Donny Wasinger

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winona, Minn.
High School:
Cotter HS

2011 CROSS COUNTRY
Did not compete due to injury.

2011 OUTDOOR
Earned All-American Honorable Mention honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Championships (6/11), placing 14^th with a time of 3:55.63… Recorded a personal-best time in the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/23), taking the title with a time of 3:44.89… Placed third in the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championships (5/15) with a time of 3:45.55… Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/28), collecting a time of 3:46.49… Notched a personal best in the 3,000 meters at the Razorback Spring Invitational (4/2) with a time 8:24.26, placing second… Earned a second-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays (4/8), crossing the finish line in 3:48.14.

2011 INDOOR
Won the mile at the Kansas vs. Missouri Dual (1/14) with a time of 4:14.01, a season best… Competed in both the mile and the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships (2/25), placing 13^th in the mile with a time of 4:15.22 and finishing 31^st in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:37.43… Top 3,000-meter time of the season came at the ISU Classic (2/12), crossing the finish line in 8:36.57 and placing 22^nd.

2010 CROSS COUNTRY
The Jayhawks[apos] No. 1 performer for the second-consecutive season… Was the top Kansas finisher in all five meets he competed in… Was the first Kansas male to compete at the NCAA Championship meet (11/22) since 2007, where he finished 233^rd with a 10K time 33:02.7… Only Jayhawk to break the 25:00 mark in an 8K meet, which he accomplished twice… Collected first collegiate win at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), crossing the finish line in an 8K time of 25:17.45… Top 8K time of the season came at the ISU Pre-National meet (10/16) with a mark of 24:33.70, placing 47^th… Earned All-Big 12 honors with a 13^th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (10/30), crossing the finish line in 24:40.04… With his finish at the Big 12 Championships, he became just the fifth Jayhawk in history to be Kansas[apos] top finisher in three-straight conference meets… Earned an at-large spot at the NCAA Championship meet by way of a 10^th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13), running a 10K time of 30:05.30, a career best… USTFCCCA All-Region selection.

2010 OUTDOOR
Notched three first-place victories and competed in two events at the Big 12 Championships… Set a team best and personal record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13.34 at the Big 12 Championships (5/16), finishing in 15^th… Finished eighth in the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championships (5/15), running a time of 3:49.55… Finished first and set a personal record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:28.73 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/27)… Ran a 3:51.55 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/17), finishing first.

2010 INDOOR
Competed the Big 12 Championships (2/27) in both the 1,000 meters and the 3,000 meters, notching personal-best times in both races, finishing in 14^th in 1,000 meters with a team-best time of 2:30.03 and finishing in 24^th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:27.84… His best finish of the year came at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29), placing first and earning a time of 4:14.41… Ran KU[apos]s fastest mile of the season at the Husker Invitational (2/6) with a time of 4:13.62.

2009 CROSS COUNTRY
Had a highly impressive sophomore season, as he was the Jayhawks’ No. 1 finisher in all six meets and was one of only two KU athletes to run a sub-25:00 8K throughout the season… Was the runner up at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/12), crossing the finish line in 26:05.30… Ran a career-best 8K time of 24:38.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17), where he finished 42^nd overall in a field of 236 runners… Took 35^th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/14) with a career-best 10K time of 31:58.20.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in all six meets as a true freshman, while leading the team in four of six races, including the final three meets of the season… Placed fifth in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 25:56… Recorded a 19th-place finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:07.80… Posted an 8K time of 25:48 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree to finish 43rd… Ran a 25:21.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals… Finished in 28th place at the Big 12 Championships after running a personal-best 8K time of 25:17.63… Led the Jayhawks at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 10K time of 32:09.80 to place 28th.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in both cross country and track… Two-year letterman in both swimming and Nordic skiing… 2007 state champion in cross country… Conference champion in cross country in 2007… Cross country state runner-up in 2006… Was named cross country team MVP three times (2005-07)… All-conference selection in cross country all four years (2004-07)… Three-time cross country all-state selection (2005-07)… Was named all-conference in track all four years (2005-08)… Back-to-back state champion in both the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters (2007-08)… Broke the state record in the 1,600 with his 2008 state championship performance… State runner-up in the 3,200 meters in 2006.

PERSONAL
Son of Tony and Marti Wasinger… Born in St. Louis, Mo… Majoring in pre-sport management.

Kansas Track & Field Kansas Relays Press Conference

Wednesday, April 16

NCAA Track & Field Championship Highlights

Saturday, June 08

Jayhawk Life - Kansas Track & Field

Wednesday, May 08

NCAA Outdoor Championships // Day 4 // 6.9.18

Sunday, June 10

Sep 14, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Alexandra Emilianov (MDA) competes in the women’s discus throw during the World Athletic Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Four Jayhawks compete in 2025 World Athletic Championships

Saturday, September 20

Kansas Track & Field and Cross Country Mourns the Loss of Al Frame

Thursday, July 24

Aaliyah Moore Wins 800m at Guyana Senior National Championships

Monday, June 30

Fey Shines as Multiple Jayhawks Compete at USATF U20 Nationals

Monday, June 23

University of Kansas Athletics

2011-12 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Ragan Allen

Josh Baden

Anna Barber

Natalie Becker

Heather Bergmann

Alex Bishop

Aaron Blevins

Casey Bowen

Isaac Bradshaw

Reid Buchanan

Austin Bussing

Amanda Caines

Nick Canton

Cori Christensen

Claire Christie

Kyle Clemons

Jamaica Collins

Julia Cummings

Paris Daniels

Taylor Dawson

Conner Day

Diamond Dixon

Eric Dyson

Dalen Fink

Mason Finley

Hayley Francis

Phillip Freeman

Alex Galli

Andrea Geubelle

Nick Giancana

Gabe Gonzalez

Joshua Harsin

Kevin Hays

Sarah Hedberg

Patrick Helmick

Alex Hermes

Michael Hester

Daniel Hitman

Austin Hoag

Jaimie House

Colin Jokisch

Sam Jones

Brian Katzfey

Alisha Keys

Kyra Kilwein

Joel Krause

Alena Krechyk

Evan Landes

Greg Lupton

Kathryn Lupton

Dominique Manley

Jessica Maroszek

Allison Mayfield

Kenneth McCuin

Molly Milbourn

Jonathan Miller

Denesha Morris

Timmie Morris

Madison Moser

Jose Munoz Jr.

Josh Munsch

Rebecca Neville

Colleen O'Brien

Demi Payne

Derrick Perry

Daniel Prioleau

Sean Proehl

Maddy Rich

Abby Row

Rachael Schaffer

Rachel Schaffer

Kaman Schneider

Kellum Schneider

Nick Seckfort

Sara Seiwald

Francine Simpson

Logan Sloan