2013 Kansas Cross Country Media Guide by Kansas Jayhawks

2013 TEAM CAPTAINS MUNSCH WILSON

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INTRODUCTION

THIS IS KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY 7

QUICK FACTS

2013 ROSTER

Coaches/ STAFF

History

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MEN 33 WOMEN 41 COACHES/STAFF 51

THIS IS KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY . . . . . . . . . 7 THE MEN OF KANSAS Brownlee/Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Collins/Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Frazier/Hampton/Koech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Landes/Lavigne/Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Messerly/Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sloan/Snyder/Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Wilson/Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

2012 IN REVIEW 63 HISTORY 69

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/N. Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Becker/Coppinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dimmick/Dury/Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Francis/McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Messerly/Morgan/Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Rich/Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Saggau/Schaffer/Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Seiwald/Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 COACHES/STAFF Head Coach Stanley Redwine . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Assistant Coach Michael Whittlesey . . . . . . . 56 Cross Country Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 2012 REVIEW Men’s Meet Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Women’s Meet Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 2012 Academic Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan. School Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1866 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,718 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawks Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293)

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th Years Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20th

Milan Donley . . . . . . . . . . . . Events Coordinator Josh Williamson . . . . Assistant Events Coordinator Tegan Thornberry . . . . . . . Director of Operations Rose Richmond . . . Director of External Operations Debbie Luman . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Zach Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Trainer Melissa Johnston . . . . . Grad Asst. Athletic Trainer Demetrius Daniels . . . . . . . . Equipment Manager Jose Muñoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Manager

Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . Michael Whittlesey Alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Connecticut, 1990 Years at KU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth Years Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24th

MEN’S TEAM HISTORY

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Seasons of Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . 100th NCAA Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 NCAA Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NCAA Indiv. Champions . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Conference Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Conference Indiv. Champions . . . . . . . 23 2012 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . .4th 2012 NCAA Regional Finish . . . . . . . . 6th

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

WOMEN’S TEAM HISTORY

Office Manager (Credentials) . . . . . Erin Penning Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-3417 Email . . . . . . . . . . . .epenning@ku.edu

Seasons of Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . 39th NCAA Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NCAA Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 NCAA Indiv. Champions . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Conference Team Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Conference Indiv. Champions . . . . . . . . 0 2012 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . .7th 2012 NCAA Regional Finish . . . . . . . 13th

Assoc. AD/Creative Services . . . . . . . Todd Kober Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7867 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . tkober@ku.edu

Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KUAthletics.com

INTRODUCTION

RETURNERS

GRADUATED

TOTAL (20)

TOTAL (10)

MEN (10)

MEN (6)

NAME YR. EXP. Ben Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . Reid Buchanan* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . 2L Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . Evan Landes* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . 2L Brandon Messerly . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . Josh Munsch* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 2L Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Kyle Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . James Wilson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . 1L

NAME YR. EXP. Josh Baden* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 3L Eric Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . Colin Jokisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 1L Kaman Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 1L Donny Wasinger* . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 4L Ben Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . -

WOMEN (10) NAME YR. EXP. Natalie Becker* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 2L Julia Dury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . Jasmine Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . 1L Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Kelli McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . Maddy Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . Hannah Richardson* . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . 1L Kennedy Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . RS-Fr. . . . . Rachael Schaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . Sara Seiwald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . -

WOMEN (4) NAME YR. EXP. Kyra Kilwein* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 3L Kathleen Thompson* . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 1L Tessa Turcotte* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . 3L Devin Wiegers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . * - Indicates member of KU’s 2012 NCAA Regional team

2013 MEET INFO BOB TIMMONS CLASSIC

RIM ROCK CLASSIC

MEET 1 | Aug. 31 | Rim Rock Farm

MEET 2 | Oct. 5 | Rim Rock Farm

ISU PRE-NATIONAL INV.

MEET 3 | Oct. 19 | LaVern Gibson Championship Course

GENERAL INFO

2012 MEET INFO

2011 MEET INFO

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT

MEDIA RELATIONS

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 Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . . . Josh Baden (KU) - 19:49.0 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . Kyra Kilwein (KU) - 18:56.0 Brad Gilbert Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7788 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-424-4008 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brgilbert@ku.edu

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET 4 | Nov. 2 |

Cottonwood Creek Golf Course

GENERAL INFO

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waco, Texas Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baylor University Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8K (10 a.m.) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K (11 a.m.) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Capron Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Sports.com

2012 MEET INFO

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . Kennedy Kithuka (TTU) - 22:52.8 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa State Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . Betsy Saina (ISU) - 20:06.8

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT

Braxton Banning Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469-524-1040 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817-896-1277 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bbanning@big12sports.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 . . . . . Kennedy Kithuka (TTU) - 22:26.7 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michigan Women’s Individual Champion . . . Rebecca Addison (Mich) - 20:29.20 Brad Gilbert Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-864-7788 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-424-4008 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brgilbert@ku.edu

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL MEET 5 | Nov. 15 | ISU Cross Country Course GENERAL INFO

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

2012 MEET INFO

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . Chris O’Hare (Tulsa) - 30:25.87 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa State Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . Betsy Saina (ISU) - 19:51.46

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT

Nick McVey Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515-294-2008 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nmcvey@iastate.edu

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terre Haute, Ind. Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana State University Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8K (TBA) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K (TBA) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gartland Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GoSycamores.com Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colorado Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . . Leonard Korir (Iona) - 23:55 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida State Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . .Risper Kimaiyo (UTEP) - 20:19 Craig Padgett Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812-237-4145 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cpadgett2@sycamores.indstate.edu

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEET 6 | Nov. 23 | LaVern Gibson Championship Course GENERAL INFO

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terre Haute, Ind. Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana State University Men’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10K (TBA) Women’s Race Distance (Start Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K (TBA) Meet Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gartland Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA.com

2011 MEET INFO

Men’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State Men’s Individual Champion . . . . . Kennedy Kithuka (TTU) - 28:31.3 Women’s Team Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oregon Women’s Individual Champion . . . . . . . . . Betsy Saina (ISU) - 19:27.9

MEDIA RELATIONS

Craig Padgett Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812-237-4145 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cpadgett2@sycamores.indstate.edu

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

MEN’S ROSTER

2013

Roster

Name HT Year Hometown/Previous School Brownlee, Ben . . . . . . . . . 6-3 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep Buchanan, Reid . . . . . . . . 6-1 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan HS Collins, Brent . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . Baldwin City, Kan./Southeast Missouri St. Day, Conner . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fairview, Texas/Lovejoy HS Frazier, Daniel . . . . . . . . .5-10 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal, Kan./Liberal HS Hampton, James . . . . . . . 5-11 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll Catholic HS Koech, Daniel . . . . . . . . . 6-2 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eldoret, Kenya/Kericho HS Landes, Evan . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mulvane, Kan./Mulvane HS Lavigne, Alexandre . . . . . . 6-3 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . Quebec City, Quebec/Ceqep Sainte-Foy Lightfoot, Eric . . . . . . . . . 5-7 . . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . Andover, Kan./Southwestern College Messerly, Brandon . . . . . . . 6-0 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS Munsch, Josh . . . . . . . . . 6-2 . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hays, Kan./Hays HS Sloan, Logan . . . . . . . . . 5-10 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS Snyder, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topeka, Kan./Topeka HS Soucie, Brendan . . . . . . . 6-4 . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Osawatomie, Kan./Osawatomie HS Wilson, James . . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abilene, Kan./Abilene HS Tyler Yunk . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North HS

WOMEN’S ROSTER Name HT Year Hometown/Previous School Angles, Jennifer . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . .Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas Baker, Malika . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lansing, Kan./Lansing HS Baker, Nashia . . . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lansing, Kan./Lansing HS Becker, Natalie . . . . . . . . 5-3 . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Mo./Parkway West HS Coppinger, Courtney . . . . . 5-9 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . Mission Hills, Kan./St. Teresa’s Academy Dimmick, Hannah . . . . . . . 5-9 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .McLean, Va./McLean HS Dury, Julia . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS Edwards, Jasmine . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS Francis, Hayley . . . . . . . . . 5-2 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS McKenna, Kelli . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison, Wis./Edgewood HS Messerly, Alexis . . . . . . . . 5-9 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS Morgan, Grace . . . . . . . . . 5-2 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Rich, Maddy . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . Prairie Village, Kan./Shawnee Mission East HS Richardson, Hannah . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glendale, Mo./Kirkwood HS Saggau, Lydia . . . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS Schneider, Kennedy . . . . . . 5-5 . . . . . . (RS) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . Tribune, Kan./Greeley County HS Schaffer, Rachael . . . . . . . 5-4 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS Seiwald, Sara . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, Ore./Valley Catholic HS Simon, Rachel . . . . . . . . . 5-5 . . . . . . . . Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS

COACHING STAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Redwine (14th season, Arkansas ‘85) Assistant Coach . . . . . . . Michael Whittelsey (Fifth season, Connecticut ‘90)

INTRODUCTION

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

ROSTERS BY STATE MEN WOMEN CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA ROSTERS Brandon Messerly . . . . . .Temecula Alexis Messerly . . . . . . . Temecula MEN ILLINOIS ILLINOIS SENIOR Rachel Simon . . . . . . . . Belvidere Rachel Simon . . . . . . . Barrington Josh Munsch KANSAS IOWA Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . Manhattan Lydia Saggau . . . . West Des Moines Brent Collins . . . . . . . Baldwin City Daniel Frazier . . . . . . . . . . Liberal KANSAS James Hampton . . . . . . . . Wichita Jennifer Angles . . . . Overland Park Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . Mulvane Malika Baker . . . . . . . . . . Lansing Eric Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . Andover Nashia Baker . . . . . . . . . . Lansing Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . Hays Courtney Coppinger . . Mission Hills Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . .Lawrence Hayley Francis . . . . . . . .Lawrence Kyle Snyder . . . . . . . . . . Topeka Grace Morgan . . . . . . . .Lawrence Brendan Soucie . . . . . Osawatomie Maddy Rich . . . . . . Prairie Village James Wilson . . . . . . . . . Abilene Kennedy Schneider . . . . . . Tribune Rachael Schaffer . . . . . . Lawrence KENYA Daniel Koech . . . . . . . . . . Eldoret MISSOURI Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . St. Louis QUEBEC Julia Dury . . . . . . . . Blue Springs Alexandre Lavigne Quebec City Jasmine Edwards . . . . . . Kearney Hannah Richardson . . . . . Glendale TEXAS OREGON Ben Brownlee . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Sara Seiwald . . . . . . . . . Portland Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . Fairview VIRGINIA Hannah Dimmick . . . . . . . McLean

BY CLASS WOMEN SENIOR Natalie Becker

JUNIOR Reid Buchanan Brent Collins Conner Day Evan Landes Eric Lightfoot Brendan Soucie James WIlson

JUNIOR Maddy Rich

SOPHOMORE Logan Sloan

FRESHMAN Jennifer Angles Malika Baker Nashia Baker Courtney Coppinger Hannah Dimmick Julia Dury Jasmine Edwards Kelli McKenna Alexis Messerly Grace Morgan Lydia Saggau Kennedy Schneider Rachel Simon

FRESHMAN Ben Brownlee Daniel Frazier James Hampton Daniel Koech Alexandre Lavigne Brandon Messerly Kyle Snyder Tyler Yunk

SOPHOMORE Hayley Francis Hannah Richardson Rachael Schaffer Sara Seiwald

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

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Daniel KOECH . . . . . . . . . . . KOH-etch Alexandre LAVIGNE . . . . . . . Lah-VEEN

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

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STRONG CORE RETURNS FOR JAYHAWK MEN WITH NCAA ASPIRATIONS The University of Kansas men’s cross country team enjoyed one of its most successful years of the past decade in 2012, with a high finish in what is considered one of the most competitive conferences in the nation and a ranking in the top-25 for the first time in nearly six years. The good news for the 2013 team, almost all the pieces that led to the breakthrough season a year ago are back in the crimson and blue. Even with the loss of All-Region performers Donny Wasinger and Gabe Gonzalez, the Jayhawks return the majority of the athletes who were apart of their Big 12 and NCAA Regional squads in 2012, including juniors James Wilson, Evan Landes and Reid Buchanan. KU featured a different top finisher in every race of the season last year and don’t expect that depth to waiver anytime soon. Senior Josh Munsch enters his final campaign as a Jayhawk and will look to maintain his study climb to the top of the KU pack. The Hays, Kan. native has been apart of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 and Regional Championship squads each of the last two seasons and has steadily improved to become one of the top 1,500-meter runners in the KU track program’s history. This season he expects to be among KU’s top finishers and give the Jayhawks the all important depth it needs to be a true contender at the conference and regional levels. The junior class of Wilson, Landes and Buchanan may be one of the most underrated in the Big 12 and the Jayhawks add a pair of newcomers in Eric Lightfoot and Brent Collins having already notched valuable experience as collegians. Collins was an all-conference performer at Southeast Missouri State while Lightfoot was a member of the Southwestern College’s NAIA Championship qualifying team. The two transfers as well as Brendan Soucie are ready to contribute as part of this star-studded group of juniors. After redshirting as freshman several Jayhawks are ready to make their mark on the historical KU cross country program. Ben Brownlee and Brandon Messerly were forced to watch from the sidelines a year ago and have been eager to get out on the trails to show what they can do. Even with the experienced letterwinners returning, the Kansas coaches are excited to welcome in a young but talented group to Lawrence this season. Runners who have already been tested at the national level such as Tyler Yunk, Alexandre Lavigne and Eric Lightfoot will add a valuable component to this year’s squad. In addition to Lavigne, who hails from Quebec, Canada, KU adds another international in Daniel Koech, who comes to Lawrence from Eldoret, Kenya. The Jayhawks have had success with Kenya natives in the past with Benson Chesang claiming back-to-back individual Big 12 titles in 2003 and 2004.

YOUNG WOMEN’S TEAM LOOKING TO SUPRISE IN 2013 With nine true freshmen, five redshirt freshmen and only two upperclassmen comprising this year’s 20-woman roster, it’s safe to say the 2013 addition of KU women’s cross country has a youthful look to it. Only two of those who ran for the Jayhawks at last year’s NCAA regional return for this season, leaving plenty of spots to fill for coaches Redwine and Whittlesey, however a strong incoming recruiting class may ease those as well as an eager group of sophomores looking to carry on the momentum started by the KU women’s national championship in outdoor track & field last season. The top returner for KU this season is undoubtedly sophomore Hannah Richardson, who was one of the Jayhawks’ top-three finishers in every race in which she competed during her debut season with the team. Though only in her second year, she will surely be called upon to lead the young women’s pack this season. The lone senior in the 2013 roster is Natalie Becker, who is primed for a breakthrough season. As a freshman in 2010, the St. Louis native was KU’s No. 2 runner in every competition, however a strain of injuries has impeded on Becker’s progress over the last two seasons. Now with a clean bill of health over the last year, she is ready to recapture the cross country prowess that took her to the top of the KU pack three years ago. A pair of sophomores, Hayley Francis and Sara Seiwald showed measured improvements over their redshirt-freshman seasons in 2012 and are hoping to be staples in the Jayhawks top group of runners this year. Francis was a member of KU’s Big 12 Championship team a year ago and don’t be surprised of she continues to climb up the depth chart of the women’s team. One of the largest freshman classes in recent memory makes up over half of this season’s roster and while the first-year’s may lack experience at the collegiate level, several have tallied some impressive accomplishments during their high school careers. Lawrence native Grace Morgan was a four-time qualifier for the Kansas state cross country meet and was named the High School Runner of the Year by the Lawrence Journal World her senior year. KU also adds twins Malika and Nashia Baker, both of whom led their Lansing High School team to a bronze medal finish at the 2012 Kansas State Cross Country Championships. Frosh Alexis Messerly also signs on with Jayhawks after an impressive senior season, having helped her team to a state title last year. KU brings in three other out-of-state newcomers in Lydia Saggau, Rachael Simon and Hannah Dimmick. Saggau was a member of the Iowa Cross Country Elite All-State Team as a junior while Simon is a three-time all-conference performer from Barrington, Ill. Dimmick was named to her all-district squad as a junior in McLean, Va. and holds her school’s record in the 5k with a time of 19:08. Rounding out the freshman class are Kansas natives Courtney Coppinger and Jennifer Angles, both with experience at the state championship level.

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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.

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ATHLETIC GEAR

KANSAS ATHLETICS IS OUTFITTED WITH ADIDAS GEAR — ONE OF THE LARGEST SUCH PARTNERSHIPS IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS. ALL KU FOOTBALL PLAYERS 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 METRO SPORTS 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 TWCMS THIS SEASON

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

KU VARSITY SPORTS WILL HAVE GAMES TELEVISED IN THE FIRST YEAR

TIME WARNER CABLE METRO SPORTS 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 27 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 11, 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 and cross country athletes perform. Prior to Kansas, Sanchez worked at Florida, Colorado and Kentucky.

2. MELISSA JOHNSTON

Came to Kansas from Baylor where she served as a student trainer for many of the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sports teams. Johnston is in her second year pursuing a masters degree in athletic trainer.

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

1,500

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 1,500 tutoring sessions per week for more than 350 student-athletes working with tutors each week each semester. • STP has more than 100 tutors who work with student-athletes who request tutoring assistance.

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

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

100+

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

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(KANSAS IS) SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE AN NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARD IN EACH OF THE EIGHT YEARS OF THE PROGRAM – THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT

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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 PARTICIPATE IN SAAC

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.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SUCCESS 1.

BASEBALL Jordan Piché, 2013 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

M. BASKETBALL TEAM: Nine-straight Big 12 Championships and 24 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances Jeff Withey, 2013 NABC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, consensus second team All-American Ben McLemore, consensus second team All-American

W. BASKETBALL TEAM: Back-to-Back NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances Angel Goodrich, 2013 WNBA 29th overall pick (Tulsa Shock)

4. FOOTBALL Tanner Hawkinson, 2013 NFL Draft fifth-round pick (Cincinnati Bengals) 5.

M. GOLF Chris Gilbert, 2013 NCAA Regional Qualifier

6. ROWING Liz Scherer, 2013 Big 12 Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year 7.

SOCCER Whitney Berry, 2013 NWSL 19th overall draft pick (FC Kansas City)

8. SOFTBALL Maggie Hull, 2013 NPF 11th overall draft pick (Chicago Bandits), 2013 Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NFCA Third Team All-American 9. SWIMMING & DIVING Chelsie Miller, 2013 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

10. M. TRACK & FIELD Kyle Clemons, 2013 Outdoor Big 12 400m Champion Michael Stigler, 2013 Big 12 Outdoor 400m Hurdles Champion Jesse Vaughn, 2013 Big 12 Outdoor Javelin Champion 11. W. TRACK & FIELD TEAM: Women’s Track & Field 2013 Big 12 Indoor Champion, finished second overall at 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships, Women’s Track & Field 2013 Big 12 Outdoor Champion, 2013 NCAA Outdoor National Champion

Diamond Dixon, 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 2013 Outdoor Big 12 400m Champion Andrea Geubelle, 2013 USTFCCCA National Field Athlete of the Year (indoor and outdoor), 2013 NCAA Indoor Long Jump and Triple Jump Champion Lindsay Vollmer, 2013 NCAA Heptathlon Champion Stanley Redwine, Big 12 Coach of the Year, Regional Coach of the Year, National Coach of the Year 12. VOLLEYBALL TEAM: 2012 NCAA Tournament participant, 11th overall seed Caroline Jarmoc, first Kansas volleyball AllAmerican (2012 second team AVCA) Tayler Tolefree, Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ray Bechard, Big 12 Coach of the Year

Rebecca Swank, 2013 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (earned the league’s first award of that kind)

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KU ATHLETIC FACILITIES

“THESE FACILITIES ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE WITHIN THE BCS.” 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 30 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 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

ARROCHA BALLPARK Home of Kansas softball; Cheryl Womack pledged $2 million in November 2002 to help build a new softball stadium at the University of Kansas

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 HOGLUND BALLPARK Home of the Jayhawk baseball program; The entire field is covered in turf, with a different color and grade on the basepaths, at home plate and on the warning track HOREJSI FAMILY ATHLETICS CENTER Home of Kansas volleyball since 1999; Also acts as a practice facility for the Jayhawk men’s and women’s basketball teams

JAYHAWK SOCCER COMPLEX Home of Kansas soccer; Located on campus next to Oliver Hall and a short walk from historic Allen Fieldhouse

JAYHAWK TENNIS CENTER Indoor and outdoor home of Kansas Jayhawks tennis; A full-service facility with a slate of programming for all ages

10. RIM ROCK FARM Located northwest of Lawrence; Has been the home of the Jayhawks since the 1974 season 11.

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

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ROWING BOATHOUSE Home of Kansas rowing since 2009; Sits near the Kansas River in Lawrence’s Burcham Park; 14,000 square foot facility was dedicated on February 28, 2009

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ROCK CHALK PARK

7,000 SEATS IN THE TRACK & FIELD STADIUM

2,500 SEATS IN THE SOCCER STADIUM

1,500 SEATS IN THE SOFTBALL STADIUM

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TRADITIONS

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

Hail to Old KU! 2

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PHOG ALLEN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 PLANNING

UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM RANKING FOR STUDY ABROAD AND HOUSING BENEFITS TO STUDENTS

CANCER-FIGHTING DRUGS IN NCI DRUG DISCOVERY PIPELINE FORMULATED AT KU (OUT OF 17 TOTAL)

25.1

STUDENTS’ COMPOSITE ACT SCORE. HIGHEST IN THE STATE AND ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE (22.2)

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

27,939 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

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

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

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

PAUL PIERCE NBA Player with the Boston Celtics

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

100+

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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 2013

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.

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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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BEN BROWNLEE

REID BUCHANAN

Sophomore, 6-3

Junior, 6-1

Dallas, Texas Jesuit College Prep.

Manhattan, Kan. Manhattan HS

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.

SOPHOMORE (2012) Took part in five of the Jayhawks’ six meets on the year, finishing among KU’s top four in each… Was the No. 1 Kansas finisher for the first time at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), placing 74th overall with an 8K time of 24:08… Claimed a 25th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) and was the third Jayhawk scorer with his 8K time of 24:40.5… The runner-up in the season-opening Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), completing the 6K course in 19:49.3... Notched a 40th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional with his 10K time of 31:16.43. FRESHMAN (2011) Competed in four of the Jayhawks’ seven meets, finishing in the team’s top five twice… KU’s fifth finisher at the Big 12 Championships (10/29), placing 49th with a season-best 8K time of 25:09.2… Placed 59th overall at the Midwest Regionals (11/12), completing the 10K in 32:50.10... Competed in the Roy Griak Invitational (11/24), placing 85th with an 8K time of 25:29.70. HIGH SCHOOL Took three titles (3,200m, 1,600m, 800m) at the 2011 Kansas 6A State Track and Field Meet... Notched a fifth-place finish at the 2010 6A state cross country meet... Earned all-state cross country honors his junior year (2009)... Holds three school records: 3,200m (9:24), 800m (1:53.1) and 5K cross country (15:46)... State champion in the 1,600 meters his junior year (2010)... Finished fifth in the gold division at the 2010 Rim Rock Classic, crossing the finish line in 15:47... Academic All-State selection in 2009 and 2010. PERSONAL Son of Shelley and Mike Buchanan... Has an older sister, Molly (21)... Majoring in electrical engineering.

BUCHANAN’S CAREER RESULTS

2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:49.3 (2nd) Rim Rock Classic: 24:09.3 (8th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 24:08 (74th) Big 12 Championships: 24:40.5 (25th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 31:16.43 (40th)

2011 Roy Griak Invitational: 25:29.70 (85th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 25:42.90 (212th) Big 12 Championships: 25:09.2 (49th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 32:50.10 (59th)

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DAY’S

CAREER RESULTS 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 21:05.2 (15th) Rim Rock Classic: 25:39.6 (70th) Haskell Invitational: 25:52.81 (10th) 2011 Bob Timmons Classic: 20:11.30 (11th) Missouri XC Challenge: 27:59.18 (16th) Roy Griak Invitational: 26:38.40 (171st) Wisconsin adidas Inv. (B Race): 26:05.40 (46th) Big 12 Championships: 26:02.8 (69th)

BRENT COLLINS

CONNOR DAY

Junior, 5-9

Junior, 6-0

Baldwin City, Kan. Southeast Missouri State

Fairview, Texas Lovejoy HS

AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (2011-12) Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore at the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Cross Country Championships with his 10th-place finish… Claimed the bronze in the 3K Steeplechase at the 2012 OVC Championships with a time of 9:12. HIGH SCHOOL (Hermitage HS) Tallied a third-place performance at the Class 1 Missouri State High School Cross Country Championships in 2009… Finished fourth at the 2008 Class 1 Missouri High School Cross Country Championships… Graduated in 2009 Suma Cum Laude.

SOPHOMORE (2012) Ran in three races for the Jayhawks, earning top-15 finishes in two meets… Was the top KU finisher at the Haskell Invitational (10/6) with his 8K time of 25:52.81 and 10th-place finish… Claimed a 15th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), posting a 6K time of 21:05.2… Completed the 8K at the Rim Rock Classic (9/29) in 25:39.6 to finish 70th overall.

PERSONAL Williams Brent Collins is the son of Charles and Tammy Letts… Has three siblings: Tawny (23), Daphnie (13) and Douglas (2)… Cousin, Jesse Griffin, ran cross country and track at KU… Intends to major in biology.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011) Raced in five of the Jayhawks’ seven meets… Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/29), placing 69th overall with a season-best 8K time of 26:02.8… Was KU’s No. 5 finisher at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), completing the 6K in 20:11.30 and placing 11th overall… Earned 16th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10), crossing the finish line with an 8K time of 27:59.18… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

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BRENT COLLINS

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mexican Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . .“Parks and Recreation” Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Argentina Favorite actor/actress . . . . . . . . Joseph Gordon-Levitt One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quiet After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . doctor I’m addicted to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . greek yogurt Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oatmeal Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“World War Z” Favorite pastime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sleeping Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . Volleyball

HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in cross country and track all four years... Named to the 2009 all-region cross country team... 2009 cross country district champion... Placed second in the state championship cross country meet as a senior... Finished second in the 800 meters at regionals... Holds the school record in the 800m, 1,600m and 400m... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Son of David and Anne Day... Has two brothers and one sister... Wants to compete in a triathlon after he graduates... Father played football at Furman University... Majoring in English.

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DANIEL FRAZIER

JAMES HAMPTON

DANIEL KOECH

Freshman, 5-10

Freshman, 5-11

Freshman, 6-2

Liberal, Kan. Liberal HS

Wichita, Kan. Bishop Carroll Catholic HS

Eldoret, Kenya Kericho HS

HIGH SCHOOL Turned in a 15th-place finish at the 2012 Kansas State Cross Country meet as a senior… Placed fifth overall at the league and regional meets his senior year… Claimed the silver medal in the mile at the 2013 Kansas State Track & Field Championships as well as the bronze in the two mile… Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Daniel Paul Frazier is the son of Steve and Billie Frazier… Has one older brother, John (21)… Intends to major in chemical engineering.

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DANIEL FRAZIER

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tacos Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burn Notice Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii Favorite running music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R&B Favorite actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnny Depp One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . generous After college I want to be . . . . . . . . . . . . an engineer Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Prefontaine Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pasta Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fast and Furious 6 Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . . baseball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eating junk food

HIGH SCHOOL Finished 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 took bronze in the state, regional and city league meets… Graduated with a 4.0 PGA and spent two years as a member of The National Honors Society.

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. PERSONAL Daniel Koech is the son of Jerry Maritim… Has a younger sister, Kim (12)… Intends to major in nursing.

PERSONAL James Richard Hampton is the son of David and Frances Hampton… Has two siblings: Erica (20) and Anthony (16)... Father, David, attended KU… Intends to major in business.

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JAMES HAMPTON

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . salt and vinegar chips Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grey’s Anatomy Hobby (other than running) . . . . . . . .watching Netflix Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italy Favorite running music . . . . The Dark Knight soundtrack Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . . @RonSwanson Favorite actor/actress . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Lawrence One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weird After college I want to be . . . . . . . . a district attorney Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Schmidt I came to KU because of . . . . . . . . . . the atmosphere Favorite Prerace meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spaghetti Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridesmaids

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DANIEL KOECH

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice Favorite TV Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNN Favorite sport other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . Basketball Favorite song to run to . . . . . . . . . . . ”All I Do Is Win” One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honest After college I want to be . . . . . . . . . . . a pro athlete Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Rudisha I came to KU because of . . . . . . . . . . . . the coaches

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EVAN LANDES

ALEXANDRE LAVIGNE

ERIC LIGHTFOOT

Junior, 6-0

Freshman, 6-3

Junior, 5-7

Mulvane, Kan Mulvane HS

Quebec City, Quebec Ceqep Sainte-Foy

Andover, Kan. Southwestern College

SOPHOMORE (2012) Claimed a spot in the top six of KU’s finishers in all four meets in which he competed… Was 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… Was 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. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time individual 4A state champion in track and 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. 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.

HIGH SCHOOL Finished 29th in the 10K at the 2012 World Junior Track & Field Championships in Barcelona… Was 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 (18)… Intends to major in mechanical engineering with a biomechanics concentration.

LANDES’

CAREER RESULTS 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)

AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (2011-12) Finished 14th at the 2012 Oklahoma State Jamboree in an 8K time of 26:36… Ran to All-KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) Cross Country Honors as a sophomore... Member of the 2012 KCAC Cross Country Championship team... Team finished 18th at the 2012 NAIA Cross Country National Championship... NAIA National Qualifier in the marathon and finished the half-marathon in 1:13:26. HIGH SCHOOL Member of the Kansas 5A-All State Cross-Country Team as a senior at Andover Central HS in 2010... First male all-state crosscountry runner in school history... Runner-up at the 2010 AVCTL Div. II Championship as a senior... 3,200-meter record holder at ACHS... Recorded personal bests of 4:45 in the mile, 10:16 in the 3,200m and 16:51 in the 5K. PERSONAL Eric Keith Lightfoot is the son of Keith and Rhonda Lightfoot… Born in Rome, Italy… Lived in Malaysia for two years as a toddler… Avid tennis player… Has a younger brother, Ben (18)… Father, Keith was multiple-time wrestling medalist at the Canadian national level and was the first alternate for Canadian Olympic team at the 1984 Olympic Games… Intends to major in pre-pharmacy.

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ERIC LIGHTFOOT Favorite Food Scrambled Eggs, gravy and tabasco sauce Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . “Game of Thrones” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing Guitar Dream Vacation Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greece One Word to Describe Me . . . . . . . . . . . Open-Minded After College I want to be . . working in pharmaceuticals Favorite Runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Levins Favorite Movie . . . . . . . . . . . Lord of the Rings Trilogy Favorite sport other than cross country . . . . . . . Soccer

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BRANDON MESSERLY

JOSH MUNSCH

RS Freshman, 6-0

Senior, 6-2

Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS

Hays, Kan. Hays HS

FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Captain for cross country and track teams at Great Oak High School his junior and senior seasons… Finished fourth at California Division I Cross Country meet his senior year… Claimed state championship in 2012 in the indoor mile… Holds a 3-mile personal best of 14:46, set his senior year. PERSONAL Full name is Brandon Mikel Messerly… Son of Heather and Jeff Messerly… Has four younger siblings: Alexis (16), Madison (14), Jordan (12) and Trever (9)… Both parents attended KU… Sister, Alexis, is freshman on Kansas women’s cross country team... Majoring in human biology and pre-med.

JUNIOR (2012) Competed in four of KU’s six meets on the year… Came in as the Jayhawks’ sixth finisher at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) after finishing 34th overall with his 8K time of 24:57.4… Earned a spot on KU’s Midwest Regional (11/9) team, clocking in with a 10K time of 32:41.59 and finishing 93rd overall… In his season’s first meet, the Rim Rock Classic (9/29), notched a 21st-place finish and crossed the finish line with an 8K time of 24:31.6. SOPHOMORE (2011) Ran in five meets for the Jayhawks throughout his sophomore campaign… Was KU’s fourth finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12), completing the 10K in 32:49.11… Placed 51st and clocked in with a season-best 8K time of 25:10.2 at the Big 12 Championships (10/29)… Season’s best individual finish came at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10), crossing the 8K finish line in 27:06.66 and placing fourth… Academic All-Big 12 First Team. FRESHMAN (2010) Competed in five meets in his debut season for the Jayhawks, notching two top-10 finishes... Placed fourth at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/9) with a 6K time of 19:06.50, his highest finish of the season... Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/30), crossing the finish line in an 8K time of 26:40.87 and placing 67th... Best 8K time of the season came at the ISU Pre-Nationals meet (10/16), crossing the finish line in 25:40.90 and finishing 159th... Placed ninth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), running an 8K time of 26:33.93.

HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in cross country and track at Hays High School... Member of the 2010 WAC, regional and state championship track teams. PERSONAL Son of Cory and Pam Munsch... Has two brothers... Member of the National Honor Society... Named Academic All-State and a Kansas Honor Scholar... Majoring in design.

MUNSCH’S CAREER RESULTS

2012 Rim Rock Classic: 24:31.6 (21st) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 24:41 (196th) Big 12 Championships: 24:57.4 (34th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 32:41.59 (93rd)

2011 Missouri XC Challenge: 27:06.66 (4th) Roy Griak Invitational: 26:23.20 (155th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 25:02.40 (139th) Big 12 Championships: 25:10.2 (51st) NCAA Midwest Regional: 32:49.11 (58th) 2010 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:06.50 (4th) Missouri XC Challenge: 26:33.93 (9th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 25:28.58 (116th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 25:40.90 (159th) Big 12 Championships: 26:40.87 (67th)

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LOGAN SLOAN

KYLE SNYDER

BRENDAN SOUCIE

Sophomore, 5-10

RS Freshman, 5-10

Junior, 6-4

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS

Topeka, Kan. Topeka HS

Osawatomie, Kan. Osawatomie HS

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… Took part in the Rim Rock Classic (9/29), finishing the 8K in 28:10.6 to finish 124th overall. 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 (21), Ben (16) and Nathan (11)... Mother, Polly, holds 200m-fly record at Iowa... Majoring in political science with a minor in business.

SLOAN’S

CAREER RESULTS 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 22:02.6 (27th) Rim Rock Classic: 28:10.6 (124th) Haskell Invitational: 27:58.90 (36th)

FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Ran to all-city distinction each of the four years he was a member of the Topeka High School cross country team… Placed 11th at Kansas State Championships his junior season… All Centennial League performer his junior and senior years… Competitor in the 2011 and 2012 Nike and Footlocker cross country regionals… Finished fourth at 2011 Rim Rock Farm High School Classic with a 5K time of 16:33.26… School record holder in the 5,000 meters… Named to honor roll all four years. PERSONAL Full name is Kyle Dennis Snyder… Son of Dennis and Audra Snyder… Has three younger siblings: Kris (17), Brandon (15) and Britton (7)… Both his father and his grandfather attended KU… Plans to major in pre-law and philosophy… Hobbies include running and snow skiing.

SOPHOMORE (2012) Opened his sophomore campaign with a 16th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after completing the 6K in 21:07.7… Competed in the 8K at the Rim Rock Classic (9/29), crossing the finish line in 25:14.7 and placing 51st… Earned a 92nd-place finish in the B Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), finishing the 8K in 26:31. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011) Ran in three meets for the Jayhawks, earning two top-20 finishes… Earned Big 12 Runner of the Week honors for his fourth-place finish in the Haskell Invitational (10/8) with a personal best 8K time of 26:21.21… Finished 16th with a 6K time of 20:25.90 at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3). FRESHMAN (2010) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in basketball, track, cross country and football at Osawatomie High School... Named 2009 and 2010 Tri-County Player of the Year in basketball... 2010 Tri-County Runner of the Year for track... Holds school records in the high jump, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m and 4x800m... Two-time Academic All-State in cross country... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Son of Darren and Annette Soucie... Wants to become a physical therapist and run professionally after he graduates... Father played basketball at the University of Nebraska-Kearney... Majoring in exercise science.

SOUCIE’S

CAREER RESULTS

2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 21:07.7 (16th) Rim Rock Classic: 25:14.7 (51st) Wisconsin Adidas Inv. (B Race): 26:31 (92nd) 2011 Bob Timmons Classic: 20:25.90 (16th) Missouri XC Challenge: 28:48.20 (26th) Haskell Invitational: 26:21.21 (4th)

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JAMES WILSON

TYLER YUNK

Junior, 5-8

Freshman, 5-6

Ablilene, Kan. Ablilene HS

Belvidere, Ill. Belvidere North HS

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… Was 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... 1,600m Kansas 4A state champion 2008-10... School record holder and 2010 state champion in the 3,200m 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.

HIGH SCHOOL Helped team to three-consecutive state championships from 2009-11... 2012 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. PERSONAL Tyler David Yunk is the son of Troy and Barbi Yunk... Has two brothers: Bryun (20) and Eryk (16)... Intends to major in broadcast journalism

WILSON’S

CAREER RESULTS

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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TYLER YUNK

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mac and cheese Favorite TV Show . . . . . “How I Met Your Mother”, “Dr. Who” Hobby . . . . . . . . . . Drawing and Reading comic books Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comic con Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . @antijokeapple One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . energetic After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . news producer Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Jager Favorite Pre-race meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anything Favorite movie . . . . . . “Wreck it Ralph”, “Dark Knight” Favorite pasttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back yard sports Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spacey

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JENNIFER ANGLES

MALIKA BAKER

NASHIA BAKER

Freshman, 5-8

Freshman, 5-4

Overland Park, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas HS

Lansing, Kan. Lansing HS

Lansing, Kan Lansing HS

HIGH SCHOOL Four-time all-state performer with a seventh-place finish at the Kansas state meet as a senior… Threetime 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… Holds third-fastest 4K time in school history with a mark of 15:15… Competed on the varsity basketball team for three seasons and soccer team as a freshman and junior… Four-time member of the honor roll. PERSONAL Jennifer Nicole Angles is the daughter of Ignacio and Marybeth… Has four siblings: Erin (25), Steven (22), Bridget (20) and Paul (16)… Father, Ignacio, played baseball at Johnson Country Community College and basketball at UMKC… Mother, Marybeth, aunt and two uncles attended KU… Intends to major in strategic communications.

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JENNIFER ANGLES

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italian Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Bachelor Hobby (other than running) . . watching sporting events Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greece Favorite running music . . . . . . . . . . Imagine Dragons Favorite actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel McAdams One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optimistic After college I want to be . . . . . . . . . an event planner I came to KU because of . . . . . . . . . . . . . the people Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . peanut butter and bananas Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .biting my nails

HIGH SCHOOL Member of the school-record holding 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams… 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.

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL Malika Imani Niara Baker is the daughter of Lawrence and Clarinda Baker… Has three siblings: Sonjay (19), Shatracie (19) and Nashia (17)… Has only been running cross country since her sophomore year of high school… Both parents competed in track & field at the collegiate level… Intends to major in law with an emphasis in political science.

PERSONAL

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MALIKA BAKER

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lasagna Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sister, Sister Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . Athens, Greece Favorite actresses . . . . . . . . . . Tia and Tamera Mowry One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . friendly After college I want to be . . . A lawyer and/or pro runner I’m addicted to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Online shopping Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allyson Felix Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . granola bar & banana Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventeen Again Favorite sport other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . watching too much reality TV

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 finish in the 3,200 meters and 4x400-meter relay, and fourth in the 1,600 meters. Named Spring Athlete of the Year in Lansing… Holds personal bests of 2:15 in the 800 meters and 4:46 in the 1,500 meters… Member of The National Honor Society. Daughter of Lawrence and Clarinda Baker… Has three siblings: Sonjay (19), Shatracie (19) and Malika (17)… Both parents competed in track & field at the collegiate level… First ran cross country as a 10th-grader… Intends to major in journalism.

NASHIA BAKER

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lasagna Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pretty Little Liars Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancun, Mexico Favorite running music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pop music Favorite actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Hale One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . caring After college I want to be a . . . . . . . . . . . . journalist Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allyson Felix Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pasta Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventeen Again Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twisting my hair

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NATALIE BECKER

COURTNEY COPPINGER

Senior, 5-3

Freshman, 5-9

St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West HS

Mission Hills, Kan. St. Teresa’s Academy

JUNIOR (2012) Ran in the final four meets for the Jayhawks during her junior campaign… Earned her first collegiate victory at the Haskell Invitational (10/6), traversing the 5K course in 18:25.62… Claimed KU’s fifth finish at the Big 12 Championships (10/27) after completing the 6K in 22:53.4 and placing 60th overall… Scored for the Jayhawks at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/7) with her 6K time of 23:01.75 and 116th-place finish. SOPHOMORE (2011) Competed in only one meet due to injury… Finished 91st in the B Race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/14), crossing the finish line in a 6K time of 23:56.70. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2010) Competed in each meet for the Jayhawks, becoming the team’s second-highest finisher in four of the six races... Highest finish came at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), where she finished third overall with a 5K time of 19:33.90... Notched a season-best 6K time at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/13), crossing the finish line in 21:07.74 to finish 33rd... Collected a 33rd-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (10/30) with a 6K time of 21:07.74... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. FRESHMAN (2009) Utilized redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL Four-time all-state and all-metro in cross country… Finished 12th at the 2008 cross county state championships in a 5K time of 19:24... Placed in the top 20 at the 2005 and 2006 state cross country meets… Four-time all-state selection in track… Finished fourth in the 3,200 meters at the 2007 track

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. and field state championships and fifth in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at the 2008 state meet. PERSONAL Daughter of Kim and Eric Becker… Majoring in community health with a minor in business.

BECKER’S

CAREER RESULTS 2012 Haskell Invitational: 18:25.62 (1st) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 22:14 (296th) Big 12 Championships: 22:53.4 (60th) NCAA Midwest Regional: 23:01.75 (116th) 2011 Wisconsin adidas Inv. (B-Race): 23:56.70 (91st) 2010 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:33.90 (3rd) Missouri XC Challenge: 19:09.60 (11th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 21:20.50 (54th) ISU Pre-Nationals: 21:41.64 (39th) Big 12 Championships: 21:07.74 (33rd) NCAA Midwest Regionals: 21:07.74 (33rd)

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

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COURTNEY COPPINGER Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fringe Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . community service Favorite actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Gosling One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . hard worker Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby D’Agostino I came to KU because of . . . . . . . . . . the atmosphere Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oatmeal Favorite sport other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .soccer

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

HANNAH DIMMICK

JULIA DURY

JASMINE EDWARDS

Freshman, 5-9

RS Freshman, 5-1

RS Freshman, 5-6

McLean, Va. McLean HS

Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs HS

Kearney, Mo. Kearney HS

HIGH SCHOOL

Colorado state cross country state qualifier as a sophomore at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, Colo.… 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 and 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.

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HANNAH DIMMICK

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peaches Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pretty Little Liars Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canary Islands Favorite running music . . . . . . . . Of Monsters and Men Favorite twitter account . . . . . . . . . . . @sweatscience Favorite actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina Fey One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . happy After college I want to be . . . . . . . . . . . a track coach Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Simpson Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tangled Favorite sport other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . . baseball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . being really clumsy

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.

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... Broke school cross country records three of her four seasons at KHS... 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 Daughter of Jennifer Jones... Has two younger brothers, William (12) and Kenji (2 months)... Plans to major in civil engineering.

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.

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HAYLEY FRANCIS

KELLI MCKENNA

Sophomore, 5-2

RS Freshman, 5-6

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS

Madison, Wis. Edgewood HS

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 record-setting 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… Plans to major in journalism.

FRANCIS’

CAREER RESULTS 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:27.6 (5th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational: 23:23 (97th) Big 12 Championships: 23:48.2 (74th)

FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Claimed the 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 the school record-breaking 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 All-American 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 WisconsinLacrosse... Undecided on major.

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

ALEXIS MESSERLY

GRACE MORGAN

MADDY RICH

Freshman, 5-9

Freshman, 5-2

Junior, 5-6

Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence HS

Prairie Village, Kan. Shawnee Mission East HS

HIGH SCHOOL Member of 2012 California State Championship team as a senior… Received her team’s Junior of the Year Award in 2011… Member of Nike Cross Nationals team in 2012, where the squad placed 16th overall… Holds 3-mile personal best of 17:24, achieved her junior year… Earned scholar-athlete award all four years. PERSONAL Alexis Nicole Messerly is the daughter of Jeff and Mary Heather Messerly… Has four siblings: Brandon (19), Madison (16), Jordan (13) and Trevor (10)… Brother, Brandon, is a redshirt freshman on the KU men’s cross country team… Both parents attended KU… Undecided on major.

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ALEXIS MESSERLY Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . chocolate chip cookies Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grey’s Anatomy Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . London Favorite twitter account: . . . . . . . . . . . . . @GirlCode Favorite actor/actress . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emma Watson I’m addicted to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peanut butter Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shalane Flanagan I came to KU because of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the team Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . . ravioli and Gatorade Favorite movies . . . . . . . . All the Harry Potter movies Favorite sport other than cross country . . . . . Basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saying “like” a lot

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… Plans to major in biology.

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GRACE MORGAN

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greek yogurt Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Modern Family Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alaska Favorite running music . . . . . . . . . Vampire Weekend Favorite actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Lawrence One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . tenacious I’m addicted to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .corgis Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Hagerty Pre-race meal . . . . . .Oatmeal w/ peanut butter and bananas Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troll 2 Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . . . Basketball Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . perfectionism

SOPHOMORE (2012) Ran in only one meet before season was cut short due to injury… Finished 20th at the season-opening meet, the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), with her 5K time of 21:10.3. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011) Competed in four meets for the Jayhawks with her top performance coming at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10), a 20th-place finish in a 5K time of 20:24.46… Took 28th at the Bob Timmons Challenge (9/3), completing the 5K in 22:26.70… Ran in the B Race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/14), running a 24:11.40 6K and placing 95th. FRESHMAN (2010) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in basketball three years, cross country and track four years at Shawnee Mission East... Won the 2009 Kansas Cup for outstanding 4x800 relay team... Earned 2009 all-metro honors in track... Team captain in cross country and track as a senior... Member of the 2007-10 4x800m relay state champion squads... Member of the 2009 4x400m state champion team... Holds the school record in the 400m with a time of 0:59. PERSONAL Daughter of Steve and Kim Rich... Has an older brother, Nick (23), who also attended KU… Majoring in communications.

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HANNAH RICHARDSON Sophomore, 5-6

Glendale, Mo. Kirkwood HS 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 runnerup 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.

RICH’S

CAREER RESULTS 2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 21:10.3 (20th) 2011 Bob Timmons Classic: 22:26.70 (28th) Missouri XC Challenge: 20:24.46 (20th) Roy Griak Invitational: 24:11.40 (231st) Wisconsin Adidas Invitational: 24:11.40 (95th)

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 4x800meter 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 (21), Alynn (17) and Caroline (13)... Plans to major in sports science.

RICHARDSON’S CAREER RESULTS

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)

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

RACHAEL SCHAFFER

KENNEDY SCHNEIDER

Freshman, 5-4

Sophomore, 5-4

RS Freshman, 5-5

West Des Moines, Iowa Valley HS

Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS

Tribune. Kan. Greeley County HS

LYDIA SAGGAU

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.

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LYDIA SAGGAU

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chips and queso Favorite TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duck Dynasty Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dancing Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia Favorite running music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rap Favorite actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Downey Jr. One word to describe me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wild I’m addicted to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmopolitan Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonya Richard-Ross Favorite PreRace meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oatmeal Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Worst habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not being on time

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012) Forced to sit out due to injury.

FRESHMAN (2012) Utilized redshirt season.

FRESHMAN (2011) Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL Member of state champion cross country teams three of her four years at Greeley County High School... Runner-up at 2010 cross country state championship... Won back-to-back state championships in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters her junior and senior seasons... Holds school records in 800 meters, 3,200 meters and 4x800-meter relay.

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.

PERSONAL Full name is Kennedy Shyan Schneider... Daughter of Dirk and Darcy Schneider... Brother, Kaman (23), ran for KU cross country and track teams from 2008-12 while, brother, Kellum (21), is senior on KU’s track team... Undecided on major.

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SARA SEIWALD

RACHEL SIMON

Sophomore, 5-0

Freshman, 5-5

Portland, Ore. Valley Catholic HS

Barrington, Ill. Barrington HS

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012) Ran in three races in her first season competing for the Jayhawks… Opened up her season with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), traversing the 5K course in 19:16.7… Was KU’s fifth finisher in the B-Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), finishing 104th overall with her 6K time of 24:32… Notched an 88th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic, turning in a 6K time of 23:37.8.

HIGH SCHOOL Three-time all-conference performer for Deb Revolta’s Barrington cross country team… Qualified for the IHSA (Illinois High School Sports 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 3-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.

FRESHMAN (2011) Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Third-place finisher in the 1,500 meters at the state meet her senior year (2011)... Placed ninth at the state cross country meet her junior year (2009)... Notched a third-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the state meet her junior year (2010). PERSONAL Daughter of Michael and Holly Seiwald... Has an older brother, Aaron (20)... Father, Michael, ran track at the Naval Academy... Plans to major in exercise science.

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SEIWALD’S CAREER RESULTS

2012 Bob Timmons Classic: 19:16.7 (3rd) Rim Rock Classic: 23:37.8 (88th) Wisconsin adidas Invitational (B Race): 24:32 (104th)

RACHEL SIMON

Favorite Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spaghetti Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cello, photography Dream vacation spot . . . . . . . . . . . Santorini, Greece Favorite runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathrine Switzer Favorite movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pride and Prejudice Favorite sport, other than XC . . . . . . . . . NHL Hockey

COACHES/STAFF

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

Staff

Bios

STANLEY REDWINE HEAD COACH

Arkansas, 1985 14th Season Already a member of the Kansas Athletics

championship in 2013. Lindsay Vollmer became

Hall of Fame, Stanley Redwine is a living

Kansas first female NCAA Champion with her

legend in Jayhawk country and one of the

win in the heptathlon as 16 other Jayhawks

most well-respected coaches in the United

earned Outdoor All-America honors in 2013.

States. A former All-American himself at the

Pupil Diamond Dixon not only claimed a national

University of Arkansas, Redwine has coached 92

championship, four conference titles and four

individual conference champions, 145 athletes

more All-American honors in 2012, but also won

to All-America honors, 15 individual national

a gold medal at the Olympics in London as part

champions and two teams to Big 12 titles. After

of the 4x400-meter relay team.

the historical season for the 2012-13 Women’s Track & Field team, Redwine was named the

In the summer of 2008 in Beijing, China,

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

Redwine athletes Scott Russell and Nickesha

first time in his career. Redwine has coached 17

Anderson represented their respective countries

individual National Champions (15 at Kansas),

in the Games of the XXIX (29th) Olympiad.

160 All-Americans (145 at KU), four Olympians

Russell finished in 10th place for Canada in the

(all at KU) and 23 National Championship teams

men’s javelin, while Anderson was an alternate

between his years as head coach at Kansas and

on Jamaica’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team.

Tulsa and an assistant coach at Arkansas. In 2010, Redwine mentored eight athletes to The last two seasons marked perhaps the most

10 All-America honors with five garnering the

successful stretch in Redwine’s Kansas coaching

elite status during the indoor season and five

career, mentoring the women’s track & field

more picking up the honor during the outdoor

team to numerous individual accolades with the

season. Behind NCAA Champion Jordan Scott’s

most notable the program’s first NCAA team

performance, the KU men’s team finished seventh

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REDWINE FILE

ATHLETIC HISTORY

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

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

at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Scott claimed the pole vault title for the first time in his career. Freshman thrower Mason Finley took home second place in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA Outdoor meet and also earned indoor honors in the shot put. The KU women’s distance medley relay team earned All-America status at the NCAA Indoor Championships, while Lauren Bonds (1,500 meters), Andrea Geubelle (long jump) and Eric Fattig (triple jump) each were All Americans during the outdoor season. In 2008, Redwine coached 12 track and field All-Americans, which was then the most he had coached in one season in his time at Kansas. 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 and field season,

field and cross country. He helped produce 14

Kansas was just one of 10 schools to have both

All-Americans and two NCAA Champions in

its men’s and women’s teams finish in the top

the hurdle and sprint events. Among those All-

25 at the NCAA Championships. At the NCAA

Americans were two-time 400-meter NCAA

Outdoor Championships, senior Crystal Manning

indoor and outdoor champion Calvin Davis,

(long jump and triple jump) and junior Nickesha

three-time 400-meter and 500-meter NCAA

Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) each

champion Robbie Haley, and seven-time All-

won two All-America honors. Only one other

American sprinter Jimmy French. 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 his

to spend nine years as an assistant coach at his

efforts by being hired as the head coach at the

alma mater.

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

During his tenure, the Razorbacks captured

has restored the tradition of KU’s illustrious past.

nine consecutive NCAA Championships and 22 titles from 1985 to 1994 in both track and

Professionally,

Redwine

retired

Olympians

145

All-Americans

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

from

School Records Broken

358

Academic All-Big 12 First Selections

NCAA Team Championship won in 2013

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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

competition in 1996 after he finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta, Ga. He was a U.S. Olympic Trial qualifier five-consecutive times from 1980 to 1996 and was a two-time silver medalist in the 800-meter run at the Goodwill Games in 1986 and 1994. He also won a bronze medal 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 fifth season as assistant coach for cross country and middle distance/distance running at Kansas. In his short time in Lawrence, Whittlesey has already made a huge impact with both the cross country and track programs. In his four seasons with the Jayhawks, he has guided two Jayhawks to appearances at the NCAA Cross Country Championships: Lauren Bonds, which was a first for a KU woman since the 1994 season, and Donny Wasinger, who was the first KU man to do so since 2007. 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

Fifth Season Connecticut, 1990

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

COACHING HISTORY 2009-present . . . . . . . Kansas (AC) 1998-09 . . . . . . North Carolina (AC) 1996-98 . . . . . . UNC-Charlotte (AC) 1991-1996 . . . . . . . Connecticut (GA)

Whittlesey has mentored nine Jayhawks to All-America honors on the track and has seen three of his athletes break school records (Lauren Bonds - indoor mile, indoor 3,000m, outdoor 1,500m, outdoor 5,000m; Amanda Miller - indoor 5,000m and Rebeka Stowe indoor 3,000m, 3,000m Steeplechase). Whittlesey’s most decorated Jayhawk, Stowe, was the 2012 Big 12 Champion in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase and also broke the school record in the event on numerous occasions. She also 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 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 and field and cross country for his last four seasons at UNC.

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HONORS &

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 teammates Erin Donohue, Anissa Gainey and Alice Schmidt to take first-place honors in the distance medley relay. Flanagan also earned a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic 5,000 team before claiming a bronze medal in the 10,000 at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Whittlesey also coached standout runner Alice Schmidt, who was a two-time national champion in the outdoor 800 and the first North Carolina track and 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, Conn., Whittlesey started his coaching career at UConn as a graduate assistant. While at UConn 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: nineyear-old daughter Samantha and six-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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MILAN DONLEY EVENTS COORDINATOR SEVENTH SEASON

JOSH WILLIAMSON ASST. EVENTS COORDINATOR FOURTH SEASON

TEGAN THORNBERRY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 11TH SEASON

DONLEY FILE

WILLIAMSON FILE

THORNBERRY FILE

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

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

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Kansas, 2004

Milan Donley is in his seventh 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.

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

Tegan Thornberry started at Kansas Athletics in August, 2005 and served as the travel manager until September, 2011. In September, 2011 Thornberry’s position changed to Director of Team Operations for Swimming & Diving and Track & Field/Cross Country.

In 2005, Donley coached long jumpers Charisse Bacchus and Shatoya Hill to fourth and eighth place 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-American 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 includes 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, Kan., 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 and 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.

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. In her role, Thornberry continues travel-related duties with Olympic Sports and, as time allows in her primary role with both sports, also continues to work on postseason travel arrangements. Thornberry was a member of the Kansas golf team and worked as a men’s basketball manager while in school. She also spent time as a baseball operations intern for the Kansas City Royals. Thornberry earned her bachelor’s degree in sports and fitness management and her master’s in sport studies at KU. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan. While in high school she played softball and golf.

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ROSE RICHMOND

DIR. OF EXTERNAL OPERATIONS FIRST SEASON

DEBBIE LUMAN

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 18TH SEASON

BRAD GILBERT

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR THIRD SEASON

RICHMOND FILE

LUMAN FILE

GILBERT FILE

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

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

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

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

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.

Brad Gilbert was named KU communications assistant in July, 2011 after spending the previous six months as a student intern in the office. Gilbert serves as the main sports information contact for the women’s soccer team as well as KU’s cross country and track & field teams.

Richmond ran track at Indiana from 2000-03 and earned All-American 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 long jump Big Ten champion.

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.

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

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

The next year Richmond captured the title in women’s long jump at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the winter of 2005. 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.

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

Born in Lenexa, Kan., Gilbert attended Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kan. He graduated from Kansas with a degree in sports science with an emphasis in sport management. He also minored in business administration. While in college he played the trumpet in the KU marching band and basketball pep band. His main hobbies include playing golf and basketball.

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ZACK SANCHEZ ATHLETIC TRAINER THIRD SEASON

JOE STAUB

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING SECOND SEASON

DEMETRIUS DANIELS EQUIPMENT MANAGER SEVENTH SEASON

SANCHEZ FILE

STAUB FILE

DANIELS FILE

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

Alma Mater . . . . . . Connecticut, 2009

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

Zack Sanchez is in his third 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.

Joseph Staub achieved success as a complete athlete while competing in the decathlon and heptathlon track and field’s grueling multi-event stage that relies equally on strength, speed and athleticism. He’s now applying those same techniques in multiple sports as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with Kansas Athletics, working specifically with the men’s and women’s track and field and cross country programs and the men’s and women’s golf teams.

Demetrius Daniels started at Kansas Athletics in June, 2007 and serves as the Olympics sports equipment manager.

Sanchez brings 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, Fla., 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.

Staub came to KU in October of 2011, after earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Connecticut. Staub served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Huskies for two years, after previously competing as a multievent competitor for the UConn track and field team from 2005-09. Staub capped his career with a fourth place finish in the decathlon at the 2009 Big East Championship. The Stoneham, Mass., native is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). When he’s not helping Kansas student-athletes reach their peak performance, Staub enjoys reading, outdoor activities and training.

Daniels was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., 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 and recently welcomed their first daughter, Kaydence Monroe.

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CHRIS HOWARD

PHIL LOWCOCK

JULIA CUMMINGS

BENSON CHESANG

JOSE MUNOZ

ALEX RARIDON

MELISSA JOHNSTON

AARON CARBUHN

SHERIECE SADBERRY

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR CROSS COUNTRY ADMINISTRATOR

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT

SPORTS MEDICINE GRADUATE ATHLETIC TRAINER

DIRECTOR OF RECORDS, COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT

STUDENT MANAGER

SPORTS MEDICINE NUTRITIONIST

ACADEMIC PROGRAM ASSISTANT

STUDENT MANAGER

SPORTS MEDICINE COUNSELING AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST

2012 IN REVIEW

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MEN’S 2012 RESULTS

MEET 1: BOB TIMMONS CLASSIC

MEET 2: RIM ROCK CLASSIC

Rim Rock Farm | 6K | Sept. 1, 2012 | Lawrence, Kan.

Rim Rock Farm | 8K | Sept. 29, 2012 | Lawrence, Kan.

The University of Kansas men’s cross country team opened the 2012 campaign strong as they claimed victory at the Bob Timmons Classic at a rain-soaked Rim Rock Farm on Saturday, Sept. 1. KU senior Josh Baden claimed the individual victory in the men’s race with his fellow Jayhawks making up seven of the top-10 finishing positions. The men’s team dominated the 6K race, finishing in the top-four overall spots and placing all but one of its 13 participants in the top-25. The Jayhawks amassed 16 points to earn their 10th-straight team title at the season-opening meet. Baden’s victory marked the first of his career, as the Colby, Kan., native finished in a time of 19:49.0. The men’s pack remained tight from start to finish with the next three Jayhawk finishers less than a second behind the winner, Baden. Sophomore Reid Buchanan took second at 19:49.3, redshirt sophomore James Wilson traversed the 6K course in 19:49.5 to place third and redshirt freshman Gabe Gonzalez claimed fourth in 19:49.5.

TEAM FINISH - 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 41) TIME 1. Josh Baden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:49.0 2. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:49.3 3. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:49.5 4. Gabe Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:49.5 6. Kaman Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . 20:10.1 7. Javier Segura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:18.7 9. Colin Jokisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:44.6 12. Eric Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:49.9 15. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:05.2 16. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:07.7 20. Ben Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:20.7 24. Philip Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:50.5 27. Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:02.6

Rounding out the men’s top seven were senior Kaman Schneider who took sixth (20:10.1), junior Javier Segura who finished seventh (20:17) and senior Colin Jokisch who claimed ninth (20:44.6). The race marked the second-straight year a KU runner won the Bob Timmons Classic title and the fifth time in the last 10 years.

The Kansas men’s cross country team placed five runners among the top-10 finishers to propel the Jayhawks to victory in the inaugural Rim Rock Classic Saturday, Sept. 29. Senior Donny Wasinger was the top KU finisher and helped the men collect 35 points for the victory at their home course, Rim Rock Farm. The men’s race, which featured some of the toughest competition Rim Rock has seen in nearly six seasons, pitted the KU men against No. 11 Indiana as well as conference foes Texas Tech and Kansas State along with several other highlytouted squads. The 8K race began at a frantic pace, with Texas Tech’s Kennedy Kithuka shooting out to a huge lead through the first two miles. The Kansas pack held strong with Wasinger, James Wilson and Evan Landes heading up the group through the first half of the race.

TEAM FINISH - 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 158) TIME 5. Donny Wasinger . . . . . . . . . . . 24:03.0 6. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:03.3 7. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:09.1 8. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:09.3 9. Gabe Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:11.3 21. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:31.6 24. Josh Baden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:37.2 36. Kaman Schneider . . . . . . . . . . 24:54.2 43. Colin Jokisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:04.6 47. Eric Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:10.5 51. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:14.7 57. Javier Segura . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:19.7 70. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:39.6 74. Alex Galli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:53.9 91. Ben Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:20.4 124. Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:10.6

As Kithuka quickly put away doubts of his individual victory in the final two miles of the race, KU’s group continued to make a strong case for the team title, keeping five runners among the top-20 runners heading into the home stretch.

Wasinger was able to run down its teammate Wilson in the final 100 meters to earn the team’s top placement, a fifth-place finish with a time of 24:03.00. Wilson came in just .3 behind the senior in sixth place and was followed by sophomores Landes (24:09.10), Reid Buchanan (24:09.30) and freshman Gabe Gonzalez (24:11.30), all in succession. The top-five KU finishers clocked in just eight seconds apart to help the team earn its second team title of the 2012 season.

MEET 3: HASKELL INVITATIONAL

MEET 4: WISCONSIN ADIDAS INVITATIONAL

Gentle Rolling Hills | 8K | Oct. 6, 2012 | Lawrence, Kan.

Thomas Zimmer Championship Course | 8K | Oct. 12, 2012 | Madison, Wis.

A small contingent of Jayhawks had strong outings at the nearby Haskell Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 6.

TEAM FINISH - N/A

INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 108) TIME Redshirt sophomore Conner Day had a solid 10. Conner Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25:53.81 outing in the Crimson and Blue, earning the 13. Alex Galli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:19.00 Jayhawks’ top finish for the first time of 26. Ben Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:00.43 his career. Day completed the 8K course in 36. Logan Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:58.90 25:53.81, notching a new personal best time and finishing 10th overall. Not far behind was redshirt freshman Alex Galli, who placed 13th after he traversed the course in 26:19. Also running for the Jayhawks was senior and Lawrence, Kan., native Ben Wilson, who came in 26th and collected a time of 27:00.43.

Sophomore Reid Buchanan collected a 74thplace finish and led the Kansas men’s cross country team to a 20th-place finish at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 12. The men’s race featured over 300 runners and many of the top-ranked teams in the nation. Buchanan, who hails from Manhattan, Kan., was the top finisher on the men’s side for the first time in his Kansas career. The sophomore was joined by senior Donny Wasinger and freshman Gabe Gonzalez for the majority of the 8K race before a strong closing kick earned Buchanan the highest KU finish. Buchanan clocked in at 24:08 to finish 74th overall but was followed closely by Wasinger, who finished seven seconds later at 24:15, placing 95th. Redshirt freshman Gabe Gonzalez was the third KU finisher, crossing the finish line in 100thplace with a time of 24:16.

TEAM FINISH - 20TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 316) TIME 74. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:08 95. Donny Wasinger . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:15 100. Gabe Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:16 137. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:26 139. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:27 173. Josh Baden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:35 196. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:41 B-RACE (OUT OF 105) TIME 28. Kaman Schnieder . . . . . . . . . . . 25:01 50. Colin Jokisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:22 59. Eric Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:34 91. Javier Segura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:31 92. Brendan Soucie . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:31

The men continued their season-long trend of closing out the race with a compact lead pack with the top-five finishers placing within 19 seconds of one another. Closing out the front five were sophomores James Wilson, placing 137th and finishing in 24:26 and Evan Landes, who traversed the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in 24:27 to finish 139th. In all, the men’s team amassed 526 points to finish 20th in the 45-team field and beat several teams that are currently ranked in the nation’s top-30.

2012 IN REVIEW

MEET 5: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEET 6: NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jimmy Clay Golf Course | 8K | Oct. 27, 2012 | Austin, Texas

MSU Cross Country Course | 10K | Nov. 9, 2012 | Springfield, Mo.

The KU men’s cross country team claimed a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships held at Jimmy Clay Golf Course on Oct. 27. The men, who amassed 121 points as a team, earned the highest conference finish since 2006.

TEAM FINISH - 4TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 82) TIME 17. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:27.0 21. Donny Wasinger . . . . . . . . . . . 24:34.8 25. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . 24:40.5 30. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:50.6 33. Josh Baden . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:53.4 34. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:57.4 35. Gabe Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . 24:58.7 42. Colin Jokisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:22.4 52. Kaman Schneider . . . . . . . . . . 25:48.9 54. Eric Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:48.9

Led by sophomore Evan Landes, the Jayhawk men placed all seven of their scoring runners within the top-35, a first for the team at the Big 12 Championships. In a field that featured five teams ranked in the top-30 in the nation the men’s pack held its own through the first two miles of the 8K race. Senior Donny Wasinger, sophomores Reid Buchanan and James Wilson and Landes kept the men’s group in the front of a lead group that included as many as 40 runners. As the lead pack began to separate over the next two kilometers the Jayhawks began taking turns with the team lead. Wasinger and Buchanan powered through the middle part of the race with Landes coming on strong over the final three kilometers. Landes, who hails from Mulvane, Kan., crossed the finish in 24:27 to notch a 17th-place finish, just two spots from earning All-Big 12 honors. The finish made the sophomore the fourth different Jayhawk to be the men’s top finisher this season. Wasinger was next to finish, crossing the finish line in 21st with a time of 24:34.8, making him a top-40 finisher in each of his four conference championship races. Claiming a 25th-place finish was Buchanan, who clocked in with a time of 24:40.5 while also finishing in KU’s top-four for the fourth time this season. Wilson wasn’t far behind as he put in 24:50.6 on the clock and placed 30th overall. Senior Josh Baden and junior Josh Munsch were next to complete the 8K loop, finishing back-to-back at 33rd and 34th, respectively. Baden clocked in at 24:53.4 with Munsch timing in at 24:57. Rounding out the men’s top-seven finishers was freshman Gabe Gonzalez. He traversed the Jimmy Clay Course in 24:58 to finish 35th. The men’s team amassed 121 points on the day to finish fourth, the Jayhawks’ best finish in six years at the league meet.

TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. AVG. TIME 1. . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:01.9 2. . . . . . . Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:12.1 3. . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:14.9 4. . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:41.5 5. . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:49.6 6. . . . . . . Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:05.0 7. . . . . . . . Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:07.0 8. . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:26.0 9. . . . . . . TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:47.8

Led by an all-region performance from freshman Gabe Gonzalez, the 29th-ranked KU men’s cross country team claimed a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships at the meet hosted by Missouri State on Nov. 9.

TEAM FINISH - 6TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 190) TIME 24. Gabe Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . 30:58.76 35. Donny Wasinger . . . . . . . . . . 31:13.58 40. Reid Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . 31:16.43 44. James Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:28.10 51. Josh Baden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:35.26 69. Evan Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:08.55 93. Josh Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:41.59

With the winds howling around the MSU Cross Country Course the KU men took to the starting blocks in Springfield looking to improve upon their 8th-place finish 2011 and earn their first bid to the NCAA Championships since 2006. It was a tall order though, as the Jayhawks were competing in one of the most competitive regions in the nation as the Midwest featured four nationally-ranked teams.

From the gun the men’s 10K race began at a pedestrian pace. With as many as 50 runners making up the lead pack through the first half of the race, no team was able to earn a noticeable edge. Senior Donny Wasinger, sophomores James Wilson and Reid Buchanan and Gonzalez comprised the KU continent fighting for position in the lead group for the first hlaf of the race. In the final 2K runners from several teams began to make their moves, allowing the race to quicken and the competitors to spread out. Gonzalez held out the longest and used a strong kick in the final 400 meters to move ahead of his teammates and claim KU’s No. 1 spot. For the sixth time in as many meets, a new member of the men’s squad was KU’s top finisher. Gonzalez, a redshirt freshman out of Springdale, Ark., came to the finish in 30:58.76 to finish 24th and collect USTFCCCA All-Region honors, the first Jayhawk to do so since 2010. Gonzalez’;s finish also made him the first KU freshman to garner all-region accolades since the current regional format began in 1997. Wasinger finished 15 seconds later when he posted a time of 31:13.58, good enough for a 35th-place finish. The Winona, Minn., native has now been among the team’s top-two finishers in each race he has competed in this season. Buchanan and Wilson were next to cross the line for the Jayhawks, with Buchanan collecting a 40th-place finish in a time of 31:16.43 and Wilson finishing 44th, clocking in at 31:28.10. Senior Josh Baden rounded out the team scoring with his 51st-place finish. The Colby, Kan., native traversed the 10K course in 31:35.26. The men’s team amassed a score of 194 points to finish sixth in the team standings, their lowest point total at the Regional race in six years. The top-five Kansas finishers had a gap of just 37 seconds between their first and fifth finishers, the closest gap for the KU men’s pack this season.

TOP-10 TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. AVG. TIME 1. . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:34.41 1 . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:34.52 3. . . . . . . Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:35.02 4. . . . . . . Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:07.62 5. . . . . . . Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:13.73 6. . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:18.43 7. . . . . . . . Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:25.44 8. . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:30.17 9. . . . . . . Southern Illinios . . . . . . . . . . . 248 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:37.04 10. . . . . . . Loyola (Ill.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:03.29

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WOMEN’S 2012 RESULTS

MEET 1: BOB TIMMONS CLASSIC

MEET 2: RIM ROCK CLASSIC

Rim Rock Farm | 5K | Sept. 1, 2012 | Lawrence, Kan.

Rim Rock Farm | 6K | Sept. 29, 2012 | Lawrence, Kan.

The Kansas women’s cross country team scored 17 points in the Bob Timmons 5K race, toping second-place Oral Roberts and third-place UMKC. The KU women were the front runners throughout the race and ended with their first seven finishers placing in the top eight overall. Senior Kyra Kilwein, a product of Lawrence Free State High School, earned her second collegiate victory, finishing the 5K race in 18:56.0. The senior also won the 2010 Bob Timmons Classic at Rim Rock Farm.

TEAM FINISH - 1ST INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 27) TIME 1. Kyra Kilwein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:56.0 2. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 19:07.7 3. Sara Seiwald . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:16.7 5. Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:27.6 6. Liza Tauscher . . . . . . . . . . . . .19:40.2 7. Kathleen Thompson . . . . . . . . . 19:48.2 8. Tessa Turcotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:56.4 10. Ragan Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:03.8 12. Madison Moser . . . . . . . . . . . 20:20.3 20. Maddy Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:10.3

Kilwein was followed by freshman Hannah Richardson who gave an impressive debut performance in the Crimson and Blue. The Kirkwood, Mo., native finished second overall and crossed the finish line in 19:07.7. Redshirt freshman Sara Seiwald was not far behind, finishing third in 19:16.7, while redshirt freshman Hayley Francis (19:27.6) and sophomore Liza Tauscher (19:40.2) claimed fifth and sixth, respectively.

For the second-consecutive meet senior Kyra Kilwein was the top finisher for the KU women’s cross country team. The Lawrence Free State High School product finished the 6K at the Rim Rock Classic in 21:30.70 to finish 21st overall. Fellow senior and team captain Kathleen Thompson was the next member of the Crimson and Blue squad to finish as she placed 30th in a time of 21:52.20.

TEAM FINISH - 6TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 143) TIME 21. Kyra Kilwein . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:30.7 30. Kathleen Thompson . . . . . . . . 21:52.2 38. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 22:07.1 51. Tessa Turcotte . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:36.7 53. Liza Tauscher . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:37.9 62. Madison Moser . . . . . . . . . . . 22:55.2 67. Ragan Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:06.10 76. Devin Wiegers . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:24.0 88. Sara Seiwald . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:37.8

The team managed to nab a sixth-place finish with three of the Jayhawks’ top finishers finishing inside the top-40 against one of the more competitive fields of the season. The next three Jayhawks to finish were freshman Hannah Richardson (22:07.10), placing 38th, senior Tessa Turcotte (22:36.70) coming in 51st and sophomore Liza Tauscher (22:37.90) who took 53rd. No. 11 Michigan won the women’s team title, collecting 33 points and also boasted the individual winner, Rebecca Addison, who completed the race in 20:29.20.

MEET 3: HASKELL INVITATIONAL

MEET 4: WISCONSIN ADIDAS INVITATIONAL

Gentle Rolling Hills | 5K | Oct. 6, 2012 | Lawrence, Kan.

Thomas Zimmer Championship Course | 6K | Oct. 12, 2012 | Madison, Wis.

In her first meet of the season, junior Natalie Becker claimed her first-career collegiate victory at the Haskell Invitational.

TEAM FINISH - N/A

INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 107) TIME Becker, who hails from St. Louis, Mo., was 1. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . .18:25.62 competing in her first race of the 2012 season after recovering from an off season injury. Even though she was the only Jayhawk woman to run in a KU uniform Saturday, she didn’t let the lack of her team’s pack phase her as she lead for the majority of the 5K race. The junior outpaced Baker’s Lauren Jaqua down the home stretch and beat the field by nearly eight seconds to earn the first individual victory of her career. Becker’s time was also a personal best, crossing the finish line in 18:25.62.

Senior Kathleen Thompson was the top Jayhawk finisher on the Kansas women’s cross country team and led the group to finish 47th. The women’s race featured over 300 runners and many of the top-ranked teams in the nation. The KU women were able to keep a tight pack as their front-four finishers placed 30 seconds apart. Thompson led the women’s squad for the first time in her four-year career, coming in 193rd with a 6K time of 21:20. Kyra Kilwein, who led the KU women in their first two outings this season, was the next Jayhawk to cross the finish line. The Lawrence, Kan., native finished 205th and clocked in at 21:24.

TEAM FINISH - 47TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 327) TIME 193. Kathleen Thompson . . . . . . . . . 21:20 205. Kyra Kilwein . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:24 236. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 21:38 262. Tessa Turcotte . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:50 296. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:14 316. Liza Tauscher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:04 B-RACE (OUT OF 107) TIME 83. Devin Wiegers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:41 90. Madison Moser . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:52 97. Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:23 98. Ragan Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:27 104. Sara Seiwald . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:32

Freshman Hannah Richardson was in the KU women’s top-three for the third time this season, as she finished 236th with a time of 21:38. Rounding out the women’s scoring was senior Tessa Turcotte (21:50) in 262nd, junior Natalie Becker (22:14) in 296th and sophomore Liza Tauscher (23:04) in 316th. The women’s squad collected 1,119 points to finish 47th in the team standings.

2012 IN REVIEW

MEET 5: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEET 6: NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jimmy Clay Golf Course | 6K | Oct. 27, 2012 | Austin, Texas

MSU Cross Country Course | 6K | Nov. 9, 2012 | Springfield, Mo.

The KU women’s cross country team collected 173 points to finish seventh overall at the Big 12 Championships held at Jimmy Clay Golf Course on Oct. 27. The team was led by senior Kyra Kilwein, who was the top KU finisher for the third time this season. Like the men’s race, the KU women’s pack held with the front-runners through the majority of the first 2k. Kilwein and freshman Hannah Richardson were the top two runners on the day for KU with Kilwein using a strong kick down the final kilometer to take top honors for the Jayhawks.

TEAM FINISH - 7TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 87) TIME 21. Kyra Kilwein . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:40.4 24. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 21:41.6 42. Kathleen Thompson . . . . . . . . 22:16.0 43. Tessa Turcotte . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:16.4 60. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:53.4 63. Liza Tauscher . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:04.9 64. Devin Wiegers . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:08.5 72. Madison Moser . . . . . . . . . . . 23:41.7 74. Hayley Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:48.2 81. Ragan Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:35.8

Kilwein was the 21st finisher overall, notching a 6K time of 21:40.4. Richardson was just over a second back as she placed 24th and posted a time of 21:41.6 in her first Big 12 Championship meet. The duo’s finish marked the second-straight season the women’s team placed two Jayhawks in the top-25. Kansas’ third finisher was senior Kathleen Thompson, who crossed the finish in 42nd place with a time of 22:16 in her third and final conference race. Senior Tessa Turcotte was less than a second behind her teammate as she claimed 43rd overall and clocked in at 22:16.0. Junior Natalie Becker, sophomore Liza Tauscher and senior Devin Wiegers rounded out the women’s team scoring with Becker taking 60th overall with a time of 22:53.4. Tauscher added to the women’s conference scoring effort for the second time, finishing the race in 23:04.9 and placing 63rd, while Wiegers finished next at 64th and posting a time of 23:08.5. The women’s squad collected 173 points to finish seventh in the team standings.

TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. AVG. TIME 1. . . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:39.5 2. . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:13.0 3. . . . . . . Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:13.3 4. . . . . . . West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:35.5 5. . . . . . . TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:58.9 6 . . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22:12.4 7. . . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:09.6 8. . . . . . . Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22:15.4 9. . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:34.3 10. . . . . . . Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23:10.3

The KU cross country women finished 13th in the team standings of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. Senior Kathleen Thompson led the group for the second time this season as she completed the 6K in 21:55.73 to earn a 47th-place overall finish. Just four seconds behind was freshman standout Hannah Richardson, who, in her first Regional Championships, posted a 54th-place finish and clocked in with a time of 21:59.87. Richardson’s finish made her just the second KU freshman since 1997 to finish among KU’s top-two finishers at the Regional meet.

TEAM FINISH - 13TH INDIV. FINISHERS (OUT OF 211) TIME 47. Kathleen Thompson . . . . . . . . .21:55.73 54. Hannah Richardson . . . . . . . . . 21:59.87 62. Kyra Kilwein . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:08.67 102. Tessa Turcotte . . . . . . . . . . . 22:47.57 116. Natalie Becker . . . . . . . . . . . 23:01.75 131. Devin Wiegers . . . . . . . . . . . 23:21.07 164. Liza Tauscher . . . . . . . . . . . 24:00.25

Senior Kyra Kilwein was the next Jayhawk finisher when she notched a time of 22:08.67 to finish 62nd overall. Tessa Turcotte crossed the finish line in 22:47.57 to post a 102nd-place finish and junior Natalie Becker rounded out the KU scoring with her 116th-place and a time of 23:01.75. The KU women amassed a score of 367 points to finish 13th out of 31 teams.

TOP-10 TEAM FINISHES

PL. TEAM PTS. AVG. TIME 1. . . . . . . . Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:53.95 2 . . . . . . . Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:17.47 3. . . . . . . Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:18.67 4. . . . . . . Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:44.35 5. . . . . . . Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:53.86 6. . . . . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:38.39 7. . . . . . . . North Dakota State . . . . . . . . . 232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:53.23 8. . . . . . . Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:05.03 9. . . . . . . Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:05.05 10. . . . . . . Saint Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:04.73 13. . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:22.72

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

2012 ACADEMIC AWARDS

WOMEN’S PERFECT APR In 2013 the women’s cross country team again earned four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score that is among the nation’s top-10 percent.

WOMEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 First Team Ragan Allen Maddie Moser Liza Tauscher* Kathleen Thompson

Second Team Tessa Turcotte Devin Wiegers

The Jayhawks achieved a four-year APR score of 1,000, the highest score attainable. That makes nineconsecutive years that the program has achieved a perfect APR in a single season and six-consecutive years honored with a Public Recognition Award for its success over multiple seasons. The women’s team has had a perfect score in each of the nine years the NCAA has published this data.

* - Earned 4.0 GPA

MEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 First Team Reid Buchanan Kaman Schneider Logan Sloan Ben Willson

Second Team Josh Baden Brendan Soucie James Wilson

HISTORY

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

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-American 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

JIM RYUN

WES SANTEE

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 still holds the school record in the outdoor 5,000 meters 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.

1955, 4:03.8) and in the outdoor 1,500 meters (1954, 3:42.8). A two-time outdoor All-American, Santee won the 5,000 meters in 1952 and the mile run in 1953. Santee collected eight conference championships: four indoor (1952-54, mile run; 1953, 880 yards) and four outdoor (1952-54, mile run; 1953, 880 yards).

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;

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, set over 30 years ago, still stands today .

A legendary 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, Kan., native, captured the NCAA championship in 1953, giving KU the individual crown for the third time in four years. In fact, Santee’s All-America performance at the 1953 NCAA Championships propelled the Kansas cross country team to the NCAA title, the only cross country team in KU’s history to achieve the feat. Santee also excelled at the conference level, claiming back-to-back league championships in 1952 and 1953 and helping his team collect two Big Seven Conference championships (1952 and 1953).

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.

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

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

Head Coach

Conf.

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 . . . . . . . .- - - .

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

BILL EASTON & BILLY MILLS

Year

Head Coach

Conf.

NCAA Region

NCAA

1972 . . . . . Bob Timmons . . . . . . . 4th . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . 14th 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 . . . . . . . .- - -

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

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

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

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)

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

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 . . . . . . . 16t . . . . . . . - - 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 . . . . . . . - - -

1993 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICANS

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

NCAA APPEARANCES 1993 (22), 1994 (18)

JULIA SAUL

1994 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP POSTSEASON FINISHERS Conference Championships 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000* 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979

Kyra Kilwein (21) 21:30.70 Rebeka Stowe (7) 19:52.30 Rebeka Stowe (12) 20:40.33 Lauren Bonds (10) 21:46.52 Lauren Bonds (12) 21:31.00 Lauren Bonds (30) 22:04.30 Lisa Morrisey (45) 22:48.89 Lisa Morrisey (39) 22:43.00 Megan Manthe (47) 23:20.61 Laura Lavoie (32) 23:03.50 Laura Lavoie (8) 21:05.10 Katy Eisenmenger (18) 21:40.40 Laura Lavoie (40) 22:41.00 Keely Malone (62) 18:56.00 Diane Heffernan (46) 18:51.20 Lynn LoPresti (27) 18:43.00 Emily Miles (38) 19:05.00 Sara Heeb (20) 18:33.50 Colleen McClinton (20) 18:37.00 Julia Saul (4) 17:55.00 Julia Saul (3) 17:55.00 Julia Saul (4) 18:14.00 Cathy Palacios (15) 18:25.40 Tricia Brown (11) 18:07.00 Kelly Coffey (40) 19:00.40 Trisha Mangan (35) 19:43.04 Lisa Kirwan (33) 19:20.93 Shaula Hatcher (33) 19:02.00 Susan Glatter (17) 19:22.00 Paula Berquist (19) 17:48.65 Anne Johannessen (33) 19:08.00 Anne Johannessen (30) 19:27.30 Tanya Heard (27) 19:21.00 Michelle Brown (7) 18:26.00

*Changed from 5K race to 6K in 2000 COLLEEN MCCLINTON

NCAA National Championships LAURA LAVOIE

2009 1994 1993 1992 1991 1981

Lauren Bonds (61) 21:02.30 Colleen McClinton (82) 18:20.30 Julia Saul (65) 17:40.00 Julia Saul (18) 17:50.30 Julia Saul (32) 17:25.50 Catherine Saxon (81) 18:15.90

*Changed from 5K race to 6K in 2000

LAUREN BONDS

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

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

*Changed from 5K race to 6K in 2000

HISTORY

MEDIA INFORMATION

KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

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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 FOURTH 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, Kan., 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 studentathletes that has stamped his career in intercollegiate athletics.

DR. SHEAHON ZENGER THIRD YEAR

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)

While focusing his attention on academics, he managed to stay involved in the world of intercollegiate athletics, and specifically football. ‘Involved’ may be an understatement. In 1993 Zenger and a friend founded American Football Quarterly, a magazine for coaches. Zenger served as publisher and then editor - until 1995, when he sold his share of the by-then-thriving magazine.

Zenger comes 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 conferenceleading seven league titles during the 2009-10 season and captured their second Valley All-Sports Trophy in three years.

Still, coaching stayed in his blood. After earning his doctorate, Zenger in 1996 signed on as the recruiting coordinator for the brand-new NCAA Division I football program at the University of South Florida. A year later he joined the University of Wyoming football staff as recruiting coordinator and within two years rose to assistant head coach, a position he still considers one of the crowning achievements of his career.

At the beginning, Zenger wasn’t headed toward a career in administration. He was nine years old when he told his father he wanted to be a coach, and it didn’t take long for that dream to materialize. After playing football at Fort Hays State and Mid-American Nazarene College, he finished his undergraduate degree at Kansas State. Even before he received his bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education in 1988, Zenger was assisting the football coaches at Manhattan (Kan.) High School. His first college football coaching job came at Drake University right after graduation.

Zenger stayed at Wyoming through the 2000 season before returning to Kansas State. He spent a year in the KSU College of Business, raising more than $2 million and restructuring its development program with research and planning. He rejoined KSU Athletics in 2001 as assistant athletics director for major gifts, helping KSU initiate important development strategies. In 2002 he was appointed KSU’s associate athletics director for development, a position he held until 2005, when he was named Athletics Director at Illinois State.

In 1989, at age 23, Zenger joined Bill Snyder’s staff at Kansas State as one of the nation’s youngest fulltime football staff members; he served in key roles as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. Zenger completed his master’s degree in journalism and mass communication in 1992 while helping Snyder bring Wildcat football to unprecedented success.

A published author and researcher, 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.

It became evident, though, that more than coaching was in store for Zenger. He sought advice from then-KU Chancellor Gene Budig, who convinced him to pursue a Ph.D. at KU. As he completed his Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership (1996), Zenger contributed communications and special projects support to the office of the executive vice-chancellor, Ed Meyen, and wrote the professional life history of then-chancellor Del Shankel, while strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels.

He is also a member of many professional and university organizations, including the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Association for the Study of Higher Education and the American Football Coaches Association. Zenger is married to the former Pam McAnarney. The couple has three children: Luke, Abby and Jake.

2013 KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

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

2013 KANSAS MEN

Top Row (left to right): Zack Sanchez (trainer), Stanley Redwine (head coach), Zach Snyder, Ben Brownlee, Eric Lightfoot, Michael Whittlesey (assistant coach), Melissa Johnston (graduate assistant trainer). Middle Row (left to right): James Hampton, Evan Landes, Brandon Messerly, Logan Sloan, Reid Buchanan, Daniel Koech, Daniel Frazier, Tyler Yunk. Front Row (left to right): Brent Collins, Conner Day, Josh Munsch, Brandon Soucie, James Wilson, Alexandre Lavigne

2013 KANSAS WOMEN

Top Row (left to right): Zack Sanchez (trainer), Stanley Redwine (head coach), Courtney Coppinger, Hannah Dimmick, Rachel Simon, Michael Whittlesey (assistant coach), Melissa Johnston (graduate assistant trainer). Middle Row (left to right): Alexis Messerly, Grace Morgan, Sara Seiwald, Julia Dury, Nashia Baker, Malika Baker, Jennifer Angles, Lydia Saggau. Front Row (left to right): Hannah Richardson, Kelli McKenna, Hayley Francis, Maddy Rich, Natalie Becker, Rachael Schaffer, Jasmine Edwards.