Mark Gdowski

Class: Senior Hometown: Fremont, Neb. High School: Fremont

Height: 6-3 Event: Middle Distance

2006 Outdoor: Finished eighth at the Ward Haylett Invitational in the 400 meters with a time of 50.20 ... Placed 41st in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays with a season-best time of 1:58.46 ... Finished 13th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Emporia State Relays in a time of 58.78.

2005 Indoor: Competed in three events for teh Jayhawks ... Ran 400 meteres at Arkansas Invitational, finishing 29th in a time of 51.75 ... Finished sixth in 600 yard run at KU/KSU/MU Triangular with a time of 1:15.33 ... Placed 125th at ISU Classic in 800 meters in a time of 2:04.15.

2005 Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 800m at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 1:58.63.

2005 Indoor: Was a member of the sixth-place finishing 4x400 relay team at the Big 12 Championship ... Finished 28th in the 800m at Midwest Regionals ... Finished first in the 600 yard run at the K-State All-Comers meet in a time of 1:13.87 ... Finished sixth in the 600 yard run at the Husker Invitational (1:13.48) ... Had a third place finish in the 600 yard run at the ISU Classic (1:11.15).

2004 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 400m at the ESU Twighlight meet ... Placed 19th in the 400m at the Big 12 Championship.

2004 Indoor: Finished second in the 600 yard run at the K-State All-Comers meet (1:16.18) ... Placed second in the 600 yard at the Wildcat Invitational (1:15.43) ... Recorded his best 600 yard time of the season with a fourth place finish at the Jayhawk Invitational (1:14.89).

High School: An 11-time letterwinner (four track, four tennis, three basketball) at Fremont High School ... Won back-to-back conference and district track and field championships for head coach Dave Sellon in 2002 and 2003 ... Member of National Honor Society and valedictorian of his senior class.

Personal: Born Nov. 29, 1984, in Fremont, Neb. ... Parents are Gerry and Rhonda Gdowski and Carol Gdowski ... Majoring in microbiology.