Luke Lovelace

Class:
Redshirt
High School:
Chapin
Hometown:
Chapin, S.C.

Career Bests
Indoor
800m - :54.38
Mile - 4:09.12
3,000m - 8:10.70

Outdoor
800m - 1:53.08
1,500m - 3:48.45
5,000m - 14:37.39

2011-12 Track: Competed in five outdoor disciplines (800m, 1,500m, 5,000m, 4x800m relay and distance medley relay) and two indoor events (mile and 3,000m) ... ran a season-best 3:48.52 in the 1,500m at the Cardinal Twilight ... competed in the event at the BIG EAST Championships along with the 4x800m relay ... raced to a personal-best 1:53.08 in the 800m at the Bellarmine Classic ... won the 800m and 1,500m titles at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... placed third in the 5,000m at the Alabama Relays behind a personal-best 14:37.39 ... competed at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 3,000m ... recorded a personal-best 3,000m time of 8:10.70 at the Meyo Invitational.

2011 Cross Country: Ran in the final five of the team's six races ... set personal bests in the 8K and 10K during the course of the year ... raced to a 31st-place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 31:03.3 in the 10K ... placed 29th at the BIG EAST Championships, with a career-best time of 24:22.40 ... opened the year with a 13th-place showing that the Navy Invitational.

2010-11 Track: Competed in four outdoor disciplines (800m, 1,500m, 4x800m relay, 4x1,500m relay) and four indoor events (800m, mile, 3,000m, 4x400m) ... participated in the BIG EAST Indoor and BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... had a fifth-place showing at the Cardinal Twilight in the 1,500m ... took eighth in the event at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... won the 1,500m race at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... had a second-place showing in the 800m at the meet ... helped set the school record in the 4x1,500m relay at the Alabama Relays (16:00.55) in a first place effort ... placed fourth in the indoor 3,000m at the Meyo Invitational ... had a fifth-place showing in the 3,000m at the Gladstein Invitational.

2010 Cross Country: Ran in all seven races ... had a strong performance at the BIG EAST Championships, posting an 18th-place finish ... opened the year with solid back-to-back competitions ... placed 15th at the Mid-America Opener ... followed with a 12th-place showing at the Navy Invitational.

2009-10 Track: Competed in four indoor events ... was part of the 4,000m DMR that finished seventh at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... also competed on the 4x800m relay squad at the league championships ... ran a successful day at the Indiana Hoosier Hills Invitational ... took first in the mile with a time of 4:13.73 ... finished fourth in the 800m with a mark of 1:54.38.

2009 Cross Country: Competed in five races ... raced at the NCAA Championships ... took 41st at the NCAA Southeast Regionals ... finished 33rd at the BIG EAST Championships ... raced to a 37th-place finish at the Greater Louisville Classic.

2008-09 Track: Competed in four outdoor events ... part of the BIG EAST Championships 4x800m relay team ... placed fifth in the 5,000m at the Sea Ray Relays ... raced to a fifth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Cardinal Twilight ... set a season best with a time of 3:51.45 ... took third in the same event at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... finished in fourth in the 800m at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational.

2008 Cross Country: Competed in all six races ... crossed the finish line in 59th at the NCAA Southeast Regionals ... turned in a 58th-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships ... had a 31st-place showing at the Greater Louisville Classic with a season best of 24:44.01 in the 8K ... best finish came at the Winthrop Invitational after crossing the finish line third ... placed fourth at the Mid-America Opener.

Prep: Earned six letters in track and cross country at Chapin High ... nine-time state champion ... two-time Foot Locker Nationals qualifier ... set school records in the 5K, 800m, 4x800m, 3,200m and 1,600m ... cross country team was state runner-up ... competed in 1600m, 800m, 3,200m and 4x800m ... prep bests include 4:14 in the 1,600m, 1:56 in the 800m, 9:08 in the 3,200m and 15:04 in the 5K.

Personal: Son of Oscar and Mary Lovelace ... birthday is April 29 ... has two brothers and one sister ... majoring in exercise science.