Nashia Baker
2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Tallied a third place finish at the Kansas Relays (4/19-22) in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:19.37 … Finished fourth at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) in the 1,500-meter run clocking in at 4:35.65 … Recorded a 27th-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/12-14) in the 5,000 meters, finishing in 17:49.4.
2017 INDOOR (Sr.)
Finished seventh at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12) in the mile clocking in at 5:08.14 … Had an 18th-place finish at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/24-25) in the 3,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 9:47.14.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.)
Jayhawks’ fifth finisher at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) with her 6K time of 21:58.9, placing 173rd overall … Season-best 6K time of 21:40.3 came at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1), earning her 10th place … Took 52nd at the Big 12 Championship (10/29) after completing the 6K loop in 22:28.7 … Clocked a time of 22:30.8 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/11), finishing 146th.
2016 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Added to her top-20 Big 12 performances with a 16th-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) after clocking a time of 17:40.82 … Placed 17th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:33.21 during the prelims of the Big 12 Outdoor Championship … Won the 1,500 meters in 4:30.90 at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) … Set a personal-best record time of 4:26.60 in the 1,500 meters at the Sun Angel Classic (4/9), good enough for 10th overall … Assisted the distance medley relay team to a third-place finish at the Nike Texas Relays after completing the relay in 11:45.64.
2016 INDOOR (Jr.)
Took 16th in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/27) with a personal-best time of 9:47.83 … Helped the distance medley relay team to a third-place finish in 11:34.63 at the Big 12 Championship … Won the 1,000 meters with a personal-best time of 2:53.02 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/15) … Claimed the title in the mile at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) after clocking a time of 5:03.60 … Runner-up in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:54.81 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) … Finished seventh at the Husker Invitational (2/6) with a mile time of 4:58.13.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Competed in all six of the Jayhawks’ meets, finishing among her team’s top-three in five of those outings … Kansas’ third finisher at the NCAA Championships (11/21) after she completed the 6K course in 21:27.0 for 183rd overall … Finished 32nd overall and was Kansas’ third scorer at both the Big 12 Championship (10/31) and NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13), posting 6K times of 21:58.3 and 21:11.3, respectively … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2015 OUTDOOR (So.)
Member of the winning 4×800-meter relay squad at the Kansas Relays (4/17), which finished in 8:50.66, the No. 2 time in school history … Tallied her first-career win in the 1,500 meters when she posted 4:32.56 at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2) … Clocked in at 4:30.84 in the 1,500-meter prelims at the Big 12 Championship (5/16) to finish 12th overall … Season’s best 1,500-meter outing came at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/11) with her time of 4:28.83 and a sixth-place finish … Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as well as Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2015 INDOOR (So.)
Established herself as one of Kansas’ top and most consistent middle distance and distance specialists … Opened her season with a victory in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/9) after finishing in 10:05.59 … Helped the Jayhawks’ distance medley relay squad to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) when the team finished in 11:31.95 … Claimed victory in the mile at the Husker Invitational (2/7) when she turned in a season-best time of 5:00.88.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
In just her second season, established herself as one of her team’s top runners, leading the squad in all five of the meets in which she competed … Highest finish of the year came at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4) where she finished fifth overall and tallied a 6K time of 22:07.6 … Kansas’ top scorer at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) after claiming 36th and finishing the 6K in 21:40.7 … Took 85th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) and posted a 6K time of 21:35.1 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Set new personal records in both events she competed in during her first season … The first mark was set at the Battle on the Bayou (4/5) where she finished the 1,500 meters in 4:35.40, placing eighth … Notched her second personal record at the Kansas Relays (4/17), crossing the line in 2:12.82 in the 800 meters … Placed sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/19) with a time of 4:38.17 … Her best finish of the season came at the Mesa Classic (4/11) where she placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.55.
2014 INDOOR (Fr.)
Claimed a first-place finish in her opening race as a Jayhawk, competing in the 3,000-meter run at the Bill Easton Classic (1/10), finishing with a time of 10:22.83 … Had a season-best mile time of 5:00.36 at the ISU Classic (2/15), finishing in 26th place … Placed 12th in the preliminary round at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) in the 1,000-meter race, crossing the line with a time of 2:55.50 … Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
2013 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Competed in all five of the Jayhawks’ meets in her first season in Lawrence, coming in as one of the KU’s top-four finishers in each … Was her team’s second finisher at the Big 12 Championship (11/2) after crossing the 6K finish in 21:35.9 and placing 28th overall … Placed 50th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) with her 6K time of 21:38.8 and was the Jayhawks’ fourth finisher … Kicked her KU career off with a sixth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31), completing the 5K in 19:32.94.
HIGH SCHOOL
Broke the Lansing HS record in the 3,200 meters, 4K, 4×400-meter relay and 4×800-meter relay … State medalist in the 800 meters and 4×800-meter relay team in 2011 (So.) … A member of the third-place state cross country team and finished 16th overall at the 2011 state meet … A quadruple medalist during the 2013 state track meet, medaling with a second-place finish in the 800 meters, third-place finish in the 3,200 meters and 4×400-meter relay, and fourth in the 1,600 meters … Named Spring Athlete of the Year in Lansing … Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Lawrence and Clarinda Baker … Has three siblings: Sonjay (23), Shatracie (23) and Malika (21) … Both parents competed in track & field at the collegiate level … First ran cross country as a 10th grader … Majoring in journalism.
