D.J. Hilding

Class: Senior Hometown: Lawrence, Kan. High School: Lawrence

Height: 5-9 Event: Distance

2004 Indoor: Placed third in the 3,000m (8:50.61) at the K-State All-Comers meet ... Finished fourth in the mile (4:17.48) at the Jayhawk Invitational ... Recorded his best 3,000m time of the season with a fourth place finish at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (8:42.36).

2004 Outdoor: Placed fouth in the 1500m (4:06.48) and ninth in the 800m (1:59.32) at the ESU Twighlight meet ... Placed 11th in the 5,000m (15:30.78) at the Kansas Relays ... Finished 11th in the 10,000m at the the Big 12 Championships (32:17.51).

2003 Cross Country: Ran in all six meets ... Finished 13th at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 27:07.63 ... Placed 73rd at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 27:30.0.

2003 Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Posted a season-best 3000m time of 8:49.52 at the Illini Classic, finishing seventh ... Finished fourth at the KSU Invitational with a 3000m time of 8:54.57.

2003 Outdoor: Competed in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 3000m steeple and 5000m run ... Placed 14th at the Kansas Relays in the 5000m run with a time of 15:08.67 ... Recorded a sixth-place time of 8:46.36 in the 3000m run at the John McDonnell Invitational. 2002 Cross Country: Ran in three of six meets ... Finished the 8k Cowboy Jamboree race in 27:06.

2002 Indoor: Ran at two meets, competing in the 3k and the 5k.

2002 Outdoor: Ran in three meets, competing in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.

High School: Lettered three years in track and cross country ... Finished second in the 1600m in the Northeast Region ... A state qualifier in the 1600m ... Finished in 14th place at the Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships ... Earned All-Sunflower League and All-KC Metro first team in cross country ... Treasurer of his senior class. Born: June 28, 1982, in Livingston, N.J. Parents: Jerel and Krystyna Hilding. Major: Sports Management.