2004-05 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Matt Baysinger
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Stilwell, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley West
General: Baysinger currently sits as the Chair of the NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). This is the highest leadership position attainable as a student-athlete in the NCAA governance structure. Baysinger will serve as chair until January 2010. 2008 Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the 800-meter run … Ran three Regional marks, including a career best time of 1:49.08 at the Sooner Invitational … Anchored the 1600 meter relay, placing seventh at the Big 12 Championships … Named All Big 12 for the seventh time in his career. 2008 Indoor: Competed in five different events … Placed third at the Big 12 Championships in the 600-yard run … Set an Anschutz Pavilion record in the 600 meters at the Jayhawk Classic with a first place time of 1:20.08 … His time at the Jayhawk Classic is the fastest known 600 meters in Kansas history … Placed second in the 400 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (49.64) … Won the 600-yard run at the Kansas Invitational (1:11.71). 2007 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the 800-meter run … Ran the 800 meters in five meets and had a season-best time of 1:50.04 at the Arkansas Twilight meet, the best time of the season for any Jayhawk … Set Regional marks at both the Arkansas Twilight and Big 12 Championships. 2007 Indoor: Moved into the all-time top-five in two events … Fourth all-time with a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:09.35 in the 600-yard run … Moved into fifth place all-time with an 800 meter time of 1:50.58, good for second place at the ISU Classic … Set the 600-yard meet record at the KSU All-Comers meet with a time of 1:11.32. 2006 Outdoor: Competed in the 800 meters … Placed second at the Kansas Relays (1:51.93)… Also placed second at the Ward Haylett Invitational (1:49.83) en route to qualifying for the NCAA Regional … Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:53.42 … Finished 13th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a time of 1:51.97. 2006 Indoor: Competed in the 600-yard run and 800 meters for the Jayhawks … Finished second at the Big 12 Championships in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:09.85, the second fastest time in America in 2006 … Won the 600-yard run at four meets, including the Husker Invitational (1:10.01), the Jayhawk Invitational (1:10.99), the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (1:11.07) and the KSU All-Comers (1:12.28) … Ran the 400 meter leg of the distance medley relay team that set the school record (9:34.91) and placed tenth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (9:46.53). 2005 Outdoor: A member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships (3:10.81) … Ran the 400 meter leg on the distance medley relay team that won the Texas Relays. 2005 Indoor: Had his first career win at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 600-yard run (1:11.44) … Had a seventh place finish in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:10.82 … Was a member of the Kansas 1,600-meter relay team that finished sixth at the Big 12 Championships … Finished third in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:10.59 at the Husker Invitational. High School: Had an outstanding career at Blue Valley West … Broke school records in the 100, 200 and 400 meters as well as the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter-relays and the distance medley relay … Named first team all-Sun County and first team all-Johnson County his senior year … Named honorable mention all-metro in 2004 … Helped head coach Mark Hanson and the Jaguars to a East Kansas League and a 6A regional championship in 2004 … Won a total of nine letters in high school (four track, three cross country, two basketball). Personal: Parents are Steve and LeighAnne Baysinger … Majoring in sociology and communications.