2021 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Quenton Walion
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Hometown:
- Gardner, Kan.
- High School:
- Gardner Edgerton
- NIL Opportunities:
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CAREER RESULTS
2025 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Ran in six meets for the Jayhawks, competing in three events … Opened the season with a personal best 800m time of 1:50.26 to finish 19th at the LSU Battle of the Bayou, also finished fourth in the 1500m … Rounded out the top ten in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational … Set a personal best 1500m time at the Kansas Relays, bringing home bronze with a time of 3:42.45 … Placed second in the 800m at the Rock Chalk Classic … Finished tenth with a time of 3:46.89 in the 1500m at the Desert Heat Classic … Set a personal best 5000m time of 14:16.06 to finish 23rd at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, also competed in the 1500m.
2024-25 INDOOR (R-Jr.)
Started his indoor season at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular where he took second in the mile with a time of 4:02.06 … Also finished fifthin the 800m with a time of 2:04.33 … Won the mile at the Rick McGuire Invitational with a personal best time of 3:59.83 … Competed in the 1500m and mile at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational … Ran a personal best 3000m time of 8:38.94 at the Big 12 Track & Field Indoor Championships, also finished 14th in the mile.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Jr.)
Competed five times for the Jayhawks ... Began the season with a third place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic while setting a new personal best 6K of 18:39.7 ... Finished 65th in 24:18.8 at the Gans Creek Classic ... Placed 114th with a time of 25:31.8 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals ... Set a new personal best 8K time of 23:59.8 while finishing 50th at the Big 12 Championships ... Broke his 10K personal best at the NCAA XC Midwest Regional Championships, finishing in 31:48.9 and 127th place.
2024 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Competed at the LSU Battle of the Bayou and set a personal becord time of 3:49:81 in the 1500m, also competed in the 800m … Placed 7th in the 1500m at the Jim Click Shootout.
2023-24 INDOOR (RS.)
Ran unattached … Competed in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (R-So.)
Began his season with a ninth place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed 20th and new personal best 8K time of 24:35.8 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational ... Set a new personal best 5M time of 25:38.3 at the Joe Piane Invitational … Placed 84th at the Big 12 Championships, crossing the line in 25:39.2.
2023 OUTDOOR (So.)
Kicked off the outdoor season with a 4:12.65 1500m time at the Texas Relays to finish 15th … Ran the 1500m in 4:03.78 and finished 12th overall at the LSU Invitational … Competed in the 800m at the John McDonnell Invitational to place 13th … Finished seventh in the 1500m at the Rock Chalk Classic, completing it in 3:57.75 … Placed third at the KSU Ward Haylett 800m for with a time of 1:53.08 … Ran a new personal best in the 5000m at the 2023 Outdoor Big 12 Track & Field Championships with a time of 15:02.04 (17th place overall) … Also ran the 1500m and finished 26th in 4:03.81.
2022-23 INDOOR (So.)
Set a personal best to begin the season in the 1000m of 2:27.03 at the KU-KSU-WSU Invitational to place second … Set another personal best in the 800m of 1:51.61 at the Washburn Rust Buster to finish fifth … Placed second in the 1000m at the Jayhawk Classic with a time of 2:29.50 … Finished tenth in the mile at the Husker Invitational with a time of 4:13.51 … Achieved a personal best in the mile, 4:07.22, to place fifth at the Tyson Invitational … Finished tenth in the mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, also helped Kansas finish fifth in the DMR.
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Fr.)
Began his cross country campaign with a time of 19:46.99 at the Bob Timmons Classic 6K to finish seventh... Finished 88th overall with a time of 25:01.1 at the Gans Creek Classic ... Ran a 25:30.4 8K to place 141st overall at the Weis Crockett Invitational ... Placed 53rd at the Big 12 Championship in 26:26.5 ... Ran a 10k season best at the NCAA Midwest Preliminary in 31:57.1, placing 147th.
2022 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Opened the season with an 11th place finish in the 1500m at the Texas Relays … Placed 10th in the 1500m at the Sun Angel Classic, crossing the line in 3:53.39 … Finished seventh in the 800m at the Michael Johnson Invitational in 1:54.29, while placing 14th in the 1500m in 4:02.16 … Ran a season best 3:51.83 in the 1500m at the Rock Chalk Classic, placing third … Achieved seventh in the 800m at the Ward Haylett Invitational, finishing in 1:54.59 … Placed 23rd in the 5000m at the Big 12 Track & Field Outdoor Championship in 15:25.77, while also placing 17th in the 1500m in 4:03.49.
2021-22 INDOOR (Fr.)
Made his KU debut at the Bob Timmons Challenge, placing second in the 1000m in 2:33.04 … Placed second in the 800m at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, finishing in 1:56.33 … Ran a season best 4:13.1 in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic, placing second … Clocked a season best 1:52.93 in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic, placing 19th … Placed 27th in the mile at the Arkansas Qualifier in 4:31.66 … Was part of the eighth place DMR team at the Big 12 Track & Field Indoor Championship, which finished in 10:07.48.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led his team to a 6A State Track Championship in 2019 … Was an eight time letter winner in cross country and track & field … Was the 6A 2020 State runner-up.
PERSONAL
Son of Craig and Brittina Walion … Has two younger siblings, a sister Olivia, and a brother Parker… Brother, Parker, is also on the cross country and track & field teams at KU … Father, Craig, ran cross country and track & field at Kansas State … Plans to major in mechanical engineering in hopes of designing running shoes … Was named to the Big 12 All-Academic team in 2022 and 2023.