2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Payton Fink
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Washburn Rural
- Hometown:
- Topeka, Kan.
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)
Personal Bests (Track)
AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26)
INDOOR
Personal Bests (Cross Country)
AS A FRESHMAN (2025)
PRIOR TO K-STATE
Personal Bests (Track)
| 3000 Meters | 10:20.01 (Thane Baker Invitational, 1/16/26) |
| 5000 Meters | 17:51.92 (Tyson Invitational, 2/13-14/26) |
AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26)
INDOOR
- At the Tyson Invite (2/13-14) she competed in the 5000 meters for the first time with a time of 17:51.92.
- Competed in the 3000 meters again during the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/30-31) in 10:20.30.
- In the first meet of the season at the Thane Baker Invite (1/16) she ran in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:20.01 in 6th place.
Personal Bests (Cross Country)
| 6k | 22:08.4 (Pre-National Invitational, 10/17/25) |
| 5k | 18:06.6 (Platte River Rumble Gold, 9/5/25) |
AS A FRESHMAN (2025)
- Competed in her first NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) with a 6k time of 22:49.1.
- Ran her first postseason race at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) with a 6k time of 22:14.4 in 82nd place.
- During the first 6k of the season at the Pre-National Invite (10/17) she ran a time of 22:08.4.
- In her first collegiate race at the Platte River Rumble Gold (9/5) she finished the 5k in 14th place with a time of 18:06.6.
PRIOR TO K-STATE
- Attended Washburn Rural High
- 11-time KSHSAA 6A state qualifier
- Holds the 4x800 relay and mile run school record
- Finished 5th during the 2024 KSHSAA 6A cross country championship
- Finished 5th in the 1600 and 3200 meters at 2025 KSHSAA 6A state championship
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



