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Alexys Barton - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Alexys Barton

Position Distance
Class Freshman
Hometown Liberal, Mo.
High School Liberal
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CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2019 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

2021 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Finished 76th at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri… Came in 216th at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals in Tallahassee, Florida … Finishing 52nd at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship, finishing in 23:43.2 … Placed 135th in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing in 22:44.6.

2021 OUTDOOR (So.)
Placed fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the ORU Invitational in 11:29.49 … Ran a personal best 4:36.34 in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational … Ran a personal best 11:01.73 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Michael Johnson Invitational, placing fifth … Placed eighth at the Rock Chalk Classic in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, finishing in 11:08.16 … Ran a personal best 17:39.71 in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor meet, placing 20th … Placed 10th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in 11:15.96.

2021 INDOOR (R-So.)
Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, finishing in 10:27.97 … Placed third in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic, finishing in 5:02.41 … Ran a personal best in the mile at the Arkansas Qualifier, finishing in 4:58.25 … Ran a personal best in the 3,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic, placing sixth in 10:01.60 … Placed eighth in the mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in 5:05.75 … Placed 22nd in the Big 12 Championship in the 3,000 meters in 10:51.42.

2020 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
KU’s third finisher at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/19) … Opened the season with a 5K time of 19:12.6 at Rim Rock Farm … Ran to a 45th-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), completing the 6K on the OSU Cross Country Course in 23:23.8.

2020 INDOOR (R-So.)
Did not compete.

2019 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Opened the season with an 18th-place finish at the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic (10/5) with a 6K time of 24:30.8 … Competed in the Women’s 6K Open Race at the Pre-National Invitational (10/19), where she crossed the finish line in 23:18.9 to place 49th among a field of 110 runners … Crossed the finish line at the Big 12 Championship (11/2) in a time of 23:10.7, which placed her 67th individually, while the women’s team ran to a sixth-place finish … Ran the 6K course at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (11/15) in 24:11.0, which made her 188th overall individually … The women’s team finished in 17th place in a field of 33 teams.

2019 INDOOR (R-Fr.)
Did not compete.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2017 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2017 INDOOR (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Saw action at the Pre-National Invitational (10/14) where she placed 238th by finishing the 6K in 22:42.1 … Recorded a 66th-place finish after completing the 6K in 22:28.0 at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship (10/28).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 12-time letterwinner at Liberal High School in volleyball, basketball, cross country and track … Helped cross country team to a district championship and conference runner-up in 2016 … Member of the track and field team that was district runner-up 2017 … Held the school record in the 800-meter run, 1,600 meter-run, 3,200-meter run, and javelin … State champion in the 800 meters (2:22.76), 1,600 meters (5:22.27), and 3,200 meters (11:45.98) … Valedictorian of her class.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Bryce and Marki Barton … Has two younger sisters, Abby and Ally … Majoring in mechanical engineering.