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2020 Men's Cross Country

Luke English

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Fenton, Mich.
  • High School Concordia International School

Biography

2020-21 (Senior):

  • Did not compete in a meet for the Eagles
  • Dr. Jim Davies Award as the 2020-21 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in the Cal Pac
  • Cal-Pac All-Academic Team
  • Dean's List

2019 (Junior):

  • NAIA All-American
  • Finished 28th at the NAIA National Championships (25:27.4)
  • First team All-Cal Pac
  • Finished 6th at Cal Pac Chapionships (25:26.7)
  • Consistently the Eagles No.2 all season
  • Career marks in the 8k and 4.97 mile

2018 (Sophomore)

  • First team All-Cal Pac
  • Fastest 8k this season was a 25:26 at the NAIA National Championships (11/16)
  • Finished 7th at the Cal Pac Championship (26:16)
  • Finished 51st at the NAIA National Championships, was the second Eagle to cross the finish line
  • ERAU's Dean's List

2017 (Freshman)

  • Second team All-Cal Pac
  • Saw action in five events for the Eagles
  • Top 8K effort was a 25:59.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/14)
  • Finished 13th at the Cal Pac Championship (10/30)
Career Bests
Event Mark Meet
8,000 meters 25:17.3 2019 Highlander Invitational (10/19/19)
4.97 miles 25:58.1 The Master's University Invitational

Off the Course at ERAU:

  • Minoring in Systems Engineering
  • Internship in the innovation division of Magna Exteriors, doing development of new automotive exterior lighting applications
  • Lab technician in ERAU's Rapid Prototyping Lab

High School:

  • Graduate of Concordia International School Shanghai in Shanghai, China
  • Cross country Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC) champion
  • Track & Field APAC champion in 3000, 1500, and DMR
  • Cross country MVP
  • Distance track & field MVP
  • Scholar athlete award
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Robotics Academic excellence awards in International Relations and Engineering

Personal

  • Full Name is Lucas D English
  • Born April 17, 1999 in Grand Blanc, Mich.
  • Son of Michelle and Ken English
  • Lucas has two sisters Cory and Cassie
  • Academic Major: Aerospace Engineering
  • Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
  • Favorite Book: Ender's Game
  • Favorite Musical Artist: Rush
  • Favorite Athlete: David Rudisha
  • Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, CAD, mountain biking
  • Interesting Off the Trail Story About Me: My coed DMR (distance medley relay) team of three guys and one girl had the chance to qualify for the amateur DMR race in the 2017 Shanghai Diamond League professional track meet. We had to place in the top 10 out of 120 teams to qualify, and we did just that. In the finals our team placed fourth, having been beaten by two semi-pro teams and one university team.
  • I Chose to Attend ERAU Because: "Of the aerospace focus, small size, great location, AFROTC, the possibility of running XC"

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior