2020 Cross Country Roster Choose a Player: Ammons, Lauren Antrich, Sarah Atteberry, Alec Avery, Kate Bonadies, Brooke Bray, Makenna Day, Ryan Gangnath, Chloe Garner, Anna Goodell, Hailey Hamrin, Sadie Hernandez, Chuey Hodge, Ryan Holmes, Celia Holodak, Jamie Hulett, Kade Jackson, Celie Jacobs, Lily Johnston, Cal Johnston, Madelaine Laktasic, Connor Larsen, Mazie Leidner, Sophia Mansukhani, Kendall Mazzei, Jackson Meadows, Jeremy Merrell, Jake Miller, Aaliyah Miller, Ava Robinson, Brooke Roxas, Philip Sandlund, J.B. Simons, Lauryn Strump, Natasha Tugano, Ysabelle Yarbrough, Carson Zawatski, Zach Go Profile Stats Profile Senior Class Albuquerque, N.M. Hometown 5'11 Height Eldorado HS High School Connor Laktasic Senior Class Albuquerque, N.M. Hometown Biography 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.