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2012 Kansas Cross CountryQuick FactsGeneral InformationLocation: Lawrence, Kan.Enrollment: 28,718Founded: 1866Nickname: JayhawksColors: Crimson and BlueChancellor: Dr. Bernadette Gray-LittleAthletics Director: Dr. Sheahon ZengerAffiliation/ Conference: NCAA Division I/ Big 12Home Course: Rim Rock Farm

Team HistorySeason of Cross Country (M/W): 99th/38thNCAA Appearances (M/W): 22/2NCAA Team Titles (M/W): 1/0NCAA Individual Championships (M/W): 5/0Conf. Team Championships (M/W): 19/0Conf. Individual Championships (M/W): 23/02011 Conference Finish (M/W): 7th/7th

Coaches & StaffHead Coach: Stanley Redwine (Arkansas ’85) 19th Season/13th at KansasAssistant Coach: Michael Whittlesey, Ph.D.(Conn. ’90) 23rd season/Fourth at KansasEvents Coordinator: Milan DonleyAdministrative Assistant: Debbie LumanOffice E-mail: dluman@ku.eduOffice Phone: 785- 864-3486Office Fax: 785-864-5525Office Address: 1651 Naismith Drive Lawrence, KS 66045-7800

CommunicationsCross Country Contact: Brad Gilbert Email: brgilbert@ku.edu Office Phone: 785-864-7788 Cell Phone: 785-424-4008Communications Office: 785-864-3417Communications Fax: 785-864-7944Athletics Website: www.KUAthletics.com

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONQuick Facts ................................................................................................................... 1Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 2Rosters ......................................................................................................................... 3Women’s Preview ......................................................................................................4Men’s Preview ............................................................................................................. 5

THIS IS KANSASCross Country Heritage .............................................................................................8The University .............................................................................................................9Kansas Athletics ................................................................................................... 10-11Rim Rock Farm ..........................................................................................................12Kansas Facilities ........................................................................................................13Academics ..................................................................................................................14

THE WOMEN OF KANSASWomen’s Profiles ............................................................................................... 16-24

The MEN OF KANSASMen’s Profiles ......................................................................................................26-37

MEET THE STAFFHead Coach Stanley Redwine ..........................................................................40-41Assistant Coach Michael Whittlesey ...............................................................42-43Support Staff ............................................................................................................44Chancellor/Athletics Director .................................................................................45

SEASON REVIEWA Look Back At 2011 .......................................................................................... 48-492011 Results .........................................................................................................50-52

KANSAS HISTORYMen’s Year-by-Year Results ....................................................................................54Men’s Accolades .......................................................................................................55Men’s Top Postseason Finishers ............................................................................56Women’s Year-by-Year Results.............................................................................. 57Women’s Top Postseason Finishers ......................................................................58Kansas Legends ..................................................................................................59-62

MEDIA INFORMATIONLawrence Maps .........................................................................................................63Kansas Communications .........................................................................................64Big 12 Quick Facts .....................................................................................................65KU Cross Country Online .........................................................................................66

CREDITS: The Kansas Cross Country media guide was designed, written and edited by Brad Gilbert. Additional writing and editing by Erin Penning. Primary photography courtesy of Jeff and Laura Jacobsen and Kansas Archives. Covers and additional graphics designed by Jackie Berra.

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Bob Timmons ClassicSept. 1 • Lawrence, Kan.Host: University of KansasCourse: Rim Rock FarmMen: 6K • Women: 5K

Contact: Brad Gilbertbrgilbert@ku.edu • (785)864-7788(913)515-7006 • kuathletics.com

Rim Rock ClassicSept. 29 • Lawrence, Kan.Host: University of KansasCourse: Rim Rock FarmMen: 8K • Women: 6K

Contact: Brad Gilbertbrgilbert@ku.edu • (785)864-7788(913)515-7006 • kuathletics.com

Haskell InvitationalOct. 6 • Lawrence, Kan.Host: Haskell Indian Nations UniversityCourse: Gentle Rolling HillsMen: 6K • Women: 5K

Contact: Mark Manganmarkmangan@me.com • (785)749-8459haskellathletics.com

Wisconsin adidas InvitationalOct. 12 • Madison, Wis.Host: University of WisconsinCourse: Thomas Zimmer CourseMen: 8K • Women: 6K

Contact: Brian Mansonbm3@athletics.wisc.edu (608)262-2311 • uwathletics.com

Big 12 ChampionshipsOct. 27 • Austin, TexasHost: University of TexasCourse: Jimmy Clay Golf CourseMen: 8K • Women: 6K

Contact: Shawn Nestorshawn.nestor@athletics.utexas.edu (512)471-9161 • texassports.com

NCAA Midwest RegionalNov. 9 • Springfield, Mo.Host: Missouri State UniversityCourse: MSU Cross Country CourseMen: 10K • Women: 6K

Contact: Kevin AgeeKevin24@live.missouristate.edu (417)836-5402 • missouristatebears.com

NCAA ChampionshipsSept. 1 • Louisville, Ky.Host: University of LouisvilleCourse: E.P. Tom Sawyer State ParkMen: 10K • Women: 6K

Contact: Ira Greenira.green@louisville.edu • (502)852-4857(502)852-6581 • uoflsports.com

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2012 ROSTERS

Men’s RosterName HT Year Hometown/Previous SchoolBaden, Josh 5-10 Senior Colby, Kan./Colby HS Brownlee, Ben 6-3 Freshman Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep Buchanan, Reid 6-1 Sophomore Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan HS Day, Conner 6-0 (RS) Freshman Fairview, Texas/Lovejoy HS Dyson, Eric 5-11 Senior Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley HS Freeman, Philip 5-9 (RS) Freshman Rogers, Ark./Rogers HSGalli, Alex 5-8 (RS) Freshman Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest HS Gonzalez, Gabe 5-7 (RS) Freshman Springdale, Ark./Springdale HS Jokisch, Colin 6-2 Senior DeSoto, Kan./DeSoto HS Landes, Evan 6-0 Sophomore Mulvane, Kan./Mulvane HS Messerly, Brandon 6-0 Freshman Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HSMunsch, Josh 6-2 Junior Hays, Kan./Hays HS Schneider, Kaman 6-3 Senior Tribune, Kan./Greeley County HS Segura, Javier 5-8 Junior (TR) Topeka, Kan./Johnson Country CCSloan, Logan 5-10 (RS) Freshman Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS Snyder, Kyle 5-10 Freshman Topeka, Kan./Topeka HSSoucie, Brendan 6-4 Sophomore Osawatomie, Kan./Osawatomie HS Wasinger, Donny 5-11 Senior Winona, Minn./Cotter HS Williams, Ty 6-1 Freshman Norwood, Colo./Norwood HS Wilson, Ben 5-8 Senior Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Wilson, James 5-8 Sophomore Abilene, Kan./Abilene HS

Name HT Year Hometown/Previous SchoolAllen, Ragan 5-6 Sophomore Portland, Ore./Ulysses S. Grant HS Becker, Natalie 5-3 Junior St. Louis, Mo./Parkway West HS Dury, Julia 5-1 Freshman Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HSEdwards, Jasmine 5-6 Freshman Kearney, Mo./Kearney HSFrancis, Hayley 5-2 (RS) Freshman Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HSKilwein, Kyra 5-2 Senior Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HS McKenna, Kelli 5-6 Freshman Madison, Wis./Edgewood HSMoser, Madison 5-3 Sophomore Tribune, Kan./Greeley County HS Rich, Maddy 5-6 Sophomore Prairie Village, Kan./Shawnee Mission East HS Richardson, Hannah 5-6 Freshman Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood HSRobinson, Lynn 5-7 Freshman Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HSSchaffer, Rachael 5-4 (RS) Freshman Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State HSSchneider, Kennedy 5-5 Freshman Tribune, Kan./Greeley County HSSeiwald, Sara 5-0 (RS) Freshman Portland, Ore./Valley Catholic HSTauscher, Liza 5-9 Sophomore Geneva, Ill./Geneva HS Thompson, Kathleen 5-7 Senior Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central HSTurcotte, Tessa 5-7 Senior Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X HSDevin Wiegers 5-11 Senior Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley HS

Women’s Roster

RosterBreakdownMENBy ClassificationSeniors ....................................................... 6Juniors ......................................................... 1Sophomores .............................................. 4Redshirt Freshmen ................................... 5True Freshmen .......................................... 5

LetterwinnersReturning .................................................. 15Lost ............................................................. 6

2011 Big 12 ScorersReturning ................................................... 6Lost ............................................................. 4

By StateKansas ....................................................... 12Arkansas .................................................... 2California ................................................... 2Texas ........................................................... 2Colorado ..................................................... 1Minnesota ................................................... 1Pennsylvania .............................................. 1

WOMENBy ClassificationSeniors ....................................................... 4Juniors ......................................................... 1Sophomores .............................................. 3Redshirt Freshmen ................................... 4True Freshmen .......................................... 6

LetterwinnersReturning .................................................. 12Lost ............................................................. 5

2011 Big 12 ScorersReturning ................................................... 5Lost ............................................................. 4

By StateKansas ........................................................ 8Missouri ...................................................... 5Oregon ....................................................... 2Illinois .......................................................... 1New Mexico ................................................ 1Wisconsin ................................................... 1

Pronunciation Guide

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Julia Dury ............................................ DEW-reeAlex Galli ................................................ GAL-eeColin Jockish....................................... JOKE-ish

Kyra Kilwein .......................................KILL-wineMadison Moser ................................ MOW-zherJavier Segura .................................Se-GOO-rah

Sara Seiwald .......................................SEE-waldLiza Tauscher ......................................TAO-sureTessa Turcotte ...................................... Ter-KOT

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Hopes are high for the 2012 KU women’s cross country team. The Jayhawk women feature 15 returners with only four departures and look to improve upon back-to-back seventh-place finishes at the Big 12 Championships.

“Our goal this year is to have a really strong front five,” said assistant cross country coach Michael Whittlesey. “We don’t have a clear cut No. 1 like we’ve had the last few years, but we have four or five runners that could easily have a breakout season and become that leader for us.”

Replacing All-Region runners Rebeka Stowe and Kara Windisch is the task at hand for coaches Stanley Redwine and Whittlesey. Fortunately for the KU coaches, Kansas has an incoming pool of talent as well as experienced run-ners ready to fill the gaps.

“This year we lost our top two from last season, which were both significant loses,” said Whittlesey. “But we are excited about the great leadership we should get from this year’s senior class.”

Tessa Turcotte, Kyra Kilwein, Kathleen Thompson and Devin Wiegers make up a strong and experienced senior class that could lead the KU women to their first NCAA Championships since 1994. Tucotte and Kilwein have been constants in the KU top five over the past two seasons and will need to join forces with the Jayhawk underclassmen if they are to bring the women’s team back to the top of the Big 12.

Junior Natalie Becker returns after an injury-riddled sophmore campaign and will try to return to the women’s top three, where she was a mainstay as a redshirt freshman. The St. Louis, Mo., native showed glimpses of greatness early in her career and the Jayhawk women will need her to return with high expectations if they are to find success in 2012.

Liza Tauscher and Ragan Allen made a splash as freshmen and look to do more of the same this year. Both competed at the Big 12 Championships last season and ran in over half of KU’s meets. Their experienece will be a welcome addition to a squad the will see 10 true and redshirt freshmen suit up for KU this year.

“We brought in a big nucleus of six freshmen and I feel any one of them could have an impact this year,” continued Whittlesey. “We have some other girls that we redshirted last year that have also done the job in the offseason and we’ll need to step up.”

After sitting out their first years in Lawrence, Hayley Francis and Sara Siewald are coming off redshirt seasons where they picked up the all-important first season to get acclimated to the college ranks. All have been among the lead-ers in early season workouts and could easily have an impact in 2012.

The incoming freshmen are possibly the most exciting aspect of this sea-son’s squad. Making up the highly touted group are Hannah Richardson, Lynn Robinson, Jasmine Edwards, Kennedy Schneider and Julia Dury, All of whom have been seen numerous races at their respective state champion-ship levels. The group will pile on more depth and could easily be apart of the women’s lead pack come season’s end.

With such a young and talented group making up the majority of this sea-son’s roster, the future looks bright for the Kansas women’s cross country team.

“Our goal is always to put ourselves up high in the conference and try to get a NCAA bid,” conlcuded Whittlesey. “You have to do that with a very strong front five and I think this team could have the depth to accomplish that.”

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The Kansas men return all but two of the group that took part in the post -season meets last season making the 2012 team the most promising in the past five seasons.

“I think this is the strongest team we’ve had in a number of years at KU,” said assistant cross country coach Michael Whittlesey. “That’s not just from a talent basis, but a commitment basis. Anyone from our 10th runner on up feels like they count and they’ve put in the hard work.”

The KU men return a host of young but experienced runners from the 2011 campaign. Ten Jayhawks from a year ago will return this season, including fifth-year All-Big 12 senior Donny Wasinger, whose 2011 was cut short due to injury.

“We did lose our top two runners from 2011 but we got a huge kick having Donny Wasinger back,” said Whittlesey. “His leadership and experience is what could move this team into that next level that we’ve been working toward.”

Wasinger was the Jayhawks’ top finisher in each race two seasons ago and ended his junior campaign with an appearance at the NCAA Championships. He’ll be joined by fellow seniors Josh Baden, Eric Dyson, Colin Jokisch, Ka-man Schneider and Ben Wilson who make this year’s team the oldest and most experienced in years.

Josh Munsch is the only junior on the team. The KU coaches are hoping he can carry over the success he found on the track last season, an appearance in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. If the Hays, Kan., native continues to improve the rate at which he has over his first two years in Lawrence, he could easily be the top Jayhawk in several meets this year.

However, it is the underclassmen who will determine how far the KU men will go this year. KU had two true freshmen, Reid Buchanan and Evan Lan-des, who made up the core of last year’s group and both are primed for several top finishes this season as sophomores.

“Our returners this year have really stepped up,” said Whittlesey. “The com-mitment that our sophomores and freshmen from last year have put forth in the last 12 months has been tremendous. They’ve really stepped up their game.”

Several redshirt freshmen will also look to make an impact after sitting out in 2011. Logan Sloan, Philip Freeman, Alex Galli and Gabe Gonzalez will make this team a competitive one as each are capable of vying for spots in the men’s front pack.

“We have a couple of freshmen that might have an impact this year but it’ll be tough to break through,” explained Whittlesey. “We have several guys that we redshirted last year that I do expect to be in our front five. Gabe Gonzalez is one of the big guys that we’re excited about.”

Redwine and Whittlesey continue to load the roster with a strong group of true freshmen including Colorado’s Gatorade Athlete of the Year, Ty Wil-liams. Williams is joined by Brandon Messerly, Ben Brownlee and Kyle Sny-der as those who led their respective high school teams to top finishes in their state championships.

“We’ve got four or five guys this year that believe they can push Donny and can run with Donny,” concluded Whittlesey. “His role of being the number one runner isn’t guaranteed. We expect him to be there but the great news is we’ve got four or five or six other guys that feel like they can be there and that is what will give us a great year with the men’s program.”

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The Jayhawks once again pulled no punches when com-pleting the 2012 schedule for the men’s and women’s cross country teams. KU will host two meets at its home course, Rim Rock Farm, for the first time since 2006 while both teams will again travel to Wisconsin for one of the largest and most competitive meets of the sea-son, the Wisconsin adidas Invitational. The postseason will feature several challenging courses leading up to the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Louisville, Ky., and moving away from Terre Haute, Ind. for the first time since 2003.

The 2012 season will once again kick off with the Bob Timmons Classic on Sept. 1 at the Jayhawks’ home course, Rock Farm. The KU men will try to make it 10-consecutive team victories, while the women at-tempt to claim their seventh team title in the last eight seasons. As is tradition, the meet will likely focus on the underclassmen and newcomers, giving the young Jay-hawks ample opportunities to prove themselves to the coaches.

Kansas will then have a month off before hosting its sec-ond meet of the season, the inaugural Rim Rock Classic in Lawrence on Sept. 29. The meet is slated to feature some of the top men’s and women’s teams in the na-tion, and will be one of the most competitve meets of the season, once again bringing the Jayhawks’ home course into the national spotlight.

A week later the KU men and women will travel across town to Lawrence neighbor Haskell Indian Nations Uni-versity to take part in the Haskell Invitational on Oct. 6. The meet was a successful one for several Jayhawks a season ago as two runners on both the men’s and wom-en’s teams notched top-six finishes with Brendan Soucie and Devin Wiegers leading the way.

On Oct. 12 the teams will again make the trek to Madison, Wis., for the Wisconsin adidas Invita-tional. In 2011 the meet featured 300 competi-tors and 30 teams for each of the men’s and women’s races. The star-studded races will be a first look at the early individual and team contenders for the national championships later in the season.

From there, the Jayhawks will begin prepara-tions for the Big 12 Championships on Oct. 27. Austin, Texas will host the conference meet for the first time. Jimmy Jay Golf Course will wel-come Big 12 newcomers West Virginia and TCU along with the eight other conference mem-bers as the Jayhawks try to improve upon their seventh-place team finishes last season.

The NCAA Midwest Regional Champion-ships will take place two weeks later on Nov. 9 at first-time host Missouri State’s MSU Cross Country Course. The KU women had two All-Region performers a year ago, while the men saw three finish in the top 40.

A strong performance at the Regional meet will hopefully give the men’s and women’s teams spots in the NCAA Championships on Nov. 17. The national meet will move away from Terre Haute, Ind., for the first time in nearly a decade when Louisville plays host at its home course, E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. The men will at-tempt to send a team for the first time since 2006 and the women a team since their Mid-west Regional Championships in 1994.

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TRADITION OF KANSAS CROSS COUNTRY

14 From 1947-65, Jayhawks captured 14 of 18 individual conference titles.

3 Benson Chesang and Colby Wissel combined for three-straight Big 12 Championships from 2004-06.

27Twenty-seven Jayhawks on the men’s and women’s sides have been named All-Americans in cross country.

‘53 The Jayhawks claimed the NCAA Championship in 1953, the first team title in program history.

33KU has had 33 cross country runners named to the Big 12 All-Academic teams over the past three seasons.

Cross country at Kansas has only mirrored the tradition of excellence the track and field program has enjoyed over the past century. Some of the country’s greatest dis-tance and cross country runners have suited up in the Crimson and the Blue and have left an indelible mark on American running.

Great coaching minds such as Bill Easton and Bob Timmons helped develop some of the top distance runners in the U.S., and helped groom them for the track on the trails of the cross country courses.

The Jayhawks were at the center of it all as collegiate cross country quickly grew in popularity through the 50’s and 60’s. Kansas runners won four of five individual national titles from 1950-54 and tacked on a team championship in 1953. Glenn Cun-ningham, Herb Semper, Wes Santee, Billy Mills, Al Frame, John Lawson and Jim Ryun all began their stellar track careers through cross country at KU.

Since that great 30-year stretch when Kansas dominated the sport, while not to the same level, Jayhawk cross country has continued to turn out some legendary run-ners. Since 1994, KU has seen six Jayhawks be named All-Americans for their high finishes at the national meet.

For the women, Julia Saul earning All-American honors in 1992 was the springboard that began the rise of the women’s program. Seven women have gone on to be named to all-conference teams, including Lauren Bonds and Rebeka Stowe, each of the last five years.

More recently Kansas has returned to conference supremacy as from 2004-06, Ben-son Chesang and Colby Wissel combined for three-straight Big 12 titles.

Coaches Stanley Redwine and Michael Whittlesey have the Jayhawks on an upward trend as two Jayhawks have qualified for the NCAA Championships in the past three seasons, Bonds (2009) and Donny Wasinger (2010).

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KU has more than 40 nationally ranked academic programs, 28 of which are ranked among the nation’s top 30 public schools. Two are number one in the nation: special education and city management/urban policy. Among the top 10 rankings are the school of education and programs in community health, occupational therapy, nursing and petroleum engineering.

KU offers nearly 200 fields of study in 13 different schools, from architecture, music and engineering to medicine, social welfare and law.

KU has an enrollment of 30,102 students, including 20,811 undergraduates on the Lawrence campus. KU attracts more than 1,500 international students from more than 110 countries. The average ACT score of 24.8 exceeds the national average.

KU’s popular Four-Year Tuition Compact freezes tuition rates for four years for first-time freshmen. The Jayhawk Generations Scholarship offers a 12 to 20 percent discount on out-of-state tuition for qualifying children of KU alumni who live outside Kansas.

KU ranks seventh in nation among “most popular” public universities, per US News’ Student Choice Awards.

Counselors from US News’ “best high schools” rank KU 12th in nation, based on a survey of academic reputation.

The KU School of Journalism won the Intercollegiate Writing Competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The KU Debate team won the national championship in 2009, its fifth national title.

KU’s School of Pharmacy ranks third in the nation for NIH research funding and fifth in nation in exam pass rates.

KU’s Confucius Institute is ranked among top four in nation, top 20 in world.

KU ranks ninth in the world in the rate of new patents issued.

KU’s law school ranks 10th in nation for hands-on educational opportunities.

When Forbes Magazine named the 100 most powerful women in the world, two KU graduates were in the top five.

KU promotes a global education and ranks 11th in nation for study abroad participation and 25th in Peace Corps participation among large doctoral universities.

KU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, more than all other Kansas universities combined.

Design-build projects by KU architecture students have won Architecture Magazine’s Home of Year twice in three years, and KU built the first student constructed LEED-Platinum certified building in the state.

The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks KU in the top for “Great Colleges to Work For.”

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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ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD2012 NCAA Runners-Up

CAROLYN DAVIS 2012 All-Big 12

First Team Selection

STEPHANIE PAYNE2011 Academic All-Big 12First Team Selection

MEGHAN POTEE2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Championship Qualifier

MEN’S BASKETBALL Eight-Consecutive Big 12 Championships

DIAMOND DIXON 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist4x400-meter relay

INGRID VIDAL2011 All-Big 12First Team Selection

STEVEN JOHNSON2011 Burlsworthy

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ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE

T.J. WALZ 2011 15th Round MLB DraftPick of the Oakland A’s

CHARLIE WEIS Four-time Super Bowl ChampionFirst-Year Head Football Coach

MAGGIE HULL2012 All-Big 12

First Team Selection

NATE BARBEE2011 All-America Scholar Athlete

CAROLINE JARMOC 2011 AVCA All-CentralRegion Honorable Mention

THOMAS ROBINSON2012 Big 12 Player of the Year

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The University of Kansas hosts its home cross country meets at historic Rim Rock Farm, northwest of Lawrence. Before being donated to KU in 2004, the property was owned by former head track and field and cross country coach Bob Timmons and has been the home of the Jay-hawks since the 1974 season.

Any runner or spectator will say that the course is quite challenging and unique. In addition to having two covered bridges as part of the course, Rim Rock Farm also features specific hills, turns and other landmarks that are named after former Jayhawk greats. Dispersed throughout the course are silhouette statues of seven legendary Jayhawk distance runners including Herb Semper, Al Frame, John Lawson and Olympians Billy Mills, Wes Santee, Glenn Cun-ningham and Jim Ryun.

Rim Rock Farm was the vision of Coach Timmons, who, during his 23-year tenure, won two cross country confer-ence championships. “There is something for everyone at Rim Rock Farm,” Timmons said. “Parents are afforded the opportunity to walk around throughout the course and find all the wonderful places to observe. Spectators can catch the runners three or four times throughout the event and explore the different elevations. And the runners can navi-gate a course that will challenge them with its obstacles and amaze them with its beauty. That’s what makes Rim Rock Farm so exciting.”

In the fall of 2006, Rim Rock Farm played host to its first Big 12 Cross Country Conference Championships. Rim Rock Farm hosted the Big Eight Cross Country Championships in 1983, 1991 and 1995, and was also the site of the 1998 NCAA Division I and II Cross Country Championships as well as numerous Kansas high school state meets.

Rim Rock Farm is home of the Jayhawks, but also home to former Kansas runner Steve Heffernan. After donating the course to KU, Timmons made sure that the cozy house in the middle of the farm had a full-time tenant. Heffernan is currently responsible for the farm’s upkeep, while also serving as head coach of cross country and track and field at Lawrence Free State High School.

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BILL EASTON TRACK/ANSCHUTZ PAVILION

FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES

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Horjesi Family Athletic Center

Hoglund Ballpark

Golf Practice Facility at Alvamar

Robinson NatatoriumJayhawk Soccer Complex

Jayhawk Tennis Center

Rowing Boathouse

Bill Easton Track at Anschutz Pavillion Arrocha Ballpark

Allen Fieldhouse

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PHIL LOWCOCK, Ph.D. Director of Records

Coordinator International Student-Athlete Support

Dr. Phil Lowcock is in his 18th year with Kansas Athletics. He serves as the academic advisor for baseball, tennis and women’s cross country/track & field. For the past 10 years he has been on a hiatus from working

with cross country/track and is looking forward to retunring to the programs again this season. He also works to support all of KU’s international student-athletes with admissions, immi-gration and visa acquisition and transition to college courses. In addition, he is an adjunct faculty member in the health, sport and excersice science department and lectures a class on campus every semester.

Lowcock has been teaching at KU since 1984, when he began working as a graduate teaching assistant and doctoral stu-dent in the health, sport and exercise science department. He has attained three degrees, all from Kansas; bach-elor’s and master’s in education in 1985 and 1989 and a doctorate in applied sport psychology and counseling psychology in 1992.

The Kansas City, Kan., native is a graduate of Shawnee Missoin North and has a daughter, Me-gan, who is currently a sophomore in high school. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his daughter and their two dogs as well as rooting on the Jayhawks athletes whenever possible.

Student-Athlete Support Services Mission StatementThe 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 and a computer lab.

KATIE MARTINCICHAcademic Counselor

Academic/Career Counseling

Katie Martincich is in her sec-ond year with Academic Sup-port. She assists the cross country/track & field academic

counselors with administrative and counseling respon-sibilities. Before she came to KU she worked at the Cerner Corporation in Kansas City. There, she worked as a programs coordinator as well as a business ana-lyst.

In 2009, Martincich earned bachelors’ degrees in both business marketing and sports and fitness manage-ment from KU. She is currently working towards a master’s in education while she works as a graduate student in the academic support offices.

Martinchich was a four year letterwinner for the KU volleyball team from 2006-09 and was the recipient of the 2008 Big 12 Sportsman of the Year award, as well as the 2009 KU Women of Distinction Award. She also was named to the Academic All-Big 12 lists on numerous occasions. Originally from Shawnee, Kan., Martincich grew up with two older sisters Lisa (30) and Laura (28). In her spare time she coaches a club volley-ball team in Kansas City. She enjoys hanging out with

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2011 Cross Country Academic Honors

• Men’s and Women’s teams achieved Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1,000 for third-straight year, placing them in the top 10 percent in the country. • Rebeka Stowe named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team for 3.66 GPA during the Fall 2010 semester.• Women’s team earns All-Academic team distinction from USTFCCCA for attaining a team GPA of 3.22 for the Fall 2011 semester.• Ten Jayhawks named to Academic All-Big 12 teams (Eight on First Team, two on Second Team).

JULIA CUMMINGSGraduate Academic Counselor

Julia Cumming graduated in the spring of 2012 after attaining a degree from Kansas in exercise science. The Overland Park, Kan., native was a five-year member of the women’s track team as a pole vaulter, compet-ing for the Jayhawks in several Big 12 Championship meets as well as two NCAA Regional meet. She is engaed to Jordan Scott, who also pole vaulted for the Jayhawks from 2007-11.

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Sophomore / 5-6Portland, Ore. / Ulysses S. Grant HS

RAGAN

ALLEN

FRESHMAN (2011)Competed in three races for KU, best finish came at the Big 12 Champion-ships (10/29) with a 71st-place finish... Top 6K time also came at the Big 12 Championships (10/29) with a time of 21:52.60... While running unat-tached, finished fifth overall in the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3).

HIGH SCHOOLFour year letterwinner in cross country and track... Team MVP her sophomore, junior and senior years... Team captain her junior and se-nior years... Competed at the cross country state championships all four years... Qualified in track for the state championships in the 3,000 meters three-straight years.

PERSONALDaughter of Mark Allen and Ellen Ragan... Has a younger brother, McKin-ley (14)... Parents Mark and Ellen as well as grandpa, Jim Ragan, attended KU... Plans to major in architecture.

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Junior / 5-3St. Louis, Mo. / Parkway West HS

NATALIE

BECKER

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 fin-ish came at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), where she finished third overall with a 5K time of 19:33.90... Notched season-best 6K time at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/13), crossing the finish line in 21:07.74 to fin-ish 33rd... Collected a 33rd-place finish at the Big 12 Champion-ships (10/30) with a 6K time of 21:07.74... Named to the Aca-demic All-Big 12 Second Team.

FRESHMAN (2009)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-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 and field state championship and fifth in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at the 2008 state meet.

PERSONALDaughter of Kim and Eric Becker... Majoring in community health with a minor in business.

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Freshman / 5-1Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS

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DURY

Freshman / 5-6Kearney, Mo. / Kearney HS

JASMINE

EDWARDS

(RS) Freshman / 5-3Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS

HAYLEY

FRANCIS

HIGH SCHOOLEarned Missouri All-State Cross Country accolades her senior season at Blue Valley High School… Named all-conference and all-district in both her junior and senior seasons… National Merit finalist.

PERSONALDaughter of Jennifer Jones… Has two younger brothers, William (12) and Kenji (2 months)… Plans to major in civil engineering.

FRESHMAN (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLPlaced fourth in the two mile at the state championship meet her senior year (2011)... Member of school record-setting 4x800-meter relay team that was runner-up at the state meet her junior year (2010)... Finished 11th in the cross country state championship meet her freshman year (2008).

PERSONALDaughter of Mark and Tiffany Francis... Has two siblings, Carlin (19) and Caleb (16)... Father, Mark, is the head soccer coach at KU... Majoring in journalism.

HIGH SCHOOLMissouri state runner-up in cross country her senior year… All-state se-lection each of her four seasons running cross country at Kearney High School… Led Kearney cross country team to 3A state titles her sopho-more, junior and senior seasons… Broke school cross country records three of her four seasons at Kearney… Finished fourth and fifth place at the 3A state cross country meets her sophomore and junior seasons, re-spectively… Earned all-state status in track in both the 4x400-meter and 4x800 meter relays.

PERSONALFull name is Jasmine Rose Edwards… Daughter of Sarah Watts and Tony Day… Father, Tony, ran track and field at the University of San Diego… Plans to major in biology.

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Senior / 5-2Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS

KYRA

KILWEIN

JUNIOR (2011)Competed in five meets for the Jayhawks, finishing in the team’s top five in each... Top finish came at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10), placing sixth with a 5K time of 18:29.85... Ran best 6K time of the sea-son at the Big 12 Championships (10/29) in a 54th-place finish, crossing the finish line in 21:28.0... Finished 78th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12) with a 6K time of 22:47.34.

SOPHOMORE (2010)Ran in all six races for the Jayhawks, notching two top-10 finishes... Earned first individual title of collegiate career at the Bob Timmons Clas-sic (9/4), crossing the finish line in 18:37.20... Ran a 6K personal best at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/13), clocking in at 21:52.38 and placing 88th... Earned sixth place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), crossing the finish line in 18:34.39, a 5K personal best... Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/30), placing 62nd with a 6K time of 22:17.04.

FRESHMAN (2009)Had a strong debut for the Jayhawks, finishing third on the team and fourth overall at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/5) in a season-best 5K time of 19:28.44... Clocked in at 19:46 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/12) to take 16th place overall... Finished 121st out of 211 runners at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), posting a 5K time of 19:31... Ran her first collegiate 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17), where she fin-ished 48th in the women’s open division with a time of 23:30.80.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner and four-time state qualifier in cross country... Finished fifth at the 2008 cross country state championships... Kansas City Star All-Metro First Team as a senior, second team as a junior... Named to the 2006 and 2007 Lawrence Journal-World All-Area Team for cross country... Manhattan Cross Country Course and Lawrence Free State High School record holder in the 4K (14:32)... Finished third in the 2 mile at the 2006 track and field state championships... Placed fifth in the mile and sixth in the 2 mile at the 2007 track and field state champion-ships... Two-time Lawrence Journal-World All-Area selection for track... Member of the National Honor Society... Named 6A Cross Country Aca-demic All-State her junior and senior years.

PERSONALDaughter of Marcy Kilwein... Majoring in community health.

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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 fin-ish 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 SCHOOLLettered in basketball three years, cross country and track four years at Shawnee Mission East... Won the 2009 Kansas Cup for outstand-ing 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 4x800-meter relay state champion squad... Member of the 2009 4x400m state champion team... Holds the school record in the 400-me-ter with a time of 0:59.

PERSONALDaughter of Steve and Kim Rich... Has an older brother, Nick (23), who also attended KU... Majoring in communications.

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Freshman / 5-6Madison, Wis. / Edgewood HS

KELLI

McKENNA

Sophomore / 5-4Tribune, Kan. / Greeley County HS

MADISON

MOSER

HIGH SCHOOLClaimed Southern Badger Conference cross country title her junior year at Edgewood High School… Her sophomore season won city, conference and regional champion-ship in the 800 meters eventually placing eighth at the state meet… Member of school record-breaking 4x800-meter relay team which placed fourth at state meet… Earned conference and regional championship in the 1,600 meters her sophomore season.

PERSONALFull 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 Wisconsin-Lacrosse… Undecided on major.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011)Competed in only one meet for the Jayhawks due to injury... Placed fourth at the Haskell Invitational (10/8) with a 5K time of 19:42.15.

FRESHMAN (2010)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner in cross country, track and basketball... Two-year let-terwinner in volleyball... Member of the Greeley County High School state cross country championship teams in 2006, 2008 and 2009... Holds three school re-cords: 800 meters (2:26), 1,600 meters (5:17) and 4x800-meter relay (10:03)... Named to the Garden City All-Area cross country and track teams in 2009 and 2010... Was an all-state cross country and track runner four years in a row.

PERSONALDaughter of Robert and Dalene Moser... Mother, father, two aunts and an uncle all attended KU... Has one sister, Lauren (22)... Cousin, Tyler Gonzales, wrestled at Fort Hays State University... Cousin, Jennifer Ibarra, ran track and cross coun-try at Butler... Uncle, Charles, ran track at Barton... Majoring in exercise science with a minor in business.

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Freshman / 5-7Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS

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HIGH SCHOOLWas an all-state and all-region selection after her seventh-place finish at the 6A state championships her senior year at Lawrence Free State High School… As a freshman helped cross country team to a third-place state finish… Two-time selection to Lawrence Journal World All-Area cross country and track team… Member of state runner-up 4x800-meter relay team her sophomore season… Finished seventh at the state cross coun-try meet her senior year… Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONALFull name is Lynn Christine Robinson… Daughter of Scott and Paige Rob-inson… Has two sisters, Ashley (24) and Megan (16)… Parents, Scott and Paige, each attended KU… Plans to major in exercise science.

Freshman / 5-6Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS

HANNAH

RICHARDSON

HIGH SCHOOLThree-time Outstanding Girl’s Cross Country runner for Kirkwood High School… Notched a sixth-place finish at the 2011 Missouri 3A State Cross Country Championships, running the 5K in 19:15.32… Broke school’s 800 meter record her junior season with a time of 2:14.3… State runner-up as part of the 4x800-meter relay team her sophomore and junior seasons… Member of school record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team her senior season (3:56.7)… Named to honor roll all four years.

PERSONALDaughter of Mark and Dianna Richardson… Has three siblings: Ryan (21), Alynn (17) and Caroline (13)… Plans to major in sports science.

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SCHAFFER

FRESHMAN (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLMember 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 school record her junior year.

PERSONALDaughter of Van and Rose Schaffer... Has a younger sister, Sara (16)... Father, Van, ran track and cross country for KU... Majoring in speech, language and hearing pathology.

(RS) Freshman / 5-4Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State HS

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(RS) Freshman / 5-0Portland, Ore. / Valley Catholic HS

SARA

SEIWALD

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FRESHMAN (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLThird-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).

PERSONALDaughter of Michael and Holly Seiwald... Has an older brother, Aaron (20)... Father, Michael, ran track at the Naval Academy... Majoring in exercise science.

Sophomore / 5-9Geneva, Ill. / Geneva HS

LIZA

TAUSCHER

FRESHMAN (2011)Ran in four meets for the Jayhawks and was the only true freshman to compete in the conference and regional meet... Was KU’s No. 5 finisher at the Big 12 Championships (10/29), completing the 6K in

a season best 21:29.3... Was KU’s top finisher in the B Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invita-tional (10/14) with a 6K time of 22:49.10... Ran a 23:01.08 6K at the Midwest Regionals (11/12) to finish 97th.

HIGH SCHOOLState qualifier for cross country all four years of high school... Member of state champion cross country team her fresh-man and sophomore years (2007, 2008)... Recorded a three-mile PR of 17:28... Quali-fier for Nike National Team...Academic all-conference selec-tion.

PERSONALDaughter of Jack and Georgia Tauscher... Has two older broth-ers, Rob (20) and Jake (20)...Plans to major in pharmacy.

HIGH SCHOOLMember 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 record in 800 meters, 3,200 meters and 4x800-meter relay.

PERSONALFull name is Kennedy Shyan Schneider… Daughter of Dirk and Darcy Schneider… Brother, Kaman (22), is a senior on KU cross country and track teams while brother, Kellum (20), is a junior on KU track team... Undecided on major.

Freshman / 5-5Tribune, Kan. / Greeley County HS

KENNEDY

SCHNEIDER

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Senior / 5-7Chesterfield, Mo. / Parkway Central HS

KATHLEEN

THOMPSON

JUNIOR (2011)Ran in six meets for the Jayhawks on the season, finishing in KU’s top five twice... Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/29), finishing the 6K in 22:16.8 to place 78th... Top performance of the season came at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10) with a 5K time of 19:05.79 to place 11th... Ran a 20:23.50 5K at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) to finish ninth... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

SOPHOMORE (2010)Ran in three meets for the Jayhawks, notching two top-15 finishes...Top fin-ish came at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/4), crossing the finish line in sixth with a 5K time of 19:48.50... One of seven Jayhawks to finish in the top-15 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), clocking in with a 5K time of 19:21.38 and placing 13th... Competed in the open race at the ISU Pre-Nationals meet (10/16), finishing in 127th with a 6K time of 25:42.60... Aca-demic All-Big 12 First Team selection.

FRESHMAN (2009)Was one of only two freshmen to run in all six meets for the Jayhawks... Finished in fifth place overall in her debut event at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/5), posting a 5K time of 19:32.54... Ran her season-best 5K at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), clocking in at 18:58.80 to take 74th place... Com-peted in her first collegiate 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17), where she turned in a time of 23:40.30... Crossed the finish line at the Big 12 Championships (10/31) in 24:08.76 to take 74th place.

HIGH SCHOOLGraduated from Parkway Central High in Chesterfield, Mo... Named cross country team MVP her freshman, sophomore and senior years... Two-time all-state selection... Four-time state qualifier... Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Cross Country Honorable Mention team in 2005 and 2007... Named 2006 distance runner of the year for high school track team... Named track team captain and team MVP her senior year... Mem-ber of the 2008 all-state 4x800 meter relay team that finished fourth at the state championships... Member of the 2009 Missouri State Champion 4x800-meter relay team and runner-up 4x400-meter relay team... 4x800 meter relay team holds the Missouri high school state record of 9:06.89... Recipient of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year Award for Parkway Central High... Member of the AAU National Cross Country Team Champion squads in 2000, 2003 and 2005.

PERSONALDaughter of Bill and Karen Thompson... Uncle is a former member of the KU baseball team... Has nine family members who also attended KU... Majoring in civil engineering.

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Senior / 5-7Albuquerque, N.M. / St. Pius X HS

TESSA

TURCOTTE

JUNIOR (2011)Finished in the Jayhawks’ top-five in all five meets she competed in... Was KU’s third finisher at the Midwest Regionals (11/12) with a 22:28.68 6K time and a 64th-place finish... Top 6K time of the year came at the Big 12 Champi-onships (10/29), finishing in 21:05.7 to place 43rd... Placed ninth at the Mis-souri Cross Country Challenge (9/10) with a 5K time of 18:41.90... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

SOPHOMORE (2010)Competed in all six races for the Jayhawks, notching two top-three overall finishes... Recorded personal-best 6K time at the Midwest Regional Champi-onships (11/13), clocking in at 21:08.31 and placing 35th... Finished second at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/4) with a 5K time of 18:50.90... Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/30) crossing the finish line in a 6K time of 21:58.00 and placing 52nd... Finished third at the 5K Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11) and set a personal-best time of 18:20.16... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

FRESHMAN (2009)Had a very impressive rookie season, as she was one of only two freshmen to run in all six meets for the Crimson and Blue... Turned in a season-best 5K time of 19:05.60 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), where she finished 86th in a field of 211 runners... Ran her first collegiate 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17), finishing in 196th place with a time 23:17.60... Took 65th at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 23:43.99... Was the Jayhawks’ No. 5 finisher at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/14) where she ran a season-best 6K time of 23:12.40 and finished 95th overall.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner in cross country... Four-time cross country all-district selection... Named team captain and MVP her junior and senior years... Sec-ond-team all-state in 2005, 2006 and 2007, first-team all-state as a senior in 2008... 2008 district champion... Seventh-place finish at the 2008 cross country state championships... Named to the New Mexico All-Harrier Team as a senior... Lettered three years in track... Three-time second team all-state in the 3,200 meters and 1,600 meters... Two-time second team all-state in the 800 meters and medley relay... 2008 recipient of the New Mexico Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award.

PERSONALBorn in Amarillo, Texas... Daughter of Jeff and Doris Turcotte... Has one sister, Ashley Turcotte... Father, Jeff, was a seven-time letterman in track and cross country at the University of New Mexico... Major in speech-language-hearing.

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Senior / 5-11Leawood, Kan. / Blue Valley HS

DEVIN

WIEGERS

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2011)Finished second overall at the Haskell Invitational (10/8) with a season-best 5K time of 19:29.00... Was the Jayhawks’ No. 5 finisher at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), placing 12th and completing the 5K in 20:44.60... Season’s best 6K time came in the B Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invi-tational (10/14), a 90th-place finish with a time of 23:43.50... Earned Big 12 Runner of the Week honors (10/11)... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

JUNIOR (2010)Competed in one meet for KU, collecting a fifth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/4), clocking in with a 5K time of 19:41.90... Utilized redshirt season.

SOPHOMORE (2009)Ran in five of the Jayhawks’ six meets... Turned in a career-best 5K time of 19:08.70 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), where she finished 94th... Competed in her first collegiate 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invita-tional, clocking in at 23:08.90 to take 36th in the women’s open division (10/17)... A member of KU’s Big 12 Championships (10/31) squad, finishing the 6K race in 24:13.52.

FRESHMAN (2008)Finished in 19th place at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 21:01.10... Placed 22nd at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 21:11.24.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner in both cross country and track... Lettered two years in basketball and one year in soccer... Owns Blue Valley High School records in both the 4K and 5K... State of Kansas All-Metro honorable men-tion all four years (2004-07)... Placed fifth at AAU nationals as a member of the Brocaw Blazers AAU team in 2006... Finished eighth at AAU Na-tionals in 2007... Named runner of the week once in 2005... Rookie of the Year selection in 2004... Finished in the top 25 all four years at the state meet (eighth, 24th, 22nd and 22nd, respectively)... Earned player of the year honors in basketball.

PERSONALDaughter of John and Sabra Wiegers... Majoring in business with a minor in French.

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Senior / 5-10Colby, Kan. / Colby HS

JOSH

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JUNIOR (2011)Competed in five of the team’s seven meets and posted a career-best 8K time coming at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/14), where he finished in 25:00.50... Finished 45th at the Big 12 Championships (10/29) with a time of 25:03.3... Took ninth place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10) with a time of 27:17.93 to help Kansas win the team title... Finished 34th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 10K time of 32:16.15... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

SOPHOMORE (2010)Competed in all six meets for the Jayhawks, with his top finish coming at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/4), a sixth-place finish... Ran a career-best 8k time of 25:34.60 at the ISU Pre-Nationals meet (10/16), finishing 147th... Ran at the Big 12 Championships for the second-consecutive season, posting a 49th-place finish with a time of 25:52.99... Was one of six Jayhawks to run at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet, crossing the finish line in a 10K time of 31:40.53 and placing 64th... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009)Was a member of the Jayhawks’ travel squad for much of the season, com-peting in five of six meets... Posted a season-best 8K time of 25:47.60 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/30), where he finished sixth on the squad and 82nd overall in a field of 245 competitors... Ran a 25:59.30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17)... Competed at the Big 12 Championships, posting an 8K time of 27:04.58 to take 71st place.

FRESHMAN (2008)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLCompeted in both cross country and track at Colby High School... Runner-up at the 2007 Kansas Class 4A State Cross Country Championships... All-state as a senior in 2007... Member of the Kansas all-state academic team in 2006 and 2007... NWKL Academic All-League 2004-07... Selected to the all-league team in 2004 and 2005... Runner-up in the 3,200 meters at the 2008 Kansas Track and Field State Championships... Placed third in the 1,600 me-ters at the 2008 state track and field meet... Finished in third place at state in the 800 meters... Fourth place in the 1,600 meters at the 2007 state track and field meet... Placed third in the 3,200 meters at the 2007 state meet... Sixth place at state in 2006 as a sophomore in the 3,200 meters.

PERSONALSon of Leo and Janice Baden... Born in Superior, Neb... High school vale-dictorian... Graduated with a bachelor’s in math in the fall of 2011 and is currently enrolled in the master’s math course at KU.

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BEN

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Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS

REID

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FRESHMAN (2011)Competed in four of the Jayhawks’ seven meets, finishing in the team’s top five twice... Was KU’s fifth finisher at the Big 12 Champion-ships (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), plac-ing 85th with an 8K time of 25:29.70.

HIGH SCHOOLTook 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... Took all-state cross country honors his ju-nior year (2009)... Holds three school records: 3,200m (9:24), 800m (1:53.1) and 5K cross country (15:46)... State cham-pion in the 1,600 meters his ju-nior year (2010)... Finished fifth in the gold division at the 2010 Rim Rock Classic, crossing the finish line in a time of 15:47... Academic All-State selection in 2009 and 2010.

PERSONALSon of Shelley and Mike Bu-chanan... Has an older sister, Molly (21)... Plans to major in electrical engineering.

HIGH SCHOOLMember 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.

PERSONALFull name is Benjamin Kyle Brownlee… Son of John and Jennifer Brown-lee… Has two younger siblings, Ethan (14) and Heather (7)… Grandpar-ents, Jerry and Marge Brownlee, and his cousin, Colin, attended KU… Fa-ther, John, played basketball at the University of Texas… Plans to major in liberal arts.

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REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011)Competed 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 Tim-mons 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.

FRESHMAN (2010)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered 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 champi-onship cross country meet as a senior... Placed second in the 800 meters at regionals... Holds the school record in the 800m, 1,600m and 400m... Member of the National Hon-or Society.

PERSONALSon of David and Anne Day... Has two brothers and one sister... Wants to compete in a triathlon after he gradu-ates... Father played football at Furman University... Major-ing in business.

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JUNIOR (2011)Ran in four meets for the Jayhawks in his first full season with the team... Best individual finish was 12th-place at the Bill Easton Classic (9/3) where he finished the 6K in 20:16.20... Season’s best 8K time was 26:10 in a 51st-place finish at the B-Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/14).

HIGH SCHOOLRan for Coach Martin Barratti at Fountain Valley High School.

PERSONALSon of Deryl and Patsy Dyson... Has an older sister, Emily (24)... Ma-joring in audiology... After college he plans on attending graduate school in San Diego.

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Springdale, Ark. / Springdale HS

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Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLArkansas state meet qualifier his junior and senior years in both cross country and track... Personal bests: 5K - 16:10, 1,600m - 4:29, 3,200m - 10:03.

PERSONALSon of Jeff and Sabrina Freeman... Plans to major in marketing... After college aspires to become the CEO of adidas.

FRSHMAN (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLLeague and district cross country champion his senior year... Member of state champion 4x800-meter relay team his junior year... Member of district champion 4x400-meter relay team both his senior and ju-nior years...PTXC Invitational Champion in 2009.

PERSONALSon of Bruce and Kathy Galli... Has two older siblings, Alyna (22) and Bruce (21)... Majoring in physics and astronomy... Father, Bruce, at-tended KU.

FRESHMAN (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL7A cross country state champion in both his junior and senior years (2009, 2010)... 2011 state champion in the indoor and outdoor 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters... School record holder in the 1,600 meters (4:16) and the 3,200 meters (9:18).

PERSONALSon of Orsy and Rosa Gonzalez... Has a younger brother, Romario... Undecided on major... Aspires to be high school coach following col-lege.

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FRESHMAN (2011)Ran in six meets for the Jayhawks, the most of any freshman... Was KU’s seventh finisher at the Big 12 Cham-pionships (10/29), complet-ing the 8K in a season-best 25:50.4 to place 66th... Fin-ished 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 Jay-hawks’ fifth finisher at the Missouri Cross Country Chal-lenge (9/10) with an 8K time of 27:10.65.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-time individual 4A state champion in track and field: 2010, 3,200m - 2011, 1,600m - 2011)... Member of three-time 4A state cham-pion 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.

PERSONALSon of Dale and Renie Landes... Has a younger sister, Erika (11)... Fa-ther, Dale, played basketball at Tabor College... Uncle, Dwight Landes, attended KU... Plans to major in exercise science.

JUNIOR (2011)Ran in two meets for the Jayhawks, notching top-25 finishes in both... Top 8K of the season came at the Haskell Invitational (10/8) with a 16th-place finish in a time of 27:29.81... Took 22nd at the Missouri XC Challenge (9/10), completing the 8K in 28:42.85.

COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE(2009-11)2010 NJCAA conference, regional and national cham-pion... 2010 3K steeple quali-fier... 2011 3K steeple and 5K qualifier... Personal bests: 15:33 in the 5K (2011) and 9:50 in the 3K steeple (2010).

HIGH SCHOOLFour-time cross country state qualifier at DeSoto High School... Placed fifth in the 4A 1,600m with a time of 4:29... Placed sixth in the 4A 3,200m with a time of 10:02.

PERSONALSon of Dave and Linda Jokisch... Has two sisters, Sarah (24) and Han-nah (18)... Sister, Hannah, plays softball for Missouri S&T... Majoring in organism biology.

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SOPHOMORE (2011)Ran in five meets for the Jayhawks throughout his junior campaign... Was KU’s fourth finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/12), com-pleting 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 Challenge (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 Chal-lenge (9/11), running an 8K time of 26:33.93.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered in cross country and track at Hays High School... Member of the 2010 WAC, regional and state championship track teams.

PERSONALSon of Cory and Pam Munsch... Has two brothers... Member of the Na-tional Honor Society... Named Academic All-State and a Kansas Honor Scholar... Plans to major in human biology.

HIGH SCHOOLCaptain 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.

PERSONALFull name is Brandon Mikel Messerly… Son of Heather and Jeff Mes-serly… Has four younger siblings: Alexis (16), Madison (14), Jordan (12) and Trever (9)… Both parents attended KU… Undecided on major.

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SENIOR (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

JUNIOR (2010)Competed in the three meets for the Jayhawks during his junior cam-paign... Top finish came at Bob Timmons Classic (9/4), running a 6K time of 19:38.20 and finishing eighth... Season’s best 8K time came in the open race at ISU Pre-Nationals (10/16), crossing the finish line in 27:00 and finishing 87th... Placed 18th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11) and ran an 8K time of 27:24.47.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterman in track and cross country... State champion in the 1,600 meters as a senior... All-state in the 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay his senior year... Regional champion in the 800 meters as a senior... MVP and all-area his senior year... Was the WKL League Champion as a senior in the 1,600 meters, 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay... High Plains League (HPL) Champion in the 1,600 meters and 4x800-meter relay as a junior... All-state and HPL Champion in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as a sophomore... Academic all-state as a sophomore... MVP his sophomore year... All-league in the 4x800-meter relay, mile and two mile as a freshman... Cross country state runner-up as a senior... All-area and MVP of his cross country team as a sophomore, junior and se-nior... All-league and state cross country participant all four years... Cross country league champion as a sophomore and senior... Academic all-state cross country as a junior and senior... Member of third-place team at the cross country state championships as a senior and fourth-place team as a freshman... Lettered three years in basketball... Unanimous WKLL All-League as a junior and senior... Nominated for academic and athletic Wendy’s High School Heisman.

PERSONALSon of Dirk and Darcy Schneider... Born in Tribune, Kan... Was high school valedictorian... Majoring in pre-medicine... Father, Dirk, ran college track; Uncle, Brad, played college basketball and Uncle, Scott, played college football.

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men’s profilesAT JOHNSON COUNTY CC (2010-11)

Top Cavalier finisher at the Disney Classic, clocking in at 26:39.60 to finish 22nd overall… Helped his team to a fifth-place finish at 2011 NJ-CAA Championships, coming in at 65th with an 8K time of 28:24.14… Helped the JCCC men to 2012 conference and regional champion-ships with his third-place conference finish and 12th-place finish in the region… Graduated from JCCC on the Dean’s List.

HIGH SCHOOLPlaced fifth at 2009 5A state cross country championships his senior year at Topeka West High School… Claimed regional title in 2009 with a 5K time of 17:06.66… Won 2010 5A regional championship in the 3,200 meters with a time of 10:03.53… Placed fifth in the 3,200

meters at the Kansas State Championships with a personal best time of 9:50.77.

PERSONALFull name is Javier Herrera Segura… Son of Yvette Gar-cia… Has four siblings: Cassie (25), Zach (24), Robert (22) and Elijah (15)… Brother Rob-ert ran with him as a member of Johnson County CC cross country team… Plans to major in finance.

FRESHMAN (2011)Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year medalist at Kansas 6A state cross country meet... Third at Footlocker cross country meet his sophomore year... Member of state runner-up 4x800-meter relay team in 2011.

PERSONALSon of Ed and Polly Sloan... Has three siblings: Katie (21), Ben (16) and Nathan (11)... Mother, Polly, holds 200m-fly record at Iowa... Plans to ma-jor in medicine.

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HIGH SCHOOLRan 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 per-former his junior and senior years… Competitor in 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 re-cord holder in the 5,000 meters… Named to Honor Roll all four years.

PERSONALFull 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 psychology… Hobbies include running and snow skiing.

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 SCHOOLLettered in basketball, track, cross country, and football at Osawato-mie High School... Named 2009 and 2010 Tri-County Player of the Year in basketball... 2010 Tri-Coun-ty 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.

PERSONALSon of Darren and Annette Soucie... Wants to become a physical thera-pist after he graduates... Father played basketball at the University of Nebraska-Kearney... Majoring in pre-physical therapy.

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men’s profilesSENIOR (2011)

Forced to take medical hardship after achilles injury.

JUNIOR (2010)The Jayhawks’ No. 1 performer for the second-consecutive season... Was the top Kansas finisher in all five meets he competed in... Was the first Kansas male to com-pete at the NCAA Championship meet (11/22) since 2007, where he finished 233rd with a 10K time 33:02.7... Collected first collegiate win at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), crossing the finish line in an 8K time of 25:17.45... Top 8K time of the season came at the ISU Pre-National meet (10/16) with a mark of 24:33.70, placing 47th... Earned All-Big 12 honors with a 13th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (10/30), crossing the finish line in 24:40.04... With his finish at the Big 12 Champion-ships, he became just the fifth Jayhawk in history to be Kansas’ top finisher in three-straight conference meets... Earned an at-large spot at the NCAA Championship meet by way of a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13), running a 10K time of 30:05.30, a career best... USTFCCCA All-Region selection.

SOPHOMORE (2009)Had a highly impressive sophomore season, as he was the Jayhawks’ No. 1 finisher in all six meets and was one of only two KU athletes to run a sub-25:00 8K throughout the season... Ran a career-best 8K time of 24:38.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invita-tional (10/17), where he finished 42nd overall in a field of 236 runners... Took 35th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/14) with a career-best 10K time of 31:58.20.

FRESHMAN (2008)Competed in all six meets as a true freshman, while leading the team in four of six races, including the final three meets of the season... Placed fifth in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 25:56... Posted an 8K time of 25:48 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree to finish 43rd... Ran a 25:21.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals... Finished in 28th place at the Big 12 Championships after running a personal-best 8K time of 25:17.63... Led the Jayhawks at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 10K time of 32:09.80 to place 28th.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered four years in both cross country and track... Two-year letterman in both swimming and Nordic skiing... 2007 state champion in cross country... Conference champion in cross country in 2007... Cross country state runner-up in 2006... Was named cross country team MVP three times (2005-07)... All-conference selection in cross country all four years (2004-07)... Three-time cross country all-state selection (2005-07)... Was named all-conference in track all four years (2005-08)... Back-to-back state champion in both the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters (2007-08)... Broke the state record in the 1,600 with his 2008 state championship performance... State runner-up in the 3,200 meters in 2006.

PERSONALSon of Tony and Marti Wasinger... Born in St. Louis, Mo... Majoring in sport management.

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HIGH SCHOOLClaimed three consecutive 2A state cross country championships running for Norwood High School… Won 2012 state titles in both the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters… Named the 2011 Gatorade Colorado Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year after racing to his third state championship… Won the St. Vrain Invitational, the Ron Keller Invita-tional, the Delta Invitational and the Region 4 Championship all in his senior year… Was named to the Colorado All-State Boys cross country team in three of his four seasons… Held high school personal bests of 4:26 in the 1,600 meters, 9:25 in the 3,200 meters and 15:26 in the 5,000 meters.

PERSONALFull name is Leonard Tyler Williams… Son of Keith and Sae Williams… Has a younger brother, Jeff (17)… Father, Keith, ran track at BYU be-fore transferring to Western State College… Undecided on major.

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 sec-ond overall with an 8K time of 26:54.35... Was the fourth scor-er for KU at the Big 12 Cham-pionships (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 SCHOOLLettered 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 Na-tional Honor Society... Academic All-State in cross country.

PERSONALSon of Dan and Jean Wilson... Has two brothers and one sister... Unde-cided on major.

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men’s profilesJUNIOR (2011)

Saw action in three meets for the Jayhawks... Top finish came at the Haskell Invitational (10/8) with an 8K time of 26:51.75, each earned him an eighth-place finish... Placed 29th at the Missouri Cross Country Chal-lenge (9/10), completing the 8K in 29:22.11... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

AT NORTHERN COLORADO (2009) Clocked an 8K time of 26:24 during the 2009 season... Named to the Academic All-Big Sky Team in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered in cross country three years in a row... Selected as team captain his senior year (2008)... Led his cross country team to its first-ever state title and was named to the all-state, all-region, all-area and all-league teams... State qualifier in the 800 meters, 1600 meters and 4x800 meter relay.

PERSONALSon of Mark and Amy Wilson... Aunt, Beth Llewellyn, ran track and played field hockey at KU... Majoring in sports management... Would like to be an athletic director... Has one sister, Kensley.

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13th Season at Kansas19th Season as Head Coach

PERSONALHometown .........................................................Dallas, TexasHigh School ............................................ Lake Highlands HSCollege ...................................... University of Arkansas, ‘85........................................B.A., administrative managementFamily .............................. Wife, Jacqueline; three children,................................................ Alexa, Crysta and Stanley, Jr.

COACHING HISTORY2000-Present ..................................... University of Kansas

Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field1994-2000 ...............................................University of Tulsa

Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field1985-94 .............................................University of Arkansas

Assistant Coach, Track (Sprints and Hurdles)

ATHLETIC HISTORY• Four-time All-American• Six-time conference champion• Two-time U.S. 800-meter champion• Silver Medialist, 800-meter run (Goodwill Games,

1986 and 1994)• Bronze Medalist, 800-meter run (Pan-Am Games,

1983 and 1987)• Five-time Championship team member

HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS• 2007 Pan American Games -Team USA Head Coach, Men’s Track & Field• 2005 Big 12 Outdoor Coach of the Year• 2003 Pan American Games -Team USA, Assistant Coach• University of Arkansas Most Outstanding Track

Athlete (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)• Arkansas Hall of Honor Inductee (2003)• Arkansas State Hall of Fame Inductee (2003)

JAYHAWKS UNDER REDWINE• Four Olympic Athletes (2012: Diamond Dixon) (2008: Nickesha Anderson, Scott Russell) (2004: Charlie Gruber)• Two Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame Teams (2001, 2002 Men’s Track & Field)• 10 Individual National Championships• 134 All-America Honors (Cross Country/Track & Field)• 82 Academic All-Big 12 student-athletes in the last

three seasons• KU Hall of Fame Inductees Scott Russell, Charlie

Gruber, Leo Bookman and Amy Linnen

Already a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Stanley Redwine is a living legend in Jayhawk country and one of the most well-respected coaches in the United States. A former All-American

himself at the University of Arkansas, Redwine has coached 12 individual National Champions (10 at Kansas), 98 All-Americans (83 at KU), four Olympians (all at KU) and 22 National Championship teams between his years as head coach at Kansas and Tulsa and an assistant coach at Arkansas.

Twenty twelve marked perhaps the most successful season in Redwine’s Kansas coaching career, men-toring the women’s team to numerous individual accolades with the most notable a NCAA runner-up finish in the Indoor Championships. Pupil Diamond Dixon not only claimed a national championship, four conference titles and four more All-American honors, but also won a gold medal at the 2012 Olym-pics in London as part of the 4x400-meter relay team.

In the summer of 2008 in Beijing, China, Redwine athletes Scott Russell and Nickesha Anderson rep-resented their respective countries in the Games of the XXIX (29th) Olympiad. Russell finished in 10th place for Canada in the men’s javelin, while Anderson was an alternate on Jamaica’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team.

In 2010, Redwine mentored eight athletes to 10 All-America honors with five garnering the elite status during the indoor season and five more picking up the honor during the outdoor season. Behind NCAA Champion Jordan Scott’s performance, the KU men’s team finished seventh at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Scott claimed the pole vault title for the first time in his career. Freshman thrower Ma-son 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, the most he has coached in one season since he has been at Kansas.

He oversaw Egor Agafonov to his second-consecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth All-America honors (weight throw, hammer throw) and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the hammer throw and the weight throw.

In the 2008 indoor track and field season, Kansas was just one of 10 schools to have both its men’s and women’s teams finish in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships.

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At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, senior Crystal Man-ning (long jump and triple jump) and junior Nickesha Ander-son (100 meters and 200 meters) each won two All-America honors. Only one other woman (Candace Mason) has accom-plished the feat in KU history.

As an athlete, Redwine placed his name in the Arkansas his-tory books as a 400-meter, 600-yard and 800-meter runner from 1980-1983. Redwine was a four-time All-American and was named UA’s Outstanding Track Athlete all four of his years in Fayetteville. Redwine went on to spend nine years as an assistant coach at his alma mater. During his tenure, the Razorbacks captured nine consecutive NCAA Championships and 22 titles from 1985 to 1994 in both track and field and cross country. He helped produce 14 All-Americans and two NCAA Champions in hurdle and sprint events. Among those All-Americans were two-time 400-meter NCAA indoor and outdoor champion Calvin Davis, three-time 400-meter and 500-meter NCAA champion Robbie Haley, and seven-time All-American sprinter Jimmy French.

His success as an assistant earned him the head coaching position at the University of Tulsa in 1994. In six years at Tulsa, Redwine’s athletes broke more than 70 school records, most on multiple occasions. He produced 11 NCAA qualifiers and Tulsa’s first-ever All-American. On May 25, 2000, Redwine was rewarded for his efforts by being hired as the head coach at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks’ track and field pro-gram has prospered ever since, as he has restored the tradition of KU’s illustrious past.

Professionally, Redwine retired from competition in 1996 after he finished fifth in the 800-me-ter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta, Ga. He was a U.S. Olympic Trial quali-fier 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 man-agement from the University of Arkansas in 1985. He and his wife, Jacqueline, have three children: Crysta, Stanley Jr., and Alexa.

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • InRedwine’sfirst 12 seasonsatKansas, themen’s andwomen’steams have combined to set more than 70 school records and have cracked the KU all-time top-five list in more than 60 events. As a result of their outstanding performances, Redwine’s 2001 and 2002 men’s track and field teams were enshrined into the KU Hall of Fame after back-to-back eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Champion-ships.

•In2012,Redwinementoredthewomen’steamtoitshighesteverfinish at an NCAA meet, a second-place finish at the Indoor Cham-pionships. He also helped pupil Diamond Dixon to a gold medal at the London Olympics, the first gold medalist from Kansas since Al Oerter in 1968.

•In2010,Redwineguidedeightdifferentathletesto10All-Americahonors, led by Jordan Scott’s NCAA title in the pole vault. Freshman Mason Finley earned three All-America honors and was also named the Big 12 Track and Field’s Outstanding Male Freshman of the Year and the Midwest Region’s Field Athlete of the Year. Senior middle dis-tance runner Lauren Bonds earned All-America honors both indoor and outdoor and was the first Kansas women’s cross country runner to compete at an NCAA Championship meet in more than 15 years.

• InJulyof2007,RedwinetraveledtoRiodeJaneiroasthemen’shead track coach for Team USA at the Pan-American games. His ath-letes took home 20 medals, including three golds. It was the second time Redwine was selected to coach the team, as he also served as an assistant at the 2003 games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

•In2006,themen’scrosscountryteamrecordeditsbestresultsatboth the Big 12 Conference Championships and the NCAA Champion-ships in more than a decade, finishing third and 12th, respectively. Redwine and his staff mentored six All-America performers in 10 events in track and field later that season.

•In2002,heproducedeightBig12champions,21totalNCAAquali-fiers and two individual national champions. The men’s track team finished eighth in the nation during the indoor season, and then gave a fourth-place performance at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships before finishing 21st nationally. Redwine and his staff guided seven athletes to a total of eight All-America honors, while the men’s squad set four outdoor and seven indoor school records and one all-time collegiate record.

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Fourth Season at Kansas22nd Season as Coach

PERSONALHometown .................................Morris, Conn.High School ................................Wamogo HSCollege ......... University of Connecticut, ‘90........ B.A., sports medicine/athletic training........................University of Connecticut, ‘93....M.A., biophysical science/exercise physiology........................University of Connecticut, ‘97 Ph.D., philosophy in sports/exercise physiologyFamily ................... Wife, Carol; two children,........................................Samantha and Ryan

COACHING HISTORY2009-Present ...............University of Kansas Middle Distance/Distance Coach Assistant Cross Country Coach1998-2009 ...... University of North Carolina Assistant Director of Cross Country and Track and Field1996-98 ...................................UNC-Charlotte Assistant Track and Cross Country Coach 1991-96 .................University of Connecticut Graduate Assistant Coach Assistant Strength Coach

ATHLETIC HISTORY• First American finisher in the 1995

Boston Marathon• 1996 Olympic Trials qualifier in the

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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS• Two-time ACC Cross Country Coach of

the Year (1999 and 2003)• Two-time Southeast Region Coach of

the Year (1999 and 2003)• 2003 NCAA Division I Track and Field

National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s middle distance

• 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Region Assistant Coach of the Year

• While at UNC, had two separate DMR teams hold the American record

Michael Whittlesey is in his fourth 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 three 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 wom-en’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.

Whittlesey has mentored six 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 - 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 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 Champion-ships. 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 ju-nior Donny Wasinger advancing as an indi-vidual 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.

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.

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Additionally, in his 11 years at the helm of the cross country program at UNC, the Carolina women’s team advanced to the NCAA Championships 10 times, including a program-best sixth-place finish in 1999. With a 10th-place finish in 2004, the Tar Heel women posted back-to-back top-10 NCAA finishes for the first time in school history.

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.

On top of the great team success during Whittlesey’s tenure at UNC, the Tar Heels also witnessed some of the greatest individual distance athletes in school history during his term.

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.

Along with Flanagan, Whittlesey 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 Erin Donohue earned All-America status in both cross country and track. All three athletes earned spots on the 2007 U.S. Track and Field World Championship team, as well as the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.

Whittlesey has 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 multi-event 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 Mar-athon. 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: eight-year-old daughter Samantha and six-year-old son Ryan.

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Dr. Sheahon Zenger is a coach at heart. But when KU Chancellor Ber-nadette Gray-Little introduced the Hays, Kan., native as KU’s Athlet-

ics Director January 3, 2011, he promised not to call any plays for the coaches. That doesn’t mean, though, that he won’t be right there with them - and their student-athletes - every step of the way. For it’s his genuine care for coaches and student-athletes that has stamped his ca-reer in intercollegiate athletics.

Zenger came to KU after serving for five years as athletics director at Illi-nois State University, helping steer ISU Athletics to a place of prominence in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds won a conference-lead-ing seven league titles during the 2009-10 season and captured their second Valley All-Sports Trophy in three years.

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 gradu-ation.

In 1989, at age 23, Zenger joined Bill Snyder’s staff at Kansas State as one of the nation’s youngest full-time 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.

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.

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 devel-opment 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.

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 Cham-pionship Subdivision (FCS) Division committees, and was a member of the Executive Committee of NACDA’s Division I FCS Athletic Directors Association.

Zenger is married to the former Pam McAnarney. The couple has three children: Luke (14), Abby (12) and Jake (10).

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BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLEChancellor | Marywood CollegeFourth Year at Kansas

A highly regarded scholar, teacher and university leader, Bernadette Gray-Little began her tenure as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas on Aug. 15, 2009. As KU 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.

Chancellor Gray-Little’s goals for KU include enhancing student achievement so that more KU students graduate in four years, as well as spurring more research and scholarly activities that enhance quality of life and create economic growth. During her service as chancellor she also has made it a point to meet with Kansans and with KU alumni throughout the state and nation to learn about their aspirations for the university.

Gray-Little was one of four university leaders selected to represent the Associ-ation 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.

Gray-Little previously was executive vice chancellor and provost from 2006 to 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A professor of psychology, she rose to the post of UNC’s chief academic officer after successive administrative appointments, including dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. While at UNC, she earned a reputation as a champion for the highest quality educational experience for students and a strong advocate for faculty and for research.

A native of eastern North Carolina, Gray-Little received her bachelor’s degree from Marywood College in Scranton, Pa., and her mas-ter’s and doctoral degrees in psychology from Saint Louis University. She earned a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Denmark. She also served as a Social Science Research Council Fellow and received a Ford Foundation Senior Scholar Fellowship through the National Research Council.

Gray-Little is married to Shade Key Little, who was assistant dean for academic support services at UNC. They have two children and one grandchild.

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Despite neither team qualifying for the NCAA Championship in 2011, Kansas cross country had a solid season with 15 Jayhawks earning Academic All-Big 12 honors and the continued success of seniors Rebeka Stowe and Kara Windisch for the women and seniors Zach Zarda and Austin Bussing for the men’s team.

Before the season even began, the men’s team got a devastating blow when senior Donny Wasinger was injured and would be forced to sit out the entire season. Wasinger had been the top finisher in every race he had com-peted in the previous two years, leaving some large shoes to fill by his teammates

Despite the loss the KU men started off the season with two team wins. At the Bob Timmons Classic, the Jay-hawks won with Zarda taking the individual title with a time of 19:11.30. In their first races in Kansas singlets, redshirt freshman James Wilson and true freshman Evan Lan-des placed fifth and sixth, respectively, completing the men’s top three scorers.

The women finished second as a team in the season’s first meet with junior Allie Marquis coming in as the team’s top finisher, placing fourth with a time of 19:44.60.

Both teams then traveled to Columbia, Mo., to take on rival Mis-souri at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course. In her season debut, Stowe didn’t disappoint, claiming the 5K victory in a time of 17:43.93. Her teammate Windisch finished just 11 seconds later to place second. The duo’s finishes helped the KU women claim their first team victory of the year. The team win was also the first for the Kansas women in the 19-year history of the event.

For her efforts, Stowe was named the Big 12’s Runner of the Week. The announcement made Stowe just the second Jayhawk woman to earn the distinction and first since 2008.

While no runners were able to win the 8K race on the men’s side, the Jayhawks dominated the team compe-tition, winning by 21 points over the Tigers. KU saw seven of its runners finish in the top nine, which included the Jayhawks’ top finisher, Wilson, who placed second with a time of 26:54.35. In their first competition of the year, Bussing and sophomore Josh Munsch finished just 12 seconds later at third and fourth, respectively.

In the first big meet of the season, the men and women ventured to Minneapolis, Minn., for the Roy Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Golf Course. The men finished 15th with Zarda leading the group for the second time in 2011. The Shawnee, Kan., native finished 38th out of over 200 runners in a race where the top 50 finishers were separated by just two minutes. Bussing came in just 10 seconds behind his teammate for 46th place.

On the women’s side, Stowe had another great outing finishing just outside the top 10 in 11th place with a time of 20:58.90. The wom-en’s 6K featured 272 runners with four Jayhawks placing in the top-100. Windisch was once again the second KU runner to cross the finish, placing 37th in 21:31.60. The women’s squad finished 14th with an average time 21:53.

After three meets in four weeks the Jayhawks got a two-week break before traveling across town to the Haskell Invitational at Haskell Indian Nations University. While the numbers were small for both the men’s and women’s teams, the runners participating had solid outings. For the men, redshirt freshman Brendan Soucie had his best outing as a Jayhawk, claiming fourth in an 8K time of 26:21.21. On the women’s side, junior Devin Wiegers was the overall runner-up, completing the 5K in 19:29.

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Kansas got one final tune-up before the postseason meets when it headed north for the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in Madison, Wis., at the Thomas Zimmerman Championship Course. The meet was once again a large one with over 300 runners competing on 40 teams in each of the men’s and women’s races.

The men had perhaps the best team performance of the season with their top five finishers clocking in just 20 sec-onds apart. Bussing led the men for the first time in his se-nior season, crossing the 8K finish line in 24:41.71 to place 79th.

Stowe was the top finisher for the KU women, who finished 37th in the team standings. Stowe placed 37th and com-pleted the 6K in 20:50.20.

The Jayhawks then saw two weeks off before the Big 12 Championships. In the off time the league announced that 15 Jayhawks, nine men and six women, were members of the Big 12’s All-Academic team. The number marked the most Kansas honorees in the conference’s history.

At the end of October the men and women traveled to College Station, Texas for the conference championships held at the Pebble Creek Country Club. Stowe notched the best finish of her career, coming in at seventh in a 6K time of 19:52.3. The finish earned her All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight year and was the highest place for a KU female in Big 12 history. Windisch was just two spots from also claiming all-conference honors, but took 17th in a personal best time of 20:24.7. The senior duo’s finishes propelled the women to a seventh-place finish with 169 points.

The men also took seventh in College Station, with Bussing leading the team for the second straight meet. The Houston native finished in 22nd to mark his highest-career finish at the conference meet, cross-ing the finish line in an 8K time of 24.22.5. Zarda, Josh Baden, Wilson and freshman Reid Buchanan placed nine seconds apart to place 43rd, 45th, 48th and 49th , respectively, to complete the men’s top five scor-ers.

In the final meet of the season, the Jayhawks saw themselves amongst a competitive field at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships in DeKalb, Ill. The men, running in their first 10K of the season had another solid team performance with the top three finishers placing within six spots of one another. Bussing was the top KU finisher in his final race as a collegian, traversing Northern Illinois’ North 40 Course in 32:07.40, finishing 32nd. Backing him up once again were Zarda, Baden, Munsch and Buchanan, who each finished in the top 60 and propelled the men to an eighth-place finish to end the year.

A pair of seniors ended their KU careers on a high note as both Stowe and Windisch ran their way to All-Region honors in Dekalb. Stowe fin-ished the 6K in 21:38.86 with Windisch right behind at 21:39.61 to place 20th and 21st, respectively. The finishes marked just the second time in the Stanley Redwine era two Jayhawks claimed spots on the All-Region squad. Junior Tessa Turcotte and senior Cori Christensen were the next two KU finishers, completing their season with 64th and 72nd place finishes. The women went on to accumulate 255 points to finish ninth overall.

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Big 12 ChampionshipsOct. 29, 2011

Pebble Creek Country ClubCollege Station, Texas

Men’s Team FinishesPL Team Pts. Avg. Time1. Oklahoma St. 30 23:41 2. Oklahoma 43 23:53 3. Texas 87 24:09 4. Texas A&M 102 24:15 5. Iowa State 137 24:32 6. Missouri 170 24:48 7. KANSAS 185 24:56 8. Kansas St. 255 25:45 9. Baylor 274 26:06 10. Texas Tech 314 27:03

Kansas Men’s Scorers22. Austin Bussing .................. 24:22 43. Zach Zarda ....................... 24:58 45. Josh Baden ....................... 25:03 48. James Wilson .................. 25:07 49. Reid Buchanan ................ 25:09 51. Josh Munsch .....................25:10 66. Evan Landes ..................... 25:50

Women’s Team FinishesPL Team Pts. Avg. Time1. Iowa St. 68 20:09 2. Texas 83 20:19 3. Oklahoma St. 86 20:22 4. Missouri 125 20:37 5. Texas Tech 126 20:32 6. Texas A&M 149 20:46 7. KANSAS 169 20:52 8. Oklahoma 189 21:03 9. Kansas State 201 21:08 10. Baylor 214 21:13

Kansas Women’s Scorers7. Rebeka Stowe ....................19:52 17. Kara Windisch .................. 20:24 43. Tessa Turcotte ....................21:05 54. Kyra Kilwein .......................21:28 56. Liza Tauscher .....................21:29 66. Brittany Tate ......................21:43 75. Cori Christensen ............... 22:07

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Bob Timmons ClassicSept. 3, 2011

Rim Rock FarmLawrence, Kan.

5K

Team Finish - 2nd

Individual Finishers (out of 38) Time4. Allie Marquis 19:44.606. Cori Christensen 20:01.208. Brittany Tate 20:17.409. Kathleen Thompson 20:23.5012. Devin Wiegers 20:44.6028. Maddy Rich 22:26.70

Winner1. Kristen Radcliff (Oral Roberts) 18:38.80

Missouri XC ChallengeSept. 10, 2011

A.L. Gustin Golf CourseColumbia, Mo.

5K

Team Finish - 1st

Individual Finishers (out of 25) Time1. Rebeka Stowe 17:43.932. Kara Windisch 17:55.365. Cori Christensen 18:28.596. Kyra Kilwein 18:29.859. Tessa Turcotte 18:41.9011. Kathleen Thompson 19:05.7914. Allie Marquis 19:26.7716. Brittany Tate 19:40.8120. Maddy Rich 20:24.4621. Devin Wiegers 20:28.60

Roy Griak InvitationalSept. 24, 2011

Les Bolstad Golf CourseFalcon Heights, Minn.

6K

Team Finish - 14th

Individual Finishers (out of 272) Time11. Rebeka Stowe 20:58.9037. Kara Windisch 21:31.6090. Kyra Kilwein 22:10.6094. Tessa Turcotte 22:12.50120. Cori Christensen 22:29.30177. Liza Tauscher 23:11.00181. Ragan Allen 23:12.60208. Allie Marquis 23:33.60225. Kathleen Thompson 23:52.40231. Maddy Rich 24:11.40239. Devin Wiegers 24:23.90272. Brittany Tate DNF

WinnerDeborah Maier (California) 20:29.20

Haskell InvitationalOct. 8, 2011

Gentle Rolling HillsLawrence, Kan.

5K

Team Finish - N/A

Individual Finishers (out of 79) Time2. Devin Wiegers 19:29.004. Madison Moser 19:42.15

WinnerKatie Mona (Emporia State) 18:29.53

Wisconsin adidas InvitationalOct. 14, 2011

Thomas Zimmerman Championship CourseMadison, Wis.

6K

Team Finish - 34th

Individual Finishers (out of 305) Time37. Rebeka Stowe 20:50.20100. Kara Windisch 21:17.50184. Cori Christensen 21:50.70219. Kyra Kilwein 22:03.30233. Tessa Turcotte 22:14.60283. Ragan Allen 23:06.20286. Kathleen Thompson 23:13.70

WinnerSheila Reid (Villanova) 20:02.50

B RaceIndividual Finishers (out of 108) Time62. Liza Tauscher 22:49.1067. Brittany Tate 23:02.60 90. Devin Wiegers 23:43.5091. Natalie Becker 23:56.7095. Maddy Rich 24:11.4096. Allie Marquis 24:31.50

WinnerMolly Grabill (Oregon) 21:08.70

Big 12 ChampionshipsOct. 29, 2011

Pebble Creek Country ClubCollege Station, Texas

6K

Team Finish - 7th

Individual Finishers (out of 86) Time7. Rebeka Stowe 19:52.317. Kara Windisch 20:24.743. Tessa Turcotte 21:05.754. Kyra Kilwein 21:28.056. Liza Tauscher 21:29.366. Brittany Tate 21:43.071. Ragan Allen 21:52.675. Cori Christensen 22:07.278. Kathleen Thompson 22:16.8

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Bob Timmons ClassicSept. 3, 2011

Rim Rock FarmLawrence, Kan.

6K

Team Finish - 1st

Individual Finishers (out of 58) Time1. Zach Zarda 19:11.305. James Wilson 19:37.906. Evan Landes 19:46.607. Emilio Trujillo 19:52.5011. Conner Day 20:11.3012. Eric Dyson 20:16.2016. Brendan Soucie 20:25.9020. Josh Harsin 20:37.0024. Sean Proehl 20:51.9032. Ben Wilson 21:13.70

Missouri XC ChallengeSept. 10, 2011

A.L. Gustin Golf CourseColumbia, Mo.

8K

Team Finish - 1st

Individual Finishers (out of 34) Time2. James Wilson 26:54.353. Austin Bussing 27:02.354. Josh Munsch 27:06.665. Emilio Trujillo 27:08.346. Evan Landes 27:10.659. Josh Baden 27:17.9311. Jose Munoz 27:29.0116. Conner Day 27:59.1818. Eric Dyson 28:19.4619. Josh Harsin 28:25.7022. Colin Jokisch 28:42.8524. Sean Proehl 28:45.3426. Brendan Soucie 28:48.2029. Ben Wilson 29:22.11

WinnerMax Storms (Missouri) 26:43.07

Roy Griak InvitationalSept. 24, 2011

Les Bolstad Golf CourseFalcon Heights, Minn.

8K

Team Finish - 15th

Individual Finishers (out of 220) Time38. Zach Zarda 24:49.9046. Austin Bussing 24:59.2062. James Wilson 25:12.0085. Reid Buchanan 25:29.70116. Josh Baden 25:51.30123. Emilio Trujillo 25:54.90154. Jose Munoz 26:21.20155. Josh Munsch 26:23.20157. Eric Dyson 26:25.00171. Conner Day 26:38.40183. Evan Landes 26:56.60196. Josh Harsin 27:19.40

WinnerLawi Lalang (Arizona) 23:15.50

Haskell InvitationalOct. 8, 2011

Gentle Rolling HillsLawrence, Kan.

8K

Team Finish - N/A

Individual Finishers (out of 79) Time4. Brendan Soucie 26:21.216. Sean Proehl 26:34.698. Ben Wilson 26:51.7516. Colin Jokisch 27:29.81

WinnerDaniel Tubei (Park) 24:59.84

Wisconsin adidas InvitationalOct. 14, 2011

Thomas Zimmerman Championship CourseMadison, Wis.

8K

Team Finish - 23rd

Individual Finishers (out of 270) Time79. Austin Bussing 24:41.7094. Zach Zarda 24:46.20132. Josh Baden 25:00.50138. James Wilson 25:02.10139. Josh Munsch 25:02.40212. Reid Buchanan 25:42.90221. Emilio Trujillo 25:49.00

WinnerLawi Lalang (Arizona) 23:10.80

B RaceIndividual Finishers (out of 88) Time46. Conner Day 26:05.4049. Evan Landes 26:09.8051. Eric Dyson 26:10.0063. Jose Munoz 26:23.00

WinnerSean Keefe (Syracuse) 24:51.90

Big 12 ChampionshipsOct. 29, 2011

Pebble Creek Country ClubCollege Station, Texas

8K

Team Finish - 7th

Individual Finishers (out of 93) Time22. Austin Bussing 24:22.543. Zach Zarda 24:58.545. Josh Baden 25:03.348. James Wilson 25:07.649. Reid Buchanan 25:09.251. Josh Munsch 25:10.266. Evan Landes 25:50.469. Conner Day 26:02.875. Jose Munoz 26:14.986. Emilio Trujillo 27:37.0

WinnerGerman Fernandez (Oklahoma St.) 23:25.4

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WOMEN’S 6,000 METER INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place Name Class Finish 20. Rebeka Stowe SR 21:38.86 21. Kara Windisch SR 21:39.61 64. Tessa Turcotte JR 22:38.68 72. Cori Christensen SR 22:42.47 78. Kyra Kilwein JR 22:47.34 97. Liza Tauscher FR 23:01.08 111. Brittany Tate SO 23:13.61 Place Name Class School Finish 1 A. Tuliakmuk JR Wichita St. 20:40.68 2 B. Saina JR Iowa St. 20:53.01 3 P. Whiting SR Tulsa 20:54.33 4 M. Nelson JR Iowa St. 20:55.91 5 J. Engel SR Oklahoma 21:04.33

Place School Points Avg. Time 1 Iowa State 64 21:17.50 2 Oklahoma State 119 21:46.33 3 Minnesota 136 21:48.98 4 Iowa 146 21:53.22 5 Northwestern 204 22:08.28 9 Kansas 255 22:17.40

MEN’S 10,000 METER INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place Name Class Finish 32. Austin Bussing SR 32:07.40 34. Zach Zarda JR 32:12.17 38. Josh Baden JR 32:16.15 58. Josh Munsch SO 32:49.11 59. Reid Buchanan FR 32:50.10 94. Evan Landes FR 33:51.04 146. James Wilson FR 35:15.91

OVERALL Place Name Class School Finish 1 H. Mead SR Minnesota 31:16.87 2 K. Schwab SR Oklahoma 31:22.10 3 C. Lowe SR Oklahoma St. 31:22.87 4 S. Kipchirchir SO Oklahoma St. 31:22.89 5 G. Fernandez SR Oklahoma St. 31:23.03

Place School Points Avg. Time 1 Oklahoma State 42 31:29.06 2 Oklahoma 45 31:30.86 3 Tulsa 120 31:53.35 4 Minnesota 129 31:56.74 5 Illinois 157 32:07.92 8 Kansas 219 32:29.99

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Year Head Coach Conf. NCAA Region NCAA1914 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 - - - 4th1951 Bill Easton 1st - - - 2nd1952 Bill Easton 1st - - - - - -1953 Bill Easton 1st - - - 1st1954 Bill Easton 1st - - - 4th1955 Bill Easton 1st - - - 2nd1956 Bill Easton 1st - - - 2nd1957 Bill Easton 1st - - - 5th1958 Bill Easton 1st - - - - - -1959 Bill Easton 1st - - - - - -1960 Bill Easton 2nd - - - - - -1961 Bill Easton 1st - - - 4th1962 Bill Easton 2nd - - - - - -1963 Bill Easton 1st - - - 4th1964 Bill Easton 1st - - - - - -1965 Bill Easton 2nd - - - 6th1966 Bob Timmons 3rd - - - 16th1967 Bob Timmons 3rd - - - - - -1968 Bob Timmons 1st - - - 16th1969 Bob Timmons 1st - - - 21st1970 Bob Timmons 5th - - - - - -1971 Bob Timmons 2nd - - - - - -

Year Head Coach Conf. NCAA Region NCAA1972 Bob Timmons 4th - - - 14th1973 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 22nd1980 Bob Timmons 4th - - - - - -1981 Bob Timmons 2nd 3rd 18th1982 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 10th1990 Gary Schwartz 4th 3rd 16th1991 Gary Schwartz 3rd 2nd 15th1992 Gary Schwartz 5th 7th - - -1993 Gary Schwartz 8th 8th - - -1994 Gary Schwartz 4th 3rd 16th1995 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 12th2006 Stanley Redwine 3rd 2nd 20th2007 Stanley Redwine 7th 10th - - -2008 Stanley Redwine 8th 8th - - -2009 Stanley Redwine 8th 9th - - -2010 Stanley Redwine 7th 11th - - -2011 Stanley Redwine 7th 8th - - -

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CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICANSHarold Moore .................................................................................................. 1945Bob Karnes ............................................................................................ 1947, 1948Harold Hinchee ............................................................................................... 1948Herb Semper ................................................................................................... 1950Cliff Abel .......................................................................................................... 1950Herb Semper .................................................................................................... 1951Norm Bitner ..................................................................................................... 1951Wes Santee ......................................................................................................1953Art Dalzell .........................................................................................................1953Al Frame ................................................................................................ 1954, 1955Jan Howell ....................................................................................................... 1956Jerry McNeal ......................................................................................... 1956, 1957Billy Mills ................................................................................................ 1958, 1959Brian Travis ...................................................................................................... 1958John Lawson ................................................................................................... 1965Brent Steiner ................................................................................................... 1984Michael Cox ..................................................................................................... 1994David Johnson ................................................................................................ 1994Benson Chesang ............................................................................................2004Paul Hefferon .................................................................................................2006Colby Wissel ........................................................................................2006, 2007

KU TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Lee Adams Theo Hamilton Sanya OlowabiBilly Alley Herold Hadley Tom PoorGary Ard Scott Huffman Terry PorterJim Bausch Ron Jessie Michael RicksTerry Beucher Jan Johnson Scott RussellLes Bitner J.W. Johnson Jim RyunDick Blair Roger Kathol Karl SalbDavid Blutcher Kristi Kloster Wes SanteeJeff Buckingham Doug Knop Tom ScavuzzoGeorge Byers John Lawson Herb SemperShelia Calmese Eddie Lewis Herb Shelby Frank Cindrich Mark Lutz Randy SmithSam Colson Brian McElroy Dennis StewartGlen Cunningham Billy Mills Charlie TidwellCliff Cushman Ralph Moody Jay WagnerElwyn Dees Kevin Newell Cliff WileyBob Devinney Bill Nieder Steve WilhelmEmmett Edwards Jim NiehouseAllen Frame Al Oerter

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSMissouri 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)

TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSMissouri Valley (1) ....................................................................................... 1928Big Six (1) ...................................................................................................... 1947Big Seven (10) ......... 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957Big Eight (7) ....................................1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHerb Semper .......................................................................1950, 1951Wes Santee .................................................................................. 1953Al Frame ....................................................................................... 1954John Lawson ................................................................................ 1965

NCAA APPEARANCES1950 (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)

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KU OLYMPIANSGlenn Cunningham, 1,500 meters .................................................................1932Glenn Cunningham, 1,500 meters (Silver Medal) ..................................... 1936Wes Santee, 5,000 meters .............................................................................1952Billy Mills, 10,000 meters (Gold Medal) ....................................................... 1964Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters .................................................................................. 1964Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters (Silver Medal) ........................................................ 1968Jim Ryun, 1,500 meters ...................................................................................1972Charlie Gruber, 1,500 meters ........................................................................2004

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NCAA TOP-FIVE TEAM FINISHES1950 (4), 1951 (2), 1953 (1), 1954 (4), 1955 (2), 1956 (2), 1957 (5), 1961 (4),1963 (4)

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Conference Championships2011 Austin Bussing (22) 24:22.52010 Donny Wasinger (10) 24:40.042009 Donny Wasinger (37) 26:00.822008 Donny Wasinger (28) 25:17.632007 Colby Wissel (5) 24:51.142006 Colby Wissel (1) 24:34.402005 Benson Chesang (1) 23:452004 Benson Chesang (1) 24:07.432003 Benson Chesang (11) 25:05.092002 Mark Menefee (18) 24:44.382001 Brent Behrens (13) 24:39.302000 Charlie Gruber (14) 25:361999 Brian Jensen (25) 25:521998 Brian Jensen (5) 24:43.801997 Ricardo Amezcua (10) 24:551996 Jerry Fullins (10) 25:441995 Chris Gaston (23) 25:37.401994 David Johnson (16) 25:17.001993 Bryan Schultz (27) 25:451992 Michael Cox (11) 25:321991 Donnie Anderson (9) 25:121990 Donnie Anderson (10) 25:23.401989 Donnie Anderson (14) 26:131988 Steve Heffernan (10) 31:03.961987 Steve Heffernan (9) 32:29.291986 Craig Watcke (20) 32:07.861985 Ben Welch (28) 33:19.601984 Brent Steiner (3) 32:011983 Brent Steiner (3) 30:33.621982 Brent Steiner (6) 30:46.001981 Tim Tays (5) 31:21.401980 Tim Gundy (10) 32:05.501979 Paul Schultz (3) 30:53.701978 Dave Bauer (7) 30:36.701977 Kendall Smith (25) 25:24.001976 George Mason (3) 24:40.001975 John Roscoe (9) 26:02.001974 Bill Lundberg (7) 25:05.001973 Kent McDonald (4) 24:21.001972 Kent McDonald (12) 25:20.001971 Dave Anderson (6) 19:47.001970 Jay Mason (8) 19:13.001969 Jay Mason (9) 19:53.001968 Doug Smith (3) 14:25.001967 Glenn Cunningham (3) 16:06.001966 Tom Yergovich (8) 14:56.001965 John Lawson (1) 14:04.301964 Bill Silverberg (2) 14:20 1961 Bill Dotson (1) 14:50.001960 Billy Mills (1) 15:03.60

1957 Tom Skutka (1) 14:58.001956 Jerry McNeal (1) 15:10.001955 Al Frame (1) 15:10.101954 Al Frame (1) 15:16.701953 Wes Santee (1) 15:06.801952 Wes Santee (1) 15:08.101951 Herb Semper (1) 9:14.901950 Herb Semper (1) 9:19.801949 Bob Karnes (1) 9:35.301948 Bob Karnes (1) 9:39.201947 Bob Karnes (1) 9:50.301932 Glenn Cunningham (1) 9:32.601931 Glenn Cunningham (1) 9:38.101928 Poco Frazier (1) 25:431927 Poco Frazier (1) 24:441915 Fred Rodkey (1) 26:401914 Fred Rodkey (1) 28:10

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Regional Championships (10k)2011 Austin Bussing (32) 32:07.402010 Donny Wasinger (10) 30:05.302009 Donny Wasinger (35) 31:58.202008 Donny Wasiner (29) 32:09.802007 Colby Wissel (5) 30:11.402006 Colby Wissel (8) 30:59.502005 Paul Heffron (8) 31:102004 Benson Chesang (6) 30:30.742003 Benson Chesang (2) 30:41.002002 Mark Menefee (8) 30:16.312001 Mark Menefee (31) 31:43.002000 Charlie Gruber (4) 30:381999 Charlie Gruber (43) 32:221998 Brian Jensen (2) 30:54.401997 Ricardo Amezcua (6) 32:561996 Jerry Pullins (6) 31:031995 Brian Watts (26) 32:37.801994 David Johnston (8) 31:20.701993 Bryan Schultz (23) 33:301992 Michael Cox (8) 31:361991 Michael Cox (7) 31:161990 Michael Cox (15) 31:31.101989 Steve Heffernan (9) 31:03.571988 Craig Watcke (11) 30:561987 Craig Watcke (5) 31:30.101985 Ben Welch (21) 32:14.601984 Brent Steiner (2) 30:17.301983 Greg Leibert (16) 32:14.601982 Brent Steiner (8) 30:54.801981 Paul Schultz (8) 31:01.651979 Tim Tays (16) 31:14.001977 Kendall Smith (27) 32:49.001976 Bruce Coldsmith (15) 30:23.001975 Bill Lundberg (13) 30:161974 Tom Koppes (7) 31:201972 Kent MacDonald (12) 30:08------1969 Jay Mason (4) 24:241968 Doug Smith (13) 1967 Roger Kathol (32) 26:131966 Tom Yergovich (16) 25:471965 John Lawson (1) 25:07.71964 Bill Silverberg (2) 18:52

NCAA National Championships2010 Donny Wasinger (233) 33:02.702007 Colby Wissel (39) 30:36.502006 Colby Wissel (26) 31:34.302005 Benson Chesang (39) 30:222004 Benson Chesang (7) 30:59.402003 Benson Chesang (48) 30:22.702002 Mark Menefee (111) 31:12.052000 Charlie Gruber (61) 31:24.201998 Brian Jensen (50) 31:24.001997 Ricardo Amezcua (38) 30:221996 Jerry Pullins (52) 32:061994 Michael Cox (12) 30:55.801991 Jason Teal (70) 32:041990 Donnie Anderson (75) 30:481989 Steve Heffernan (58) 31:02.981984 Brent Steiner (7) 29:451981 Paul Schultz (61) 30:26.601979 Paul Schultz (114) 31:10.501978 Dave Bauer (126) 31:23.701974 Bill Lundberg (209) 32:52.101973 David Anderson (63) 29:54.601972 Jim Euell (51) 29:47.001969 Jay Mason (94) 31:37.001968 Lowell Mattingly (87) 31:15.001967 Michael Petterson (62) 34:06.501966 Michael Petterson (60) 31:501965 John Lawson (1) 29:24.001964 John Lawson (24) 20:56.001963 John Lawson (27) 20:321962 George Cabrera (4) 15:06.001961 William Dotson (20) 20:441960 Billy Mills (5) 20:051959 Billy Mills (5) 21:081958 Billy Mills (5) 20:351957 Jerry McNeal (7) 20:001956 Jan Howell (7) 20:251955 Al Frame (5) 20:14.101954 Al Frame (1) 19:54.201953 Wes Santee (1) 19:43.501951 Herb Semper (1) 20:09.501950 Herb Semper (1) 20:31.701949 Robert Karnes (17) 21:00.001948 Robert Karnes (4) 20:07.371947 Robert Karnes (5) 20:521946 Earl Jones (38) 22:01.301945 Harold Moore (6) 22:08

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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 22nd1994 Gary Schwartz 6th 1st 18th1995 Gary Schwartz 6th 7th - - -1996 Gary Schwartz 11th 14th - - - 1997 Gary Schwartz 11th 14th - - -1998 Gary Schwartz 12th 20th - - -1999 Gary Schwartz 12th 20th - - -2000 Stanley Redwine 11th 13th - - -2001 Stanley Redwine 8th 8th - - -2002 Stanley Redwine 6th 6th - - -2003 Stanley Redwine 10th 5th - - -2004 Stanley Redwine 10th 16th - - -2005 Stanley Redwine 8th 11th - - -2006 Stanley Redwine 11th 12th - - -2007 Stanley Redwine 11th 12th - - -2008 Stanley Redwine 8th 7th - - -2009 Stanley Redwine 5th 10th - - -2010 Stanley Redwine 7th 6th - - -2011 Stanley Redwine 7th 9th - - -

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CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICANSJulia Saul ......................................................................................................... 1992

NCAA APPEARANCES1993 (22), 1994 (18)

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Women’s Year-by-Year Top Post-Season Finishers

Conference Championships2011 Rebeka Stowe (7) 19:52.302010 Rebeka Stowe (12) 20:40.332009 Lauren Bonds (10) 21:46.522008 Lauren Bonds (12) 21:31.002007 Lauren Bonds (30) 22:04.302006 Lisa Morrisey (45) 22:48.892005 Lisa Morrisey (39) 22:43.002004 Megan Manthe (47) 23:20.612003 Laura Lavoie (32) 23:03.502002 Laura Lavoie (8) 21:05.102001 Katy Eisenmenger (18) 21:40.402000* Laura Lavoie (40) 22:41.001999 Keely Malone (62) 18:56.001998 Diane Heffernan (46) 18:51.201997 Lynn LoPresti (27) 18:43.001996 Emily Miles (38) 19:05.001995 Sara Heeb (20) 18:33.501994 Colleen McClinton (20) 18:37.001993 Julia Saul (4) 17:55.001992 Julia Saul (3) 17:55.001991 Julia Saul (4) 18:14.001990 Cathy Palacios (15) 18:25.401989 Tricia Brown (11) 18:07.001988 Kelly Coffey (40) 19:00.401987 Trisha Mangan (35) 19:43.041986 Lisa Kirwan (33) 19:20.931985 Shaula Hatcher (33) 19:02.001984 Susan Glatter (17) 19:22.001983 Paula Berquist (19) 17:48.651982 Anne Johannessen (33) 19:08.001981 Anne Johannessen (30) 19:27.301980 Tanya Heard (27) 19:21.001979 Michelle Brown (7) 18:26.00

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Regional Championships2011 Rebeka Stowe (20) 21:38.86 2010 Rebeka Stowe (18) 20:43.442009 Lauren Bonds (5) 20:49.102008 Lauren Bonds (16) 21:29.702007 Lauren Bonds (25) 21:05.402006 Lisa Morisey (60) 22:42.902005 Lisa Morisey (11) 22:36.002004 Megan Manthe (61) 22:14.75 2003 Laura Lavoie (10) 21:39.002002 Paige Higgins (16) 21:18.442001 Diane Disher (31) 22:07.402000* Paige Higgins (69) 22:441999 Keely Malone (59) 18:391998 Diane Heffernan (89) 19:061997 Lynn LoPresti (27) 19:271996 Lynn LoPresti (35) 18:371995 Sarah Heeb (12) 18:23.21994 Melissa Swartz (2) 17:33.301993 Julia Saul (4) 18:141992 Julia Saul (6) 18:051991 Julia Saul (1) 16:481990 Cathy Palacios (11) 17:34.201989 Tricia Brown (22) 18:21.411988 Tricia Brown (34) 18:521986 Lisa Kirwan (41) 18:501985 Shaula Hatcher (28) 18:291984 Caryne Finlay (23) 17:51.001983 Cindy Blakeley (28) 18:511981 Gretchen Bajema (23) 19:37.701980 Tanya Heard (24) 18:341979 Michelle Brown (11) 18:08.41978 Michelle Brown (6) 18:18

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NCAA National Championships2009 Lauren Bonds (61) 21:02.301994 Colleen McClinton (82) 18:20.301993 Julia Saul (65) 17:40.001992 Julia Saul (18) 17:50.301991 Julia Saul (32) 17:25.501981 Catherine Saxon (81) 18:15.90

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Few collegiate cross country and track programs have the hertiage and tradition the Kansas pro-

gram bestowes. Mount Oread has been home to some of the greatest distance runners and coaches in the nation’s history and has been at the center of the evolution of cross country and track and field over the past century. The Jayhawk program has seen 27 All-Americans, 15 conference champions, five national champions and five future Olympi-ans suit up in the Crimson and Blue as well as two legendary coaches who are now enshrined in nu-merous Hall of Fames around the country. Former American and world record holders such as Jim Ryun, Wes Santee and Billy Mills each kicked off their legendary running careers in Lawrence and have joined throngs of other KU men and women who have established Kansas cross country as a tradition-rich national power.

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Benson Chesang (2003-06)When ranking Kansas runners in the modern era, Benson Chesang is an easy selection for the top of the list. The Kenya native won the Big 12 Championships two straight years, the first KU runner to do so since 1954-55, when John Lawson won back-to-back conference titles. Chesang was just the fifth man in school history to run in three NCAA Championship meets and recorded the highest KU finish in the 2004 meet (seventh) since Brent Steiner took seventh in 1984. His finish at the NCAA meet in 2004 earned him All-American honors, the first KU male to do so in 20 years.

During his four years in Lawrence, Chesang was a three-time All-conference and all-region selection and was the team’s top runner all but one year of his Kansas career. In 2005 he helped the men’s team to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the Jayhawks’ best result at nationals since 1989.

CHESANG’S ACCOLADES• Two-timeBig12Champion(2004,2005)• ThreeNCAAChampionshipappearances• 2004All-American• Three-timeAll-Big12selection

One of the earliest cross country greats to don the Crimson and Blue was Glenn Cunningham. A member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Cunningham was a two-time Big Six Conference cross country champion, capturing the league crown in 1931 and 1932.

Cunningham also excelled in track 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; 1932-34, 880-yard run; 1933-34, two-mile

run). In 1932 and 1933, Cunningham was the NCAA champion in the mile run, earning All-America accolades in the process. A two-time Olympian in the 1,500 meters (1932 and 1936), Cunningham won the silver medal at the 1936 summer games in Berlin. In 1974, he became one of the first inductees into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.

CUNNINGHAM’S ACCOLADES•1931and1932BigSixConferenceCross Country Champion•SilverMedalistin1,500-meterrunat1936Olympics•BrokethreeworldrecordswhileatKansas

Glenn Cunningham (1931-33)

In a career that spanned three decades, Bill Easton built a reputation as one of the nation’s best track and field coaches. Before coming to Kansas in 1948, Easton won three-straight cross country NCAA Championships with Drake University while also serving as the meet director for the Drake Relays.

At Kansas, Easton’s teams were always near the top of the conference. 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 Jay-hawk career came in 1953 when his cross country team won the NCAA Champion-ship. 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. All together, Easton coached eight Olympians. 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.

Bill Easton (1948-65)

EASTON’S ACCOLADES• FourNCAAIndividualCrossCountryChampions• 1953NCAACrossCountryChampions• 10Top-sixfinishesatNCAAChampionships• 15ConferenceChampionships• 12IndividualConferenceChampions

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).

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 cham-pionships: 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.

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FRAME’S ACCOLADES• 1954and1955BigSeven Champion• 1954and1955All-Amercian• 1954NCAAChampion

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As the most recent Kansas cross country runner to win the NCAA championship, John Lawson’s career signals yet another chapter in the golden era of Kansas cross country. In 1965, Lawson pulled off an impressive sweep, capturing both the Big Eight Conference championship and the NCAA individual title and was recognized with All-America status.

A member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Lawson also performed valiantly on the Kansas track and field team, earning three All-America awards: one indoor for his second-place performance in the two-mile run and two outdoor for consecutive second-place fin-ishes in the three-mile run in 1965 and 1966. At the conference level, Lawson captured four individual championships: three indoor (1964 and 1966, two-mile run; 1966, mile run) and one outdoor (1965, three-mile run).

John Lawson (1963-66)

LAWSON’S ACCOLADES• 1965BigEightCrossCountryChampion• 1965NCAAChampion• 1965and1966All-American

Gold medalist. All-American. Hall-of-Famer. Kansas Jayhawk. All these accolades describe Billy Mills, who made his impact on the Kansas tradition with golden footprints. A two-time All-American (1958 and 1959), Mills captured the 1960 Big Eight cross country championship. He was also a part of two Big Eight Conference team titles while at KU (1958 and 1959) under head coach Bill Easton.

However, Mills’ legacy at KU extends far beyond the borders of the Sunflower State. A mem-ber 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.

Billy Mills (1958-61)

MILLS’ ACCOLADES• 1958and1959All-American• 1960BigEightCrossCountryChampion• 196410,000meterOlympicGoldMedalist

There is perhaps no other athlete more associated with Kansas distance running than Jim Ryun. His legend extends far beyond his KU accom-plishments. A three-time Olympian (1964, 1968 and 1972), Ryun captured silver at the 1968 games in Mexico City in the 1,500 meters, duplicating the performance of former Jayhawk Glenn Cunningham at the 1936 games.

During his tenure at KU from 1966-69, Ryun broke five world records, includ-ing the world outdoor mile record twice, and also claimed five individual NCAA titles. Before attending Kansas, Ryun became the first high school run-ner 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 .

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.

Jim Ryun (1966-69)

A legendary Kansas Jayhawk, Wes Santee’s contributions to Kansas cross country and track and field are among the bedrocks of the tradi-tion-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).

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 in-door mile run (1954, 4:04.9; 1955, 4:03.8) and in the outdoor 1,500 meters (1954, 3:42.8). A two-time outdoor All-American, Santee won the 5,000 meters in 1952 and the mile run in 1953. Santee collected eight conference championships: four indoor (1952-54, mile run; 1953, 880 yards) and four outdoor (1952-54, mile run; 1953, 880 yards).

Wes Santee (1952-55)

SANTEE’S ACCOLADES• 1953NCAAIndividualChampion•Memberof1953NCAAChampionshipTeam•1952and1953BigSevenConferenceChampion•1952Olympianin5,000-meterrun•BrokethreeworldrecordswhileatKansas

RYUN’S ACCOLADES• BrokefiveworldrecordswhileatKansas• FiveNCAAIndividualChampionships• Stillholds11outdoorandthreeindoortrack&fieldrecords• 1972OlympicSilverMedalistin1,500-meterrun

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A member of the Kansas cross country program during its golden era under the direction of head coach Bill Easton, Herb Semper firmly established his mark in the lore of Kansas cross country. Semper became the first Jayhawk to win an NCAA championship, prevailing in 1950 and then again in 1951. He remains the only runner in KU history to win two cross country individual national championships.

Under Easton’s guidance, Semper was a member of two Big Seven Conference championship teams (1950 and 1951) and was a two-time Big Seven individual champion (1950 and 1951). Semper is also a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame. Semper’s excellence ex-tended 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 Champion-ships. 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.

Herb Semper (1949-52)

SEMPER’S ACCOLADES• 1950and1951NCAACrossCountryChampion• 1950and1951BigSevenConferenceChampion

Julia Saul (1991-1993)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. Af-ter 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 become 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. She was the top KU finisher in all but three races she competed in during her three years and never finished lower than fourth at the Big Eight Championships.

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.

SAUL’S ACCOLADES• FirstfemaleKUcrosscountryAll-American• SixindividualtitlesatKansas• TwoBigEighttracktitlesin1992• 1991DistrictVChampion

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 contin-

ued 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.

Bob Timmons (1968-88)

TIMMONS’ ACCOLADES• 11-timeNCAADistrictVCoachoftheYear• FourTrackandFieldNCAAChampionships• 1975USTFCANationalCoachoftheYear

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Driving Directions to Lawrence from K.C.• Travel on I-70 West for approx. 40 miles to East Lawrence exit

#204.• After the toll, turn left (south) on Hwy 40/59 and drive 2 miles

to 6th St.• Turn right on 6th St. and drive 1 mile to Iowa.• Turn left on Iowa and drive 2 miles to 15th St.• Take a left onto 15th St. and drive for .5 miles and the Kansas

campus will be straight ahead.

Driving Directions to Rim Rock Farm• From the University of Kansas campus head north on S Iowa

St. (drive 1.6 miles)• Turn right (east) on US-40/W 6th St. (Drive 1.3 miles).• Turn left (north) on N 2nd St. and continue to follow US-59

North (Drive 4.1 miles).• Turn right (north) onto E 1400 Rd (Drive 1 mile).• Turn left (west) onto 13th St (Drive .4 miles).• Take the first right onto Republic Rd (Drive 1.3 miles).• Turn right onto Burnett Ln Rim Rock will be on the right.

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Kansas Communications1651 Naismith Drive

Parrott 1400Lawrence, Kan. 66045

Chris TheisenAssistant AD/Communications

Men’s Basketballtheisen@ku.edu

Mike CummingsAssist. Communications Dir.

Baseball/Footballmtc@ku.edu

Alissa Bauer Assist. Communications Dir.

Volleyball/Softballanbauer@ku.edu

Erin Penning Office Manager/Publications Coord.

epenning@ku.edu

Katy Lonergan Dir. of Football Communications

Footballkatyl@ku.edu

Brad GilbertCommunications Assist.

Cross Country/Track/Soccerbrgilbert@ku.edu

Jeff JacobsenStaff Photographerjacobsen@ku.edu

Jackie BerraGraphic Designer

jberra@ku.edu

Kevin McCartyWeb Designer

kmccarty@ku.edu

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

Internet ResourcesFor up-to-date news concerning KU cross country, members of the media can retrieve information on the official Kansas Athletics website by logging on to www.kuathletics.com.

Press ServicesWeekly press releases, including updated individual and team stats, performance sheets, as well as information on upcom-ing meets will be made available two days prior to the team’s next meet. The releases are available in PDF format via email. To be included on the e-mail list, please contact Communications Assistant Brad Gilbert at brgilbert@ku.edu. The releases will also be available on the KU Athletics web site in PDF format.

Video and Photo AvailabilityExtra content (audio, video, photo) will be available to the media following the major-ity of this season’s meets via KU Athletics’ media FTP site to assist in your coverage of

the Jayhawks. You can access those files by going to this link (https://www.online-filefolder.com/3faIKUcN55wzIY). Contact Brad Gilbert (brgilbert@ku.edu) for the password to access the available content.

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

Home MeetsAll home meets will be held at Rim Rock Farm, located northwest of Lawrence. Driv-ing directions are located on page 63 or on KUAthletics.com’s cross country page. Me-dia credentials are not required as home cross country meets are free and open to the public.

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TCU HORNED FROGSHome XC Course Lowdon Track & Field Complex2011 Mountain West Finish (M/W) 6th/6th2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) None/NoneHead Coach (Years) Liz Wort (2nd)SID Contact Brandie DavidsonSID E-mail b.i.davidson@tcu.edu SID Phone 817-257-7479 Home Website gofrogs.com

OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYSHome XC Course OSU Cross Country Course2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 1st/3rd2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) 2nd/30thHead Coach (Years) Dave Smith (7th)SID Contact Sara LegarskySID E-mail sara.legarsky@okstate.eduSID Phone 405-744-7714Home Website okstate.com

BAYLOR BEARSHome XC Course Bear Run2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 9th/10th2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) None/NoneHead Coach (Years) Todd Harbour (12th)SID Contact Kyle CornishSID E-mail kyle_cornish@baylor.eduSID Phone 254-710-3065Home Website baylorbears.com

KANSAS STATE WILDCATSHome XC Course Warner Park2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 8th/9th2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) None/NoneHead Coach (Years) Michael Smith (9th)SID Contact Dave WiechmannSID E-mail dwiech@ksu.eduSID Phone 785-532-7976Home Website kstatesports.com

IOWA STATE CYCLONESHome XC Course ISU Cross Country Course2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 5th/1st2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) None/7thHead Coach (Years) Corey Imhels (8th)SID Contact Tom KroeschellSID E-mail tkroesch@iastate.comSID Phone 515-294-3372Home Website cyclones.com

OKLAHOMA SOONERSHome XC Course Max Westheimer Airport2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 2nd/8th2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) 6th/NoneHead Coach (Years) Martin Smith (8th)SID Contact Cesaley SparksSID E-mail cesaleysparks@ou.eduSID Phone 405-325-8349Home Website soonersports.com

TEXAS LONGHORNSHome XC Course Hancock Golf Course2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 3rd/2nd2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) 11th/26thHead Coach (M/W) Bubba Thornton/ Beverly KearneySID Contact Shawn NestorSID E-mail shawn.nestor@athletics.utexas.edu SID Phone 512-471-9161Home Website texassports.com

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERSHome XC Course Rawls Course2011 Big 12 Finish (M/W) 10th/5th2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) None/NoneHead Coach (Years) John Murray (7th)SID Contact Britton DrownSID E-mail britton.drown@ttu.eduSID Phone 972-679-5094Home Website texastech.com

WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERSHome XC Course WVU Agronomy Farm2011 Big East Finish (M/W) None/4th2011 NCAA Finish (M/W) None/8thHead Coach (Years) Sean Cleary (6th)SID Contact Abby NormanSID E-mail abby.norman@mail.wvu.eduSID Phone 304-293-2821Home Website wvusports.com

BIG 12 CONFERENCEHome Address 400 East John Carpenter Frwy. Irving, TX 75062Commissioner Bob BowlsbyCross Country Staff Liason Maria HugginsSID Contact Carter BabbSID E-mail cbabb@Big12Sports.comSID Phone 469-524-1040Home Website big12sports.com

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KUAthletics.com, the official website of the Kansas Athlet-ics Department, supplies Jayhawk fans across the country and around the world with the latest news and features on KU cross country direct from Lawrence.

The website provides the latest and most accurate press releases, rosters, bios, schedules, team statistics, meet notes, quotes, photo galleries, audio and video available to Kansas fans and the media.

After each meet of the season, visit kuathletics.com for a recap of the day’s events, including video highlights, coach and student-athlete reaction and complete results.

MEET CENTRALStarting in 2012, KU cross country will see the most com-plete and in-depth meet coverage in the program’s history. Throughout the season, fans can follow the team online through social media, live results and video reaction from student-athletes and coaches. Anyone with an internet connection will be able to take advantage of the following features at all of the Jayhawks’ home meets this season:

•Kansastrack&fieldandcrosscountryisnowonTwit-ter! Follow us at @KU_Track for meet results, team up-dates and news throughout the season.

•LiveResultswillbepostedaftereachevent’scomple-tion, giving fans a chance to see how their favorite Jay-hawks performed almost immediately.

On the day of the meet just log on to kuathletics.com and click on the Meet Central page to take advantage of all these great features. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter at @KU_Track. (use hashtag #kuxc)

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