Ryan Liston
2017 OUTDOOR (So.)
Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) with a time of 15:34.87 … Posted a time of 15:15.57 in the 5,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays (4/19-22), good for 18th place … Finished 17th in the 5,000 meters at the Emporia State Relays clocking a time of 15:22.14.
2017 INDOOR (Fr.)
Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Jayhawk Classic (1/26-27) with a time of 8:53.99 … Contributed to a second-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/16) with a time of 10:50.08 … Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:03.91 at the Bob Timmons Challenge.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (RFr.)
Opened his season with a 13th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3), posting a 6K time of 20:11.4 … Recorded an 8K mark of 26:41.0 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1), crossing the finish in 50th.
2016 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Finished 13th in the 1,500 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) with a personal-best time of 4:06.99 … Ran to a 23rd-place finish at the Kansas Relays (4/23) after completing the 5,000-meter race in 15:23.72.
2016 INDOOR (Fr.)
Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:23.15 in his first collegiate meet at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) … Claimed 10th at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) after clocking a 3,000-meter time of 9:12.0.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field for Lawrence Free State HS … Ran to 2014 Sunflower League individual and team title … Named All-Area Cross Country runner of the year in 2014 by the Lawrence Journal-World … Helped track & field team to regional title in 2015 … Owned personal bests of 4:23.27 in the 1,600 meters, 9:27.51 in the 3,200 meters and 16:15.30 in the 5,000 meters … Named a High School Scholar Athlete by the Kansas City Star in 2015 … Class valedictorian.
PERSONAL
Son of Michael Liston and Connie Grimes … Has four siblings: Patrick (21), Erin (16), Jackson (11) and William (7) … Has five relatives who attended Kansas … Majoring in journalism.