Connie Abbott

Class: Senior Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. High School: Shawnee Mission South

Height: 5-4 Position: Distance

2005 Cross Country: Finished 49th overall at the Big 12 Championship in a time of 22:58 ... Finished first on the team and 129th overall at the Roy Griak Invitational (23:16) ... Finished seventh overall at the Bob Timmons Invitational (19:19.46).

2005 Outdoor: Finished ninth at the Kansas Relays in the 5000m in a time of 18:29.28.

2005 Indoor: Ran a 17:24.86 at the ISU Qualifier in the 5000m ... Finished 21st in a time of 10:03.76 in the 3000m at the ISU Classic ... Had a 10th place finish in the 3000m at the Husker Invitational (10:05.05) ... Won the mile run at the Jayhawk Invitational in a time of 5:17.71.

2004 Cross Country: Placed 10th at the Bob Timmons Invitational ... Was the Jayhawks' second finisher at the Big 12 Championship with a 48th place finish.

High School: 2002 Kansas state cross country champion ... Broke Shawnee Mission South track records in both the 3200m and as a member of the 4x800m relay team ... As a junior and senior, was named to the all-metro cross country team ... As a junior, was named the all-metro cross country runner of the year.

Personal: Born April 25, 1986, in Sioux Falls, S.D. ... Parents are Kevin and Margaret Abbott ... Majoring in pre-physical therapy.