Barrett Saunders

Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. High School: The Benjamin School Height: 6-2

Event: Horizontal Jumps/Sprints Experience: SR/SR

2008 Indoor: Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships in the long jump with a jump of 7.36m (24-01.75) ... Won the Kansas Invitational with a jump of 7.35m (24.01.50) ... Ran the 200 meters at the Kansas Invitational and placed seventh with a time of 23.09 ... In the 60 meters, set a season-best at KSU All-Comers and placed 20th.

2007 Outdoor: Led the Jayhawks in the long jump in his junior season ... Won the Big 12 Championship with a long jump of 7.82 meters (25-08 ft.) to become the first Kansas long jump champion since 1983 ... All-American in the long jump after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships ... Part of the only long jump duo to win All-America honors in school history with Eric Babb ... Set regional marks in each meet in which he competed ... Won the Midwest Regional in the long jump ... Had a season-best long jump of 7.87 meters (25-10 ft.) at the Texas Relays and was named the Big 12 Male Co-Athlete of the Week for his efforts ... Also ran on the team's 400-meter relay team.

2007 Indoor: Participated in the 60-meter dash and the long jump ... Had his best and the team's season-best time of 7.02 in the 60-meter dash at the K-State All-Comers meet ... Had the team's best long jump of the season at the Dan DeHart Invitational with a jump of 7.32 meters (24-00.25 ft.) ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in four consecutive meets.

2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete.

2005 Outdoor: A member of the 400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in a time of 41.08 ... Finished sixth in the long jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a leap of 7.45 meters (24-05.50 ft.).

2005 Indoor: Finished fifth in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a leap of 7.35 meters (24-01.50 ft.) ... Had a sixth place result at the Alex Wilson Invitational in the long jump and finished seventh at the Husker Invitational with a long jump of 7.06 meters (23-02 ft.).

2004 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational.

2004 Indoor: Placed second in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular ... Placed eighth in the long jump at the K-State All-Comers meet.

High School: Earned four letters in football and three in track ... Had personal best jumps of 1.98 meters (6-06 ft.) in the high jump, 14.50 meters (47-07 ft.) in the triple jump and 7.34 meters (24-01 ft.) in the long jump ... Won the long jump and triple jump at the district meet in 2003 ... Placed first in the long jump and triple jump at the regional meet ... Broke the school record in the triple jump at 13.84 meters (45-05 ft.).

Personal: Parents are Stanley Saunders and Rhoda Rolle-Saunders ... Majoring in sociology.