2008-09 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Kellie Schneider
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kenosha, Wis.
- High School:
- Tremper
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Had a very strong senior season, as she was among the Jayhawks[apos] top five finishers in four of the six meets in which she competed…Ran a career-best 5K time of 18:54.40 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3)…Posted a career-best 6K time of 22:22 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17), where she finished fourth on the team and 118th overall…Took 47th at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31) in a 6K time of 23:03.85…Was the Jayhawks[apos] No. 3 finisher at the Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14), posting a 6K time of 22:25 and placing 63rd overall.
2009 OUTDOOR: Won the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays (April 16) with a season-best time of 4:45.36…Also ran the 800, 3,000 and 5,000 meters.
2009 INDOOR: Competed in seven different meets for the Crimson and Blue…Shaved 23 seconds off her PR in the mile after clocking in at 5:04.72 at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7)…Ran a season-best 1,000-meter time of 2:56.73 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27)…Also ran the 3,000 meters at the league meet, finishing in 10:15.43.
2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 93rd in the Women[apos]s Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals with a 6K time of 23:31.80…Placed 70th at the Big 12 Championships in a 6K time of 23:18.05…Missed first part of season due to injury.
2008 OUTDOOR: Placed 27th at the Missouri Relays in the 3,000 meters with a time of 11:20.23.
2008 INDOOR: Ran both the mile (5:27.38) and 1,000 meters (3:20.98) at the Jayhawk Classic…Ran a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 10:34.70 at the ISU Classic.
2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets…Placed 76th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (23:24)…Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 97th with a time of 24:35.10.
2007 OUTDOOR: Ran the 1,500 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational in a time of 4:56.83…At the Kansas Relays, finished the 1,500-meter race in a time of 4:53.43.
2007 INDOOR: Ran three races for Kansas…Had a season-best performance in the 3,000 meters at the ISU Classic with a time of 11:04.28…Ran a time of 19:40.05 at the Husker Invitational in the 5,000-meter run.
2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all but one race during her freshman campaign…Maintained great consistency throughout the season, staying between 22:45.20 and 23:58.30…Placed 16th in her first collegiate race, the Bob Timmons Classic (23:43.23)…Ran at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 157th (23:58.30)…Logged a personal-best time of 22:45.20 in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals…Placed 77th at the Big 12 Championships…Joined Lauren Bonds as the only two Jayhawk freshmen to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and placed 77th.
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed in the top 10 all four years at the Wisconsin Division I State Championships, finishing fifth as a senior, third as a junior, second as a sophomore and eighth as a freshman…Served as cross country team captain for two years.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kurt Schneider and Kimberly Gagliardi…Majoring in applied behavioral science.