Cross Country - Kansas Jayhawks

My mother once told me, "You can't succeed when you can't even trust yourself." I can't think of any truer words with the NCAA Championships just a few hours away.

Kansas cross country sophomore Lona Latema is set to make her debut at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday, with the women’s 6k slated for 9:20 a.m. CT.

Kansas cross country sophomore Lona Latema was one of 38 individuals selected to compete at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships, the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced on Saturday.

Sophomore Lona Latema finished 13th overall with a time of 21:01.17 at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, as the KU women finished 12th overall as a team, while the men placed 14th.

The Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday, November 12. Races are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT with the women’s 6k, followed by the men’s 10k at 12 p.m.

The Kansas men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Big 12 Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course, where the Kansas men finished fifth and the women finished sixth.

The Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday, October 28 to compete in the Big 12 Championship, hosted by Oklahoma State at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course.

The Big 12 Conference released its 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Team on Thursday, which included 18 Jayhawks, including nine on the men’s team and nine on the women’s team.

The Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams wrapped up the regular season at the Pre-National Invitational at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday, with both teams representing in a competitive field.

The Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams return to action on Friday, October 15 when they travel to Tallahassee, Florida to compete in the Pre-National Invitational, hosted by Florida State, at Apalachee Regional Park.

The Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in their second meet of the 2021 season at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri on Friday, where the women’s finished sixth with 180 points the men finished 12th with 322 points.

Kansas cross country will travel to Columbia, Missouri to compete at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, October 1, marking the Jayhawks’ first competition away from home so far this season. The men’s race will begin at 9 a.m., followed by the women’s race at 9:45 a.m.