2005 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Colby Wissel
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Elm Creek, Neb.
- High School:
- Kearney
2007: Completed one of the most accomplished careers of any Jayhawk runner … Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors … Became the fifth Jayhawk and the first since Billy Mills in 1959 to be a two-time All-American … Placed 39th at the NCAA Championships (30:36) … Earned all-conference honors by placing fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24:51 … Named all-region with his fifth place finish at the Midwest Regionals in a personal best 10K time of 30:11 … Won the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 25:49 … Placed first at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a winning 5K time of 15:07 … Ran a personal best 8K time of 23:47 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (placed 25th) … Finished as the team[apos]s top runner in every meet. 2006: Won the Big 12 Championship with a time of 24:34.1 … Earned All-America honors with a 26th place finish at the NCAAA Championships (31:34.3) … Finished in eighth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional (30:59.5) and was named all-region … Won the KSU Invitational with a 5k time of 14:57.2 … Was runner-up at the Bob Timmons Invitational (25:39.19) … Ran the Roy Griak Invitational in a season best time of 24:53.8 and placed 10th … Finished as the team[apos]s number one runner in five out of seven meets … Excelled in the classroom and was named Academic All-Big 12. 2005: Finished second on the team and 87th overall at the NCAA Championships … Finished 15th overall (31:22) at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, good for all-region honors … Named all-conference after finishing 10th overall at the Big 12 Championships (24:20) … Finished 52nd overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (24:35.0) … Ran 24:53 at the Roy Griak Invitational, good for 22nd … Started the season by winning the first two races of the year (Bob Timmons Invitational and KSU/KU Dual). 2004: Had a tremendous freshman campaign … Competed in all six team events for KU … Had a third place finish at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 26:21.14 … Ran to a seventh place finish at the KSU Invitational (25:44.5) … Finished in 74th place at the Roy Griak Invitational (25:53) … Came in 129th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 25:30.9 … Saved his best 8K time of the year for the Big 12 Championships (25:11.54), coming in 19th place and second on the team … Finished 17th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (31:03.92), helping the team to a fourth place finish. High School: Owns the Nebraska state record for the 1600 and 3200 meters … Crowned state champion nine times in his high school career (cross country, 01[apos], 02[apos], 03,[apos] in the 1600m, 03[apos], 04[apos], in the 3200m 03[apos], 04[apos], in the 3200m relay 03[apos],04[apos]) … Named the Gatorade Nebraska Track Athlete of the Year in 2003 and 2004 … Named the Kearney Hub Male Track athlete of the year in 2003, 2004 and the Kearney Hub Athlete of the Year in 2004 … While at Kearney High, helped the track team to three consecutive state championships under head coach Roger Mathiesen, part of a string of 11 straight. High School: Son of Stan and Sheila Wissel … Born April 25, 1985, in Belleville, Kan. … Majoring in accounting and history.