The school is a typical small D II school, nice campus, about 1 hour from KC. The schools in the MIAA are not what I would consider highly competitive in cross or track. I know the Shawnee high school guys on the team. Your times are comparable to Gawlick. I also know a few kids from the area who play football and one who plays basketball there. They all love it. There is definitely a sense of community there, and most grads stay in the KC area, from what I have heard, so they get back to sporting events. I don't think the school is that highly regarded academically as compared to other Kansas and MO universities, and the admissions standards appear lax, as it is probably a fall back school for the St. Louis colleges and U of Missouri.