2023 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Laya Erickson
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley Northwest
CAREER STATS
2024-25 OUTDOOR (R-Fr.)
Ran at four meets for Kansas … Set a personal best 1500m time of 4:53.94 with a tenth place finish at the Kansas Relays … Achieved a personal best 5000m time of 17:54.70 at the John Jacobs Collegiate Invitational, placing tenth … Finished eighth in the 5000m at the Rock Chalk Classic.
2024-25 INDOOR (R-Fr.)
Competed three times for Kansas, all in the 3000m … Set a personal best time of 10:17.73 to win the Thane Baker Invitational … Placed second at the Steve Miller Invitational with a time of 10:19.23.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Made five appearances for the Jayhawks … Opened the season with a 13th place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic while setting a new best 5K time of 19:18.1 … Broke her 5K time at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 18:28.4, placing 173rd … Achieved 130th place with a 22:33.9 time at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals … Placed 122nd at the Big 12 Championships with a 23:12.9 6K … Set a new personal best 6K time of 22:22.0 at the NCAA XC Midwest Regional Championships.
2024 OUTDOOR (RS.)
Ran unattached … Competed in three outdoor meets for the Jayhawks as a true freshman … Placed fifth in the 1500m at the Rock Chalk Invite with a time of 4:46.79.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Made her first collegiate appearance in the XC23 Pre-Nationals Invite with a 23:01.7 6K time, placing 88th…Ran in the Big 12 Championships finishing 98th with a new personal best time of 22:41.3.
PERSONAL
Plans to major is nursing.