2024 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Tanner Talley
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Missouri
- High School:
- New Covenant Academy
CAREER STATS
2024-25 INDOOR (Jr.)
Opened his Indoor season with a 1st place finish in the Mile with a time of 4:01.75 and also finished 2nd in the 1000m at the KU/KSU/WSU Triangular … Finished 2nd in the Mile with a time of 4:00.23 at the Rick McGuire Invitational … Ran a PR time of 3:58.96 in the Mile at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational … At the Big 12 Indoor Championships he took 8th in the Mile with a time of 4:12.95.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Competed five times for Kansas ... Opened the season with a first place finish and new 5K personal best of 18:33.6 at the Bob Timmons Classic ... Placed 39th at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 23:58.6 ... Crossed the finish line in 24:23.7 and 19th place at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals ... Set a new personal best 8K of 23:55.2 while achieving 46th place at the Big 12 Championships ... Achieved a new personal best 10K time of 30:08.6 at the NCAA XC Midwest Regional Championships, placing 27th.
2024 OUTDOOR (So.)
Opened his Outdoor season setting a PR in the 800m with a time of 1:52.74 and placed 12th in the 1500m running a time of 3:47.64 at the Battle of the Bayou … Competed in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Placed 1st as a part of the 4x800 team running a time of 7:41.71 and placed 3rd in the 1500m running a time of 3:46.21 at the Kansas Relays … Placed 8th in the 800m running a time of 1:54.77 at the Rock Chalk Invite … Placed 18th in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.94 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2023-24 INDOOR (So.)
Won the Mile with a time of 4:13.02, and placed 7th with a time of 2:00.54 in the 800m at the KU/KSU/WSU Triangular … Placed 2nd in the Mile at the Black & Gold Invite running a time of 4:08.94 … Placed 2nd in the Mile with a time of 4:05.46 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational … Ran at the Mile at the Tyson Invitational and placed 7th with a time of 4:06.46 … Placed 7th in the Mile with a time of 4:06.21 and was a part of the DMR who ran a time of 9:40.48 which placed 5th at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Competed five times for the Jayhawks ... Placed third at the Bob Timmons Classic to open the season, finishing in 18:52.7 ... Placed 92nd with a 24:57.5 time at the Joe Piane Invitational ... Finished 88th at the XC23 Pre-Nationals Invite with a time of 24:29.3 ... Set a new personal best 8K time and finished third in 24:24.0 at the Big 12 Championships ... Closed the season with a 32:33.3 10K time and 97th place at the NCAA Midwest Region XC Championships.
2023 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Started the outdoor season off at the LSU Invitational and finished the 1,500 in 3:49.71, placing third … Placed second in the 1,500 at the Kansas Relays for completing it in 3:55.12 … Achieved a personal best in the 1500 at the John McDonell Invitational for completing it in 3:46.90, which was good for a fourth-place finish … Ran the 1500m at Big 12’s and finished 25th with a time of 4:03.49.
2022-23 INDOOR (Fr.)
Made his KU debut at the Washburn Rust Buster and ran the mile in 4:19.57 earning him sixth … Recorded a personal best in the 1,000 for finishing it in 2:28.00, placing first … Finished sixth in the mile at the Husker Invitational for finishing in 4:10.69 … Achieved a personal best in the mile for finishing in 4:10.11 and placed ninth at the Tyson Invitational … Achieved two personal bests at the Big 12 Indoor Championships for completing the 1,000 in 2:27.94 and the 3000 in 8:40.48, placing 14th for the 1,000 and top 30 for the 3,000.
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Ran an 18:40.99 6K at the Bob Timmons Classic, where he finished fifth overall ... Rounded out the top 20 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational with an 8K time of 24:55.1 ... Finished 57th overall with a time of 24:41.4 at the Gans Creek Classic ... Ran a 25:17.3 8K to place 113th overall at the Weis Crockett Invitational ... Placed 45th at the Big 12 Championship, crossing the line in 26:07.5.
HIGH SCHOOL
Six-time state champion and three-time state meet record holder with eleven All-State honors...Was the Festival of Miles 800m Champion & the One Mile Runner-Up.... In 2021, was named to the Southwest MO Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year, also won the Cross Country State Championship... Has won two gold medals in State Ensemble...Academically, valedictorian of his high school & and qualified for the FBLA National competition.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE KU?
"I chose KU for its culture, team, and coaching staff. I fell in love with the team's dynamic—it feels like a family to me. The winning culture at KU drives us all to be our best. The coaching staff is second to none, dedicating every ounce of their time to helping us improve. I would choose KU again in a heartbeat."
PERSONAL
Parents are Darin and Robin Talley...Has two siblings... Older brother, Trevor, runs track at SBU & younger sister, Kaylee, attends Missouri State... Is a pre-dental student aspiring to become a dentist or dental specialist in the future.