2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Paige Baker
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Olathe West
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)
Personal Bests (Track)
HONORS
AS A JUNIOR (2025-26)
INDOOR
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
Personal Bests (Cross Country)
AS A JUNIOR (2025)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)
AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
PRIOR TO K-STATE
Personal Bests (Track)
| Mile | 5:04.26 (Steve Miller Invitational, 2/7/25) |
| 800 Meters | 2:22.54 (KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, 1/12/24) |
| 1000 Meters | 2:58.56 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/31-2/1/25) |
| 1500 Meters | 4:45.76 (Shocker Open, 5/3/24) |
| 3000 Meters | 10:03.84 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/30-31/26) |
| 5000 Meters | 17:45.46 (Oregon Open, 4/18/25) |
HONORS
- 2025 Academic All-Big 12 Team (Cross Country)
- 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Team (Track & Field)
- 2024 Academic All-Big 12 Team (Cross Country)
- 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (Track & Field)
AS A JUNIOR (2025-26)
INDOOR
- Recorded her 3000 meters personal best during the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/30-31) in 10:03.84. She also ran in the mile at 5:13.26.
- In the first meet of the season at the Thane Baker Invite (1/16) she ran in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:08.89 in 3rd place.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
- Ran her fastest 3000 meters outdoors at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9) with a time of 10:21.30 in 1st place.
- Ran in the 5000 meters for the first time at the Oregon Open (4/18) with a 9th place time of 17:45.46.
- Started the season at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12) running in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:55.52.
- At the Steve Miller Invite (2/7) she ran her fastest mile with a time of 5:04.26 in 4th place.
- During the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/31-2/1) she ran in the mile in 5:05.13 in 7th place and ran in the 1000 meters for the first time in 2:58.56 in 8th place.
- Ran in two events at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17) running in the mile (5th; 5:04.04) for the first time and the 800 meters (7th; 2:24.67).
AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
- Recorded her 1500 meters personal best at the Shocker Open (5/3) with a runner-up time of 4:45.76.
- At the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26) she ran in the 1500 meters for the first time with a time of 4:50.79.
- Ran in her first meet of the season at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30) in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:32.76.
- Ran in her first 3000 meters at the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20) with a time of 10:30.60 in 10th place.
- In her first track meet at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12) she finished runner-up in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.54.
Personal Bests (Cross Country)
| 6k | 21:36.8 (NCAA Midwest Regional, 11/15/24) |
| 5k | 17:52.0 (Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite, 10/3/25) |
AS A JUNIOR (2025)
- Competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) with a 6k time of 22:17.0 in 93rd place.
- At the Big 12 Championship (10/31) she ran a 6k time of 22:11.6 in 80th place.
- During the first 6k of the season at the Pre-National Invite (10/17) she finished with a time of 21:58.6 in 205th place.
- Recorded her first 5k under 18 minutes at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite (10/3) in the Blue Division at 17:52.0 in 125th place.
- Ran her best 5k, for the first time since her freshman season, at the Platte River Rumble Gold (9/5) in 18:03.0, finishing 13th.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Raced in her first NCAA postseason meet at the Midwest Regional (11/15) where she ran her 6k personal best time of 21:36.8 in 110th place.
- During the Big 12 Championship (11/1) she ran in the 6k in 22:26.8 in a 94th place finish.
- Ran in the Bradley Pink Classic (10/18) with a 6k time under 22 minutes at 21:58.5 in 105th place.
- At the Gans Creek Invitational (9/27) she ran in the 6k with a time of 22:43.4.
- In the first race of the season at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) she finished 18th in the 5k with a time of 19:39.6, three seconds behind her time in the meet last season.
AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
- Ran in her first postseason race at the Big 12 Championship (10/28) with a 6k time of 22:14.9, finishing 77th.
- During the Panorama Farm Classic (10/14) she ran a 6k time of 22:22.9, placing 78th.
- Ran in her first 6k at the Gans Creek Classic (9/29) with a time of 23:018, finishing 89th.
- At the John McNichols Invitational (9/16) she competed in the 5k in 18:49.1, finishing 53rd.
- In her first collegiate meet at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/2) she finished 15th in the 5k with a time of 19:36.0.
PRIOR TO K-STATE
- Attended Olathe West High in Olathe, Kan.
- Finished 8th in the 2022 KSHSAA 6A cross country championship.
- 2022 KSHSAA 6A track and field 4x800 relay champion.
K-State Track and Field | Director of T&F Travis Geopfert Post Indoor NCAA Championships Interview
Tuesday, March 17
K-State Track and Field | Tyson Invitational Recap
Wednesday, February 18
K-State Track & Field | DeLoss Dodds Invitational Recap
Wednesday, February 04
K-State Track & Field | Thane Baker Invitational Recap
Monday, January 19



