2010 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Austin Bussing
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- James E. Taylor HS
JUNIOR (2010)
Competed in five meets for the Jayhawks, finishing among the top-three KU finishers in all but one race… Top finish came at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 11), where he finished fifth with an 8K time of 26:06.09… Notched a career-best 8K time at the ISU Pre-Nationals meet (Oct. 16), placing 132nd in 25:21.00… Finished 48th at his second Big 12 Championships meet (Oct. 30), crossing the finish line in 25:46.96… Ran in his first Midwest Regional meet (Nov. 13), running a 10k time of 32:02.34 and finishing 82nd… Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for second-consecutive season.
SOPHOMORE (2009)
Was among the Jayhawks[apos] top-five finishers in five of the six meets in which he competed… Posted a career-best 8K time of 25:26 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3), where he also had a season-best team-finish of third, while placing 62nd overall… Clocked in at 25:30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) to take 123rd… Competed at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31), finishing in 62nd in an 8K time of 26:44.50… Selected as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
FRESHMAN (2008)
Ran unattached at the Bob Timmons Classic, finishing in 16th place with an 8K time of 26:59.60… Placed 17th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:00.68… Ran a 26:50 (8K) at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree… Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 26:36.30 to finish 91st in the Men[apos]s Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman in both track and cross country… Was team captain of his cross country team as a junior and senior… Qualified for state as a senior in 2007… Regional qualifier 2005-2007… Three-year regional track qualifier… A two-time team MVP in track… Was a four-year academic/athletic all-star.
PERSONAL
Full name is Greg Austin Bussing… Son of Greg and Dorothy Bussing… Born in St. Louis, Mo… Majoring in English.