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Dylan Hodgson - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Dylan Hodgson

Position Distance
Class Senior
Hometown Washington, Kan.
High School Washington County

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2019 Indoor Big 12 Champion (DMR)
2018 Cross Country All-Big 12 Team
2018 Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention (Steeplechase)
2018 Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

2019 OUTDOOR (R-Jr.)

Utilized redshirt season…

2019 INDOOR (Sr.)
Finished second in the one-mile run at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) with a time of 4:16.70 … Recorded a first place finish in the one-mile run at the Power Five Invitational (2/1-2/2), clocking in with a time of 4:08.23 … Ran a personal-best time of 8:00.13 in the 3,000-meter run (invitational) to place 10th at the ISU Classic (2/8-2/9), posting the No. 7 performance and becoming the No. 3 performer in KU history … Finished fifth in the one-mile run (4:08.64) and the 3,000-meter run (8:24.12) at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23) and was a member of the Big 12 Champion distance medley relay that finished with a combined time of 9:57.78.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Jr.)
Opened his season at the Rim Rock Classic (9/29) where he was the top collegiate finisher and second overall in the men’s 8K race, clocking in at 24:30.7 … KU’s top finisher in the men’s 8K at the Pre-National Invitational (10/13), clocking in at 24:58.90 … One of three All-Big 12 finishers for the Kansas men at the Big 12 Championship (10/26), crossing the finish line in 13th with a time of 24:17.8 … KU’s first finisher in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/9), placing 29th overall with a time of 31:42.4.

2018 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational (3/30) with a personal-best time of 8:47.81 to become the No. 7 performer in the event in KU men’s history … Finished second in the premiere section of the men’s one-mile run at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a time of 4:10.90 … Won the quadrangular 5,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a personal-best time of 14:17.32 … Placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run with a career-best time of 3:50.62 at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) … Placed second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) with a time of 9:07.82 and finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run with ha time of 14:48.20 … Qualified for his first NCAA Championships by finishing eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase quarterfinal at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a personal-best time of 8:43.14 to become the No. 6 performer in KU history in the event … Earned All-America Honorable Mention by placing 22nd in the semifinal of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Championships (6/6-9) with a time of 9:07.59.

2018 INDOOR (Jr.)
Opened his season with a second-place finish in the mile at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) with a time of 4:11.86 … Won the 3,000-meter run at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a time of 8:17.11 … Became the No. 8 performer in KU history in the mile with a time of 4:04.16 at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) to finish third … Became the No. 6 performer in KU history in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Classic (2/9-10), finishing first in the event with a time of 8:01.54 … A member of the distance medley relay that recorded the 10th-fastest time in school history at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17), where the team clocked a time of 9:45.62 … Member of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) with a time of 9:53.39 and finished sixth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:13.27.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2017 OUTDOOR (So.)
Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/12-14), clocking a time of 8:52.68 … Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championship and finished seventh with a time of 14:36.55 … Posted a sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:56.50 at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1).

2017 INDOOR (So.)
Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/24-25) with a time of 8:11.21 … Also posted a second-place finish as part of the distance medley relay team helping achieve a mark of 9:47.44 at the Big 12 Championship … Ran the mile at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12) and placed fifth with a time of 4:20.36.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Kansas’ fourth scorer at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) where he tallied a 22nd-place finish and posted an 8K time of 26:13.6 … Took 60th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11) with his 10K time of 31:32.6 … Kicked off his season with a ninth-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) by way of his 8K time of 24:29.9 … Finished 77th at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) after he crossed the 8K finish in 25:07.6.

2016 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in his first NCAA West Preliminary (5/28) where he placed 22nd in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 9:06.50 … Placed third in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase after clocking a time of 8:50.04 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) … Won the 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the Kansas Relays (4/23) with a time of 9:08.01 … Runner-up in the 1,500 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) with his time of 3:54.97 … Claimed fourth at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/2) in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase after posting a time of 8:59.63.

2016 INDOOR (Fr.)
Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/27) with a time of 8:16.42 … Assisted the distance medley relay team to a fifth-place finish (9:56.52) at the Big 12 Indoor Championship … Won the 3,000 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a time of 8:30.61 … Helped the distance medley relay to a victory at the Bill Easton Classic in 10:34.21 … Runner-up in the 3,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic after clocking a time of 8:22.32 … Placed third in the mile with a time of 4:15.15 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/15).

2015 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Competed in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets during his first season … Opened his KU career with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), by way of his 6K time of 19.19.5 … The Jayhawks’ sixth finisher at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) after he completed the 8K in 26:03.2 and took 42nd overall … Best 8K time of the year came at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) where he finished 14th overall in a time of 24:38.0.

HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Washington County track & field team to three league championships, three regional titles and two state runner-up finishes … Four-time state 2A champion in the 3,200 meters (twice), 1,600 meters and the 800 meters … Posted state of Kansas’ No. 3 all-time 3,200-meter clocking at 8:56.03 … Two-time Kansas State 2A record holder in the 1,600 meters (4:22) and the 3,200 meters (9:20) … Ran to all-state honors in cross country in 2012 and 2013.

PERSONAL
Son of David and Melody Hodgson … Has four older siblings; Britt, Tyler, Brady and Jordan … Father, David, ran cross country at KU … Brother, Jordan Wyatt, played football at Hutchinson Community College … Plans to major in sport management.