Austin Bussing

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: James E. Taylor HS

Height: 6-1 Event: Distance

2012 OUTDOOR
Competed at the Big 12 Championships (5/13) in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase where he placed seventh after finishing the race in 9:05.31... Set a team and personal best time in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational (4/29) crossing the finish line in 8:52.56 finishing in seventh place.... Set a personal best in the 1,500 Meters at the Texas Relays (3/29) where he finished in second with a time of 3:54.13.

2012 INDOOR
Competed at the Big 12 Championships (2/25) in 3,000 meter event where he finished in 15^th crossing the finish line with a time of 8:11.94...Set personal best in 3,000 meters at Husky Classic (2/12) where he placed in 32^nd and finished with a time of 8:11.18... Set personal record in mile at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27) where he finished in first and ran a time of 4:12.57.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in five of the Jayhawks' seven meets and was KU's top finisher in three events... Ran a season-best 8K time at the Big 12 Championships (10/29) finishing in 24:22.5 to place 22^nd... Was KU's top finisher at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/12), completing the 10K in 32:07.40 and finishing 32^nd... Placed third at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/10) with a 8K time of 27:02.35... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2011 OUTDOOR
Recorded a personal best 8:25.76 3,000-meter time at the Razorback Spring Invitational (4/2), placing fourth... Competed in both the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/15), placing sixth in the steeplechase with a time of 9:07.43 and finishing the 5,000-meters in a personal-best 15:24.52... Earned a personal best in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1), crossing the finish line in 9:05.28 to place 21^st... Finished sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/23) with a time of 3:56.44... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2011 INDOOR
Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/25) finishing in a time of 8:37.05 to place 30^th... Season's top 3,000-meter time came at the ISU Classic (2/12), crossing the finish line in 8:34.18 and placing 20^th... Notched two runner-up performances in the mile run, the first at the Missouri vs. Kansas Dual (1/14) with a time of 4:17.21 and the second coming at the Jayhawk Classic (1/28) in 4:20.26.

2010 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in five meets for the Jayhawks, finishing among the top-three KU finishers in all but one race... Top finish came at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (9/11), where he finished fifth with an 8K time of 26:06.09... Notched a career-best 8K time at the ISU Pre-Nationals meet (10/16), placing 132^nd in 25:21.00... Finished 48^th at his second Big 12 Championships meet (10/30), crossing the finish line in 25:46.96... Ran in his first Midwest Regional meet (11/13), running a 10K time of 32:02.34 and finishing 82^nd... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for second-consecutive season.

2010 OUTDOOR
Recorded the team's season best and a personal record in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1)... Ran the 1,500 meters in 3:54.96 at the Kansas Relays (4/15), finishing in sixth place.

2010 INDOOR
Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Husker Invitational (2/6) with a time of 8:23.49, a personal best... Competed in the mile run at the ISU-NCAA Qualifier, finishing eighth and recording a personal-best time of 4:14.34.

2009 CROSS COUNTRY
Was among the Jayhawks' top-five finishers in five of the six meets in which he competed... Posted a career-best 8K time of 25:26 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (10/3), where he also had a season-best team-finish of third, while placing 62^nd overall... Clocked in at 25:30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/17) to take 123^rd... Competed at the Big 12 Championships (10/31), finishing in 62^nd in an 8K time of 26:44.50... Selected as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2009 OUTDOOR
Utilized redshirt season.

2009 INDOOR
Utilized redshirt season.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY
Ran unattached at the Bob Timmons Classic, finishing in 16th place with an 8K time of 26:59.60... Placed 17th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:00.68... Ran a 26:50 (8K) at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree... Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 26:36.30 to finish 91st in the Men's Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman in both track and cross country... Team captain of his cross country team as a junior and senior... Qualified for state as a senior in 2007... Regional qualifier 2005-2007... Three-year regional track qualifier... A two-time team MVP in track... Was a four-year academic/athletic all-star.

PERSONAL
Full name is Greg Austin Bussing...Son of Greg and Dorothy Bussing...Born in St. Louis, Mo...Majoring in English.