Kansas Jayhawks
Alaina Schroeder - Cross Country - Kansas Jayhawks

Alaina Schroeder

Position Distance
Height 5'5''
Class Senior
Hometown Manhattan, Kan.
High School Manhattan HS

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2018 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2017 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2017 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2017 Cross Country All-Midwest Region
2017 Cross Country All-Big 12 Team
2017 Track & Field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017 Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2015 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2014-15 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.)
Did not compete.

2018 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Did not compete.

2018 INDOOR (Jr.)
Opened her season at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter run, clocking in at 9:46.18 … Finished fifth in the mile at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) with a time of 4:55.37.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Jr.)
Maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA and earned Academic All-Big 12 Honors … Among the top finishers for the Jayhawks for all five events of the season … Was the top finisher for the Jayhawks at the Bob Timmons Dual Classic (9/2) with a 5K time of 18:04.6 to place second overall … Earned third place at the Rim Rock Farm Collegiate Classic (9/30) after finishing the 6K in 21:32.5 … Competed at the Pre-National Invitational (10/14) where she was the second finisher for the Jayhawks with an 80th-place finish and 21:01.2 6K time … Earned All-Big 12 honors after finishing 11th at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship (10/28) where she completed the 6K loop in 20:40.2 … Completed the 6K in 20:38.9 at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (11/10), which landed her in 18th place and All-Region honors.

2017 OUTDOOR (R-So.)
Finished 28th at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (3/31-4/1) in the 5,000-meter run with a career-best time of 17:04.69 … Clocked a career-best time in the 1,500-meter run at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) finishing in 4:34.12 to place third … Notched a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/12-14) with a personal-best time of 10:21.37 … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the 3,000 steeple where she went on to place 34th.

2017 INDOOR (R-So.)
Finished first in the 3,000-meter run at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 10:16.58 … Also a member of the first-place distance medley relay team at the Bob Timmons Challenge … Finished fourth in the mile at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6) with a time of 5:03.10 … Recorded a career-best time of 4:56.72 in the mile at the Husker Invitational (2/3-4) to finish 13th.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2016 OUTDOOR (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2016 INDOOR (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2015 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Saw action in three meets for the Jayhawks, posting a pair of top-15 finishes … Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), turning in a 5K time of 18:55.8 … Tallied a 6K best at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) when she crossed the line in 21:55.4 and finished 12th overall … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2015 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Tallied three outings in the 5,000 meters, with her top time of 17:20.53 at the Kansas Relays (4/17) which earned her a second-place finish … Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship (5/17), posting a time of 17:52.08 and a 25th-place finish … Earned 5,000-meter bronze at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2) after crossing the finish in 17:22.53… Top 1,500-meter outing of the year came in a 12th-place finish at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/11) with a time of 4:35.25 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

2015 INDOOR (Fr.)
Top 3,000-meter performance of the season came at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) when she clocked in at 9:54.99 for a 24th-place finish … Claimed a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (1/30) with her time of 10:17.18 … Took third in the mile when she finished in 5:02.73 at the Husker Invitational (2/7) … Opened her season with a fifth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/9), clocking in at 10:21.69.

2014 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Asserted herself as the Jayhawks’ top newcomer after being among her team’s top-five finishers in three of the five meets in which she competed … Came in as Kansas’ fifth scorer at the Big 12 Championships (11/1) after placing 50th overall and posting a 6K time of 21:58.6 … Member of KU’s Midwest Regional Championship (11/14) team, where she finished 105th and crossed the 6K finish in 21:49.5 … Tallied an 11th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4) with her 6K time of 22:37.0.

HIGH SCHOOL
Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track under head coach Susan Melgares … Member of seven Centennial League Championship teams in cross country (2011-13) and track & field (2011-14) … Five-time Regional Champion in cross country (2011-12) and track & field (2012-14).

PERSONAL
Daughter of Rick and Kris Schroeder … Born in Manhattan, Kansas … Majoring in human biology … Older sister of Jackson and Cooper … Father, Rick, played baseball at Butler County Community College.