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2020 Cross Country Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Albuquerque, N.M.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • Eldorado HS
    High School
Connor Laktasic
Connor Laktasic
Senior
Class
Albuquerque, N.M.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (track)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)
• 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)

• 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

Cross Country PB: 10K - 32:33.2 | 4 MILE - 21:38.1 | 6K - 18:25.6 | 5 MILE - 26:01.2 | 8K - 24:37.8 | 3.12 MILE - 15:57.3
Indoor PB: MILE - 4:19.20 | 5000m - 14:55.18 | 3000m - 8:29.18
Outdoor PB: 1500m - 4:01.34 | 5000m - 15:20.00

 
2020 Cross Country: Scoring runner for Baylor in all four meets... Opened the season with a victory at the ACU Invitational, clocking an 8K time of 24:46.6... Placed 36th at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with an 8K time of 25:36.9... Finished 17th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with an 8K time of 24:47.8... Led the Bears at the Big 12 Championship with a personal-best 8K time of 24:37.8, good for 32nd place.

2020 Indoor: Opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, recording a time of 8:30.52 in the 3,000 meters... Took home the victory in the mile at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis with a personal-best time of 4:19.20... Ran a personal-best time of 8:29.18 in the 3,000 meters to finish third at the Tyson Invitational... Placed 15th in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 14:55.18... Finished 20th in the 3,000 meters at Big 12 Indoors with a time of 8:38.17.

2019 Cross Country: Scoring runner for Baylor in all six races... Led the Bears at the season-opening Bear Twilight Invitational with a personal-best 6K of 18:25.6 to finish eighth... Placed eighth at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8K time of 25:12.0... Finished 99th at the Chile Pepper XC Festival with an 8K time of 25:32.9... Took 70th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with an 8K time of 25:09.6... Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 25:09.1 at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships in Waco to place 39th... Ran a personal-best 10K time of 32:33.2 to finish 80th at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.

2019 Outdoor: Clocked a personal-best time of 4:01.34 in the 1,500 meters at the USC Trojan Invitational to finish 15th... Placed sixth at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 4:03.45 in the 1,500 meters... Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, coming in 17th place with a time of 15:20.00... Finished third in the 5,000 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational with a time of 15:22.70... Took 29th in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 15:29.53.

2019 Indoor: Won the 5,000 meters at the season-opening Ted Nelson Invitational with a personal-best time of 14:57.50... Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Texas Tech Classic with a time of 8:47.61... Ran a personal-best time of 8:36.47 in the 3,000 meters at the Tyson Invitational to place fifth... Finished 23rd in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 8:44.71. 

2018 Cross Country: Baylor’s top runner in the final three races, scoring for the Bears in all six races of the season... Led the Bears at the South Central Regional with a 70th-place finish, recording a personal-best 10K time of 33:47.1... Placed 34th at the Big 12 Championship with a career-best 8,000-meter time of 25:29.3... Opened the season with a personal-best 4K, clocking in at 18:35.3 to take fourth place... Placed fifth at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational with a 5K time of 15:57.2... Ran a 5-mile time of 26:10.07 to place 64th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational... Finished 66th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with an 8K time of 25:48.9. 

2018 Track: Did not compete in any meets…Earned spot on Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team… Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2017 Cross Country: Participated in three meets during freshman season…Made career debut at the Ken Garland Invitational, finishing 18th overall on the four-mile course with a time of 21:38.0…Also ran at the Joe Piane Invitational, logging time of 26:01.2 on the five-mile course…Competed at the Big 12 Championship, finishing 65th with a time of 25:56.2...Named to fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for the Eagles of Eldorado High School, running both cross country and track…Earned all-state honors in cross country and track from sophomore to senior seasons…posted career best times of 15:39 (5,000m), 4:27 (1,600m) and 9:33 (3,200m).

Personal: Son of Stan Laktasic and Linda Zeman…Majoring in mechanical engineering.