Carson Vickroy
JUNIOR (2016)
Competed three times on the year … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) after completing the 6K in 19:42.1 … Took 25th at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) by way of his 8K clocking of 25:25.9 … Posted an 8K time of 27:01.6 and a 29th-place finish in the Open Race at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Competed in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets, finishing among the team’s top-seven in three of those outings … Member of the KU squad that competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13), where he finished 86th overall in a 10K time of 31:50.7 … Finished 50th at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) with an 8K clocking of 26:15.7 … Opened his season with a 15th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after he completed the 6K course in 19:49.8 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Ran in four meets for the Jayhawks in his first year in Lawrence, finishing among his team’s top five in three outings … Fifth scorer for Kansas at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) after placing 45th with an 8K time of 25:37.5 … Took 101st at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) where he completed the 10K in 31:38.9 … Began his season at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/27) with a 173rd-place finish and an 8K time of 27:17.6.
HIGH SCHOOL
Eight-time letterwinner in cross country (2010-13) and track & field (2011-14) under head coach Roxanne Farris … Helped team to the 2012 5A District VII Track & Field Championship … 3,200-meter 5A District runner-up (2013) … Chosen as his cross country team’s MVP (2011-13) … Selected to the all-district cross country team (2011-13) and all-district track & field team (2013).
PERSONAL
Son of Conrad and Kanan Vickroy … Born in Dallas, Texas … Younger brother of Cameron … Majoring in atmospheric science … Aspires to become a meteorologist.