Kansas Jayhawks
Marcus Quere - Cross Country - Kansas Jayhawks

Marcus Quere

Position Distance
Height 5'9''
Class Senior
Hometown Loveland, Colo.
High School Loveland

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2019 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2017 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team


2019 OUTDOOR (Jr.)

Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the ESU Spring Invitational (3/23), clocking in with a time of 9:56.24 … Ran a personal-best time in the 1,500-meter run at the Battle on the Bayou (4/6), clocking in at 4:02.97 … Recorded a new personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20), finishing with a time of 9:39.62 … Finished with a new personal-best in the 1,500-meter run at the National Relay Championships (4/26-4/27), clocking in at 4:00.97.

2019 INDOOR (R-So.)
Placed seventh in the one-mile run at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a time of 4:39.57.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Did not compete.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Fr.)
Earned Academic All-Big 12 Honors … Started the season with a 6K time of 20:07.6 and 14th place finish at the Bob Timmons Dual Classic (9/2) … Placed 19th at the Rim Rock Farm Collegiate Classic (9/30) where he crossed the finish line in 26:37.0 … Posted an 8K time of 26:59.2 which landed him a 75th place finish at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship (10/28).

2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track at Loveland High School … In 2016, took third place in the 800 meters at the 5A Colorado State Championships with a time of 1:56.78 … Won the 2015 Front Range League title in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:56.28 … Team’s top runner at the 2015 Front Range League Cross Country Championships with his ninth-place finish and 5K time of 16:35.80 … Claimed the 2,000-meter Steeplechase championship at the 2015 Great Southwest Classic in 6:23.87 … Broke his school’s 3,200-meter record with a personal-best time of 9:37 … Named Runner of the Year by the Reporter Herald in 2015 … Received all-conference honors three seasons (2014-16) … Named school’s most valuable runner three-straight seasons from 2014-16 … Team captain in 2015 and 2016 … Six-time honoree on academic all-state teams.

PERSONAL
Son of Paul and Kristin Quere … Has two older siblings, Jacob and Jamie … Father, Paul, was his high school cross country and track coach … Majoring in business finance … Aspires to work with a major athletic shoe company.