ALL KU CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERSS ARE PROVIDED EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPONSORSHIP & PRODUCT-ALLOWANCE

2019

YEAR THE ADIDAS PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO

2005

YEAR THE ADIDAS PARTNERSHIP BEGAN

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MEDIA EXPOSURE

TIME WARNER CABLE SPORTSCHANNEL IS A 24/7 SPORTS NETWORK BASED IN KANSAS CITY

600+ 50+ HOURS OF ORIGINAL AND SECOND-RUN PROGRAMMING ABOUT KU ATHLETICS THIS SEASON

LIVE GAMES TELEVISED BY TWCSC THIS SEASON

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

KU VARSITY SPORTS WILL HAVE GAMES TELEVISED IN THIS YEAR

TIME WARNER CABLE SPORTSCHANNEL TO TELEVISE MORE THAN 300 HOURS OF ORIGINAL KANSAS ATHLETICS PROGRAMMING ANNUALLY, INCLUDING LIVE GAMES AND EXTENSIVE JAYHAWKS PROGRAMMING, PLUS ENCORE PRESENTATIONS!

SOCIAL MEDIA 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.

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

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

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

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KU 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.

CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

GLENN CUNNINGHAM (1931-32) AL FRAME (1952-55) JOHN LAWSON (1964-68) BILLY MILLS (1957-60) JIM RYUN (1966-69) WES SANTEE (1950-53) HERB SEMPER (1966-68)

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

YEARS OF COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE

COMBINED COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS

NCAA CHAMPIONS COACHED

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING The $8 million, 42,000-square-foot Anderson Family Strength & Conditioning Center features state-of-the-art weight training equipment, a cardiovascular workout area, meeting rooms and lockers. Home to the some of the most advanced technology in sport performance today, University of Kansas athletes receive nothing but the best conditioning and instruction from a group of the field’s top professionals. Additionally, players 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 KU’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 13,NBA draft picks, eight NFL Draft First Round selections and dozens more Olympic Sport professionals.

42,000 SQUARE FEET TRAINING CENTER

YARD TURF PRACTICE AREA

YARD INDOOR RUNNING HILL

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SPORTS MEDICINE The University of Kansas sports medicine staff and physicians are constantly on the cutting edge of injury prevention and rehabilitation. Using such stateof-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.

1. ZACK SANCHEZ

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

2. SAVANNAH BURKS

Came to Kansas from the University of Texas where she served as a student trainer for many of the Longhornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sports teams. Burks is in her first year pursuing a masters degree in athletic training.

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, Sports Nutrition and Sports Psychology.

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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ACADEMIC SUPPORT

2,000

TUTORING SESSIONS SCHEDULED PER WEEK FOR MORE THAN 350 STUDENTATHLETES

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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.

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STRATEGIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORING PROGRAMS (STP) • Tutoring is available to any studentathlete, regardless of scholarship status or sport. • Many of the tutors working within STP are instructors or teaching assistants at KU. Some are undergraduate students who have excelled in their respective subject areas. • Both programs offer individualized tutoring as well as small study groups. • STP schedules nearly 2,000 tutoring sessions per week for more than 350 student-athletes working with tutors each week each semester. • STP has more than 120 tutors who work with student-athletes who request tutoring assistance.

FOUR-YEAR APR SCORE, THE HIGHEST SCORE ATTAINABLE, EARNED BY THE KANSAS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AND MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS IN 2013

STUDENT-ATHLETES HONORED AMONG THE 10 LEAGUE SCHOOLS IN THE BIG 12 WITH THE LAGE AWARD

120+

TUTORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO REQUEST TUTORING ASSISTANCE.

176

STUDENT-ATHLETES LOGGED GPAS BETWEEN 3.0 AND 3.99

KANSAS STUDENT-ATHLETE RECIPIENTS OF THE DR. GERALD LAGE AWARD FROM THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

KANSAS STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO THE 2013-14 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM, INCLUDING FIVE FROM THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS

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STUDENT SUPPORT - KU LEADS

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

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.

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.

4. JAYHAWKS AFTER COMPETITION Kansas Athletics Career Services and K Club have teamed up to assist student-athletes who have exhausted athletic eligibility, but are finishing up academic responsibilities while transitioning into life after competition. 5.

2,000+ HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE COMPLETED TOTAL BY KU STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE PAST YEAR

STUDENT ATHLETES SERVE AS SAAC MEMBERS

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

6. 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.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SUCCESS 1.

BASEBALL TEAM: NCAA Tournament appearance (Louisville Regional), Six players drafted (tied for most in Big 12 in 2014)

9. SWIMMING & DIVING Chelsie Miller, All-American (400 IM), Big 12 Swimmer of the Meet, First Big 12 Champion in school history (400 IM)

Stephen Villines, Second-team freshman All-American (NCBWA)

Clark Campbell, Big 12 Women’s Swim Coach of the Year, Big 12 Championships Coach of the Meet

M. BASKETBALL TEAM: 10-straight Big 12 Championships and 25 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances Joel Embiid, No. 3 Pick in the 2014 NBA Draft; Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big 12 Second Team, Big 12 AllNewcomer Team Andrew Wiggins, No. 1 Pick in the 2014 NBA Draft; Consensus Second Team All-American, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, All-Big 12 First Team

W. BASKETBALL Chelsea Gardner, All-Big 12 First Team, WBCA All-Region Team

4. FOOTBALL James Sims, All-Big 12 First Team, First player in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons 5.

W. GOLF TEAM: Highest finish in conference championship (T-4th) since 1992, NCAA atlarge regional selection, Advanced to NCAA Championship Yupaporn Kawinpakorn, All-Big 12 First Team, Big 12 All-Tournament Team

6. ROWING Elizabeth Scherer, All-Big 12 First Team, Dr. Gerald Lage Award, Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship, C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year 7.

SOCCER Liana Salazar, All-Big 12 First Team (2013)

10. TENNIS TEAM: Listed as high as No. 33 in Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll during the season, the Jayhawks’ highest rank in program history

11. M. TRACK & FIELD Casey Bowen, 2014 Big 12 Outdoor Pole Vault Champion Michael Stigler, Three-time Big 12 Outdoor 400m Hurdles Champion (2012, 2013, 2014), Two-time NCAA Outdoor 400m Hurdles runner-up (2013, 2014), 2014 Midwest Track Athlete of the Year 12. W. TRACK & FIELD TEAM: 2013 NCAA Outdoor National Champion

Jessica Maroszek, Big 12 Outdoor Discus Champion (2013, 2014) Lindsay Vollmer, Big 12 Heptathlon Champion (2013, 2014), 2013 NCAA Heptathlon Champion 13. VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (2012 Second Round, 2013 Sweet 16), Four All-Big 12 First Team honorees Ray Bechard, Big 12 Coach of the Year (2012, 2013), 2013 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year

2013 All-Americans, Caroline Jarmoc (Third Team), Erin McNorton (Honorable Mention), Chelsea Albers (Honorable Mention) and Sara McClinton (Honorable Mention)

8. SOFTBALL TEAM: NCAA Tournament appearance, first since 2006 Chaley Brickey, All-Big 12 Second Team, AllRegion First Team (Midwest Region)

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KU ATHLETIC 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 audio-visual room, meeting rooms, a cardio room, a hydro-therapy room, a nutrition area and a display area; The standalone, 80,000 square-foot facility is the state-of-theart 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 student-athletes; $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

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

ARROCHA BALLPARK AT ROCK CHALK PARK Home of Kansas softball; In its 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

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

ALVAMAR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB Considered “home” to the University of Kansas men’s and women’s golf programs; With a state-of-the-art practice facility and 36 of the finest-kept golf holes in Kansas, the teams are able to challenge themselves on a daily basis; The Knapheide Family Practice Facility consists of four climate-controlled hitting bays with cutting-edge swing technology; Three smaller bays in addition to one larger bay, which is equipped with a V1 video swing analysis system and a Trackman radar launch monitoring system

KU SOCCER COMPLEX AT ROCK CHALK PARK Home of Kansas soccer; Set to open in August 2014, this dedicated facility features a bern surrounding the playing surface and seats over 2,300 fans 10. JAYHAWK TENNIS CENTER Indoor and outdoor home of Kansas Jayhawks tennis; A full-service facility with a slate of programming for all ages

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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 RIM ROCK FARM Located northwest of Lawrence; Has been the home of the Jayhawks since the 1974 season; Will host the 2014 Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championships

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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

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KU TRACK COMPLEX AT ROCK CHALK PARK Home of Kansas track & field; 87th annual Kansas Relays were the first meet to be held at the new facility in April 2014; Recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as the fifth Class I Certified track on United States soil and one of only 105 in the entire world; Will host its first NCAA West Preliminary May 26-28, 2016

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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS The University of Kansas is a major public research and teaching institution with lofty goals and a global outlook. The historic buildings and tree-covered campus, along with top-ranked academic programs and growing research endeavors, provide an environment that inspires and challenges students and faculty. Students find a home that is wireless yet historic, on the edge of both prairie and a metropolis with a myriad of opportunities and activities.

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NATIONAL RANKING, CITY MANAGEMENT/ URBAN POLICY

RHODES SCHOLARS, MORE THAN ALL OTHER KANSAS UNIVERSITIES COMBINED

$296

MILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID PROVIDED TO KU STUDENTS

25.3

STUDENTS’ COMPOSITE ACT SCORE. HIGHEST IN THE STATE AND ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE (22.5)

NATIONALLY RANKED GRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS — MORE THAN ALL OTHER PUBLIC KANSAS UNIVERSITIES COMBINED

27,784 CURRENT ENROLLMENT

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CAMPUS LIVING

1969

JAYHAWKER TOWERS BUILT

800

MEN & WOMEN STUDENT RESIDENTS

$14

MILLIONS SPENT ON RENOVATIONS SINCE 2009

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FLOORS + BASEMENT EACH IN TOWERS A, B, C & D

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

APARTMENTS All apartments are two-bedroom and are shared by two residents. Apartments have wireless internet, are cable-ready, are carpeted and partially furnished with beds, desks, chairs, and window blinds. A small kitchen is provided in each apartment.

BURGE UNION Jayhawk student-athletes often dine at the Burge Union, located adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse, Wagnon Student-Athlete Center and Jayhawker Towers. The Burge Union features a wide variety of food options and also houses the training table for KU student-athletes, which serves breakfast and dinner.

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

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FAMOUS ALUMNI

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

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)

MARIO CHALMERS NBA player with the Miami Heat, Two-time World Champion

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

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 NBA player with the Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets and World Champion with the Boston Celtics, 2008 NBA Finals MVP

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

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”)

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KATHLEEN SEBELIUS U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services 2009-14, Governor of Kansas 2003-09

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GALE SAYERS Football running back (Chicago Bears 1965-71); Member NFL Hall of Fame

14. LYNETTE WOODARD Major college women’s basketball career scoring leader; Olympic gold medalist (1984); First female member of the Harlem Globetrotters

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KANSAS CITY Located 25 miles to the east of Lawrence is the Kansas City metro area. Home to the second-busiest 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.

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

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DOWNTOWN In March 2012, downtown Kansas City was selected as one of America’s best downtowns by Forbes Magazine.

SPORTS The metro area is home to the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Sporting KC, FC Kansas City and the Kansas City Explorers.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Opened in 2011, the $415 million Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Crossroads District, one of the five largest arts districts in the nation.

CUISINE Famous for a dish called “Burnt Ends” many agree that Kansas City is home to the best barbeque in the world.

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

EVENTS HOSTED AT SPRINT CENTER LAST YEAR INCLUDING CONCERTS, FAMILY SHOWS, COLLEGIATE, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

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BBQ JOINTS SMOKING IN THE KC METRO AREA

HOME ROYALS BASEBALL GAMES SCHEDULED IN 2014

NUMBER OF MILES FROM LAWRENCE, KS

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THE CITY OF LAWRENCE Named one of the “best lil’ college towns” in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine and listed ninth on the American Institute for Economic Research’s “College Destinations Index,” 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”

ALVAMAR GOLF COURSE AMONG “THE 100 BEST PUBLIC GOLF COURSES” IN THE NATION

ONE OF THE “BEST LIL’ COLLEGE TOWNS”

THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN CYCLISTS

GOLF DIGEST

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

“THE 6TH-BEST SMALLER METRO AREA TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS OR A CAREER”

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

“ONE OF THE LEAST SEGREGATED COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY”

FORBES MAGAZINE

JOHN VILLANI, AUTHOR

USA TODAY

1,000 UNIQUE SHOPPING & DINING OPTIONS DOWNTOWN

LOCALLY OWNED BOUTIQUES & GALLERIES

50 CITY PARKS

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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 Lake Park to the west and South Park on the east side provide a wide variety of opportunities for outdoor activities.

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JAYHAWKS IN THE COMMUNITY

THE MEN OF KANSAS

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

BRANDON BERNAL

BEN BROWNLEE

Junior, 5-8

Sophomore, 6-3

Sanger, Texas Sanger HS/Allen County CC

Dallas, Texas Jesuit College Prep

AT ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2013-14) Helped his team to the KJCCC Eastern Championship in cross country, as well as indoor and outdoor track & field (2014)… Selected by team as the Most Valuable Runner in 2013. AT SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (2012-13) Helped his team to NJCAA indoor and outdoor championships (2013). HIGH SCHOOL Two time letterwinner in cross country and track & field under head coach Clint Davidson… 1600 M district Champion (2012)… Member of two state runner ups teams in XC (2011, 2012)… Qualified for state twice in track for the 1600 M (2011, 2012)… Honored as Male Track Athlete of the Year (2012) and Most Valuable Runner (2011). PERSONAL Son of Carlos and Diana Bernal… Majoring in community health with aspirations to be a health educator.

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BRANDON BERNAL Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mac and cheese Favorite TV show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Trailer Park Boys” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishing Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Zealand Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . @CowboysNation Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Manzano Favorite actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Smith Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Anchorman” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ultimate frisbee Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . . football Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my selective hearing

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013) Competed in two meets for the Jayhawks on the season… Opened the year with a 26th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) with his 6K time of 21:15.93… Finished 72nd at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5), crossing the 8K finish in 27:56.27… Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team. FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Member of two-time district champion Dallas Jesuit cross country team his junior and senior years… District champion in the 800 meters in 2012, finishing in 1:57.03… Runner-up in the 400 meters at the 2012 district meet with a time of 51.19… Helped his team to a district title in track in 2012… Member of National Honor Society and an honor roll student. PERSONAL Full name is Benjamin Kyle Brownlee… Son of John and Jennifer Brownlee… Has two younger siblings, Ethan (14) and Heather (7)… Grandparents, Jerry and Marge Brownlee, and his cousin, Colin, attended KU… Father, John, played basketball at the University of Texas… Plans to major in business with an emphasis in marketing.

BROWNLEE’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 21:15.93 (26th) Rim Rock Classic: 27:56.27 (72nd)

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BEN BURCHSTEAD

JUAN DEL AZAR

Freshman, 5-10

Freshman, 6-0

Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission North HS

Virginia Water, England Wellington College

HIGH SCHOOL Nine-time letterwinner in cross country, track and swimming that 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... Was named to the All-Metro 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 (20), Gretchen (16) and Olivia (9)... Mother, Nancy, and Uncle, Steve, attended KU... Aspires to work at a news station after college... Majoring in broadcast journalism.

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BEN BURCHSTEAD Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicken fingers Favorite TV show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“The Office” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing guitar and singing Dream vacation spot . . . . . anywhere on the East Coast Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . @TheOfficeNBC Favorite actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Carell One word the best describes me . . . . . . . . . outgoing Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bernard Lagat Favorite pre-race meal . . . penne pasta and garlic bread Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Hotrod” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . going to the beach Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . watching Netflix way too much

WELLINGTON COLLEGE Three time cross country and Athletics Full Colors (lettered)(2012-14)… First in the South East School Championship (2013-14)… Placed 31st in the 2014 English National Cross Country Championship… Set senior boys school records in the 800 meters (1:52.4) and the 1,500 meters (3:53.61). PERSONAL Son of Juan and Helen del Azar… Born in London, UK… Oldest brother of Matias, Elisa and Solana… Intends to study music with post-school goals of music or film composition.

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JUAN DEL AZAR

Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mexican candy Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “South Park” Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing guitar and piano Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Islands Favorite actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Sandler One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a nutter After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . film composer Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hicham El Guerruj Favorite pre-race meal . . . . . . Mo Farah’s Protein Dish Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The Lion King” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rugby Favorite sports, other than XC . . . . . . soccer and rugby Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .staying up late

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

JAMES HAMPTON

DANIEL KOECH

Sophomore, 5-11

Sophomore, 6-2

Wichita, Kan. Bishop Carroll Catholic HS

Eldoret, Kenya Kericho HS

FRESHMAN (2013) Member of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Championship (11/2) team, finishing 64th overall with his 8K time of 25:57.8… Tallied a 20th-place finish in his Kansas debut at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5), completing the 8K course in 25:56.98… Ran to a 55th-place finish in the B-Race of the ISU Pre-National Invitational (10/19) with his 8K time of 26:36.88. HIGH SCHOOL Among the top-10 finishers at the Kansas State Cross Country Championships all four years… Notched runner-up finishes at both the Kansas State and Regional Cross Country Meets his senior year… Took second at the Kansas state meet as a junior… As a sophomore claimed bronze in the state, regional and city league meets… Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and spent two years as a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL James Richard Hampton is the son of David and Frances Hampton… Has two siblings, Erica (20) and Anthony (16)... Father, David, attended KU… Majoring in business.

FRESHMAN (2013) Suited up in four of the Jayhawks’ five meets... Opened the season with a 31st-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5), clocking in with an 8K time of 26:24.18... Was KU’s sixth-finisher at the Big 12 Championships (11/2), where he posted an 8K time of 25:17.8 and took 52nd overall... Member of KU’s NCAA Midwest Regional team, where he placed 142nd and finished the 10k in 33:14. HIGH SCHOOL Ran a personal best in the 800 meters of 1:53… Holds a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles of 53.0.

HAMPTON’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Rim Rock Classic: 25:56.98 (20th) ISU Pre-Nationals (Open Race): 26:38.56 (55th) Big 12 Championships: 25:57.8 (64th)

PERSONAL Daniel Koech is the son of Jerry Maritim and Leah Sitienei… Has a younger brother, Kibiri (13)… Majoring in nursing.

KOECH’S

CAREER RESULTS 2013 Rim Rock Classic: 26:24.18 (31st) ISU Pre-Nationals (Open Race): 26:28.17 (47th) Big 12 Championships: 25:17.8 (52nd) NCAA Midwest Regional: 33:14.3 (142nd)

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HIGH SCHOOL Three-time individual 4A state champion in track & field (3,200 meters and 1,600 meters)... Member of three-time 4A state champion cross country team... School record holder in the 3,200 meters (9:14) as well as the 5K in cross country... Both records set his senior year... Two-time academic all-state honoree. PERSONAL Son of Dale and Renie Landes... Has a younger sister, Erika (11)... Father, Dale, played basketball at Tabor College... Uncle, Dwight Landes, attended KU... Majoring in exercise science.

EVAN LANDES Senior, 6-0

Mulvane, Kan. Mulvane HS JUNIOR (2013) Came in as the Jayhawks’ No. 2 finisher in three of the four meets in which he competed… Ran to all-region honors by way of his 17th-place finish at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/15) and his 10K time of 30:51.6… All-Big 12 performer after taking 15th at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) with his 8K time of 23:40.5… Opened his season with a third-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic, traversing the 8K course in 24:27.94… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. SOPHOMORE (2012) Claimed a spot in the top six of KU’s finishers in all four meets in which he competed… Kansas’ top scorer at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) with his overall finish of 17th and his 8K time of 24:27.0… Earned a seventh-place finish at his first meet of the season, the Rim Rock Classic (9/29) where he clocked in with an 8K time of 24:09.1… Competed for KU at the NCAA Midwest Regional, notching a 69th-place finish overall and coming in as the Jayhawks’ sixth finisher with his 10K time of 32:08.35. FRESHMAN (2011) Ran in six meets for the Jayhawks, the most of any freshman… KU’s seventh finisher at the Big 12 Championships (10/29), completing the 8K in a season-best 25:50.4 to place 66th… Finished 94th at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/12), crossing the finish line with a 10K time of 33:51.04… Placed sixth and was the Jayhawks’ fifth finisher at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10) with an 8K time of 27:10.65.

LANDES’

CAREER RESULTS

2013 Rim Rock Classic: 24:27.94 (3rd) ISU Pre-Nationals: 24:12.66 (50th) Big 12 Championships: 23:40.5 (15th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 30:51.6 (17th)

2012 Rim Rock Classic: 24:09.1 (7th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 24:27 (139th) Big 12 Championships: 24:27.0 (17th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 32:08.55 (69th) 2011 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:46.60 (6th) Missouri XC Challenge: 27:10.65 (6th) Roy Griak Invitational: 26:56.60 (183rd) Wisconsin adidas Inv. (B Race): 26:09.80 (49th) Big 12 Championships: 25:50.4 (66th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 33:51.04 (94th)

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

ALEXANDRE LAVIGNE

CHRIS MELGARES

Sophomore, 6-3

Freshman, 5-11

Quebec City, Quebec Ceqep Sainte-Foy

Manhattan, Kan. Manhattan HS

FRESHMAN (2013) Competed in four meets in his first season as a Jayhawk… Opened the season with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) after he completed the 6K course in 19:39.88… A part of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Championship (11/2) team where he finished 59th overall with an 8K time of 25:34.8… Kansas’ sixth finisher at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5), tallying an 8K time of 25:31.96 and finishing 12th overall. HIGH SCHOOL Finished 29th in the 10K at the 2012 World Junior Track & Field Championships in Barcelona… The No. 2 Canadian junior in the 10K in 2012, posting a season best of 31:20… Won the bronze medal at the 2012 ACSC National Cross Country Championships… 2011 Cross Country Athlete of the Year at Ceqep SainteFoy… Second-place finisher in the 3K at the 2012 Provincial Junior Indoor Track & Field Championships. PERSONAL Alexandre Lavigne is the son of Helene Laroche and Marc Lavigne… Has one sister, Valerie (19)… Intends to major in mechanical engineering with a biomechanics concentration.

HIGH SCHOOL Seven-time letterwinner, for 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 (2010-13) and three in track & field (2012-14)… Member of multiple regional Champion teams in track & field (2012-14) and once 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.

LAVIGNE’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:39.88 (3rd) Rim Rock Classic: 25:31.96 (12th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 25:38.20 (269th) Big 12 Championships: 25:34.8 (59th)

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.

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CHRIS MELGARES Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pasta Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golf Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Europe Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @Flotrack One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . competitive After college I want to be a . . . . . . . physical therapist Favorite runner(s) . . . . . . .Chris Solinsky and Billy Mills Favorite pre-race meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pasta Favorite movies . . . . . . “Dodgeball”, “Happy Gilmore” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . playing guitar Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . . baseball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . procrastination

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JACOB MORGAN Junior, 5-8

Topeka, Kan. Washburn Rural HS/Colorado State AT COLORADO STATE (2012-14) Finished 25th at the 2013 Mountain West Championship (25:00.07)… Took 34th at the 2014 NCAA Regionals (30:17.80)… Ran to a 117th-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Championship (31:26.0)… Finished 19th at the 2012 Mountain West Conference Championships, clocking in at 25:05.04... Received Mountain West academic all-conference honors in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2011... Won both 2010 and 2011 Kansas State 6A Cross Country Championships... Finished fourth and ninth, respectively, at the 2008 and 2009 Kansas State 6A Cross Country Championships... Finished Fourth in 1600-meter run at 2011 Kansas State 6A Track & Field Championships.

LOGAN SLOAN

CARSON VICKROY

Junior, 6-1

Freshman, 5-8

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS

Coppell, Texas Coppell HS

SOPHOMORE (2013) Competed in three meets for the Jayhawks… Kicked off the year by turning in a 6K time of 21:32.82 at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) and earning a 31st-place finish… Traversed the 8K course at the Rim Rock Classic in 27:07.72 (10/5) to finish 49th. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012) Ran in three meets during his first season in a Jayhawk uniform… Opened his season with a 27thplace finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after crossing the 6K finish line in 22:02.6… Completed the 8K at the Haskell Invitational (10/6) in 27:58.90, earning a 36th-place finish. FRESHMAN (2011) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year medalist at Kansas 6A State Cross Country meet... Third at Footlocker cross country meet his sophomore year... Member of state runner-up 4x800meter relay team in 2011. PERSONAL Son of Ed and Polly Sloan... Has three siblings: Katie (22), Ben (17) and Landon (12)... Mother, Polly, holds 200-meter fly record at Iowa... Majoring in political science with a minor in business.

SLOAN’S

CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 21:32.82 (31st) Rim Rock Classic: 27:07.72 (49th) ISU Pre-Nationals: (Open Race) 28:11.31 (102nd) 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 22:02.6 (27th) Rim Rock Classic: 28:10.6 (124th) Haskell Invitational: 27:58.90 (36th)

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

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CARSON VICKROY

Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pizza Favorite TV show . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The Big Bang Theory” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fishing Favorite running music . . . . . . . Cake - “The Distance” Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . .white sand beaches Favorite actor/actress . . . . . . . . . . . Keifer Sutherland Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . @RealMarkCuban One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . clutch One word to describe why I came to KU . . . . . Weather After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . TV Meteorologist Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galen Rupp

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JAMES WILSON Senior, 5-8

Ablilene, Kan. Ablilene HS JUNIOR (2013) The Jayhawks’ fourth-finisher in all four meets he competed in on the year… Came in 35th at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) with his 8K time of 24:20.9… Posted a 10K time of 31:06.0 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15), which earned him a 27th-place finish… Opened his season with a fifth-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5) by way of his 8K time of 24:54.32… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. SOPHOMORE (2012) Took part in five of the Jayhawks’ six meets on the year, finishing in KU’s top four in each… Notched a 30th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) and came in as Kansas’ fourth scorer with his 8K time of 24:50.6… Opened the year with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after crossing the 6K finish line in 19:49.5… Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional where he finished 44th overall with his 10K time of 31:28.10… Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011) Had a solid debut season for the Jayhawks, competing in six meets in the Crimson and Blue… Was the Jayhawks’ top finisher at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10), finishing second overall with an 8K time of 26:54.35… The fourth scorer for KU at the Big 12 Championships (10/29), coming in 48th and with a personal-best 8K time of 25:06.7… Took fifth overall and second among his teammates at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), finishing the 6K in 19:37.90. FRESHMAN (2010) Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in cross country and track all four years at Abilene High School... 1,600-meter Kansas 4A state champion 2008-10... School record holder and 2010 state champion in the 3,200-meter with a time of 9:19... Holds the school record in the two mile with a time of 9:23... Member of the National Honor Society... Academic all-state in cross country. PERSONAL Son of Dan and Jean Wilson... Has two brothers and one sister... Majoring in sports management.

WILSON’S

CAREER RESULTS 2013

Rim Rock Classic: 24:54.32 (5th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 25:00.92 (161st) Big 12 Championships: 24:20.9 (35th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 31:06.0 (27th) 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:49.5 (3rd) Rim Rock Classic: 24:03.3 (6th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 24:26 (137th) Big 12 Championships: 24:50.6 (30th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 31:28.10 (44th) 2011 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:37.90 (5th) Missouri XC Challenge: 26:54.35 (2nd) Roy Griak Invitational: 25:12.00 (62nd) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 25:02.10 (138th) Big 12 Championships: 25:06.7 (48th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 35:15.91 (146th)

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ADEL YOONIS

TYLER YUNK

Freshman, 5-11

Sophomore, 5-6

Marietta, Ga. Wheeler HS

Belvidere, Ill. Belvidere North HS

HIGH SCHOOL Awarded four letters each for cross country and track under coach Greg Mitchell... Two-time state champion in the 800 meters... Broke school record with time of 1:52.06 in the 800 meters... Helped track team to third-place finish at the 2013 state championship meet... Claimed 2012 state title in the 1,600 meters with his school-record time of 4:16.23... Member of school record breaking 4x800-meter relay team (7:55).

FRESHMAN (2013) Began his Jayhawk career by competing in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets… Kicked off his season with a victory in his first collegiate race at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31), crossing the 6K finish in 19:34.19… Was Kansas’ fifth finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) after he posted a 10K time of 32:10.0 and took 82nd overall… Finished 46th at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) with his 8K time of 24:45.4, coming in as the Jayhawks’ fifth finisher.

PERSONAL Son of Farook and Sookra Yoonis... Brother of Alla (20), Mohammed (17), Lena (15) and Muiz (11)... Majoring in sports management.

HIGH SCHOOL Helped team to three-consecutive state championships from 2009-11... Illinois state runner-up as a sophomore and junior... Won back-to-back state indoor titles in the 3,200 meters as a junior and senior.

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ADEL YOONIS

Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . spicy chicken and rice Favorite TV show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ESPN First Take” Favorite ghbby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .playing basketball Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazil Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . @JohnnyFootball One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . goofy After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . . An Olympian Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Centrowiz Jr. Favorite pre-race meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subway Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Charlie St. Cloud” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . .watching Netflix Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . . football Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .biting my nails

PERSONAL Tyler David Yunk is the son of Troy and Barbi Yunk... Has two brothers, Bryun (22) and Eryk (17)... Intends to major in broadcast journalism.

YUNK’S

CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:34.19 (1st) Rim Rock Classic: 25:29.90 (10th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 25:15.71 (215th) Big 12 Championships: 24:45.4 (46th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 32:10.0 (82nd)

THE WOMEN OF KANSAS

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

JENNIFER ANGLES

MALIKA BAKER

Sophomore, 5-8

Sophomore, 5-4

Overland Park, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas HS

Lansing, Kan. Lansing HS

FRESHMAN (2013) Saw action in four meets in her first season as a Jayhawk… Opened her collegiate career by leading her team at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31), posting a second-place finish with her 5K time of 19:16.53… Member of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Championship (11/2) team and earned a 61st-place finish after completing the 6K in 22:37.7, a season best… Took 53rd in the Open Race at the ISU Pre-National Invitational (10/19) after crossing the 6K finish line in 23:24.73.

FRESHMAN (2013) Took part in all five of the Jayhawks’ outings in her first season… Kansas’ third finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) after posting a 6K time of 21:34.1 and placing 46th overall… Claimed 32nd and was her team’s third scorer at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) with her 6K time of 21:41.2… Opened the season with a 13th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31), traversing the 5K course in 19:57.42… Tied for 14th in her first-career 6K at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5), turning in a time of 22:17.74.

HIGH SCHOOL Four-time all-state performer with a seventh-place finish at the Kansas state meet as a senior… Three-time member of All-EKL (Eastern Kansas League) cross country team… Member of state champion team as a freshman and senior and the state runner-up team as a sophomore and junior… Competed on the varsity basketball team for three seasons and soccer team as a freshman and junior… Four-time member of the honor roll.

HIGH SCHOOL Member of the third-place cross country team at the 5A state championship where she placed in the top-25 individually in 2012…. Named to the Kansas City all-metro team as a senior… A quadruple medalist at the 2012 (Jr.) and 2013 (Sr.) 5A state track meets, placing second in the 400 meters, third in the 800 meters and 4x400-meter relay, and fifth in the mile… Posted a personal best in the 800 meters at the 2013 Junior Olympics with a time of 2:16 and another personal best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:46… Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL Jennifer Nicole Angles is the daughter of Ignacio and Marybeth… Has four siblings: Erin (25), Steven (22), Bridget (20) and Paul (16)… Majoring in strategic communications.

ANGLES’

CAREER RESULTS 2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:16.53 (2nd) Rim Rock Classic: 24:01.30 (51st) ISU Pre-Nationals (Open Race): 23:24.73 (53rd) Big 12 Championships: 22:37.7 (61st)

PERSONAL Malika Imani Niara Baker is the daughter of Lawrence and Clarinda Baker… Has three siblings: Sonjay (20), Shatracie (20) and Nashia (18)… Both parents competed in track & field at the collegiate level… Majoring in global and international studies.

M. BAKER’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:57.42 (13th) Rim Rock Classic: 22:17.74 (t14th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 22:11.95 (226th) Big 12 Championships: 21:41.2 (32nd) NCAA Midwest Regional: 21:34.1 (46th)

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NASHIA BAKER

COURTNEY COPPINGER

Sophomore, 5-4

Sophomore, 5-9

Lansing, Kan. Lansing HS

Mission Hills, Kan. St. Teresa’s Academy

FRESHMAN (2013)

Competed in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets in her first season in Lawrence, coming in as one of the KU’s topfour finishers in each… Team’s second finisher at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) after crossing the 6K finish in 21:35.9 and placing 28th overall… Placed 50th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) with her 6K time of 21:38.8 and was the Jayhawks’ fourth finisher… Kicked her KU career off with a sixth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31), completing the 5K in 19:32.94.

HIGH SCHOOL

Holds the school record in the 3,200 meters, 4K, 4x400meter relay and 4x800-meter relay… State medalist in the 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay team in 2011 (So.)… A member of the third-place state cross country team and finished 16th overall at the 2011 state meet… A quadruple medalist during the 2013 state track meet medaling with a second-place finish in the 800 meters, third-place finished in the 3,200 meters and 4x400meter relay and fourth in the 1,600 meters... Member of the National English Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Lawrence and Clarinda Baker… Has three siblings: Sonjay (20), Shatracie (20) and Malika (18)… Both parents competed in track & field at the collegiate level… First ran cross country as a 10th-grader… Majoring in journalism.

N. BAKER’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:32.94 (6th) Rim Rock Classic: 22:17.74 (t14th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 22:11.65 (224th) Big 12 Championships: 21:35.9 (28nd) NCAA Midwest Regional: 21:38.8 (50th)

FRESHMAN (2013)

Came in as Kansas’ No. 5 finisher in four of the five races she competed in during her debut season… Tallied a 41stplace finish at her first Big 12 Championship (11/2) race, posting a 6K time of 21:51.7… Opened the year with a 10th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) after turning in a 5K time of 19:48.30… Came in as the fifth Jayhawk finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) with her 6K time of 21:56.6 and 84th-place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL

Finished in the top-30 at the 2012 New Balance National 5K, running a personal best of 17:54… Member of the 2013 Missouri Class 4 runner-up 4x800-meter relay team that finished in 9:15… Tallied third-place performances in the 1,600 meters (5:02) and 3,200 meters (10:57) at the 2013 Missouri Class 4 State Championships… Member of Missouri State Champion 4x800-meter relay as a junior in 2012… Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Courtney Paige Coppinger is the daughter of Jane and Tim Coppinger… Has two younger siblings, Raegen (14) and Addison (12)… Plans to major in biology.

COPPINGER’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:48.30 (10th) Rim Rock Classic: 22:28.99 (18th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 22:22:00 (246th) Big 12 Championships: 21:51.7 (41st) NCAA Midwest Regional: 21:56.6 (84th)

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HANNAH DIMMICK

JULIA DURY

JASMINE EDWARDS

(RS) Freshman, 5-9

Sophomore, 5-1

Sophomore, 5-6

McLean, Va. McLean HS

Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs HS

Kearney, Mo. Kearney HS

FRESHMAN (2013) Utilized redshirt season. 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… Holds McLean High School record in the 5K with a time of 19:08… Named to academic all-state cross country and track teams her sophomore, junior and senior years. PERSONAL Hannah Lee Dimmick is the daughter of Matt and Nikki Dimmick… Has two younger siblings, Matti (15) and Abigail (12)… Father, Matt, attended KU… Uncle, Paul Dimmick, was a member of Ohio State’s 1953 NCAA Indoor Champion Track Team… Intends to major in exercise science.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013)

Competed in four of the Jayhawks’ five meets on the year… Opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) after posting a 5K time of 19:45.52… Member of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Championship (11/2) team where she was KU’s seventh finisher with her 6K time of 22:36.3 and finished 60th overall… Finished 32nd at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5) after tallying a 6K time of 23:07.60… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Earned Missouri All-State Cross Country accolades her senior season at Blue Springs High School... Named all-conference and all-district in both her junior and senior seasons... National Merit finalist. PERSONAL Daughter of Jennifer Jones... Has two younger brothers, William (12) and Kenji (2 months)... Plans to major in civil engineering.

DURY’S

CAREER RESULTS 2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:45.52 (9th) Rim Rock Classic: 23:07.60 (32nd) ISU Pre-Nationals (Open Race): 22:28:22 (18th) Big 12 Championships: 22:36.3 (60th)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013)

Took part in two meets for the Jayhawks on the year… Plaecd 33rd at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) when she traversed the 5K course in 21:32.60… Posted 6K time of 24:36.20 en route to her 70th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5).

FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Missouri state runner-up in cross country her senior year... All-state selection each of her four seasons running cross country at Kearney High School... Led the Kearney cross country team to 3A state titles her sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Finished in fourth and fifth place at the 3A state cross country meets her sophomore and junior seasons, respectively... Earned all-state status in track in both the 4x400-meter and 4x800 meter relays. PERSONAL Full name is Jasmine Rose Edwards... Daughter of Sarah Watts and Tony Day... Father, Tony, ran track & field at the University of San Diego... Plans to major in biology.

EDWARDS’ CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 21:32.60 (33rd) Rim Rock Classic: 24:36.20 (70th)

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HAYLEY FRANCIS

MARY KATE FRANKLIN

Junior, 5-2

Freshman, 5-8

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS

Topeka, Kan. Hayden Catholic HS

SOPHOMORE (2013)

HIGH SCHOOL

Competed in four of the Jayhawks’ five meets… Tallied a 6K time of 22:35.0 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (11/15) and finished 131st overall… Came in 67th at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) after crossing the 6K finish in 22:58.5… Opened her season with a 27thplace finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5) and posted a season-best 6K time of 22:52.43… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

Seven-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field under head coach Kathy Strecker… Member of Kansas 4A State Cross Country Championship team in 2012… Holds two school records, 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters… Claimed the 1,600-meter state title in 2014… 2014 state runner-up in the 3,200 meters, 1,600 meters and the 800 meters… Chosen eight times as a member of the cross country and track & field all-city teams… Named the Most Inspirational Female Athlete of the Year for Shawnee County in 2014.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012)

Saw action in three of KU’s six meets in her first season in a Jayhawk uniform… Member of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Championship team (10/27), coming in as KU’s ninth finisher and placing 74th overall with her 6K time of 23:48.2… Kicked of the season with a fifth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after crossing the 5K finish line in 19:27.6… KU’s third finisher in the B-Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), notching a 6K time of 23:23 and placing 97th overall. FRESHMAN (2011) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Placed fourth in the two mile at the state championship meet her senior year (2011)… Member of school recordsetting 4x800-meter relay team her junior year (2010)… Finished 11th in the state cross country championship meet her freshman year (2008). PERSONAL Daughter of Mark and Tiffany Francis… Has two siblings, Carlin (19) and Caleb (16)… Father, Mark, is the head soccer coach at KU… Majoring in journalism.

PERSONAL

FRANCIS’

CAREER RESULTS 2013 Rim Rock Classic: 22:52.43 (27th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 22:35.33 (271st) Big 12 Championships: 22:58.5 (67th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 22:35.0 (131st) 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:27.6 (5th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 23:23 (97th) Big 12 Championships: 23:48.2 (74th)

Daughter of Michael and Kathryn Franklin… Sister to Adam, Sarah, Claire and Luke… Intends to major in journalism and business… Post-school aspirations include working in public relations... Her great uncle, Frank Cindrich, lettered three-times in football at KU (1951-53) and ran track & field (1953-54), setting a then world record in in the sprint medley relay.

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MARY KATE FRANKLIN Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .chocolate Favorite TV show . . . . . . . .“Chopped”, “Cutthroat Kitchen” Dream vacation spots . . . . . . . . Bora Bora and London Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . . @AlexiPappas One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . determined After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . . News anchor Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Simpson Favorite pre-race meal . . . . . . . . . . banana pancakes Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “P.S. I Love You” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long walks Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . being indecisive

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SARAH KELLY

KELLI MCKENNA

Junior, 5-7

Sophomore, 5-6

Cupar, Scotland Bell Baxter HS

Madison, Wis. Edgewood HS

HIGH SCHOOL Scottish record holder (under 17 age group) in the 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 4x800 meters… Placed seventh at the 2010 IAAF World Juniors in the 800 meters… Selected as Bell Baxter High School Sports Person of the Year (2005-08, 2010). PERSONAL Daughter of Les and Jayne Kelly… Sister to Phillip… Intends to major in political science… Graduated with honors from University of Dundee with a MA in politics and international relations… Post-college aspirations include working in counterterrorism and becoming a professional athlete.

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SARAH KELLY

Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percy Pigs Favorite TV show . . . . . . . . . “Chicago Fire”, “Chicago P.D.” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cooking Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . . . . @chelseafc One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . helpful After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . runner Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marulyn Okoro Favorite pre-race meal . . . . . . . . pasta/jam sandwich Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Coach Carter” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . swimming Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . swimming Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .watching “Judge Judy”

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013) Competed in four of five meets in her first season running for the Jayhawks… Tallied a 62nd-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) with a season-best 6K time of 22:37.7… Opened her 2013 campaign with a 19th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) after completing the 5K in 20:09.21… Clocked in with a 6K time of 23:18.47 and finished 34th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5). FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Claimed Southern Badger Conference cross country title her junior year at Edgewood High School... Her sophomore season won city, conference and regional championship in the 800 meters eventually placing eighth at the state meet... Member of school recordbreaking 4x800-meter relay team which placed fourth at state meet... Earned conference and regional championships in the 1,600 meters her sophomore season. PERSONAL Full name is Kelli Nicole McKenna... Daughter of Pam and Pat McKenna... Has four siblings: Matt (20), Joe (18), Erin (18) and Meghan (17)... Older brother, Matt, is an AllAmerican in cross country and track at the University of Wisconsin... Brother, Joe, runs cross country and track at the University of Missouri while sister, Erin, runs for the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse.

MCKENNA’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 20:09.21 (19th) Rim Rock Classic: 23:18.47 (34th) ISU Pre-Nationals (Open Race): 22:59.37 (34th) Big 12 Championships: 22:37.7 (62nd)

MEET THE JAYHAWKS

GRACE MORGAN

HANNAH RICHARDSON

(RS) Freshman, 5-2

Junior, 5-6

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence HS

Kirkwood, Mo. Kirkwood HS

FRESHMAN (2013) Competed in one meet on the year before injury sidelined her for the rest of the season… Ran in the seasonopening Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) where she tallied a third-place finish and posted a 5K time of 19:17.36. HIGH SCHOOL Named the 2012 High School Runner of the Year as a senior by the Lawrence Journal World… Kansas State Cross Country Meet qualifier each year she was a member of the team… Named Lawrence High School’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2013… State track meet qualifier her sophomore and senior years in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters… Valedictorian of her class and a member of member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Grace O’Leary Morgan is the daughter of Scott and Kathleen… Has two older siblings, Kelly (24) and Calvin (21)… Has 24 relatives that attended KU including her parents, sister and grandfather… Majoring in biology.

MORGAN’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:17.36 (3rd)

SOPHOMORE (2013) Was the Jayhawks’ top finisher in each meet she competed in… Ran to All-Midwest Region honors by way of her 11th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/15) with her 6K time of 20:41.3… Posted an 11th-place finish and was named to the All-Big 12 Team at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) after clocking in with a 6K time of 20:56.8… Kicked off her season with a seventh-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/14) after she traversed the 6K course in 21:17.13… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. FRESHMAN (2012) Had a stellar debut campaign for the Jayhawks, placing in KU’s top three in all five meets in which she competed… Took 24th and was Kansas’ second scorer at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) after completing the 6K in 21:41.6… Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after crossing the 5K finish line in 19:07.7… KU’s second finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/9) with her 6K time of 21:59.87 and 54th-place overall finish… Finished 38th in her first collegiate 6K, finishing the Rim Rock Classic (9/29) in 22:07.1 and placing 38th. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time Outstanding Girl’s Cross Country runner for Kirkwood High School... Notched a sixth-place finish at the 2011 Missouri 3A State Cross Country Championships, running the 5K in 19:15.32... Broke school’s 800-meter record her junior season with a time of 2:14.3... State runner-up as part of the 4x800-meter relay team her sophomore and junior seasons... Member of school record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team her senior season (3:56.7)... Named to Honor Roll all four years. PERSONAL Daughter of Mark and Dianna Richardson... Has three siblings: Ryan (23), Alynn (19) and Caroline (15)... Majoring in sports science.

RICHARDSON’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Rim Rock Classic: 21:17.13 (7th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 20:52.25 (35th) Big 12 Championships: 20:56.8 (11th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 20:41.3 (11th) 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:07.7 (2nd) Rim Rock Classic: 22:07.1 (38th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 21:38 (236th) Big 12 Championships: 21:41.6 (24th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 21:59.87 (54th)

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LYDIA SAGGAU

RACHAEL SCHAFFER

(RS) Freshman, 5-4

Junior, 5-4

West Des Moines, Iowa Valley HS

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS

FRESHMAN (2013) Utilized redshirt season after early season injury. HIGH SCHOOL Named to the Cross Country Elite All-State Team as a junior in 2011… Two-time Drake Relays champion in the 800 meters as well as the 4x800-meter relay… School record holder in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 2:11.2, 4x800m-relay (9:13.64), 4x400-meter relay (3:54.27) and the 4K (14:23)… Recipient of the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award. PERSONAL Lydia Nadine Saggau is the daughter of Dave and Kris Saggau… Has three older siblings: Helen (23), Anna (21) and Bernie (20)… Intends to major in business and marketing.

SAGGAU’S

CAREER RESULTS 2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:29.92 (4th)

SOPHOMORE (2013) Suited up in two meets for the Jayhawks… Kicked off her season with a 21st-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) with her 5K time of 20:12.87… Posted a 6K time of 24:19.69 and finished 64th overall at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5). REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012) Forced to sit out due to injury. FRESHMAN (2011) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Member of state third-place 4x800-meter relay team her senior year (2011)… Member of 4x800-meter relay team that finished second at the state meet and broke the school record her junior year. PERSONAL Daughter of Van and Rose Schaffer… Has a younger sister, Sara (16)… Father, Van, ran track and cross country for KU… Plans on majoring in secondary education.

SCHAFFER’S CAREER RESULTS

2013 Bob Timmons Classic: 20:12.87 (21st) Rim Rock Classic: 24:19.69 (64th)

MEET THE JAYHAWKS

ALAINA SCHROEDER

RACHEL SIMON

Freshman, 5-5

Sophomore, 5-5

Manhattan, Kan. Manhattan HS

Barrington, Ill. Barrington HS

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)… Fivetime Regional Champion in cross country (2011-12) and track & field (2012-14). PERSONAL Daughter of Rick and Kris Schroder… 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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ALAINA SCHROEDER Favorite food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bagels Favorite TV show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Gilmore Girls” Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hiking, kayaking, sking Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Zealand Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . @grannywinkle One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . practical Favorite actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Stone I’m addicted to . . . . . . . . . “Orange is the New Black” Favorite pre-race meal . . . . . . . . . . . chicken lasagna Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Juno” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . .doing anything outside Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . Ping Pong

FRESHMAN (2013) Ran in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets in her first season at KU… Member of Kansas’ NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) team where she finished 128th overall with a 6K time of 22:33.0… Season’s fastest 6K came at the Big 12 Championships (11/2) when she clocked in at 22:28.9 and finished 57th… Took 19th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5) after completing the 6K course in 22:29.4. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time all-conference performer for Deb Revolta’s Barrington cross country team… Qualified for the IHSA (Illinois High School Association) State Cross Country meet her sophomore, junior and senior years… Two-time qualifier for the Illinois State track championships in the 3,200 meters… Boasts a 17:57 three-mile personal best and an 11:07 3,200-meter personal best. PERSONAL Rachel Mae Simon is the daughter of Wayne and Heidi Simon… Has two older siblings, Nicole (25) and Kendall (23)… Undecided on major.

SIMON’S

CAREER RESULTS 2013 Rim Rock Classic: 22:29.40 (19th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 22:35.16 (270th) Big 12 Championships: 22:28.9 (57th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 22:33.0 (126th)

COACHES & STAFF

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Staff

Bios

STANLEY REDWINE HEAD COACH

Arkansas, 1985 15th Season Already a member of the Kansas Athletics

team championship in 2013. Lindsay Vollmer

Hall of Fame, Stanley Redwine is a living

became Kansas first female NCAA Champion

legend in Jayhawk country and one of the

with her win in the heptathlon as 16 other

most well-respected coaches in the United

Jayhawks earned Outdoor All-America honors

States. A former All-American himself at the

in 2013. Pupil Diamond Dixon not only claimed

University of Arkansas, Redwine has coached 98

a national championship, four conference titles

individual conference champions, 153 athletes

and four more All-American honors in 2012,

to All-America honors, 15 individual national

but also won a gold medal at the Olympics in

champions and two teams to Big 12 titles. After

London as part of the 4x400-meter relay team.

the historical season for the 2012-13 women’s track & field team, Redwine was named the

In 2010, Redwine mentored eight athletes

NCAA’s Women’s Head Coach of the Year for the

to 10 All-America honors with five garnering

first time in his career. Redwine has coached 17

the elite status during the indoor season and

individual National Champions (15 at Kansas),

five more picking up the honor during the

168 All-Americans (153 at KU), four Olympians

outdoor season. Behind NCAA Champion

(all at KU) and 23 National Championship teams

Jordan Scott’s performance, the KU men’s

between his years as head coach at Kansas and

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

Tulsa and an assistant coach at Arkansas. The last two 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

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REDWINE FILE

ATHLETIC HISTORY

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . Arkansas, 1985 Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacque Children . . . Crysta, Stanley, Jr. and Alexa

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COACHING HISTORY 2000-present . . . . . . . . . Kansas (HC) 1994-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa (HC) 1985-94 . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas (AC)

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. In 2008, Redwine coached 12 track & field All-Americans, 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. 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.

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Four-time All-American Six-time conference champion Two-time U.S. 800-meter champion 800-meter silver medaiist (1986, 1994 Goodwill Games) Five-time World Championship team member Five-time competitor at U.S. Olympic Trials

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KANSAS IN THE

REDWINE ERA

Individual Big 12 Champions

Big 12 Team Championships

Individual NCAA Champions In the 2008 indoor track 7 field season, Kansas

country. He helped produce 14 All-Americans

was just one of 10 schools to have both its men’s

and two NCAA Champions in the hurdle and

and women’s teams finish in the top 25 at the

sprint events. Among those All-Americans were

NCAA Championships. At the NCAA Outdoor

two-time 400-meter NCAA indoor and outdoor

Championships, senior Crystal Manning (long

champion Calvin Davis, three-time 400-meter

jump and triple jump) and junior Nickesha

and 500-meter NCAA champion Robbie Haley

Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) each

and seven-time All-American sprinter Jimmy

won two All-America honors. Only one other

French.

woman (Candace Mason) had previously accomplished the feat in KU history.

His success as an assistant earned him the head coaching position at the University of Tulsa in

As an athlete, Redwine placed his name in the

1994. In six years at Tulsa, Redwine’s athletes

Arkansas history books as a 400-meter, 600-

broke more than 70 school records, most on

yard and 800-meter runner from 1980-83.

multiple occasions. He produced 11 NCAA

Redwine was a four-time All-American and was

qualifiers and Tulsa’s first-ever All-American.

named UA’s Outstanding Track Athlete all four of his years in Fayetteville. Redwine went on

On May 25, 2000, Redwine was rewarded for

to spend nine years as an assistant coach at his

his efforts by being hired as the head coach at

alma mater.

the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks’ track & field program has prospered ever since, as he

During his tenure, the Razorbacks captured nine

has restored the tradition of KU’s illustrious past.

consecutive NCAA Championships and 22 titles from 1985 to 1994 in both track & field and cross

Professionally, Redwine retired from competition

Olympians

153

All-Americans

School Records Broken

394

Academic All-Big 12 First Team Selections

NCAA Team Championships Won

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PROMINENT PUPILS

• Diamond Dixon (Sprints) 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 2012 NCAA Champion, Eight-time AllAmerican, Five-time Big 12 Champion • Andrea Geubelle (Triple Jump) 2012 NCAA Champion, 2012 Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist, Eight-time All-American, Two-time Big 12 Champion • Mason Finley (Throws) Eight-time All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Jordan Scott (Pole Vault) 2010 NCAA Champion, 2008 All-American, Six-time Big 12 Champion • 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 • Zlata Tarasova (Throws) 2007 Big 12 Champion • Colby Wissel (Distance) Three-time All-American, Two-time Big 12 Champion • Egor Agafonov (Throws) Two-time National Champion, Six-time All-American • Crystal Manning (Triple Jump) Four-time AllAmerican, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Kate Sultanova (Pole Vault) Four-time AllAmerican, 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, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Brooklyn Hann (Triple Jump) Two-time AllAmerican, 2005 Big 12 Champion • Amy Linnen (Pole Vault) 2005 National Champion, Two-time All-American • Leo Bookman (Sprints) Three-time National Champion, Four-time All-American • Benson Chesang (Distance) 2004 All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Kim Clark (Middle Distance) 2003 Big 12 Champion • Mark Menefee (Distance) 2003 All-American, 2000 Big 12 Champion • Benaud Shirley (Triple Jump) Two-time Big 12 Champion • Charlie Gruber (Distance) 2004 Olympian, Fivetime All-American • Monique Peters (Long Jump) 2002 Big 12 Champion • Scott Russell (Throws) 2008 Olympian, Two-time National Champion, Six-time AA

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 fiveconsecutive 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.

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Michael Whittlesey is in his sixth 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 five seasons with the Jayhawks, he has guided three Jayhawks to appearances at the NCAA Cross Country Championships: Lauren Bonds, which was a first for a KU woman since the 1994 season, as well as Donny Wasinger in 2010 and Reid Buchanan in 2013. Additionally, in 2010 the Kansas women’s distance medley relay team composed of Bonds, Rebeka Stowe, Cori Christensen and Taylor Washington earned All-America status at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships.

MICHAEL WHITTLESEY ASSISTANT COACH

Sixth Season Connecticut, 1990

WHITTLESEY FILE Alma Mater . . . . . . Connecticut, 1990 Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carol Children . . . . . . Samantha and Ryan

COACHING HISTORY 2009-present . . . . . . . Kansas (AC) 1998-2009 . . . . . North Carolina (AC) 1996-98 . . . . . . UNC-Charlotte (AC) 1991-96 . . . . . . . . Connecticut (GA)

Whittlesey has mentored nine Jayhawks to All-America honors on the track and has seen four 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 and Natalie Becker - indoor 3,000m, outdoor 5,000m). Whittlesey’s most decorated Jayhawk, 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. 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 honors, 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 All-American and was a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year. 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 at UNC, 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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ACHIEVEMENTS

NCAA Division I middle distance/distance champions coached

Times named the ACC Cross Country Coach of the Year at North Carolina

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. After assisting the Tar Heels to a fourth-place indoor finish and another top-10 outdoor finish and producing four NCAA individual and relay titles, Whittlesey was awarded the first-ever NCAA Division I Track and Field National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s middle distance/distance in 2003. Whittlesey also received the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honor. 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 firstplace 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.

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 and Field World Championship team, while Donohue earned All-America status in both cross country and track. 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. A native of Morris, Connecticut, Whittlesey started his coaching career at UConn as a graduate assistant, where he assisted with distance and was a pole vault and multievent coach. He then served two years at UNC-Charlotte where he worked as an assistant coach. While with the 49ers, Whittlesey led his athletes to 53 new school records in 18 different events and coached all-conference performers in the triple jump and javelin. 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 and his wife, Carol, have two children: 10-year-old daughter Samantha and eight-year-old son Ryan.

‘03

Year named NCAA Women’s Middle Distance Coach of the Year

Number of USA World Team or Olympic Team members coached

Distance medley relay teams coached to American records

Times coached Kansas athletes to All-American honors

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DEBBIE VAN SAUN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIR. CROSS COUNTRY ADMINISTRATOR

MILAN DONLEY EVENTS COORDINATOR EIGHTH SEASON

JOSH WILLIAMSON ASST. EVENTS COORDINATOR FIFTH SEASON

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Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kansas

Alma Mater . . . . . . So. Colorado, 1981 Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Children . . . . Hailey, Ethan and Anna

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Kansas, 2004 Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella

Debbie Van Saun joined the Kansas Athletics staff as an Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator in August, 2007. In July, 2011, Van Saun was named Senior Associate Athletics Director.

Milan Donley is in his eighth season as the Events Coordinator for Kansas Cross Country. Donley organinzes all of the Jayhawks’ home meets for both track & field and cross country, including KU’s most famous meet, the Kansas Relays. Donley was the horizontal jumps coach for the Jayhawks for seven seasons prior to taking his current role.

Josh Williamson joined the Kansas Athletics department in January 2010, working as the assistant director of the Kansas Relays.

At Kansas, Van Saun directly supervises a number of key sports and provides administrative guidance to those coaches and their programs. Those sports include women’s basketball, rowing, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s track and field/cross country. In addition, Van Saun oversees Sports Medicine and Travel and also works closely with student-athletes with her oversight of financial aid, housing, summer school, fifth-year aid and other pertinent areas. It is Van Saun’s responsibility to monitor Kansas Athletics’ efforts to comply with Title IX and NCAA gender equity principles, as well as monitor NCAA governance issues and contribute to the University’s position on new NCAA legislation. Van Saun came to Kansas Athletics from the City of Lawrence, where she served in numerous positions: as assistant city manager, assistant utilities director, assistant finance director, and collections supervisor. Her roles with the City date back to 1979 and concluded when she joined Kansas Athletics. Van Saun earned two degrees from KU, a bachelor’s in education and a master’s in public administration.

In 2005, Donley coached long jumpers Charisse Bacchus and Shatoya Hill to fourth and eighthplace finishes, respectively, at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. He also coached Brooklyn Hann to a third-place finish in the triple jump. Hann went on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she garnered All-America honors after an eighth-place finish in her event. Bacchus also had a 10th-place finish at the same meet in the long jump. On the men’s side in 2005, Donley coached Barrett Saunders to a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and a sixth-place result at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the same event. For his efforts, the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association named Donley the Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005. Prior to KU, Donley guided 17 All-Americans, two national champions, four Olympic team members, two U.S. champions and two American record holders. This included 1996 Olympian Sheila Hudson, an American record holder in the women’s triple jump and a six-time NCAA champion in the long jump and triple jump. Donley also coached his wife, Julie, in the 1992 Olympic Games.

His main responsibilities during the year include meet operations for cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, along with Kansas Relays operations and promotions. Prior to coming to KU, Williamson was a marketing product manager at Hopkins Manufacturing from 2005-10, where he marketed several industry leading aftermarket-automotive product lines. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, he played football, basketball and competed in track at Buhler High School. He then competed in track and field and football at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. He finished his college career at Kansas, competing in track & field and earning a degree in journalism from KU in 2004. Williamson is married to Sarah and the two have a two-year-old daughter, Ella. His main hobbies are playing basketball and traveling.

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DEBBIE LUMAN

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 19TH SEASON

ROSE RICHMOND

DIR. OF EXTERNAL OPERATIONS SECOND SEASON

JESSIE RIEDEL

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 1ST SEASON

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Husband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Children . . Lindsey, Chris, Jessica and Katie

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . Indiana, 2003

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . Kansas, 2011

Debbie Luman started at Kansas Athletics in February, 1996 and serves as the administrative assistant for the cross country and track & field teams. Her main responsibility is working with coaches on day-today operations of the track office, while organizing officials and volunteers for home cross country and track meets.

Rose Richmond was named the Director of External Relations in the summer of 2013 after spending the previous four seasons as a volunteer assistant coach with the track & field team.

Jessie Riedel was named the Director of Team Operations for Swimming & Diving and Track & Field/ Cross Country in December of 2013.

Luman worked as the department’s travel auditor for seven years before joining the track office in 2003. Before coming to KU, Luman spent three years as a teller supervisor and construction loan processor at Commerce Bank and one year as the human resources manager at Curtis 1000.

Richmond ran track at Indiana from 2000-03 and earned All-America honors and Big Ten champion status in 2000 and 2002 as part of IU’s 4x100m relay team. Richmond was also a mainstay for the Hoosiers in the jumps and was the 2001 and 2002 outdoor Big Ten long jump champion.

She was born in Hutchinson, Kan., where she attended Hutchinson High School. She graduated with a business degree from Baker University.

In the summer of 2004, Richmond competed for the USA Olympic Team. The St. Petersburg, Florida, native competed in the long jump at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Luman and her husband, David, have four children: Lindsey, Chris, Jessica and Katie. She enjoys traveling and scrapbooking.

Prior to her time at KU Richmond spent three seasons as a volunteer assistant at her alma mater, Indiana.

The next year Richmond captured the title in women’s long jump at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the winter. During the summer of 2005, Richmond was named to the USATF World team and won the long jump title at the London Crystal Palace meet.

She is responsible for Director of Operations duties for all three sports, including a liaison role with Student Athlete Services (financial aid, textbooks, housing, etc.), coordinating team travel and working with the head coaches on submitting weekly practice logs to compliance through JumpForward software. Riedel also heads up travel-related duties for her assigned teams. Prior to joining the track & field/cross country staff, Riedel spent time working in the KU student-athlete developement department. She also served three years as a manager for Kansas’ women’s basketball team from 2009-12. Riedel earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management from Kansas in 2011.

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BRAD GILBERT

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR FOURTH SEASON

ZACK SANCHEZ ATHLETIC TRAINER FOURTH SEASON

DEMETRIUS DANIELS EQUIPMENT MANAGER EIGHTH SEASON

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Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . Kansas, 2011

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Florida, 2008 Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney

Alma Mater . . . . . . Austin Peay, 2004 Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacie Children . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaydence

Brad Gilbert was named the assistant communications director in July, 2014 after spending the three years prior as an intern in the department. Gilbert serves as the main sports information contact for KU’s soccer team as well as the track & field and cross country teams.

Zack Sanchez is in his fourth year working with the KU training staff. His duties include covering the athletic training duties for both the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field teams as well as being the department’s orthotics specialist and the visiting team information correspondent.

A native of Lenexa, Kansas, Gilbert attended Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in sports science with an emphasis in sport management. He also minored in business administration. While at KU he played the trumpet in the KU marching band and basketball pep band. His main hobbies include playing golf and basketball and running with his dog, Lizzy.

Sanchez brought several years of experience as a trainer with other top cross country and track and field programs from around the country to KU. Before arriving in Lawrence, he worked at schools such as Kentucky, Colorado and Florida. He earned his athletic training certification at the University of Florida in 2008. Sanchez, who is originally from Tampa, Florida, married his wife Courtney Krebs in January of 2012. In his spare time he enjoys running, spending time with his wife and watching premier league soccer.

Demetrius Daniels started at Kansas Athletics in June, 2007 and serves as the Olympics sports equipment manager. Daniels was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he attended Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences. He played high school basketball and has an award co-named in his honor for outstanding athletic service at the high school. Daniels earned his bachelor and master’s degrees from Austin Peay State (2004 and 2006). Before coming to KU, Daniels was an athletic equipment intern at Villanova. He enjoys bowling and listening to music. He is a member of AEMA and was the winner of the Frank and Gladys E. Buhler Scholarship in Health and Human Performance. Daniels and his wife, Stacie, reside in Lawrence with daughter, Kaydence Monroe.

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PHIL LOWCOCK

CAROLINE KASTOR

JEFF KIPP

JAKE ROGERS

IAN SIMMONS

ALEX RARIDON

SAVANNAH BURKS

AARON CARBUHN

SHERIECE SADBERRY

DIRECTOR OF RECORDS, COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT

STUDENT MANAGER

SPORTS MEDICINE GRADUATE ATHLETIC TRAINER

ACADEMIC PROGRAM ASSISTANT

STUDENT MANAGER

SPORTS MEDICINE NUTRITIONIST

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

STUDENT MANAGER

SPORTS MEDICINE COUNSELING AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST

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MEN’S 2013 RESULTS

MEET 1: BOB TIMMONS CLASSIC Rim Rock Farm | 6K | Aug. 31, 20123| Lawrence, Kan. Freshman Tyler Yunk began his Kansas cross country career with a victory as he helped the KU men defeat Oral Roberts and UMKC in the dual meet Aug. 31 at Rim Rock Farm. With the KU men looking to open their season with a team victory for the 11th-straight season, it was up to a group of underclassmen to keep the impressive streak going. Of the nine Jayhawks to suit up in the Crimson and Blue Saturday, six did so for the first time.

TEAM FINISH - 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 60) TIME 1. Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:34.19 3. Alexandre Lavigne . . . . . . . . . 19:39.88 7. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . .20:01.21 11. Brandon Messerly . . . . . . . . . . 20:15.14 15. Eric Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:31.81 23. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:07.03 26. Ben Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:15.93 31. Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:32.82 34. Kyle Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:53.29

From the starting gun the Jayhawks asserted their dominance, with the Kansas runners forming their pack in the overall lead through the first two kilometers. As the field began to spread out, Yunk and fellow freshman Alexandre Lavigne separated from their teammates and put themselves into a comfortable lead at the 4K marker.

Yunk managed to hold a slight edge over his new teammate over the final quarter of the race, giving himself just enough separation to have a comfortable lead coming down the home stretch. The frosh crossed the finish and earned the victory in his first race at the collegiate level. The Belvidere, Illinois, native traversed the 6K course in 19:34.19 to outpace Oral Roberts’ David Batchelder by over four seconds. Lavigne held on for a third-place finish with his 6K time of 19:39.88. Junior Brendan Soucie was the next Jayhawk to cross the finish as he posted a seventh-place finish with a time of 20:01.21, his fastest career 6K in and best ever finish at the Bob Timmons. Redshirt freshman Brendon Messerly claimed an 11th-place finish with his time of 20:15.14 and was the Jayhawks’ fourth finisher in his first race in the Kansas uniform. Rounding out the KU men’s top seven finishers were junior Eric Lightfoot (20:31.81) in 15th, junior Conner Day (21:07.03) in 23rd and redshirt freshman Ben Brownlee (21:15.93) who posted a 26th-place finish. Kansas defeated both Oral Roberts and UMKC in the double-dual scored meet. The Jayhawks took down the Golden Eagles 22-34 and defeated the Kangaroos 23-32.

MEET 2: RIM ROCK CLASSIC

MEET 3: ISU PRE-NATIONAL INVITATIONAL

Rim Rock Farm | 8K | Oct. 5, 2013 | Lawrence, Kan.

LaVern Gibson Championship Course | 8K | Oct. 19, 2013 | Terre Haute, Ind.

Senior Josh Munsch ran to his first collegiate victory and helped lead the University of Kansas men’s cross country team to its second win of the 2013 season Oct. 5 at the Rim Rock Classic. The KU men saw five runners finish inside the top-10 to tally 19 points in the meet held at Kansas’ home course, Rim Rock Farm. The men’s race featured several highly-touted teams as the KU men were pitted against Rice, New Mexico State, UMKC and rival Kansas State amongst others. The 8K race was led from start to finish by a group of KU runners followed by handful from Rice. The KU group increased its lead over the final mile to end all doubts of its second team win of the young season.

TEAM FINISH - 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 110) TIME 1. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:20.83 2. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . 24:25.70 3. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:27.94 5. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:54.32 10. Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:29.90 12. Alexandre Lavigne . . . . . . . . . 25:31.96 16. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . 25:41.50 20. James Hampton . . . . . . . . . . 25:56.98 31. Daniel Koech . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:24.18 37. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:39.01 46. Eric Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:57.13 49. Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:07.72 72. Ben Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . . 27:56.27

The Kansas pack dominated the final standings. The squad was led by the senior, Munsch, who finished first overall to claim his first win as a collegian. The Hays, Kansas, native finished with a time of 24:20.83, which marked a new 8K career best.

Coming in five seconds later was junior Reid Buchanan, who clocked in at 24:25.70 to tally the secondplace finish. Following Buchanan was junior Evan Landes (24:27.94), who crossed the finish in third overall, junior James Wilson (24:54.32), taking fifth and freshman Tyler Yunk (25:29.90), who came in at 10th. The Jayhawks’ victory earned them their second-consecutive team title at the Rim Rock Classic. Rounding out KU’s top-seven finishers was freshman Alexandre Lavigne who crossed the finish line in 12th in a time of 25:31.06 and junior Brendan Soucie, who placed 16th in 25:41.50.

Junior Reid Buchanan collected a 37th-place finish and led the Kansas men’s cross country team to a 14th-place finish at the Indiana State PreNational Invitational Oct. 19 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. The men’s race featured over 300 runners and many of the top-ranked teams in the nation at the meet that was hosted at the site of the NCAA Championships in November. Buchanan, who hails from Manhattan, Kansas, was the top finisher on the men’s side for the first time on the season. The junior was joined by junior Evan Landes and senior Josh Munsch for the majority of the 8K race before a strong closing kick earned Buchanan the highest KU finish. Buchanan clocked in at 24:05.84 to finish 37th overall but was followed closely by Landes, who finished seven seconds later at 24:12.66 to place 50th. Munsch was the third KU finisher, crossing the finish line in 64th place with a time of 24:20.26. The trio made Kansas one of only eight teams to see at least three runners place in the top-64 of the overall standings.

TEAM FINISH - 14TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 359) TIME 37. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . 24:05.84 50. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:12.66 64. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:20.26 161. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . 25:00.92 215. Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:15.71 269. Alexandre Lavigne . . . . . . . . 25:38.20 311. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . 26:07.49 OPEN RACE (OUT OF 103) TIME 47. Daniel Koech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:28.71 55. James Hampton . . . . . . . . . . 26:38.66 82. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:11.41 102. Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:11.31 103. Eric Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:15.36

The men saw the second half of its pack come in around 40 seconds later with junior James Wilson clocking in at 25:00.92 to finish 161st. Freshman Tyler Yunk crossed the finish 15 seconds later in 25:15.71 to tally a 215th-place finish and another freshman, Alexandre Lavigne, posted an 8K time of 25:38.20, good enough to put him in 269th. Junior Brendan Soucie was the last Jayhawk to score with his 311th-place finish and time of 26:07.49. In all, the men’s team amassed 527 points to finish 14th in the 52-team field and compete with several teams that are currently ranked in the nation’s top-30.

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MEET 4: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEET 5: NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cottonwood Creek Golf Course | 8K | Nov. 2, 2013 | Waco, Texas

Iowa State Cross Country Course | 10K | Nov. 15, 2013 | Ames, Iowa

The University of Kansas cross country teams saw two all-conference performances as they competed at the 2013 Big 12 Cross Country Championships at Cottonwood Creek Golf Club on Nov. 2. The men finished sixth behind top-15 outings from senior Josh Munsch and junior Evan Landes. Sophomore Hannah Richardson led the women to a seventh-place finish after she took 11th in the individual standings.

TEAM FINISH - 6TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 81) TIME 13. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:36.8 15. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:40.5 22. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . 23:48.7 35. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.20.9 46. Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:45.4 52. Daniel Koech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:17.8 53. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . 25:22.0 59. Alexandre Lavigne . . . . . . . . . 25:34.8 64. James Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . 25:57.8 71. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:46.0

The first half of the race the Jayhawks saw a solid four-man group sticking with the lead pack. At the halfway point of the race the field began to thin out with Munsch, Landes and junior Reid Buchanan pacing the way for the KU men. As the runners hit the final 1,000 meters it was Munsch and Landes who separated themselves with some strong closing kicks down the home stretch.

Munsch, who hails from Hays, Kansas, posted his best conference finish as a Jayhawk when he crossed the finish in 13th-place, posting an 8K personal best of 23:36.8. The senior’s finish was the highest by a Jayhawk since Donny Wasinger also notched a 13th-place finish at the league meet in 2010. The Mulvane, Kansas, native Landes was not far behind as he finished less than four seconds later at 23:40.5 to earn himself a 15th-place finish. The final placement was two spots better than finish of 17th at last year’s Championships and earned him All-Conference honors for the first time. With Munsch’s and Landes’ finishes, the KU men saw two runners named to the All-Big 12 team for the first time since 2006.

For the first time in six seasons the Kansas men’s cross country team posted a top-five finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships as the Jayhawks competed Nov. 15 at the Iowa State Cross Country Course. Junior Reid Buchanan earned an automatic bid to Nationals with his 12th-place finish and will be the first Jayhawk since 2010 to compete at the NCAA Championships.

TEAM FINISH - T-5TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 205) TIME 12. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:43.5 17. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:51.6 19. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:52.5 27. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:06.0 82. Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:10.0 96. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . 32:28.8 142. Daniel Koech . . . . . . . . . . . . .33:14.3

The KU men entered the event ranked ninth among the members of the Midwest Region in the most recent regional rankings, however proved that poll wrong with a stellar performance in Friday afternoon’s 10K race. As was the case all season, the Jayhawks’ top four runners of Buchanan, senior Josh Munsch and juniors James Wilson and Evan Landes quickly separated themselves through the first 1,000 meters. The trek became a bit more difficult for Buchanan though after his shoe fell off within the first four minutes of the race. Forced to run the remainder of the six-mile competition without his right shoe, Buchanan continued to run alongside his teammates who had remained less than a second from the leaders after the first 5,000 meters. The Manhattan, Kan., product began to put some space between he and his fellow Jayhawks at the 8K marker and used a strong kick in the closing chute to post the highest finish by a KU runner in three seasons. Buchanan completed the 10K course in a personal-best time of 30:43.3 to finish 12th overall. His place made him the fourth finisher not a member of an auto-qualifying team, meaning he claimed the final individual automatic spot at the NCAA Championships.

Buchanan managed to turn in a top-25 finish for the second-consecutive season, as the Manhattan, Kansas, product traversed the 8K Cottonwood Creek course in 23:48.7 to place 22nd overall. The race also marked the fastest 8K of his career.

Buchanan wasn’t the only Jayhawk to turn in a career outing as Landes and Munsch also tallied top-25 finishes. Landes crossed the finish in 30:51.6 to place 17th overall, while Munsch came in less than a second later (30:52.5) to take 19th. Their finishes marked the first time since 2006 a men’s team saw three claim top-25 finishes at the Regional meet. The KU trio’s finishes also earned each All-Region honors for the first time in their careers.

Rounding out the men’s top-seven finishers were junior James Wilson (24:20.9) who finished 35th, freshman Tyler Yunk (24:45.4) who placed 46th, freshman Daniel Koech (25:17.8) who took 52nd and junior Brendan Soucie (25:22.0), notching a 53rd-place finish.

Junior James Wilson missed a spot in the top-25 by less than two seconds. The Abilene, Kansas, native finished 27th overall with a 10k time of 31:06.0. Rounding out the Jayhawks’ top-five was freshman Tyler Yunk, who traversed the course in 32:10.0 to finish 82nd.

TEAM FINISHES

The men placed fifth overall after amassing 157 points and were just one point away from tying fourth-place Oklahoma. The finish was KU’s best since the 2006 squad took second at the regional meet.

PL. TEAM PTS. 1. . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2. . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 3. . . . . . . Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 4. . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 5. . . . . . . Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 6. . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 7. . . . . . . . Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 8. . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 9. . . . . . . TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

TOP-5 TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. AVG. TIME 1. . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:38.8 2 . . . . . . . Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:43.5 3. . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:59.0 4. . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:08.0 5. . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:08.8 5. . . . . . . Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:08.7

MEET 6: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS LaVern Gibson Championship Course | 10K | Nov. 23, 2013 | Terre Haute, Ind. Kansas junior Reid Buchanan concluded his 2013 cross country campaign with a 142nd-place at the NCAA Championships held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Buchanan completed the 10K course in 31:44.0 and earned the best finish by a Jayhawk at the national race in seven years. With a wind chill in the low 20’s and a rain soaked coarse to deal with, Buchanan set out in his first career NCAA Championship race in hopes of becoming the 27th All-American in Kansas cross country history. It was no easy task though, with over 250 of the top collegiate distance runners in the U.S. filling the starting blocks alongside him. Over the first 3,000 meters, the enormous pack of runners made it difficult for the Manhattan, Kan., native to work his way up toward the leaders. He posted a 3K split of 8:47 and stood in 156th with two of the six miles under his belt. As the field spread out through the next 2,000 meters Buchanan made a huge jump in the standings, moving up almost 50 spots and checking in at the halfway mark in 109th with 15:23.8 away on the race clock. His placement slipped though over the next two miles and he saw himself sitting in 147th has he headed into the final 2,000 meters. As he had done all year, Buchanan again ended his race strong and posted a final 2K split of 6:33.7 to move ahead of a handful of runners down the closing stretch and cross the finish among the top-150 finishers. Buchanan posted a final time of 31:44.0 to finish 142nd overall and, while he missed earning All-American accolades by just under a minute, his place marked the best finish by a Jayhawk at the NCAA Championships in seven years.

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WOMEN’S 2013 RESULTS

MEET 1: BOB TIMMONS CLASSIC Rim Rock Farm | 5K | Aug. 31, 2013 | Lawrence, Kan. The Kansas women saw four true freshmen finish among the top-six finishers in the race and also tallied dual meet victories over ORU and UMKC. The Kansas women’s team was full of fresh faces. Seven of the 11 Jayhawks which the Kansas coaches sent to the start line were seeing action in their first collegiate race, but it was those young runners that turned some heads in the 5K race.

TEAM FINISH - 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 63) TIME 2. Jennifer Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:16.53 3. Grace Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:17.38 4. Lydia Saggau . . . . . . . . . . . . .19:29.92 6. Nashia Bake . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19:32.94 9. Julia Dury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:45.52 10. Courtney Coppinger . . . . . . . . . 9:48.30 13. Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:57.42 15. Sara Seiwald . . . . . . . . . . . . .20:01.54 19. Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:09.21 21. Rachael Schaffer . . . . . . . . . . . 20:12.87 33. Jasmine Edwards . . . . . . . . . .21:32.60

The competition for the individual victory was decided within the first kilometer with Oral Roberts’ Samantha Watson breaking out to a huge lead during the early portions of the race. Several Jayhawks led the Kansas women’s pack in those early stages but it was two that took the reins and staked their spots in second and third for the majority of the race. True freshmen Jennifer Angles and Grace Morgan moved up the field and even made up some ground on the leader, Watson, over the final half of the race. Angles was able to save just enough in the tank over the final kilometer to keep the edge over her teammate, Morgan. The Overland Park, Kansas, native clocked in with a 5K time of 19:16.53 to take the runner-up spot behind Watson’s winning time of 18:34.88. The Lawrence native, Morgan, tallied the bronze medal finish with her time of 19:17.38. Another true freshman, Lydia Saggau, was the next runner to come across the finish as she completed her 5K loop in 19:29.92. The freshman theme did not end there with the Kansas women as Nashia Baker, Julia Dury, Courtney Coppinger and Malika Baker rounded out the team’s top seven, all KU freshmen who posted overall finishes within the top-13. Nashia Baker finished sixth in 19:32.94, Dury took ninth in 19:45.52, Coppinger was 10th in 19:48.30 and Malika Baker talled a 13th-place finish in 19:57.42. The race marked the first time in the Stanley Redwine era that the women’s team’s top-seven finishers were all freshmen. The Kansas women outpaced both Oral Roberts and UMKC in the double-dual standings with KU upending ORU 20-43 and outscoring UMKC 17-43.

MEET 2: RIM ROCK CLASSIC

MEET 3: ISU PRE-NATIONAL INVITATIONAL

Rim Rock Farm | 6K | Oct. 5, 2013 | Lawrence, Kan.

LaVern Gibson Championship Course | 6K | Oct. 19, 2013 | Terre Haute, Ind.

The Jayhawk women amassed 20 points to claim the runner-up finish in the team standings at the second meet of the season, the Rim Rock Classic, Oct. 5 at Rim Rock Farm. KU faced stiff competition as it ran with the 11th nationally-ranked team from Michigan. The Wolverine victory wasn’t threatened as the Michigan runners never relinquished the lead. The U of M runners claimed the top four spots as Taylor Pogue finished first overall with a time of 20:53.09.

TEAM FINISH - 2ND INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 127) TIME 7. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . . 21:17.13 10. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . .21:55.49 t14. Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . .22:17.74 t14. Nashia Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:17.74 18. Courtney Coppinger . . . . . . . . 22:28.99 19. Rachel Simon . . . . . . . . . . . 22:29.40 27. Haley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:52.43 32. Julia Dury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:07.60 34. Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . .23:18.47

Two Jayhawks kept the Michigan pack close for the majority of the race and finished in the top-10 as sophomore Hannah Richardson finished with a 6K career best of 21:17.13 for seventh place. Behind her was senior Natalie Becker, who clocked a time of 21:55.49 to take 10th overall. KU freshmen and twin sisters Malika and Nashia Baker were the next Jayhawks to come down the finishing chute and crossed the finish line with identical times of 22:17.74 to finish in a tie for 14th in the race. Rounding out the top-seven finishers for the KU women were freshman Courtney Coppinger (22:28.99) placing 18th, freshman Rachel Simon (22:29.40) in 19th and sophomore Hayley Francis, who placed 27th (22:52.43). The Michigan women won the title after collecting 11 points. Kansas claimed second with 20 points and Kansas State posted 28 points to place third.

Sophomore Hannah Richardson was the top Jayhawk finisher on the women’s side and led the group to finish 36th at the ISU PreNational Invitational Oct. 19 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. The women’s race featured over 300 runners and many of the top-ranked teams in the nation at the meet that was hosted at the site of the NCAA Championships in November. Richardson led the women’s team for the second time this season, tallying a 35th-place finish after traversing the 6K course in 20:52.25. The time was a personal best for the Glendale, Missouri, native and put her near the front of the 340-person field.

TEAM FINISH - 36TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 340) TIME 35. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . 20:52.25 132. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . 21:41.57 224. Nashia Baker . . . . . . . . . . . .22:11.65 226. Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . . . .22:11.95 246. Courtney Coppinger . . . . . . . 22:22.00 270. Rachel Simon . . . . . . . . . . . 22:35.16 271. Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . 22:35.33 OPEN RACE (OUT OF 102) TIME 18. Julia Dur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:28.22 34. Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . 22:59.37 53. Jennifer Angles . . . . . . . . . . 23:24.73 71. Maddy Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:47.98 80. Kennedy Schneider . . . . . . . . 23:58.87

Senior Natalie Becker was the next Jayhawk finisher, crossing the finish 49 seconds after Richardson. Becker’s time of 21:41.57 garnered a 132nd-place finish. Following Becker were sisters Nashia and Malika Baker, who for the secondstraight race, finished with nearly identical times. Nashia Baker completed the race in 22:11.65 for a 224th-place finish and Malika Baker came in at 2:11.95 to place 226th overall.

Rounding out the women’s top-seven finishers were freshman Courtney Coppinger (246th, 22:22.00), freshman Rachel Simon (270th, 22:35.16) and junior Hayley Francis (271st, 22:35.33). The women’s squad collected 860 points to finish 36th in the team standings.

2013 IN REVIEW

MEET 4: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEET 5: NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cottonwood Creek Golf Course | 6K | Nov. 2, 2013 | Waco, Texas

Iowa State Cross Country Course | 6K | Nov. 15, 2013 | Ames, Iowa

The University of Kansas women’s cross country team saw another all-conference performance as they competed at the 2013 Big 12 Cross Country Championships at Cottonwood Creek Golf Club on Nov. 2. Sophomore Hannah Richardson led the women to a seventh-place finish after she took 11th in the individual standings.

TEAM FINISH - 7TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 88) TIME 11. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 20:56.8 28. Nashia Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:35.9 32. Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:41.2 33. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:42.0 41. Courtney Coppinger . . . . . . . . . 21:51.7 57. Rachel Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:28.9 60. Julia Dury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:36.3 61. Jennifer Angles . . . . . . . . . . . 22:37.7 62. Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:37.7 67. Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:58.5

The Jayhawks saw a solid outing from Richardson, who became the fifth Kansas woman to earn All-Big 12 accolades in the last five seasons. The sophomore led the KU group from the gun and was joined by senior Natalie Becker for the first half of the 6K race. The two Jayhawks ran together through the first 4K until Richardson pulled ahead. Richardson crossed the finish in 20:56.8 to place 11th overall, her highest finish in a Big 12 meet and the highest by a Jayhawk in two seasons.

Twins Nashia and Malika Baker benefitted from strong closing miles to sneak in as the Jayhawks’ second and third finishers. Nashia outpaced her sister down the closing stretch to post a time of 21:35.9 and finish 28th overall. Malika came in six seconds later with her time of 21:41.2 to place 32nd. Both the Baker’s times were the best of their young collegiate careers. Becker came in less than a second after her freshman teammate to finish 33rd overall, completing her 8K in 21:42.0. The rest of KU’s scoring finishers came in less than a minute later with a 41st-place effort from freshman Courtney Coppinger (21:51.7), a 57th-place finish from freshman Rachel Simon (22:28.9) and a 60th-place finish from freshman Julia Dury (22:36.3). The KU women took seventh at the league meet for the fourth-consecutive season, however, the team finishes from third through seventh were separated by only 22 points.

TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. 1. . . . . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2. . . . . . . . . . West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 3. . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4. . . . . . . . . . Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 5. . . . . . . . . . Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 6 . . . . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 7. . . . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 8. . . . . . . . . . Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 9. . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 10. . . . . . . . . TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

For the first time in 10 season the Kansas women’s cross country team posted a top-five finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships as the Jayhawks competed Nov. 15 at the Iowa State Cross Country Course.

TEAM FINISH - 5TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 212) TIME 11. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 20:41.3 27. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:12.4 46. Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:34.1 50. Nashia Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:38.8 84. Courtney Coppinger . . . . . . . . . 21:56.6 126. Rachel Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:33.0 131. Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:35.0

The Kansas women tallied a noteworthy performance in Ames as the team tied for the program’s highest regional finish in the Redwine era. Sophomore Hannah Richardson again led the way for the Jayhawks, closing strong in the final mile to post the highest regional finish by a KU woman in four years. The Glendale, Missouri, native finished her 6K in 20:41.3, her fastest at that distance, which was good to give her an 11th-place finish. Her performance was enough to make her an All-Region selection and gave her a chance to claim an at-large individual bid to next week’s national meet. Senior Natalie Becker concluded her KU cross country career with her fastest 6K as a Jayhawk, which nearly notched her a top-25 placement. Becker’s time of 21:12.4 put her at 27th, two seconds off from 25th place. It was three freshmen that then completed KU’s top-five finishers. Malika and Nashia Baker again turned in outstanding performances as Malika took 46th with her 6K time of 21:34.1, with Nashia not far behind at 50th in 21:38.8. The twins’ finishes marked the first time since 2003 the Jayhawk women saw four finish inside the top-50 at the regional race. Freshman Courtney Coppinger was the final Jayhawk to score as she finished 84th overall after posting a time of 21:56.6. The race marked one of the most successful meets collectively for the men’s and women’s cross country teams. KU saw both squads finish in the top-five of their respective regions for just the second time since 2000.

TOP-10 TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. AVG. TIME 1. . . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:34.6 2 . . . . . . . Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:43.7 3. . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . 192 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:22.4 4. . . . . . . Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . 217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:24.8 5. . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:24/7 6. . . . . . . Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:31.6 7. . . . . . . . Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:30.2 8. . . . . . . Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:30.0 9. . . . . . . Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:36.4 10. . . . . . . Loyola (Ill.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:35.1

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2013 ACADEMIC AWARDS

BUCHANAN NAMED BIG 12’S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

WOMEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 First Team Julia Dury Hayley Francis Hannah Richardson Kennedy Schneider

Second Team Natalie Becker Rachael Schaffer

Junior Reid Buchanan was named the Big 12 Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year the conference announced as it released its 2013 fall sports recipients. The honor marked the first time a KU cross country runner has won the award and the fifth Kansas studentathlete to be named a scholar-athlete since the award’s inception in 2012. Buchanan sported a 3.47 grade point average as an electrical engineering major at KU. The Manhattan, Kansas, native is also a two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team member and was one of KU cross country’s top-four runners in each race he competed in over the last two seasons.

MEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 First Team Ben Brownlee Reid Buchanan Evan Landes Josh Munsch

Second Team Conner Day Brendan Soucie

HISTORY

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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.

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.

A member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Lawson also performed valiantly on the Kansas track and field team, earning three All-America awards: one indoor for his secondplace performance in the two-mile run and two outdoor for consecutive second-place finishes in the threemile 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).

1948-1965

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 and field titles. Easton coached 32 All-Americans including Wes Santee, Herb Semper, Al Frame, Billy Mills and John Lawson. In track and 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 and Field Hall of Fame.

1958-61

1963-66

JOHN LAWSON

1952-55

AL FRAME 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.

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.

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 threestraight cross country NCAA Championships with Drake University.

BILLY MILLS

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.

During his four years in Lawrence, Chesang was a three-time all-conference and all-region selection and was the team’s top

Al Frame carved out an impressive cross country and track and 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).

Cunningham also excelled in track and 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; 193234, 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 twotime 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 and Field Hall of Fame.

BILL EASTON

2003-06

1931-33

GLENN CUNNINGHAM

BENSON CHESANG

KU CROSS COUNTRY LEGENDS

Gold medalist. All-American. Hallof-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 and 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. Inducted into the National Track and 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.

1952-55

1966-69

WES SANTEE

JIM RYUN

HISTORY

There is perhaps no other athlete more associated with Kansas distance running than Jim Ryun. His legend extends far beyond his KU accomplishments. A threetime 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.

Inducted into the National Track and 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.

Saul’s track career was just has 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.

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 and 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.

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).

1968-88

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.

BOB TIMMONS

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 no other woman in the Crimson and Blue has been able to match. To this day she is the only female cross country All-American in Kansas history, earning the honor with her 18th-place finish at the 1992 NCAA Championships. 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.

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

HERB SEMPER

1991-93

JULIA SAUL

During his tenure at KU from 196669, 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.

A Kansas Jayhawk, Wes Santee’s contributions to Kansas cross country and track and 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 backto-back league championships in 1952 and 1953 and helping his team collect two Big Seven Conference championships (1952 and 1953).

Bob Timmons is to Kansas cross country what Phog Allen is to Kansas basketball. The man who coached KU to four NCAA Track and 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 and Field Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. At the helm of the KU track and 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.

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YEAR-BY YEAR RESULTS Year

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NCAA Region

1914 . . . . . W.O. Hamilton . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1915 . . . . . W.O. Hamilton . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1916 . . . . . W.O. Hamilton . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1917 . . . . . . Fred Rodkey . . . . . . . 2nd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1918 . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . . . DNC . . . . . . . . - - - . 1919 . . . . .Karl Schlademan . . . . . DNC . . . . . . . . - - - . 1920 . . . . .Karl Schlademan . . . . . 2nd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1921 . . . . .Karl Schlademan . . . . . DNC . . . . . . . . - - - . 1922 . . . . .Karl Schlademan . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1923 . . . . .Karl Schlademan . . . . . .4th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1924 . . . . .Karl Schlademan . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1925 . . . . . John McMurphy . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1926 . . . . . . Dr. H.J. Huff . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1927 . . . . . . Dr. H.J. Huff . . . . . . . 2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1928 . . . . . Dr. H.J. Huff . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1929 . . . . Brutus Hamilton . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1930 . . . . Brutus Hamilton . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1931 . . . . .Brutus Hamilton . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1932 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1933 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . No Meet . . . . . . - - - . 1934 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1935 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1936 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1937 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1938 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1939 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1940 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1941 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1942 . . . . . . Bill Hargiss . . . . . . No Meet . . . . . . - - - . 1943 . . . . . Henry Shenk . . . . . No Meet . . . . . . - - - . 1944 . . . . . . Ray Kanehl . . . . . . No Meet . . . . . . - - - . 1945 . . . . . . Ray Kanehl . . . . . . No Meet . . . . . . - - - . 1946 . . . . . . Ray Kanehl . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1947 . . . . . . Ray Kanehl . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1948 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1949 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1950 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1951 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1952 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1953 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - . 1954 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1955 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1956 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1957 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1958 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1959 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1960 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1961 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1962 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1963 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1964 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1965 . . . . . . Bill Easton . . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1966 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1967 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . - - - . 1968 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1969 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . - - - . 1970 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . 1971 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . 1972 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - .

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NCAA ------------------------------------------------------------------------4th 2nd --1st 4th 2nd 2nd 5th ------4th --4th --6th 16th --16th 21st ----14th

BILL EASTON & BILLY MILLS

Year

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NCAA Region

NCAA

1973 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1974 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1975 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1976 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .- - - . . . . . . . - - 1977 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . DNC . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1978 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . - - 1979 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . 22nd 1980 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1981 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . .2nd . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . 18th 1982 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1983 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1984 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1985 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 1986 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1987 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . - - 1988 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . - - 1989 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . 10th 1990 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . 16th 1991 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . 2nd . . . . . . .15th 1992 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1993 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . - - 1994 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . 16th 1995 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 1996 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1997 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 1998 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 14th . . . . . . .- - 1999 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . - - 2000 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . - - 2001 . . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 2002 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 2003 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . .4th . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . - - 2004 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . .4th . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . - - 2005 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . 12th 2006 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 3rd . . . . . . . . 2nd . . . . . . 20th 2007 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 10th . . . . . . .- - 2008 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . - - 2009 . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 2010 . . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . .- - 2011 . . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . .- - 2012 . . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . .- - 2013 . . . . .Stanley Redwine . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . .- - -

HISTORY

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ACCOLADES 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

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 Michael Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 David Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Benson Chesang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Paul Hefferon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Colby Wissel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006, 2007

INDIVIDUAL 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 APPEARANCES 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)

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

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

HERB SEMPER 1950, 1951

WES SANTEE 1953

AL FRAME 1954

JOHN LAWSON 1965

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP POSTSEASON FINISHERS Conference Championships

2013 . . . Josh Munsch (13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:36.8 2012 . . . Evan Landes (17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:27.0 2011 . . . Austin Bussing (22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:22.5 2010 . . . Donny Wasinger (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:40.04 2009 . . Donny Wasinger (37) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:00.82 2008 . . Donny Wasinger (28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:17.63 2007 . . Colby Wissel (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:51.14 2006 . . Colby Wissel (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:34.40 2005 . . Benson Chesang (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:45 2004 . . Benson Chesang (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:07.43 2003 . . Benson Chesang (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:05.09 2002 . . Mark Menefee (18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:44.38 2001 . . . Brent Behrens (13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:39.30 2000 . . Charlie Gruber (14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:36 1999 . . . Brian Jensen (25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:52 1998 . . . Brian Jensen (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:43.80 1997 . . . Ricardo Amezcua (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:55 1996 . . . Jerry Fullins (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:44 1995 . . . Chris Gaston (23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:37.40 1994 . . . David Johnson (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25:17.00 1993 . . . Bryan Schultz (27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:45 1992 . . . Michael Cox (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:32 1991 . . . Donnie Anderson (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25:12 1990 . . . Donnie Anderson (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:23.40 1989 . . . Donnie Anderson (14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:13 1988 . . . Steve Heffernan (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:03.96 1987 . . . Steve Heffernan (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:29.29 1986 . . . Craig Watcke (20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:07.86 1985 . . . Ben Welch (28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33:19.60 1984 . . . Brent Steiner (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:01 1983 . . . Brent Steiner (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:33.62 1982 . . . Brent Steiner (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:46.00 1981 . . . Tim Tays (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:21.40 1980 . . . Tim Gundy (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:05.50 1979 . . . Paul Schultz (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:53.70 1978 . . . Dave Bauer (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:36.70 1977 . . . Kendall Smith (25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:24.00 1976 . . . George Mason (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:40.00 1975 . . . John Roscoe (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:02.00 1974 . . . Bill Lundberg (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:05.00 1973 . . . Kent McDonald (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:21.00 1972 . . . Kent McDonald (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:20.00 1971 . . . Dave Anderson (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:47.00 1970 . . . Jay Mason (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:13.00 1969 . . . Jay Mason (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:53.00 1968 . . . Doug Smith (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:25.00 1967 . . . Glenn Cunningham (3) . . . . . . . . . . . 16:06.00 1966 . . . Tom Yergovich (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:56.00 1965 . . . John Lawson (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:04.30 1964 . . . Bill Silverberg (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:20.00 1961 . . . Bill Dotson (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:50.00 1960 . . . Billy Mills (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:03.60 1957 . . . Tom Skutka (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:58.00

COLBY WISSEL

1956 . . . Jerry McNeal (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15:10.00 1955 . . . Al Frame (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:10.10 1954 . . . Al Frame (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:16.70 1953 . . . Wes Santee (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:06.80 1952 . . . Wes Santee (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15:08.10 1951 . . . Herb Semper (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:14.90 1950 . . . Herb Semper (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:19.80 1949 . . . Bob Karnes (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:35.30 1948 . . . Bob Karnes (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:39.20 1947 . . . Bob Karnes (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:50.30 1932 . . . Glenn Cunningham (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:32.60 1931 . . . Glenn Cunningham (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:38.10 1928 . . . Poco Frazier (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:43 1927 . . . Poco Frazier (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:44 1915 . . . Fred Rodkey (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:40 1914 . . . Fred Rodkey (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:10 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 (10k)

2013 . . . Reid Buchanan (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:43.5 2012 . . . Gabe Gonzalez (24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:58.76 2011 . . . Austin Bussing (32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:07.40 2010 . . . Donny Wasinger (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:05.30 2009 . . Donny Wasinger (35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:58.20 2008 . . Donny Wasiner (29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:09.80 2007 . . Colby Wissel (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:11.40 2006 . . Colby Wissel (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:59.50 2005 . . Paul Heffron (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:10 2004 . . Benson Chesang (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:30.74 2003 . . Benson Chesang (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:41.00 2002 . . Mark Menefee (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:16.31 2001 . . . Mark Menefee (31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:43.00 2000 . . Charlie Gruber (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:38 1999 . . . Charlie Gruber (43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:22 1998 . . . Brian Jensen (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:54.40 1997 . . Ricardo Amezcua (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32:56 1996 . . . Jerry Pullins (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:03 1995 . . . Brian Watts (26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:37.80 1994 . . . David Johnston (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:20.70 1993 . . . Bryan Schultz (23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33:30 1992 . . . Michael Cox (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:36 1991 . . . Michael Cox (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:16 1990 . . . Michael Cox (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:31.10 1989 . . . Steve Heffernan (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:03.57 1988 . . . Craig Watcke (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:56 1987 . . . Craig Watcke (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:30.10 1985 . . . Ben Welch (21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:14.60 1984 . . . Brent Steiner (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:17.30 1983 . . . Greg Leibert (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:14.60 1982 . . . Brent Steiner (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:54.80 1981 . . . Paul Schultz (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:01.65 1979 . . . Tim Tays (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:14.00 1977 . . . Kendall Smith (27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:49.00 1976 . . . Bruce Coldsmith (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:23.00 1975 . . . Bill Lundberg (13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:16 1974 . . . Tom Koppes (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:20 1972 . . . Kent MacDonald (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:08 -----1969 . . . Jay Mason (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:24 1968 . . . Doug Smith (13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 . . . Roger Kathol (32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:13 1966 . . . Tom Yergovich (16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25:47 1965 . . . John Lawson (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:07.7 1964 . . . Bill Silverberg (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:52

CHARLIE GRUBER

NCAA National Championships

2013 . . . Reid Buchanan (142) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:44.0 2010 . . . Donny Wasinger (233) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33:02.70 2007 . . Colby Wissel (39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:36.50 2006 . . Colby Wissel (26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:34.30 2005 . . Benson Chesang (39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:22 2004 . . Benson Chesang (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:59.40 2003 . . Benson Chesang (48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:22.70 2002 . . Mark Menefee (111) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:12.05 2000 . . Charlie Gruber (61) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:24.20 1998 . . . Brian Jensen (50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:24.00 1997 . . . Ricardo Amezcua (38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:22 1996 . . . Jerry Pullins (52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:06 1994 . . . Michael Cox (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:55.80 1991 . . . Jason Teal (70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:04 1990 . . . Donnie Anderson (75) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:48 1989 . . . Steve Heffernan (58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:02.98 1984 . . . Brent Steiner (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:45 1981 . . . Paul Schultz (61) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:26.60 1979 . . . Paul Schultz (114) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:10.50 1978 . . . Dave Bauer (126) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:23.70 1974 . . . Bill Lundberg (209) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32:52.10 1973 . . . David Anderson (63) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:54.60 1972 . . . Jim Euell (51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:47.00 1969 . . . Jay Mason (94) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:37.00 1968 . . . Lowell Mattingly (87) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:15.00 1967 . . . Michael Petterson (62) . . . . . . . . . . . . 34:06.50 1966 . . . Michael Petterson (60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:50 1965 . . . John Lawson (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:24.00 1964 . . . John Lawson (24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:56.00 1963 . . . John Lawson (27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:32 1962 . . . George Cabrera (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:06.00 1961 . . . William Dotson (20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:44 1960 . . . Billy Mills (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:05 1959 . . . Billy Mills (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:08 1958 . . . Billy Mills (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:35 1957 . . . Jerry McNeal (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:00 1956 . . . Jan Howell (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:25 1955 . . . Al Frame (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:14.10 1954 . . . Al Frame (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:54.20 1953 . . . Wes Santee (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:43.50 1951 . . . Herb Semper (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:09.50 1950 . . . Herb Semper (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:31.70 1949 . . . Robert Karnes (17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:00.00 1948 . . . Robert Karnes (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:07.37 1947 . . . Robert Karnes (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:52 1946 . . . Earl Jones (38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:01.30 1945 . . . Harold Moore (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:08 1938-64: 4 miles 1965-75: 6 miles 1976-present: 10K

HISTORY

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HISTORY Year Head Coach Conf. NCAA Region NCAA 1975 . . . Marian Washington . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1976 . . . . . . Gary Pepin . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1977 . . . . . Tom Lionvale . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1978 . . . . Terri Anderson & . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 2nd . . . . . . . - - Theo Hamilton 1979 . . . . Terri Anderson & . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . - - Theo Hamilton 1980 . . . . . Carla Coffey . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1981 . . . . . Theo Hamilton . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1982 . . . . . Theo Hamilton . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1983 . . . . . Cliff Rovelto . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . - - 1984 . . . . . Cliff Rovelto . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1985 . . . . . Cliff Rovelto . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1986 . . . . . Cliff Rovelto . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 1987 . . . . . Cliff Rovelto . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1988 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . - - 1989 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . - - 1990 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . - - 1991 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . - - 1992 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . - - 1993 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . .22nd 1994 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . 18th 1995 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 1996 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . 14th . . . . . . . - - 1997 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . 14th . . . . . . . - - 1998 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . 12th . . . . . . . 20th . . . . . . . - - 1999 . . . . . Gary Schwartz . . . . . 12th . . . . . . . 20th . . . . . . . - - 2000 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . 13th . . . . . . . - - 2001 . . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . - - 2002 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . - - 2003 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 10th . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . - - 2004 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . 10th . . . . . . . 16th . . . . . . . - - 2005 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . - - 2006 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . 12th . . . . . . . - - 2007 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 11th . . . . . . . 12th . . . . . . . - - 2008 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 8th . . . . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . - - 2009 . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . 10th . . . . . . . - - 2010 . . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 6th . . . . . . . - - 2011 . . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 9th . . . . . . . - - 2012 . . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . 13th . . . . . . . - - 2013 . . . . Stanley Redwine . . . . . 7th . . . . . . . . 5th . . . . . . . - - -

1993 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICANS

Julia Saul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992

NCAA APPEARANCES 1993 (22), 1994 (18)

JULIA SAUL

1994 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

2014 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP POSTSEASON FINISHERS Conference Championships

2013 . . . Hannah Richardson (11) . . . . . 20:56.80 2012 . . . Kyra Kilwein (21) . . . . . . . . . 21:30.70 2011 . . . Rebeka Stowe (7) . . . . . . . . . 19:52.30 2010 . . . Rebeka Stowe (12) . . . . . . . . 20:40.33 2009 . . . Lauren Bonds (10) . . . . . . . . 21:46.52 2008 . . . Lauren Bonds (12) . . . . . . . . . 21:31.00 2007 . . . Lauren Bonds (30) . . . . . . . . 22:04.30 2006 . . . Lisa Morrisey (45) . . . . . . . . . 22:48.89 2005 . . . Lisa Morrisey (39) . . . . . . . . . 22:43.00 2004 . . . Megan Manthe (47) . . . . . . . . 23:20.61 2003 . . . Laura Lavoie (32) . . . . . . . . . 23:03.50 2002 . . . Laura Lavoie (8) . . . . . . . . . . 21:05.10 2001 . . . Katy Eisenmenger (18) . . . . . . 21:40.40 2000* . . Laura Lavoie (40) . . . . . . . . . 22:41.00 1999 . . . Keely Malone (62) . . . . . . . . . 18:56.00 1998 . . . Diane Heffernan (46) . . . . . . . 18:51.20 1997 . . . Lynn LoPresti (27) . . . . . . . . . 18:43.00 1996 . . . Emily Miles (38) . . . . . . . . . . 19:05.00 1995 . . . Sara Heeb (20) . . . . . . . . . . 18:33.50 1994 . . . Colleen McClinton (20) . . . . . . 18:37.00 1993 . . . Julia Saul (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:55.00 1992 . . . Julia Saul (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:55.00 1991 . . . Julia Saul (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:14.00 1990 . . . Cathy Palacios (15) . . . . . . . . 18:25.40 1989 . . . Tricia Brown (11) . . . . . . . . . . 18:07.00 1988 . . . Kelly Coffey (40) . . . . . . . . . 19:00.40 1987 . . . Trisha Mangan (35) . . . . . . . . 19:43.04 1986 . . . Lisa Kirwan (33) . . . . . . . . . . 19:20.93 1985 . . . Shaula Hatcher (33) . . . . . . . . 19:02.00 1984 . . . Susan Glatter (17) . . . . . . . . . 19:22.00 1983 . . . Paula Berquist (19) . . . . . . . . 17:48.65 1982 . . . Anne Johannessen (33) . . . . . 19:08.00 1981 . . . Anne Johannessen (30) . . . . . 19:27.30 1980 . . . Tanya Heard (27) . . . . . . . . . 19:21.00 1979 . . . Michelle Brown (7) . . . . . . . . 18:26.00 *Changed from 5K race to 6K in 2000

COLLEEN MCCLINTON

NCAA National Championships LAURA LAVOIE

2009 . . . Lauren Bonds (61) . . . . . . . . . 21:02.30 1994 . . . Colleen McClinton (82) . . . . . . 18:20.30 1993 . . . Julia Saul (65) . . . . . . . . . . . 17:40.00 1992 . . . Julia Saul (18) . . . . . . . . . . . 17:50.30 1991 . . . Julia Saul (32) . . . . . . . . . . . 17:25.50 1981 . . . Catherine Saxon (81) . . . . . . . 18:15.90 *Changed from 5K race to 6K in 2000

LAUREN BONDS

Regional Championships

2013 . . . Hannah Richardson (11) . . . . . 20:41.3 2012 . . . Kathleen Thompson (47) . . . . . 21:55:73 2011 . . . Rebeka Stowe (20) . . . . . . . . 21:38.86 2010 . . . Rebeka Stowe (18) . . . . . . . . 20:43.44 2009 . . . Lauren Bonds (5) . . . . . . . . . 20:49.10 2008 . . . Lauren Bonds (16) . . . . . . . . . 21:29.70 2007 . . Lauren Bonds (25) . . . . . . . . 21:05.40 2006 . . . Lisa Morisey (60) . . . . . . . . . 22:42.90 2005 . . Lisa Morisey (11) . . . . . . . . . . 22:36.00 2004 . . . Megan Manthe (61) . . . . . . . . 22:14.75 2003 . . . Laura Lavoie (10) . . . . . . . . . 21:39.00 2002 . . . Paige Higgins (16) . . . . . . . . . 21:18.44 2001 . . . Diane Disher (31) . . . . . . . . . 22:07.40 2000* . . Paige Higgins (69) . . . . . . . . 22:44 1999 . . . Keely Malone (59) . . . . . . . . . 18:39 1998 . . . Diane Heffernan (89) . . . . . . . 19:06 1997 . . . Lynn LoPresti (27) . . . . . . . . . 19:27 1996 . . . Lynn LoPresti (35) . . . . . . . . . 18:37 1995 . . . Sarah Heeb (12) . . . . . . . . . . 18:23.2 1994 . . . Melissa Swartz (2) . . . . . . . . . 17:33.30 1993 . . . Julia Saul (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:14 1992 . . . Julia Saul (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:05 1991 . . . Julia Saul (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:48 1990 . . . Cathy Palacios (11) . . . . . . . . 17:34.20 1989 . . . Tricia Brown (22) . . . . . . . . . 18:21.41 1988 . . . Tricia Brown (34) . . . . . . . . . 18:52 1986 . . . Lisa Kirwan (41) . . . . . . . . . . 18:50 1985 . . . Shaula Hatcher (28) . . . . . . . 18:29 1984 . . . Caryne Finlay (23) . . . . . . . . 17:51.00 1983 . . . Cindy Blakeley (28) . . . . . . . . 18:51 1981 . . . Gretchen Bajema (23) . . . . . . 19:37.70 1980 . . . Tanya Heard (24) . . . . . . . . . 18:34 1979 . . . Michelle Brown (11) . . . . . . . . 18:08.4 1978 . . . Michelle Brown (6) . . . . . . . . 18:18 *Changed from 5K race to 6K in 2000

HISTORY

MEDIA INFORMATION

KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

The University of Kansas communications office welcomes your interest in cross country and will make every effort to make your coverage of the Jayhawks an enjoyable experience. The communications office maintains information on all current student-athletes, as well as historical information on previous athletes and the program in general. For information, interviews or photo shoots and/ or file photos, please call or stop by our office located in Parrott, Room 1400, or e-mail a request to Brad Gilbert (brgilbert@ku.edu). The following are some brief guidelines of which media should be aware of:

1651 Naismith Drive 1400 Parrott Lawrence, KS 66045

Internet Resources For up-to-date news concerning KU cross country, members of the media can retrieve information on the official Kansas Athletics website by logging on to www.KUAthletics.com. Press Services Weekly press releases, including updated individual and team stats, performance sheets, as well as information on upcoming meets will be made available two days prior to the team’s next meet. The releases are available in PDF format via email. To be included on the e-mail list, please contact Assistant Communications Director Brad Gilbert at brgilbert@ku.edu. The releases will also be available on the KU Athletics web site in PDF format.

Office . . . . . . . .(785) 864-3417 Fax . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-7944 Website . . . . . KUAthletics.com

Todd Kober Associate AD, Exec. Dir. of Branding

Brad Gilbert Asst. Director of Communications, Cross Country Contact

Erin Penning Office Manager

Video and Photo Availability Extra content (audio, video, photo) will be available to the media following the majority of this season’s meets via KU Athletics’ media FTP site to assist in your coverage of the Jayhawks. You can access those files by going to this link (https://www.onlinefilefolder.com/3faIKUcN55wzIY). Contact Brad Gilbert (brgilbert@ku.edu) for the password to access the available content.

Chris Theisen Assistant AD, Communications

Interviews All interviews with student-athletes and coaches should be arranged through communications contact Brad Gilbert (785)864-7788. Please give at least 24 hours notice. Phone interviews will be done on a call-back basis only when convenient to the athlete or coach.

Katy Lonergan Director of Football Communications Alissa Bauer Assistant Director of Communications

Home Meets All home meets will be held at Rim Rock Farm, located northwest of Lawrence. Driving directions are located on page 63 or on KUAthletics.com’s cross country page. Media credentials are not required as home cross country meets are free and open to the public.

Theresa Kurtz Assistant Director of Communications D.J. Haurin Assistant Director of Communications Kevin McCarty Web Designer Jeff Jacobsen Photographer Jackie Berra Director of Creative Services Kyle Babson Strategic Communications Manager Facebook.com/kuathletics Twitter.com/kuathletics

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UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR Since arriving at the University of Kansas in 2009, Bernadette Gray-Little has advanced KU’s mission of lifting students and society by educating leaders, building healthy communities, and making discoveries that change the world. Through the Bold Aspirations strategic plan, KU is changing the way it prepares students for success. It’s fostering research and scholarship across all disciplines, and sharing the benefits of a flagship university with the state and world. Gray-Little led the effort to create new admission standards for the University of Kansas. These new standards take effect in 2016 and will give students and families a more accurate picture of what it takes to be successful at a research university.

DR. BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLE FIFTH YEAR

GRAY-LITTLE FILE Alma Mater . . . . . . . Marywood College, 1966 . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis University, 1968, 1970 Husband . . . . . . . . . . . . Shade Keys Little

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 2009-present . . . . . . . . Kansas (Chancellor) 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina (Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost) 2004-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North Carolina (Dean Arts & Sciences) 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina (Exec. Vice Provost) 1999-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina (Sr. Assoc. Dean) 1993-98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North Carolina (Psychology Chair) 1982-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North Carolina (Dir., Psych. Grad. program)

Under Chancellor Gray-Little’s leadership, the university has also revamped financial aid, creating four-year renewable scholarships and expanding the Jayhawk Generations Scholarship. And it has launched its first university-wide curriculum, the KU Core, which incorporates both classes and experiences, making KU a leader among its national peers.

Gray-Little has also been instrumental to Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas, KU Endowment’s $1.2 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign. Additionally, the university’s Changing for Excellence initiative is making administrative operations more efficient, with the savings being invested in education and research. As chancellor, Gray-Little is the chief executive officer of the university, overseeing campuses in Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park, Salina and Wichita, as well as research and educational centers in Garden City, Hays, Parsons, Pittsburg, Topeka and Yoder. Gray-Little was one of four university leaders selected to represent the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities at a White House summit on math and science education in January 2010. She is also on the board of trustees for the Online Computer Library Center, an international organization dedicated to expanding public access to information and research. Prior to becoming KU’s 17th Chancellor, Gray-Little held leadership positions at the University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, including executive vice chancellor and provost.

ADMINISTRATION

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dr. Sheahon (SHAY-un) Zenger is a coach at heart. But when KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little introduced the Hays, Kansas, native as KU’s Athletics Director January 3, 2011, he promised not to call any plays for the coaches. That doesn’t mean, though, that he won’t be right there with them – and their student-athletes – every step of the way. For it’s his genuine care for coaches and student-athletes that has stamped his career in intercollegiate athletics. Since Zenger’s arrival at KU, those coaches and student-athletes have raised the bar with outstanding performances on both the conference and national stages. Highlights include: •

DR. SHEAHON ZENGER FOURTH YEAR

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ZENGER FILE Alma Mater.....................Kansas State, 1988, 1992 .............................................................Kansas, 1996 Wife....................................................................Pam Children........................................ Luke, Abby, Jake

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

COACHING HISTORY 1998-2000 . Wyoming (Assistant Head Coach) 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming (Rec. Coord.) 1996 . . . . . . . . . South Florida (Rec. Coord.) 1989-92 . . . . Kansas State (Dir. Football Ops) 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . Drake (Assistant Coach) 1987 . . . . . . . . Manhattan HS (Head Coach)

A National Championship for the Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team, and two individual national champions. An NCAA Final Four appearance for Men’s Basketball and four more Big 12 regular-season Championships, raising that streak of titles to 10. Two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances for Women’s Basketball. An NCAA Sweet 16 (and two straight NCAA appearances) for Volleyball. NCAA appearances for Baseball, Softball and Women’s Golf. A National Coach-of-the-Year award (Stanley Redwine, women’s track and field) and several Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year awards – Bill Self, men’s basketball (twice), Stanley Redwine, women’s track and field (twice), Ray Bechard, volleyball (twice), and Clark Campbell, swimming.

In fact, during the 2013-14 academic year, 11 KU teams reached postseason play, the most KU appearances in one year in more than a decade. Zenger has spearheaded a tremendous upgrade in Kansas Athletics’ facilities as well – improvements he expects will help KU’s coaches and student-athletes continue their run of outstanding performances. Most notable among these is the completion of Rock Chalk Park, which contains new, state-of-the-art stadiums for KU’s Track & Field, Soccer and Softball programs. Memorial Stadium is receiving a facelift as well. Work began in June 2014 to remove the track and surround the football field with new artificial turf, bringing it to within 10 feet of the stands. In addition, planning is underway for the DeBruce Center, the permanent home of James Naismith’s original “Rules of Basket Ball,” adjacent to historic Allen Fieldhouse. Finally, another positive stride, fundraising continues for the Fieldhouse Apartments, which will house the men’s basketball team and an equal

number of distinguished non-student-athletes. 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. The Redbirds won a conference-leading seven league titles during the 2009-10 season and captured their second Valley AllSports Trophy in three years. ISU also reached highs in fundraising, academics and community service during Zenger’s tenure there. Zenger’s career took several turns before landing in athletics administration. After playing football at Fort Hays State and Mid-American Nazarene College, and even before he finished his undergraduate degree at Kansas State, he was pursuing his dream of coaching by assisting the football coaches at Manhattan (Kan.) High School. His first college football coaching job came at Drake University right after graduation; he then joined Bill Snyder’s staff at Kansas State, serving in key roles as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. It became evident, though, that more than coaching was in store for Zenger. He came to KU to earn his Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership, while strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels. Still, coaching stayed in his blood. He joined the football staff at the University of South Florida and then at the University of Wyoming before returning to Kansas State, eventually serving as KSU’s associate athletics director for development. He held that position until becoming Athletics Director at Illinois State in 2005. Zenger served for three years on the NCAA Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. He also served on two NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Division committees, and was a member of the Executive Committee of NACDA’s Division I FCS Athletic Directors Association. He is married to the former Pam McAnarney; they have three children: Luke, Abby and Jake.

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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: • •

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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 student-athletes; 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.

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.

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.

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 student-athlete or their family or friends is strictly 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.

FOR SPECIFIC NCAA RULE INTERPRETATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE OFFICE:

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.

Kansas Athletics Compliance Office 1651 Naismith Drive Lawrence, KS 66045 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-4200 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-5289 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . compliance@ku.edu