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Megan Linder - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Megan Linder

Position Sprints
Class Senior
Hometown Eagan, Minn.
High School Cretin-Derham Hall HS
Position Sprints

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018 Indoor Second Team All-America (4×400 Relay)
2018 Indoor Big 12 Champion (4×400 Relay)
2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

 

2018 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that placed fifth in the Sanya Richards-Ross University Invitational section at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) with a time of 3:36.82 … Became the No. 5 performer in KU history in the 400-meter dash by winning the open section of the event at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a time of 53.67 seconds and was also a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished first with a time of 3:33.83 … Won the quadrangular 400-meter dash at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a time of 54.51 and anchored the 4×400-meter relay team to a win with a combined time of 3:38.56 … Won the 400 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/5) with a time of 54.89 seconds … Helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) … Placed 30th in the first round of the 400-meter dash at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a time of 54.48 seconds and was a member of the 13th-place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:37.07.

2018 INDOOR (Sr.)
Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished third at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 3:52.49 … Notched a pair of fourth-place finishes at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13), finishing the 200-meter dash in 25.30 seconds and clocking a time of 56.63 in the 400 meters … Finished fourth in the 400 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a time of 55.46 and was a member of the second-place 4×400 relay that clocked a time of 3:50.93 … Clocked a personal-best time of 54.56 in the 400 meters at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) to finish ninth and become the No. 5 performer in KU women’s indoor history in the event … Was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team the the McCravy Memorial that finished third with a time of 3:38.37 … A member of the 4×400-meter relay team that recorded the third-fastest time in school history at 3:33.53 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17) … Became the No. 3 performer in KU women’s indoor history in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24), finishing sixth with a time of 53.75 and was a member of the first place 4×400-meter relay team that clocked a time of 3:35.89 … Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the 4×400 relay team that finished 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9-10) with a time of 3:35.83.

2017 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Member of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1) with a time of 11:36.07 … Also contributed to an eighth-place finish for the 4×400-meter relay team at the Texas Relays, clocking in at 3:41.44 … Recorded a third-place finish at the Kansas Relays (4/19-22) in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.62 … Helped the 4×400 relay team to a third place finish (3:50.67) at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) where she also placed third in the 400 meters (55.35) and eighth in the 200-meter dash with a wind-aided time of 24.93 … Took second place at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/6) with a 400 meter time of 55.12.

2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Competed in the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) where she helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a second-place finish with a time of 3:46.54 … Posted a career-best time in the 60-meter dash at the Bob Timmons Challenge, finishing in 8.07 seconds … Contributed to a first-place victory for the 4×400-meter relay team at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6) where they finished in 3:48.51 … Earned second place in the 400-meter dash at the Bill Easton Classic with a time of 58.44 … A member of the third-place distance medley relay team that timed in at 11:26.93 at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/20-21) … Contributed to a first-place victory for the 4×400 relay team timing in at 3:50.30 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/26-27) and also recorded a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.17 … A member of the 4×400 relay team that placed sixth at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11), where she also placed ninth in the 400 meters clocking in with a time of 55.48 … Placed fifth at the Arkansas Qualifier with a 400 meter time of 55.74.

2016 OUTDOOR (So.)
Claimed thhird in the 200 meters with a time of 25.88 seconds at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7) … Personal-best 400-meter time of 55.64 came at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30), good for ninth place … Took sixth in the 400 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational with a time of 58.64 … Finished 12th in the 200 meters at the ESU Relays (4/2) after recording a personal-best time of 25.61.

2016 INDOOR (So.)
Took third in the 400 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) with a time of 57.70 seconds … Helped the distance medley relay team to a second-place finish with a time of 12:34.89 at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) … Claimed sixth at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) with a 200-meter time of 26.30 … Placed eighth in 400 meters after completing the loop in 56.87 at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/19) … Member of the runner-up 4×400-meter relay team at the Jayhawk Classic after a collective time of 3:52.98 … Finished eighth in the 200 meters at the Bill Easton Classic after clocking a time of 26.26.

2015 (At Tennessee)
Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that placed seventh (3:41.42) at the SEC Championships, UT’s fastest time of the season … Recorded her best time in the 400 meters at the UT Challenge (5/2), posting a 58.02 for 15th place … Made her Orange & White debut in the women’s DMR at the Auburn Invitational (1/17), helping her team to a fourth-place finish (12:11.07).

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Minnesota Class AA champion in the 400 meters … Posted top-eight finishes in 200 meters and 400 meters at 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael and Annette Linder … Has two siblings, Sarah and Brian … Majoring in journalism and electronic media.