Kansas Jayhawks

The first installment of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown in 2023 takes place on Kansas Day as the Kansas Jayhawks host the Kansas State Wildcats on Sunday, Jan. 29, in front of a nationally-televised audience.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the 2022 cross country individual and team academic awards Thursday, with both of the Kansas men’s and women’s teams earning All-Academic team honors and Chandler Gibbens earning All-Academic individual honors.

For the second straight season, Kansas redshirt-senior Kevin McCullar Jr. has been named one of 15 to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday.

In its fourth indoor meet of the 2022-23 season, the Kansas track and field returns home to host the Jayhawk Invitational on Friday, January 27 inside Anschutz Pavilion.

Sophomore Lezli Sisung earned the Big 12 Swimmer of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday. She shared the award with Abby Reardon from West Virginia. 

The Kansas women’s tennis team will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma for ITA Kickoff Weekend to face off against Michigan on Saturday, January 28th at 10 a.m. CT followed by Oregon or Oklahoma State on Sunday, January 29th.

Kansas men’s basketball signee Elmarko Jackson has been named a 2023 McDonald’s All-American and will participate in the McDonald’s All-American game on March 28 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Head coach Lance Leipold announced the addition of 13 newcomers to the Kansas football roster today. All 13 student-athletes are on campus and enrolled at Kansas for the 2023 spring semester.

Kansas senior center Taiyanna Jackson is one of 15 players who have been named to the 2023 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. The watch list was announced on Tuesday by the Naismith Awards.