Completed Event: Cross Country versus Bob Timmons Classic on August 29, 2025 , , Men 2nd | Women 1st
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Men 2nd | Women 1st
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Bethany Druse
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Topeka, Kan.
- High School:
- Seaman
CAREER STATS
2025 CROSS COUNTRY (R-So.)
Competed in all five meets for the Jayhawks … Opened the season with a 22nd place finish and 20:33.5 5K at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed 60th at the Gans Creek Classic 6K with a time of 23:38.2 … Finished the Missouri Pre-National Invitational in 23:45.8 to take 330th … Achieved 128th place at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24:04.8 … Finished the season with a 25:14.4 6K at the NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 223rd.
2025 OUTDOOR (R-Fr.)
Ran in five meets for Kansas … Kicked off the season at the John Jacobs Invitational, finishing 21st in the 800 meter run (2:24.83) and 27th in the 1500 meter run (5:00.86) … Set a personal best 800 meters time of 2:15.61 to bring home bronze at the Arkansas Spring Invitational … Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 2:19.70 while also helping her team win the 4x800 meter relay … Placed seventh in the 800 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic with a final time of 2:18.43 … Wrapped up the season with a personal best 4:43.33 1500 meters time to take 8th at the Ward Haylett Invitational.
2024-2025 INDOOR (So.)
Competed in five meets for the Jayhawks … Opened the season with a personal best 1000 meters time of 3:00.90 to win the Bob Timmons Challenge, also helped win the DMR … Achieved sixth place in the 1000 meter run at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, finishing in 3:05.75 … Placed 8th at the Rick Mcguire Invitation with a season best 2:16.47 800 meters time … Finished sixth at the Steve Miller Invitational with a 2:18.06 800 meters time … Closed the season at the Tyson Invitational with a 24th place finish in the 800 meter run, crossing the line in 2:16.88.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Fr.)
Suited up twice for the Jayhawks and ran two personal bests …, Set her 5K best at the season opening Bob Timmons Classic (20:25.2) to place 29th … Achieved her 6k best at the Gans Creek Classic (23:17.3) to take 73rd.
2024 OUTDOOR (RS.)
Ran unattached … Participated in the 800 meter run in both Kansas home meets, the Kansas Relays and the Rock Chalk Classic, in her first collegiate outdoor season … Competed as a part of the DMR team at the Kansas Relays that placed second.
2023-24 INDOOR (Fr.)
Appeared in five total meets as a true freshman … Set a personal best in the 1000 meter run of 3:00.90 at the 2024 Bob Timmons Challenge … Competed in the 800 meters three times with a best time of 2:16.22 at the Tyson Invitational … Was a member of the DMR that took sixth place with a time of 11:37.41 at the 2024 Indoor Big 12 Championship.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (RS.)
Ran unattached … Competed in three races … Opened the season with a 27th place 21:00.9 5K at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed 140th with a 20:08.17 5K at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational … Closed the season with a 152nd place finish at the Gans Creek Classic, finishing the 6K in 23:52.3.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led team to the UKC Championships in cross country and two City Championships in track and field … Holds the school record in the 800m and the city record in the 1,600m … Placed first in the state championship in the 800m … Four-time All-City Team … Two-time Third-Team All-Centennial League Team … First-Team UKC Team … Three-time All-City Track Team … Was named the Northeast Kansas Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year … Graduated with a Red Cord (4.0 GPA or above).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Bradley Druse and Kristy Terpening-Miller… Has one sister, Konlynn, and two step-brothers, Kaden and Kaleb … Both parents played basketball, golf and ran cross country at Kansas Wesleyan … Sister, Konlynn, threw javelin at Saint Mary’s … Grandfather ran track at Kansas State University … Plans to major in sport management.
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