2023 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Ryo Higuchi
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Inazawa, Aichi Pref, Japan
- High School:
- Ichinomiya High School
CAREER STATS
2025 OUTDOOR (So.)
Competed six times for the Jayhawks … Achieved a personal best 1500m time of 3:46.49 to place sixth at the Stanford Invitational … Helped his team take gold in the 4x800m at the Kansas Relays … Placed fourth in the 800m at the Rock Chalk Classic … Competed in the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 800m and 1500m.
2024-25 INDOOR (So.)
Ran in five meets for Kansas, mostly running the 800m and mile … Began the season with a second place finish in the 800m at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular … Set a personal best mile time with his fifth place finish at the Rick McGuire Invitational … Placed second in the 800m at the Steve Miller Invitational … Achieved a personal best 800m time of 1:49.63 while finishing fifth at the Tyson Invitational … Broke his personal best 1000m time at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships, achieving fourth place with a time of 2:21.51.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Fr.)
Ran five times for the Jayhawks … Set a 6K personal best of 19:05.8 with an 8th place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed 158th at the Gans Creek Classic with a 25:02.2 8K … Finished 103rd at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with a 25:19.8 time … Set a new personal best 24:31.9 8K time at the Big 12 Championships, placing 68th … Achieved 95th place at the NCAA XC Midwest Regional Championships with a 31:10.6 10K time.
2024 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in six meets for the Jayhawks … Ran the 800m and 1500m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou and the Jim Click Shootout … Helped his team place third in the 4x400m relay at the Jim Click Shootout … Placed fifth in the 800m and helped Kansas win the 4x800m at the Kansas Relays … Was the runner up in the 800m at the Rock Chalk Invite … Placed 17th in the 800m at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2023-24 INDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in six different events across six meets … Opened the season with three straight wins in the 3000m and DMR at the Bob Timmons Challenge, as well as an 800m victory at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular … Placed third in the mile at the Black and Gold Invite with a time of 4:11.04 … Competed in the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Holds the Owari High School record in the 800m and 1500m, running to a time of 1:50.27 and 3:53.24.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE KU
"KU has a great middle-distance program. KU also has good training facilities and provides a lot of resources to get better."
PERSONAL
Son of Manabu and Tomomi Higuchi … has three siblings, sister Nao and brothers Shun and Rui … plans to major in business.